Close is a song that was recorded in 2001 and first appeared on the In The Poppy Fields Bond #1 – Close released in September 2002
2002 In The Poppy Fields Bond
Running length 4:24
Written by Mike Peters
Musicians & Credits
Mike Peters – Vocals, Electric & Acoustic Guitar
Steve Grantley – Drums
Craig Adams – Bass Guitar
Jules Jones – Hammond Organ
Mark Taylor – Piano
Recorded 2002 Feanol Fawr Hotel, Bodelwyddan, Wales
Produced by Mike Peters, Martin Wilding, Mike Jones & Mark O’Grady
Mixed by Martin Wilding
Mastered by Gary Butler at RTS Liverpool
Alternative studio recordings ~ Demo, 2012 Remix
2002 : In The Poppy Fields Bond Demo
Running length 4:36
Musicians & Credits
Mike Peters – Vocals, Electric & Acoustic Guitar
Steve Grantley – Drums
Craig Adams – Bass Guitar
Recorded 2002 Wales, Yorkshire
Recorded by Mike Jones & Mark O’Grady
2013 : Collected Works – Reworked version
Running length 3:31
Musicians & Credits
Mike Peters – Vocals, Electric & Acoustic Guitar
Steve Grantley – Drums
Craig Adams – Bass Guitar
Jules Jones – Hammond Organ
Mark Taylor – Piano
Originally recorded 2002 Feanol Fawr Hotel, Bodelwyddan, Wales
Remixed 2012 by Mike Peters
2012 Production Mike Peters & Mark Warden
Album appearances and discography of studio recording
All the following are Worldwide releases except where stated
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25th September 2002 : The Alarm – Close (In the Poppy Fields Bond)
Released on CD by Twenty First Century Recording Company, catalogue number 21C025
2002 Feanol Fawr Hotel recording
2013 : The Alarm – In The Poppy Fields – Collected Works
Released as a CD Box set – Disc 1 by Twenty First Century Recording Company, catalogue number 21C060
2012 Remixed Feanol Fawr Hotel recording
12/2021 : The Alarm – Close (In the Poppy Fields Bond)
Released on Red Vinyl by Twenty First Century Recording Company, catalogue number ARCCLP001
2002 Feanol Fawr Hotel recording remastered
Officially released live recordings ~ Audio
All are Worldwide releases except where stated
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24th August 2003. Recorded at William Aston Hall, NEWI, Wrexham, Wales
Running length 3:46
Performed by Mike Peters solo acoustic
Released on CD in 2003 on Alarmstock 1 vol 7 – Pouring Petrol On A Fire
The Twenty First Century Recording Company, no catalogue number
20th August 2005. Recorded at Capitol Records Studio A, Los Angeles, California, USA
Running length 2:20
Performed by Mike Peters Solo acoustic.
Released on CD in 2005 as Alarmstock III Los Angeles : Set 2 When We Were Bullet Proof
The Twenty First Century Recording Company, no catalogue number
Officially released downloads ~ Demo
2002 : The Alarm – In The Poppy Fields website
Available as a MP3 download inthepoppfields.com/demos – Alone Together
2001 Demo recording
Lyrics ~ In The Poppy Fields Bond
Nineteen eighty-six, and we were bullet proof
Nothing could stop us, in our eternal youth
We are gone like ashes, we are gone like the dust
We are gone over horizons, we are gone like yesterday
All alone together, in life together
We stay together, in love forever
Alone together
And in our darkness
We both shall hold on tight
Let the moment take hold
Let our live make a life
We are gone like ashes
We are gone like the dust
We are gone over horizons
We are gone like yesterday
All alone together, in life together
We stay together, in love forever
Alone together
Stay together
Oh oh oh
We are gone like ashes, we are gone like the dust
We are gone over horizons, we are gone like yesterday
All alone together, in life together
We stay together, in love forever
Alone together
Alone together
Alone together
Lyrics ~ In The Poppy Fields Demo
In eighty-six, when we were bullet proof
Nothing could stop us, in our eternal youth
We are gone like ashes, we are gone like dust
We are gone over horizons, we are gone like yesterday
All alone together, in life together
We stay together, in love forever
All alone together, in life together
We stay together, in love forever
Alone together
In ninety-one when we knew where we were
I took the wrath, for all our failures then
We are gone like ashes, we are gone like dust
We are gone over horizons, we are gone like yesterday
All alone together, in life together
We stay together, in love forever
All alone together, in life together
We stay together, in love forever
Love forever
Alone together, in life together
We stay together, in love forever
Oh oh oh
Gone like tomorrow, we are gone like the past
We are now sand and water, we are all we ever know
All alone together, in life together
We stay together, in love forever
All alone together, in life together
We stay together, in love forever
Alone together
Alone together
Alone together
Audio & Visual Sources
~ 2001 Demo (Audio) ~ In The Poppy Fields album (audio) ~
~ Streaming services link
Click on image to play Alone Together 2002 Demo version, originally available on http://inthepoppyfields.com/demos
Click on image to play Alone Together In The Poppy Fields Close album version
In The Poppy Fields – Close and In The Poppy Fields – Collected Works albums are available on The Alarm Central website Audio section
In The Poppy Fields – Close album is available on Spotify
(Page updated 26/11/2022)