Gig: 7/16/1989, The Alarm, All recording and mixing of the “Change” album is completed.

‘Scarlet’ [4:17] (MacDonald/Peters), The AlarmLead Vocals:Mike PetersLyrics: I Dream in red Of the things That this world could be And is not I Walk in the glow Of a thousand candles Burning, burning slow Sunrise Sunset Daylight Daybreak Watching Waiting Hoping Asking Begging Pleading Shouting Scarlet Rage Scarlet Rage Scarlet Rage Scarlet Rage Scarlet Blood On the page Of a thousand words I’ve written Can’t express I Walk in the [read more]

‘Gwerthoc Fi I Lawr Yr Afon (edit)’ [4:49] (MacDonald/Peters), The AlarmLead Vocals:Mike PetersLyrics: ? Notes:Welsh version of “Sold Me Down The River”Mike Peters Notes: ?Dave Sharp Notes: ?Eddie MacDonald Notes: ?Nigel Twist Notes: ?

After the money disputes that led to the band breaking-up in 1986, the band agree to replace Ian wilson with Elliott Roberts as manager. The loss of Ian Wilson was not immediately felt, as Roberts was quick to use his influence to ge the Alarm on a support tour with Bob Dylan, and get them to meet some of their heroes like Neil Young. However, the effect of Wilson’s loss [read more]