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 The Alarm performing at the Isle of Calf Festival in Norway in 1984. Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional (Photo by Helge Øverås)
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | Alarm Alarm |
| Origin | Rhyl, Wales |
| Genre(s) | Alternative rock |
| Years active | 1981-1991; 2001- |
| Label(s) | IRS Records, Liberty Records, Snapper Music |
| Associated acts | The Stray Cats |
| Website | Official website |
| Members | |
| Mike Peters Dave Sharp Eddie Macdonald Nigel Twist Craig Adams James Stevenson Steve Grantley |
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The Alarm is an alternative rock band that emerged from Wales in the early 1980s. Rhyl ((ə r̥ɨl Welsh Y Rhyl) is a seaside town on the Irish Sea, in the county of Denbighshire (within the preserved A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music IRS (International Record Syndicate Records was a Record label, started in the United States in 1979 by Miles Copeland III along with Jay Boberg Liberty Records was a United States -based Record label. It was started by chairman Simon Waronker in 1955 with Alvin Bennett as president Snapper Music is an Independent record label founded in 1996 by former head of Castle Communications Jon Beecher Douggie Dudgeon and funded by the deceased The Stray Cats are a Rockabilly band formed in 1979 by guitarist/vocalist Brian Setzer (Bloodless Pharaohs/ Brian Setzer Orchestra) with Mike Peters (born February 25, 1959) is a Welsh Musician, best known as the Frontman of The Alarm. Dave Sharp, (born in the Kersal district of Salford, Lancashire, 28 January 1959) is an English guitarist most noted Craig Adams (born 4 April 1962 in Otley, West Yorkshire) is a British Musician, Bass guitarist and Songwriter James Stevenson (born 1959) is a UK punk / rock Guitarist, at one time appearing with The Alarm, Gene Loves Steve Grantley is a British Drummer who plays for Stiff Little Fingers, The Alarm and RTZ Global. Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of It started as a local punk band with a spirited, energetic acoustic/folk influence, stayed together for ten years, and landed 7 top 10 singles. The Alarm incorporated elements of punk, folk, new wave, roots rock, and classic rock, and, unusually for a rock band, displayed marked influences from Welsh language and culture. Welsh ( cy Cymraeg or cy y Gymraeg, kəmˈrɑːɨɡ and {{IPA|[ə ɡəmˈrɑːɨɡ]}}, is a member of the Brythonic branch of Celtic By opening for acts such as U2 and Bob Dylan, they became a popular alternative rock band of the 1980's, retaining a small but loyal following to the present day. Bob Dylan (born Robert Zimmerman, May 24 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota) is an American singer-songwriter author poet and painter who has been a major Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of
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Band members
- Mike Peters: Vocals, Guitars, Harmonica - born Michael L Peters, 25 February 1959, Prestatyn, Wales. Mike Peters (born February 25, 1959) is a Welsh Musician, best known as the Frontman of The Alarm. The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles A harmonica is a free reed Wind instrument which is played by blowing air into it or drawing air out by placing lips over individual holes (reed chambers or Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Prestatyn (prɛs-tə-tin is a Seaside resort in Denbighshire, North Wales.
- Dave Sharp: Guitars - born 28 January 1959, Salford. Dave Sharp, (born in the Kersal district of Salford, Lancashire, 28 January 1959) is an English guitarist most noted Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Salford lies at the heart of the City of Salford, a Metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, in North West England.
- Eddie Macdonald: Bass - born 1 November 1959, St Asaph, Wales. The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. St Asaph ( Welsh: Llanelwy) is a town in Denbighshire, North Wales, on the River Elwy.
