‘In The Poppy Fields’ [??:??] (Mike Peters), The Alarm

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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]

‘Rivers To Cross (electric demo)’ [3:52] (The Alarm), The AlarmLead Vocals:Mike PetersLyrics: As I walk out one morning Across the fields of dawn I see a crooked shadow Fall across the land Storm clouds gather overhead Birds of prey in wait How can we undo What cannot be undone The darkness lies heavy I see it from afar The distances between us Are tearing us apart How many rivers must [read more]