Alive – (Song)

1998 : Coloursøund – Coloursøund II – Demonstration recording
Running length 6:53
Musicians & Credits
Mike Peters – Vocals, Guitar
Billy Duffy – Guitars
Craig Adams – Bass Guitar
Johnny Donnelly – Drums
Recorded in 1998 in Wales
Recorded by Mike Jones
Mixed by Mike Peters and Mike Jones
Mastered by Gary Butler at RTS

1999 : Original Coloursøund album recording details
Running length 6:55
Musician & Credits
Mike Peters – Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
Billy Duffy – Lead Guitar
Craig Adams – Bass Guitar
Scott Garrett – Drums
Recorded at The Vibrating Room, Wales
Produced by Mike Peters and Billy Duffy
Mixed by Mike Peters & Jim Lowe at Trident Studios, London W1F, England
Mastered by Declan Burns at Chop Em Out

1999 : Coloursøund – Coloursøund III – Acoustic recording
Running length 4:49
Musicians& Credits
Mike Peters – Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Drum Machine
Billy Duffy – 12 & 6 string Acoustic Guitars
Craig Adams – Acoustic Bass
Recorded in 1999 at Mountain and Sea Studios, Dyserth, Wales

2020 : Coloursøund – Coloursøund [Remastered]
Running length 6:55
Musician & Credits
Mike Peters – Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
Billy Duffy – Lead Guitar
Craig Adams – Bass Guitar
Scott Garrett – Drums
Remastered from the 1999 original recording by Pete Maher
Remastering supervised by Mike Peters

All the following are Worldwide releases except where stated
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11th October 1999 : Coloursøund – Coloursøund
Released on CD by 21st Century Records under exclusive licence to Sanctuary Music Productions PLC, catalogue number No. 21C008
1999 Original album recording


2001 : Coloursøund – Coloursøund I
Released on CD by The Twenty First Century Recording Company, catalogue number No. 21C022
1999 Original album recording


2001 : Coloursøund – Coloursøund II
Released on CD by The Twenty First Century Recording Company, catalogue number No. 21C023
1998 Demo recording version


2001 : Coloursøund – Coloursøund III
Released on CD by The Twenty First Century Recording Company, catalogue number No. 21C024
1999 Acoustic version


28th September 2020 : Coloursøund – Coloursøund
Released on vinyl and CD by The Great North Western Recording Company, catalogue number No. GNWRCD001. (CD) GWRC001 (Black vinyl, limited edition blue vinyl, Limited edition red vinyl)
1999 Album recording remastered

All the following are Worldwide releases except where stated
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26th August 1998 : Coloursøund – Coloursøund
Released on CD by The Twenty First Century Recording Company, catalogue number 21CS001
1998 Demonstration recording

All the following are Worldwide releases on Twenty First Century Recording Company
(Except where stated)

24th August 2003. Recorded at William Aston Hall, NEWI, Wrexham, Wales
Running Length 3:08
Performed by Mike Peters Solo acoustic.
Released on CD in 2003 on Alarmstock Volume 7 – Pouring Petrol On A Fire

1st February 2014. Recorded at Venue Cymru. Llandudno, Wales
Running Length 5:50 
Performed by The Alarm : Mike Peters, James Stevenson, Craig Adams, Steve “Smiley” Barnard and Mark Taylor
Released on CD/DVD in 2015 on The Alarm – No Barriers – The Gathering 2014 (highlights discs), catalogue number 21CDVD018

All the following are Worldwide releases
(Except where stated)

16th January 1999. Recorded at The Gathering 7, The North Wales Conference Centre, Llandudno, Wales
Performed by Coloursound : Mike Peters, Billy Duffy, Craig Adams, Steve Grantley
Released on DVD in 2005 – The Alarm – The Gathering History by The Twenty First Century Recording Company, catalogue number 21CDVD003

12th January 2001. Recorded at The Gathering 9, The North Wales Conference Centre, Llandudno, Wales 
Performed by Mike Peters Solo Acoustic
Released on DVD in 2005 – The Alarm – The Gathering History by The Twenty First Century Recording Company, catalogue number 21CDVD003

12th January 2002. Recorded at The Gathering 10, The North Wales Conference Centre, Llandudno, Wales. 
Performed by Mike Peters and Billy Duffy – Acoustic
Released on DVD in 2005 – The Alarm – The Gathering History by The Twenty First Century Recording Company, catalogue number 21CDVD003

1st February 2014. Recorded at The Gathering 22, Venue Cymru, Llandudno, Wales
Performed by The Aalrm : Mike Peters, James Stevenson, Craig Adams, Steve “Smiley Barnard” and Mark Taylor
Released in 2014 : The Alarm – No Barriers The Gathering 2014 by The Twenty First Century Recording Company, catalogue number 21CDVD018 (CD/DVD)

Wide awake in darkness in shadows and blackness
I’m in tune with radio frequencies bouncing off satellites

I’m so spiritualised I can hear God speaking with angels
I’m wired to the light that’s connected to my mind

Brilliant dreams and visions cosmic thoughts infinite energy
No beginnings no endings no middle no in betweens

I’m alive I’m alive I’m alive
So alive

I’m alive in seconds in minutes in hours in days and nights
Months and years generations millennia

I’m alive I’m alive I’m alive
So alive

I’m alive in seconds in minutes in hours in days and nights
Months and years generations millennia

I’m alive I’m alive I’m alive
So alive so alive so so so alive

Video Link – Footage from The Gathering 1999. Remastered studio 2020 sound from official the Coloursøund Youtube page
Video Link – Live from The Gathering 7, Llandudno, Wales, January 1999

Audio Link – 1999 Album version
Audio Link – 2020 Remastered version

Spotify Link for the Remastered Coloursøund including Alive