- Nigel Twist: Drums - born Nigel Buckle, 18 July 1958, Manchester. The drum is a member of the percussion group technically classified as a Membranophone. Events 390 BC - Roman - Gaulish Wars Battle of the Allia - a Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls, Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Biography
Early years
The band was formed in Rhyl, Wales in 1978 and was originally called Seventeen. Rhyl ((ə r̥ɨl Welsh Y Rhyl) is a seaside town on the Irish Sea, in the county of Denbighshire (within the preserved Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) The band was a mod/punk band, and after a tour with The Stray Cats in 1980, the band split. Mod (originally modernist, sometimes capitalised is a Subculture that originated in London in the late 1950s and peaked in the early to mid 1960s The Stray Cats are a Rockabilly band formed in 1979 by guitarist/vocalist Brian Setzer (Bloodless Pharaohs/ Brian Setzer Orchestra) with They played their last gig together under the new name of Alarm Alarm, but this would also be the last time this name was used. Lead singer Peters (at the advice of legendary DJ John Peel, according to some stories) decided to change the name in 1981, supposedly because too many bands during the early 1980s had redundant names, such as The The and Duran Duran. A disc jockey (also known as DJ or deejay) is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience John Robert Parker Ravenscroft, OBE (30 August 1939 – 25 October 2004 known professionally as John Peel, was an English Disc jockey, radio The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. The The are an English musical and multimedia group that have been active in various forms since 1979, with singer/songwriter/frontman Matt Johnson being Duran Duran are an English Pop rock band famous for a long series of popular singles, albums and vivid Music videos for which they've won two
Peters and Twist had originally been in local punk band The Toilets, Sharp in Chuck Burial & The Embalmed and Macdonald in Amsterdam. All bands were short lived.
The band soon reformed under the new name of The Alarm, aiming to create songs using a new electro-punk sound. A new 'western military' image also began to materialise, inspired by the Stray Cats and Kirk Brandon's Theatre Of Hate. The Alarm played their first ever gig at The Victoria Hotel, Prestatyn, North Wales on the 10 June 1981, opening with "Shout to the Devil", which would later appear on the Declaration LP. A gramophone
They moved from North Wales to London in September 1981. North Wales (Gogledd Cymru is the northernmost unofficial region of Wales, bordered to the south by Mid Wales and to the east by England. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. The band decided to try and record a one-off 7" single said to be paid for by Alarm Roadie (and later TV presenter) "Gaz Top" in an attempt to establish themselves with a wider audience. A gramophone 1,000 copies of the single were pressed, featuring "Unsafe Building" on the 'electric' side and "Up For Murder" on the 'acoustic' side. The single was noticed by Mick Mercer, who featured it as his single of the month in his ZigZag magazine. Mick Mercer is a journalist and author best known for his photos and reviews of the goth, punk, and Indie music scenes ZigZag was the name of a cutting-edge UK rock music magazine Started in 1969 by Pete Frame the magazine was famous for its thorough interviews well-researched articles Magazines, periodicals or serials are Publications generally published on a regular schedule containing a variety of articles, generally The band played a show with The Fall in December 1981, where a journalist from Sounds noticed them. The Fall are an English Post-punk band formed in Prestwich, Greater Manchester in 1976 Music journalism is criticism and reportage about Music. It began in the eighteenth century as comment on what is now thought of as ' Classical music ' Sounds was a British Music paper, published weekly from October 10, 1970 &ndash April 6, 1991 This journalist attended the band's next show, at Upstairs At Ronnie's in London's West End. Also at this show was a representative of Wasted Talent, who arranged a meeting between the band and Ian Wilson, U2's agent. Wilson arranged another show in order to assess the band's quality, was impressed, and became the band's manager soon after. To celebrate, The Alarm played with U2 at the Lyceum Ballroom on 22 December.
In 1982, the band began to record demos for various record labels, but had little success. A demo version or demo of a song (shortened from the word "demonstration" is one recorded for reference rather than for release In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music At this point, they were playing with three singing acoustic guitarists - this worked live, but did not translate to record very well. The band were eventually offered a deal by IRS, forcing them to make a decision on who was to play which instruments. It was decided that Peters would concentrate on singing, with Sharp on guitar and Macdonald playing bass.
