Gig: 4/11/1986, The Alarm, The Fillmore in San Francisco, CA

1/1/1986: The Alarm, BBC1 TV: “Top of the Pops” Summary Press Release Set List Performed “Spirit of ’76”Band Comments Fan Comments

b>45 RPM Review: Manchester Online http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/ The Poppy Fields – 45 RPM (Snapper) Iain Hepburn *** THE debut single from what is claimed to be ‘youthful Chester four-piece punk wannabies The Poppy Fields’ wears its influences like a badly-stitched badge safety-pinned haphazardly to a torn denim jacket. Brief, bright and decidedly Sex Pistols-flavoured, on closer inspection it seems to be the work of The Alarm going under a pseudonym. It [read more]

‘Happy Christmas (War Is Over)’ [3:41] (Lennon/Ono), The AlarmLead Vocals:Mike PetersLyrics: So this is Christmas And what have you done Another year over A new one just begun So this is Christmas I hope you have fun The near and the dear ones The old and the young And so this is Christmas For weak and for strong For rich and for poor ones The road is so long And [read more]