9/30/1983: The Alarm, Thames Polytechnic, London
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’45 RPM (itpf bond)’ [??:??] (Mike Peters , Steve Grantly), The Alarm
’45 RPM (itpf bond)’ [??:??] (Mike Peters & Steve Grantly), The AlarmLead Vocals:Mike PetersLyrics: Notes: ?Mike Peters Notes: ?Dave Sharp Notes: ?Eddie MacDonald Notes: ?Nigel Twist Notes: ?
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“Absolute Reality” recorded.
Responding to the double chart failure of “The Deceiver” and “The Chant”, the Alarm attempt to quickly regain momentum by recording a new song at Good Earth with Alan Shacklock. “Absolute Reality” end-up sounding much like the best songs from Declaration. The song came from demos for their next album.
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When he began working on an Alarm box set, the last thing singer Mike Peters expected to find were R.E.M. live recordings, studio masters, and outtakes. But that’s exactly what he came across, says Peters, along with recordings for his own band and Lords of the New Church. And it was all just three days away from the trash bin. It was his obsession with finding the original master tapes [read more]