"Marching On" was released as a single in October 1982, and the band's sound started to become clear. On stage, they would almost always begin gigs acoustically, before finishing with electric guitars. Constant gigging in London helped the band build up a following, and in December 1982, they played four shows with U2. These shows were the first time that Bono ever joined The Alarm on stage.
A new song, "The Stand" was recorded in Battersea in 1983, and was released in the UK as a single. Battersea is a place in the London Borough of Wandsworth. It is an inner-city district located 2 The song's lyrics were inspired by Stephen King's novel of the same name. Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American Author, Screenwriter, Musician, Columnist, Outside the UK, the song was released as part of a five-track EP, title The Alarm. The EP was released to coincide with The Alarm's first tour of the U.S. in June 1983, supporting U2 on the 'War' tour. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Following the success of the sessions that produced "The Stand", IRS picked up their recording option on the band, signalling the start of work on a full album. Another session with producer Mick Glossop was arranged to produce a new single, and it was agreed that "Blaze of Glory" was to be recorded and released.
In June 1983, The Alarm embarked on their first tour of the U. S. , supporting U2 on the 'War' tour. The 18-date tour went a long way in establishing the band in the U. S. , whose sound was received favourably by the American audience and critics alike. "The Stand" was quickly released by IRS to capitalise on this, supported by TV appearances on The Cutting Edge and American Bandstand. American Bandstand was a Television show that aired in various versions from 1952 to 1989 hosted from 1957 until its final season by Dick Clark
Following the tour, the band returned to the UK to begin working with producer Alan Shacklock on the new album. They focused on re-recording "Blaze of Glory" and "Sixty Eight Guns". After the sessions, the band recorded a video for "Sixty Eight Guns" and flew back to America to begin their first headline American tour. "Sixty Eight Guns" was released as a single on 12 September 1983, and charted the following week at number 54. The same week, the BBC Television music show Top of the Pops, had to look outside the Top 40 for the first time in its history in order to fill a slot vacated by Johnny Rotten and Public Image Ltd. The Alarm was the only band capable of filling the slot, leading to one of their most famous British TV appearances. Top of the Pops, also known as TOTP, was a long-running British music chart Television programme, made and broadcast John Joseph Lydon (born 31 January 1956 in London England also known as Johnny Rotten, is a British Rock musician best known as lead vocalist for the Punk Public Image Ltd ( PiL) were an English musical group formed in 1978 by vocalist John Lydon, Guitarist Keith Levene Their performance of "Sixty Eight Guns" on Top of the Pops was many people's first introduction to the band, and helped signal their arrival.
Declaration
The band had been recording the new album on and off from July 1983, and by the time of the Top of the Pops appearance they had recorded the backing tracks to most of the songs. After completing a US tour and a headline tour of the UK in late 1983, the band returned to the studio to record the backing tracks for the rest of the songs.
On 6 November 1983, the band recorded an acoustic radio session for the BBC. This session saw the debut of three brand new songs: "Walk Forever by My Side", "One Step Closer to Home" and "Unbreak the Promise", all of which would become strong fan favourites.
On 7 November, the band returned to the studio to finish recording the album, now titled Declaration. In December, The Alarm returned to the US for a third headline tour. The weather was atrocious, and on 6 December, the car the band was travelling in crashed, but all four members remained unharmed. They returned to the UK on 17 December and appeared as part of an Anti-Nuclear Benefit Concert at the Apollo Theatre, London.
Whilst the band had been in the US, Alan Shacklock and recording engineer Chris Porter finished mixing the album. The band played a handful of gigs supporting The Police over Christmas, and by January 5, 1984, the album had been mixed and finalised. The Police were a three-piece rock band consisting of Sting ( vocals, Bass guitar) Andy Summers ( Guitar, Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) 'Declaration' was officially released by IRS Records on February 14, 1984. IRS (International Record Syndicate Records was a Record label, started in the United States in 1979 by Miles Copeland III along with Jay Boberg Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) A week later, the album entered the UK album charts at Number 6.
