Strength single is released. Reaches #40 in the UK, #61 on the USA Hto 100 chart, #12 on the Mainstream rock chart. The Alarm finally havea bigger hit in the USA than in the UK.
Gigs
Gig: 6/1/1985, The Alarm, “Rock in Basel” Fesitval, Switzerland
6/1/1985: The Alarm, “Rock in Basel” Fesitval, Switzerland Summary Line-up (in order): Gianna Nannini, The Alarm, Rick Springfield, Joe Cocker, U2 and Chris DeBurghPress Release Set List Band Comments Fan Comments
Blogs
Blog: Mike Peters ‘Under Attack’ Recording Diary Entry #4
Day Four: Thursday 25 May 2005 Another situation which has prompted the recording of this album is the fact that we have signed to EMI! While we were touring the ‘Poppy Fields’ album, representatives from EMI came to us to see and asked if we would be interested in making a new record for them and asked us if we had any new songs they could hear etc. We didn’t [read more]
Archive
Event: 5/1/1984, The Alarm, Toronto New Music interview
5/1/1984: The Alarm, Toronto New Music interview Summary Press Release Set List Band Comments Fan Comments