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: 2/5/1983, The Alarm, City Hall, Newcastle
2/5/1983: The Alarm, City Hall, Newcastle Summary The Alarm appeared as special guests to Stiff Little Fingers. This was SLF’s penultimate show, a farewell to their fans prior to their splitting up. The Alarm were invited to do the two shows by SLF frontman Jake Burns, a big fan.Press Release Set List Band Comments Fan Comments
Blogs
Blog: Mike Peters ‘Under Attack’ Recording Diary Entry #3
Day Three: Wednesday 25 May 2005 There is still a lot of work to be done creating the recording side things. In this situation we are building the recording studio around the band rather than fitting the band into the studio if you get my drift. Martin Wilding has been acquiring microphones and pre-amps that will suit what we are trying to achieve. It is a process of elimination really [read more]
Archive
Full Strength recording sessions begin.
Strength recording formally begins in Marcus Studios, London with Mike Howlett.