In November 1984, The Alarm recorded demos of nine brand new songs, including 'Absolute Reality'. They played their new material to American producer Jimmy Iovine, who agreed to come to the UK in January 1985 to begin work on the follow-up to 'Declaration'. James Iovine, better known as Jimmy Iovine (born March 11 1952 is a Music producer, Entrepreneur and Chairman of Interscope-Geffen-A&M Studio sessions were booked for early 1985, and a massive UK headline tour was booked for May 1985, to go with the release of the new album. January came around, and Iovine kept passing on messages that he would arrive in the UK soon. However, Iovine never came to the UK to work with The Alarm, eventually citing personal reasons. The band had to cancel the sessions and look for another producer. Alan Shacklock was unavailable, so Ian Wilson (the band's manager) convinced IRS to release the Shacklock-produced 'Absolute Reality' as a single to promote the UK dates in May. 'Absolute Reality' was released on 18 February 1985, entering the Top 40 a week later. The 'Absolute Tour' was a near sell-out. After a series of appearances at European festivals and a new producer (Mike Howlett), The Alarm could begin work on the follow-up to 'Declaration'. They also had a big hit single in the UK in 1987 with "Rain In The Summertime", which gave them one of their highest peaks at #18 in the singles chart.
Later years
The band toured extensively through the United States and Europe through the 1980s into 1991. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the They gained much popularity in 1983 as they were the opening act during U2's War Tour. The War Tour was a Concert tour by the Irish rock band U2, which took place in 1982 and 1983 in support of the group's album War The Alarm were often compared musically to U2.
On 13 March 1988, The Alarm performed at the legendary Fillmore Auditorium in San Francisco, California with The 77s and House of Freaks. Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) For the San Francisco neighborhood see Fillmore District. For other venues named Fillmore see Fillmore#Music venues. The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city The 77s (alternatively spelled The Seventy Sevens or The 77's) are an American rock band consisting of Michael Roe on vocals/guitar House of Freaks was a two-man band formed in Richmond Virginia in the mid 1980s. Audience members included Neil Young. Neil Percival Young OM (born November 12, 1945, Toronto Ontario) is a Canadian Singer-songwriter, Musician 1988 saw the band opening for Bob Dylan's tour. After the release of Raw in 1991, despite their success and relative longevity, Peters announced on stage at the Brixton Academy that he was leaving the band. The Brixton Academy or Brixton is one of London 's leading music venues This came as much of a shock to his colleagues as the audience. No attempt by the remaining three members to continue without Peters, they soon disbanded.
After a short and unremarkable solo career in the 1990s, against the wishes of the original members of the band Peters chose began using the name Alarm once more. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 The line-up of the New band included Craig Adams (ex The Sisters of Mercy, The Mission, The Cult), James Stevenson (Chelsea, Gene Loves Jezebel, The Cult) and Steve Grantley of Stiff Little Fingers, and released the In the Poppy Fields CD in 2004. Craig Adams (born 4 April 1962 in Otley, West Yorkshire) is a British Musician, Bass guitarist and Songwriter The Sisters of Mercy are an English Gothic rock band that formed in 1980 The Cult are an English rock band which gained a dedicated following in their native Britain with mid-'80s singles like " She Sells Sanctuary " James Stevenson (born 1959) is a UK punk / rock Guitarist, at one time appearing with The Alarm, Gene Loves Chelsea are an English Punk rock band formed in London in 1976 Gene Loves Jezebel is a Gothic rock band from the early 1980s founded by twin brothers Michael and Jay Aston (born John Peter Aston The Cult are an English rock band which gained a dedicated following in their native Britain with mid-'80s singles like " She Sells Sanctuary " Steve Grantley is a British Drummer who plays for Stiff Little Fingers, The Alarm and RTZ Global. Stiff Little Fingers are a punk band from Belfast, Northern Ireland, formed in 1977 "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The lead single reached the Top 40, on indie Snapper Music after the band credited the track to The Poppyfields and got a younger band to front the single in their video. The Top Forty or Top 40 is a music industry shorthand for the currently most-popular songs in a particular genre. Snapper Music is an Independent record label founded in 1996 by former head of Castle Communications Jon Beecher Douggie Dudgeon and funded by the deceased However the second single, credited to The Alarm, charted a few places lower than the Top 40.
