Gig: 5/22/1985, The Alarm, Civic Hall, Guildford

Essentially, this record started out life as a CD version of �The Alarm� E.P., which has never been released. Instead, it has become something much more. This CD stands as an historical record, chronicling the sonic rise of a nearly anonymous Wales-based punk band into a chart-topping success story. The album starts out, appropriately enough, with a-side and b-side from The Alarm�s first independent 1981 single Unsafe Building b/w Up [read more]

Description: Credits:Photo Provided by Pete Cole

‘Father To Son’ [4:04] (Macdonald/Peters), The AlarmLead Vocals:Mike PetersLyrics: (One, two, three, four) My father said “Son, now my life’s work is done There’s a future for you, there’s a job to be done Stop fighting the system ’cause the system won’t break Get your hair cut boy and learn from my mistakes” Now I said to my father “Father give me a break There’s a million more chances that [read more]