Photo: The Alarm,4/12/1986

Description: Credits:Photo Provided by Shaun Finnie

‘Wonderful World (electric demo)’ [4:18] (Sharp/Twist), The AlarmLead Vocals:Dave sharpLyrics: One�two… three�four Well guys wearing gas masks are levelling guns At school children singing whilst studying sums It`s a clear sign of violence Laced with heavy support Your reputation�s been Dragged through the dirt By gargoyles and monstres and Man eating birds You act like the jury But never seen you stand up in court It`s savage and ugly The [read more]

So most of us were half a mile back from the stage in the heaving, sweating darkness but returning after a six month British absence The Alarm were bound to break down all the barriers and set Heaven alight. Sure enough by the middle of the second number ‘Where Were You Hiding?’ the venue was transformed into the Cardiff Arms Park of punk – the roaring hymns and driving anthems, [read more]