The original members of The Alarm finally appeared together on the VH1 show Bands Reunited in 2005, and performed live in London with a subsequent expanded DVD/CD release of the episode. VH1 (known as VH-1 Video Hits One from 1985 to 1994 and VH1 Music First until 2003) is an American Cable television Bands Reunited was a television program produced by VH1 in 2004. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is A Compact Disc (also known as a CD) is an Optical disc used to store digital data, originally developed for storing digital audio
The Alarm's single "68 Guns" has been featured in an American Heineken lager television commercial. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Heineken is a Dutch 5% abv Pale lager, made by Heineken International since 1873 Lager (storage camp bearing etc is the more popular of two main types of Beer; the other being Ale. A television advertisement or television commercial (often just commercial or advert (US or ad (UK is a span of television programming produced
In late December 2005, singer Mike Peters revealed he has been diagnosed with a form of cancer called chronic lymphocytic leukemia, but it was diagnosed in its early stages and his prognosis is favourable. Cancer (medical term Malignant Neoplasm) is a class of Diseases in which a group of cells display uncontrolled Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (also known as "chronic lymphoid leukemia" or "CLL" is a type of Leukemia, or cancer of the white blood cells ( Lymphocytes This came after he had been in remission from cancer previously that he had fought in the 1990s. Indeed the 1996 solo album Feel Free has a song titled "Regeneration" in which he discusses his diagnosis and subsequent alternative medicine that he believes help cure him. Diagnosis is the identification by Process of elimination, of the nature of anything The term alternative medicine, as used in the modern western world encompasses any healing practice "that does not fall within the realm of conventional Medicine. In 2006 Mike launched the 'Love Hope Strength' foundation which sets to raise funds and awareness in fighting cancer. www.lovehopestrength.com The events surrounding the Love Hope Strength events will culminate in a trek and concert on Mount Everest in October 2007. Mount Everest, also called Sagarmatha (सगरमाथा meaning Head of the Sky) or Chomolungma, Qomolangma or Zhumulangma (in
February 2006 saw the UK release of a new album, Under Attack on EMI, credited to The Alarm MMVI. The EMI Group is a British music company comprising the major record company EMI Music – which operates several labels and is based in Kensington in The first single release, entitled "Superchannel" reached number 24 in the UK singles chart. For the first time the album had a DVD with a separate video for each of the thirteen songs. A music video is a Short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music most commonly a Song with lyrics The videos were shot and edited in a record breaking three days, in and around their "hometown" of Rhyl, by 1000 Words Productions.
