Gig: 3/5/1982, The Alarm, London School Of Economics

The biggest Alarm gig ever. 25,000+ people witness one of the first live satellite worldwide broadcasts ever. Played live on MTV, but taped for some parts of the world. This show should have been the band’s big break. However, in-fighting would doom the band, and this would end-up their biggest ever highlight. Support gigs for Queen at Wembly stadium would also be great highlights, but in retrospect the Spirit Of [read more]

1/3/1984: The Alarm, “Where Were You Hiding?” single released in the UK Summary The single would be the The Alarm’s second hit single and would spend 6 weeks on the UK chart, peaking at number 22.Press Release A newspaper article at the time stated that the new single “The Sound And The Fury” would be released on January 3rd. “The Sound And The Fury” was in fact the name of [read more]

Versions -7 “: UK :Absolute Reality (Single version)/Blaze Of Glory (1983 Version) (Single Edit) cat #:IRS ALARM 1 7″ : Germany: Absolute Reality (Single version)/Blaze Of Glory (1983 Version) (Single Edit):ILLEGAL ILSA 6084 -7″ :UK (double pack)’ :Absolute Reality (Single version)/Blaze Of Glory (1983 Version) (Single Edit)/Room At The Top/Reason 36 : cat #:IRS ALARM D1 -12″ UK :Absolute Reality (Single version)/Blaze Of Glory (1983 Version) :IRS ALARM 12 12”: [read more]