Photo: The Alarm,12/1/1985

b>45 RPM Review: Manchester Online http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/ The Poppy Fields – 45 RPM (Snapper) Iain Hepburn *** THE debut single from what is claimed to be ‘youthful Chester four-piece punk wannabies The Poppy Fields’ wears its influences like a badly-stitched badge safety-pinned haphazardly to a torn denim jacket. Brief, bright and decidedly Sex Pistols-flavoured, on closer inspection it seems to be the work of The Alarm going under a pseudonym. It [read more]

‘Sixty Eight Guns (session)’ [??:??] (MacDonald/Peters), The AlarmLead Vocals:Mike PetersLyrics: ? Notes:BBC Kid Jensen Session, March 9th 1983Mike Peters Notes:The song was inspired by a book I’d read about Glasgow street gangs, in the year 1968. 1 always thought that was an important year for young people, it was the first time they really said ‘no.’ It was just when the hippie thing was ending, when peace and love was [read more]

‘Third Light (Live KBFH)’ [4:06] (MacDonald/Peters), The AlarmLead Vocals:Eddie MacDonaldLyrics: “This is called Third Light” Your head on my shoulder two months you�ve been a soldier I feel so sick inside, two months and you�d have been alive So here I stand by your graveside the steel helmet lies upon your cross They said you died for king and country but that�s no comfort to the life you�ve lost WHITE [read more]