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  • The Alarm, Change, 1989 on I.R.S. Records

    The Alarm, Change, 1989 on I.R.S. Records

    We recently lost Mike Peters of The Alarm, after a 30 year battle with cancer. He also had a lengthy solo career following the band’s breakup in the early 90s, and founded the Love Hope Strength Foundation. This album was their penultimate with the original lineup, and has NID YN CYMRU AR WERTH carved into…

  • The Alarm, Equals, 2018 on The Twenty First Century Recording Company

    The Alarm, Equals, 2018 on The Twenty First Century Recording Company

    The Alarm joined here by Billy Duffy from the Cult. The Twenty First Century Recording Company was set up by Mike Peters back in the 90s. The Alarm have actually put out six records since 2011, though I’ve not followed them as closely as I did back in their heyday in the 80s. They are…

  • The Alarm, Standards, 1990 on IRS

    The Alarm, Standards, 1990 on IRS

    Compilation from IRS records in 1990 – most of the songs you’d expect from their earlier LPs, plus A New South Wales and Happy Christmas (War is Over). My copy is a UK pressing I picked up at Academy Records in NYC. Rare that I buy an LP just for one or two songs where…

  • Various Artists, Live! for Life, 1986 on I.R.S. Records.

    Various Artists, Live! for Life, 1986 on I.R.S. Records.

    Various Artists, Live! for Life, 1986 on I.R.S. Records. Benefit album for the AMC Cancer Research Center in Denver- executive producer Miles Copeland (brother of Stewart and Ian, founder of IRS Records). Great mid-80s (mostly) live compilation – not a single concert but a collection of unreleased tracks via Soundtracks, Beverly MA

  • The Alarm, Knife Edge, 1986 on I.R.S. Records

    The Alarm, Knife Edge, 1986 on I.R.S. Records

    The Alarm, Knife Edge, 1986 on I.R.S. Records Another 80s 12″ single with B side Caroline Isenberg and two live tracks from BBC Radio One. Via Deep Thoughts, Jamaica Plain

  • The Alarm, Strength, 1985 on I.R.S. Records.

    The Alarm, Strength, 1985 on I.R.S. Records.

    The Alarm, Strength, 1985 on I.R.S. Records. Did 15 year-old me even understand the difference between being Welsh (The Alarm), Irish (U2), and Scottish (Big Country)? Probably not, but they were all pretty darnn cool.

  • The Alarm, Declaration, 1984 on IRS Records.

    The Alarm, Declaration, 1984 on IRS Records.

    The Alarm, Declaration, 1984 on IRS Records. Look at that 1984 hair – I think Eddie MacDonald set the bar for my 14 year old attempts at big hair. Debut album from The Alarm

  • The Alarm, self-titled EP, 1983 on IRS Records.

    The Alarm, self-titled EP, 1983 on IRS Records.

    The Alarm, self-titled EP, 1983 on IRS Records. The Alarm are out on tour in 2020 and Mike Peters is doing a show (Mike Peters Presents The Alarm – Hurricane of Change) at the Wang Theatre Boch Center in Boston on April 9th