The U. S. release of Under Attack was 13 June 2006 on Eleven Thirty Records. Like the UK edition it features the DVD, but with a bonus Special Edition of "Superchannel" and a 'behind the scenes' style documentary. Documentary film is a broad category of visual expression that is based on the attempt in one fashion or another to " Document " reality
The Alarm have just finished work on their new mini album, Counter Attack. [1]
Discography
Albums
as The Alarm
- The Alarm (IRS Records - July 1983) US #126
- Declaration (IRS Records - February 1984) - UK #6, US #50
- Strength (IRS Records - October 1985) - UK #18, US #39
- Eye of the Hurricane (IRS Records - November 1987) - UK #23, US #77
- Electric Folklore Live (IRS Records - November 1988) - UK #62, US #167
- Change (IRS Records - September 1989) - UK #13, US #75 (Also released in a Welsh language version as Newid)
- Standards (IRS Records - November 1990) - UK #47, US #177
- Raw (IRS Records - April 1991) - UK #33, US #161 (Also released in a Welsh language version as Tån)
- In the Poppy Fields (Snapper Music - 2004)
as The Alarm MMVI
- Under Attack (Liberty Records - February 13, 2006) UK #138
Singles
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| 1981 | "Unsafe Building/Up for Murder" | - | - | - | - | Non-album single |
| 1983 | "The Stand/Third Light" | - | - | - | #86 | Declaration |
| 1983 | "68 Guns/68 Guns Part 2/Thoughts of a Young Man" | - | - | - | #17 | Declaration |
| 1984 | "Where Were You Hiding When the Storm Broke?/Pavilion Steps/What Kind of Hell (Live)" | - | - | - | #22 | Declaration |
| 1984 | "The Deceiver/Reason 41/Second Generation" | - | - | - | #51 | Declaration |
| 1984 | "The Chant Has Just Begun/The Bells of Rhymney/The Stand (Full version)/Bound for Glory" | - | - | - | #48 | Non-album single |
| 1985 | "Absolute Reality/Reason 36/Blaze of Glory (Alternate version)/Room at the Top" | - | - | - | #35 | Strength |
| 1985 | "Strength/Majority" | #61 | #2 | #4 | #40 | Strength |
| 1986 | "Spirit of '76/Where Were You Hiding When The Storm Broke (Live)/Knocking On Heaven's Door (Live)/Deeside (Live)/68 Guns (Live)" | - | #29 | - | #22 | Strength |
| 1986 | "Knife Edge/Caroline Isenberg/Unbreak the Promise (BBC Acoustic session)/Howling Wind (BBC Acoustic session)" | - | - | - | #43 | Strength |
| 1987 | "Rain in the Summertime/Rose Beyond the Wall/The Bells of Rhymney (Live)/Time to Believe" | #71 | #6 | - | #18 | Eye of the Hurricane |
| 1987 | "Rescue Me/Pastures of Plenty/Elders and Folklore/My Land Your Land" | - | #35 | - | #48 | Eye of the Hurricane |
| 1988 | "Presence of Love/Strength (Live)/Dawn Chorus (Live)/Knife Edge (Live)" | #77 | #16 | - | #44 | Eye of the Hurricane |
| 1989 | "Sold Me Down the River/Corridors of Power/Firing Line" | #50 | #2 | #3 | #43 | Change |
| 1989 | "Devolution Workin' Man Blues" | - | #9 | #11 | Not released in the UK | Change |
| 1989 | "A New South Wales/The Rock" | - | - | - | #31 | Change |
| 1990 | "Love Don't Come Easy" | - | #33 | - | #48 | Change |
| 1990 | "Unsafe Building 1990/Up for Murder 1990" | - | - | - | #54 | Standards |
| 1990 | "The Road" | - | #16 | #7 | Not released in the UK | Standards |
| 1991 | "Raw" | - | - | #15 | #51 | Raw |
| 2004 | "45RPM" (credited to The Poppyfields) | - | - | - | #28 | In the Poppyfields |
| 2004 | "New Home New Life" | - | - | - | #45 | In the Poppyfields |
| 2006 | "Superchannel" | - | - | - | #23 | Under Attack |
References
- Guinness Book of British Hit Albums - 7th Edition - ISBN 0-85112-619-7
- Guinness Book of British Hit Singles - 16th Edition - ISBN 0-85112-190-X
- Guinness Rockopedia - ISBN 0-85112-072-5
- The Great Rock Discography - 5th Edition - ISBN 1-84195-017-3
External links
- The Alarm Official Website
- Dave Sharp Official Website
- Dead Men Walking Official Website
- The Gathering Website
- The Alarm All Music Guide
- Review of 'Under Attack'
- Live Concert Recording of The Alarm at the Metro in MA on May 29, 1983
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