The Alarm – Declaration 1984-1985

Double vinyl LP pressing. Digitally remastered and expanded edition of the Welsh band's 1984 album. This edition includes the complete album, singles and B-sides plus rarities spanning the years 1984 and 1985. Remastered from the original master tapes under the supervision of singer Mike Peters with extensive sleeve notes featuring contributions from original members. Package includes original art & unseen photos. The Alarm were a Welsh alternative rock/new wave band that formed in Rhyl, Wales, in 1981. Initially formed as a punk band, The Toilets in 1977, under lead vocalist Mike Peters, the band soon embraced rock, displaying marked influences from Welsh language and culture. By opening for acts such as U2 and Bob Dylan, they became a popular alternative rock band of the 1980s. They retain a loyal following.

Disc 1

1. Declaration
2. Marching on
3. Where Were You Hiding When the Storm Broke?
4. Third Light
5. Sixty Eight Guns
6. We Are the Light
7. Shout to the Devil [Us Radio Version]
8. Blaze of Glory [Us Radio Version]
9. Tell Me
10. The Deceiver [Us Radio Version]
11. The Stand [Prophecy]
12. Howling Wind [Us Radio Version]

Disc 2

1. Peace Train
2. Where Were You Hiding When the Storm Broke? [Take One]
3. Unbreak the Promise [Acoustic Version]
4. What Kind of Hell
5. Pavilion Steps
6. Reason 41
7. Second Generation
8. The Chant Has Just Begun [Single Version]
9. Bells of Rhymney
10. Bound for Glory
11. Absolute Reality [Single Version]
12. Reason 36
13. Room at the Top

Label: Twenty First Century

Catalog: 94

Genre: Rock