Gig: 1/28/1990, The Alarm, Manchester Apollo Theatre

Day Seventeen: Tuesday 14 June 2005 James Stevenson arrives back with his son Oscar in tow. We decide to tackle the guitars on ‘Cease And Desist’. Out comes the cherry red 12 string Gibson 335. This is the guitar that gave such a distinctive sound to ’45 R.P.M.’. The intro riff sounds great even though it takes an age for James to get used to the correct way of playing [read more]

Day Fifty Five : Friday 29th July 2005 Midday and a quick check of the mix of ‘Be Still’ and it is sounding fantastic. It’s the final day today and Liam turns up to pick up all the equipment to take it back to Wales. We have agreed to play at my friend Richard’s wedding. I have known Richard ‘mod’ Jones all my adult life and am his ‘best man’. [read more]

‘Permanence In Change’ [4:04] (MacDonald/Peters), The AlarmLead Vocals:Mike PetersLyrics: Daylight breaks on the streets of my life Where no sun shines there bums refusal to die In the shadows of heartache my dreams come alive I’ve been searching for love to give meaning to life Oh no, you make me feel real Oh no, I’ve got you, you’ve got me And that’s all we need A reason to believe Tonight [read more]