Knife Edge released as a single in the UK. It reaches #43 in the UK. There was no USA release. Instead, IRS released Absolute Reality to radio, where it had already been played to death in 1984, so it didn’t make adent.
Gigs
Gig: 2/25/1982, The Alarm, Polytechnic Of Central London
2/25/1982: The Alarm, Polytechnic Of Central London Summary Supporting The JamPress Release Set List Band Comments Fan Comments
Interview: Interview: The Alarm in Zig Zag Magazine by Mick Mercer
ZIGZAG 1982 INTERVIEW + BANDS REUNITED THE ALARM, they hail from North Wales. The Alarm, they dwell in Battersea. The Alarm, they rehearse in a T-Shirt Factory. The Alarm, they are here. In fact the four of them are sitting in the steamy confines of Mike�s Cafe. Mike Peters (Acoustic Guitar and Bass), Dave Sharp (Acoustic Number Two), Nigel Twist (Drums) and Eddie MacDonald (Acoustic and Electric Guitar, Mouth-organs, Paraphernalia). [read more]
Discography
“The Stand”, The Alarm (single) 1983
Charts Reached #86 on the UK singles chart. Versions: 7″ UK: ‘The Stand/Third Light(live)’, cat #:IRS PFP 1014, 7″: Germany: The Alarm: 7 “, ‘The Stand/Reason41″,cat #:ILLEGAL ILSA-3597 7″ USA : The Stand/Reason 41(live) cat #:IRS IR-9922 (Released October 11, 1983) 7″ USA : The Stand/The Stand cat #:IRS IR-9922 (white label promotional) (Released October 11, 1983) 12” UK: The Stand/ For Freedom/Lie Of The Land cat #:IRS PFPX 1014, country: [read more]