Miles Copeland asks Tony Platt to remix ‘Eye Of The Hurricane’ without the band’s involvement. He remixes “Rain” and “Newtown Jericho’, but they are rejected. They songs are then sent to Hollywood to be remixed by David Leonard. When the band finally hears the mixes, they were not happy with tham at all. Dave and Mike personally travelled to Los Angeles on August 26th 1987 to play the originals for Miles Copeland who finally agreed that they were the best of the lot. Dave and Mike found David Leonard in Hollywood and helped him finish the mixes.
Songs
‘Change I’ [3:35] (MacDonald/Peters), The Alarm
‘Change I’ [3:35] (MacDonald/Peters), The AlarmLead Vocals:Mike PetersLyrics: Change upon faces Changing hands Change in my father And my fathers land Change, change Change, change, change, change, change Change in the weather And it flies through a flag Change in the places I knew as a lad Change, change Change, change, change, change, change Change on the mountain Where green was turned black Change on the valleys That take it [read more]
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Gig: 12/1/1987, The Alarm, MTV interview
12/1/1987: The Alarm, MTV interview Summary Press Release Set List Band Comments Fan Comments
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Gig: 4/1/1991, The Alarm, Barrowlands, Glasgow
4/1/1991: The Alarm, Barrowlands, Glasgow Summary Press Release Set List Band Comments Fan Comments Mike telling us they had a “hard rocking set for you tonight”. Well they did, finishing off with the best version of Rocking in the Free World yet to be heard by anyone. Barrowlands eh? What a fucking venue. Last time I ever saw the Alarm that night. If only I’d known. (G. Sutherland)