1998 : Coloursøund – Coloursøund II – Demonstration recording
Running length 3:49
Musicians & Credits
Mike Peters – Vocals, Guitar
Billy Duffy – Electric & Bass Guitars
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 4:51
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

2011 : The Alarm -The Sound And The Fury – 30th Anniversary Edition
Running length 4:21
Musicians & Credits
Mike Peters – Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
James Stevenson – Electric & Acoustic Guitars
Craig Adams – Bass Guitar
Steve “Smiley” Barnard – Drums, Percussion
Recorded at Foel Studio, Llanfair Caereinion, Wales. Additional recording at Pink Gun Studios, London, England and Sonic Hills, Guildford, England
Produced by Mike Peters and Smiley
Recorded and mixed by Chris Fielding
Additional recording by Mark Warden

2020 : Coloursøund – Coloursøund [Remastered]
Running length 4:49
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 as part of a 3 CD Boxset by The Twenty First Century Recording Company, catalogue number No. 21C022
1999 Original album recording


2001 : Coloursøund – Coloursøund II
Released as part of a 3 CD Boxset by The Twenty First Century Recording Company, catalogue number No. 21C023
1998 Demo recording version


2011 : The Alarm – The Sound And The Fury – 30th Anniversary Edition
Released on CD by The Twenty First Century Recording Company, catalogue number No. 21C056
2011 new recording


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)

29th May 1999. Recorded at Coloursound day, Faenol Fawr, Bodelwyddan, Wales
Running length 4:53
Performed by Coloursound : Mike Peters, Billy Duffy, Craig Adams
Recorded and mixed by Mike Jones
Released on CD in 2001 – Coloursøund – Coloursøund III, catalogue number No. 21C024

5th December 2000. Recorded at University, Newcastle, England 
Running Length 4:48
Performed by The Alarm MM :: Mike Peters, James Stevenson, Richard Llewellyn, Steve Grantley
The UK December dates were part of the tour to promote The Alarm 2000 collection and were billed as The Alarm MM. The December tour CD’s were released as Live At ….

24th August 2003. Recorded at William Aston Hall, NEWI, Wrexham, Wales
Running Length 3:12 
Performed by Mike Peters Solo acoustic
Released on CD in 2003 on Alarmstock Volume 7 – Pouring Petrol On A Fire

29th August 2004. Recorded at William Aston Hall, NEWI, Wrexham, Wales
Running Length 3:26 
Performed by Mike Peters Solo acoustic
Released in 2004 on Alarmstock 2 Volume 7 – Out Come The Flags And Banners Again

29th January 2011. Recorded at The Gathering 19, Pontins Prestatyn Sands Holiday Park, Prestatyn, Wales 
Running length 6:24
Performed by The Alarm : Mike Peters, James Stevenson, Craig Adams and Steve “Smiley” Barnard, Mark Taylor
Released in 2011 on CD/DVD – The Alarm – Live At The Gathering 2011 (audio disc), catalogue number 21CDVD015

27th January 2012. Recorded at The Gathering 20, Pontins Prestatyn Sands, Holiday Park, Prestatyn, Wales
Running length 5:53
Performed by The Alarm : Mike Peters, James Stevenson, Craig Adams, Steve “Smiley” Barnard, Mark Taylor, Steve Norman
Released in 2012 on CD/DVD – The Alarm – The Music Must And Shall Be Preserved (audio disc), catalogue Number 21CDVD016

1st February 2014. Recorded at The Gathering 22, Venue Cymru. Llandudno, Wales
Running Length 4:17 
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 on Twenty First Century Recording Company
(Except where stated)

16th January 1999. Recorded at The Gathering 7, The North Wales Conference Centre, Llandudno, Wales. 
Running length 4:53
Performed by Coloursound : Mike Peters, Billy Duffy, Craig Adams, Steve Grantley
Released on DVD in 2005 – The Alarm – The Gathering History, 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, 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, catalogue number 21CDVD003

29th January 2011. Recorded at The Gathering 19, Pontins Prestatyn Sands Holiday Park, Prestatyn, Wales 
Performed by The Alarm : Mike Peters, James Stevenson, Craig Adams, Steve Grantley
Released in 2011 on DVD – The Alarm – Live At The Gathering 2011, catalogue number 21CDVD015

27th January 2012. Recorded at The Gathering 20, Pontins Prestatyn Sands, Holiday Park, Prestatyn, Wales
Performed by The Alarm : Mike Peters, James Stevenson, Craig Adams, Steve “Smiley” Barnard, Mark Taylor, Steve Norman.
Released in 2012 on DVD – The Alarm – The Music Must And Shall Be Preserved, catalogue Number No. 21CDVD016

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

Love is like the burning sun rising when the daylight comes
Love is like the burning sun falling when the day is done
Love is like a violent sea breaking waves upon the beach
Love is like a violent sea feed them back into the deep
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Love is like the wind of change nothing ever stays the same
Love is like the wind of change a hurricane without no name
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Love is like the burning sun rising when the daylight comes
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Video Link – Live from The Gathering 7, Llandudno, Wales, January 1999
Video Link – Big Night In Season July 2020 from the official Coloursøund Youtube channel

Audio Link – 1999 8 Track Demo version
Audio Link – Recorded live at Coloursøund day 29th May 1999., Faenol Fawr, Bodelwyddan, Wales
Audio Link – 2011 Version from the Sound and The Fury 30th Anniversary edition
Audio Link – 2020 Remastered version

Spotify Link for the Remastered Coloursøund including fade In Fade Out Fade Away