Gig: 3/19/1986, The Alarm, DeKalb, IL

I think the people at King Biscuit would like this record to be cited as "King Biscuit: The Alarm", as if King Biscuit is such an enduring emblem of musical quality that it becomes the artist of these recordings, as if thinking people the world over are endeavoring to keep their King Biscuit collections complete, caring little whether the next installment features the Waitresses or Uriah Heap, just thrilled to [read more]

‘Tan’ [4:34] (Yr Alarm), The AlarmLead Vocals:Mike PetersLyrics: Tyrd i orwedd yn fy mreichiau Rho i mi loches dan dy hud: Drachtiais i o�r dyfroedd tanllyd O�r rhyddid sydd yn llenwi�r byd Daw lleuad newydd o�r tywyllwch Duw, �dwi angen fy iachau Rho i mi�r moddion sy�n lleddfu Rho i mi�r gair Rho i mi�r gair sy�n fy rhyddhau T�n Yn cerdded hyd fy nghnawd T�n Well I ti adael [read more]

Recording continues with Alan Shacklock at Good Earth studios. Backing tracks, mostly for songs that would become b-sides, are recorded. Alan Shacklock introduced the band to the “sequqncer” that they used to created the backing track for “Howling Wind”.