Photo: The Alarm,4/1/1986

Leeds Music Scene “In its way, The Poppy Fields is a triumph” Manchester Online : “…Whatever reservations you may have about them are often blown away by their ability to, erm, kick ass.” Get Ready To Rock “Good to see another band back on form” BBC Wales “The Alarm are back on form, harking back to their golden days yet feeling fresher than ever” Designer Magazine “The Alarm may have [read more]

‘One Step Closer To Home’ [4:01] (Twist/Sharp), The AlarmLead Vocals:Dave SharpLyrics: Well, back in ’75 When the kid was on the line And he felt no pain ‘Cause there was none He would bend in the wind Take in anything Like sniffin’ roses And it was alright Until he fell And cut his hand He just could not understand He’d run away Blame pretense For defence Or plain innocence Say [read more]

Who would have thought it? Briefly famous blow-dried passion punks from the 1980’s commemorated in a massive nine CD box set! What’s more, front man Mike Peters has promised to record a personally dedicated acoustic version of each purchasers fave Alarm track to be burned on to a special CD for everyone buying this mail order-only monument to the original Cool Cymru rockers. Since the demise of the band’s original [read more]