1995 – Mike Peters – Acoustic Works 1981-1986
Running length : 2:42
Musicians & Credits
Mike Peters – Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Recorded at Fort Apache, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Produced by Michael Peters
Recorded by Dan McLoughlin

2000 – The Alarm – The Alarm 2000 Collection Box Set : Declaration Remastered release
Running length : 6:50
Musicians & Credits
Mike Peters – Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Harmonica
Dave Sharp – Acoustic, Electric & E-bow Guitar, acking Vocals
Eddie Macdonald – Bass Synthesiser, Electric & E-bow Guitar, Backing Vocals
Nigel Twist – Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocal
Ian “The Rockin’ Rev” Kewley – Hammond Organ
Alan Shacklock – Piano
Arthur Fairlie – Trumpet
Remastered from the 1983 original recording by Mike Peters
Remastering Engineered by Gary Butler @ RTS Liverpool in 2000

2018 – The Alarm – Declaration [1984-1985] [Remastered]
Running length : 3:19
Musicians & Credits
Mike Peters – Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Harmonica
Dave Sharp – Acoustic, Electric & E-bow Guitar, acking Vocals
Eddie Macdonald – Bass Synthesiser, Electric & E-bow Guitar, Backing Vocals
Nigel Twist – Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocal
Ian “The Rockin’ Rev” Kewley – Hammond Organ
Alan Shacklock – Piano
Arthur Fairlie – Trumpet
Remastered from the 1983 original recording by Pete Maher
Remastering supervised by Mike Peters

All the following are Worldwide releases except where stated
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13th February 1984 : The Alarm – Declaration
Released in the UK on vinyl IRSA 7044, cassette IRSC 7044, CD IRS CDA 7044 by IRS Records
Declaration was released on vinyl, cassette and CD in USA, Canada, Japan, Australia. Vinyl only South Korea, New Zealand, Israel, Greece, Spain, Portugal, Europe. Cassette only Netherlands
Original 1983 recording


28th October 1997 – Mike Peters – Acoustic Works 1981-1986 – Twenty First Century Recording Company, catalogue number No. 21C004. (CD) 1997 Mountain & Sea, Wales Acoustic Recording.


2000 – The Alarm – Declaration (1984-1985) – Twenty First Century Recording Company – Catalogue number 21C011 (CD). Appearing as part of the Alarm 2000 collection box set and then later as an individual disc. 1983 recorded version remastered.


2018 – The Alarm – Declaration (1984-1985) – Twenty First Century Recording Company, catalogue numbers 21C094 (double vinyl LP) and 21C096 (double CD). 1983 recorded version remastered.

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UK Releases :

26th April 1986 – 12” Vinyl – Knife Edge / Howling Wind (Radio Session) / (b Side) – Caroline Isenberg / Unbreak The Promise (Radio Session) IRS Records, catalogue number IRMT112

Netherlands Release :

April 1986 – 12” Vinyl – Knife Edge / Howling Wind (Radio Session) / (b Side) – Caroline Isenberg / Unbreak The Promise (Radio Session) IRS Records, catalogue number ILSA 12.6991

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

14th February 1984. Recorded live at Hammersmith Palais, London W6, England.
Band Line up : Mike Peters, Dave Sharp, Eddie Macdonald and Nigel Twist.
Running length 6:51
Released on CD in 2002 as The Alarm Record Collectors Club Vol II – Hammersmith 1984. Catalogue number ARCC002

3rd May 1987. Recorded live at Powerhouse, Birmingham, England
Running length 5:34 Sound & Fury and Storm Broke releases. 5:16 Absolute Reality release
Band Line up : Mike Peters, Dave Sharp, Eddie Macdonald and Nigel Twist
Mastering by Dennis Blackham at Skye Mastering. Running length 3:45
Released on CD in 2003 as The Alarm The Sound & The Fury Live 1981 to 1991. Shakedown records, catalogue number SHAKEBX112Z (UK, Export)
Released on CD in 2008 as The Alarm Absolute Reality The Great American Music Company, catalogue number CD-GA-702 (USA)
Released on CD in 2014 as The Alarm When The Storm Broke. Secret records, catalogue number SECDD098 (UK)

5th December 2000. Recorded at University, Newcastle, England. Running Length 0:56
8th December 2000. Recorded at Wulfrun Hall, Wolverhampton, England.
15th December 2000. Recorded at Shepherds Bush Empire, London W12, England. Running Length 0:55
Also released on CD in USA on Beyond (398 578 223-2 / BEY 78223) and Japan on Imperial Records (TECI-24086) in 2001, reissued in UK, and Europe on Eagle Records (EAMCD301) Australia & New Zealand (CDR0795) and USA (ER 20057-2) as The Alarm – Greatest Hits Live
16th December 2000. Recorded at University, Cardiff, Wales. Running Length 1:01
17th December 2000. Recorded at University, Manchester, England. Running Length 3:35
Band line up for December shows were : 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.

6th February 2001. Recorded at Logo, Hamburg, Germany
13th April 2001. Recorded at The Vanderbilt, Plainview, New York, USA
(Band Line up : tbc for the Feb and April dates)

21st November 2003. Recorded at The Knitting Factory (West), Los Angeles, USA
Running Length 0:58
(Band Line up : tbc for the Feb and November dates)

6th August 2005. Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, London NW8, England
Running Length 4:38. Mike Peters Solo acoustic
Released in 2005 on Alarmstock III London Set 1 – Declaration [Take This Song Of Freedom]
20th August 2005. Recorded at Capitol Records Studio A, Los Angeles, California, USA
Running Length 4:14 Mike Peters Solo acoustic.
Released in 2005 on Alarmstock III Los Angeles Set 4 – Spirit of ’86 Revisited

5th April 2014. Recorded at The Deaf Institute, Manchester, England
Running length : 6:06. Mike Peters acoustic
Released in 2014 on DVD – Declaration – Live From The Deaf Institute, catalogue number 21CDVD017
18th April 2014. Recorded at McCabe’s, Santa Monica, California, USA.
Running Length 5:55 Mike Peters Solo acoustic
Released on CD in 2014 Mike Peters In Concert at McCabe’s, catalogue number 21C069

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

Love on this wasteland holds no dominion
I refuse to lay me down
On the grapevine comes the saying
“Son, you’ll reap whatever you sow”
I sow the seeds of my love
Deep undying true love I sow

There is beauty out there somewhere
I will leave no stone unturned
There’s a guitar and a bugle
I hear the sound of distant drums
Fire and water rage through my mind
(Love on)
Love on this wasteland
I cannot find

And there’s a howl howl howling wind
A ringing around my ears
And a wild wild wind is a blowing
Tearing down my tears

There is virtue truth abounding
Peace will come to every man
And there’s a landmark on the skyline
There is a sign standing in the road
Sail on my brother
Sail on through the night
(Love on)
Love on this wasteland is waiting on down the line

And there’s a howl howl howling wind
A ringing around my ears
And a wild wild wind is a blowing
Tearing down my tears

Forty days in the desert sand
Forty nights on my hands and knees
Forty days in the howling wind
In the howling wind

Love on this wasteland holds no dominion
I refuse to lay me down
On the grapevine comes the saying
“Son, you’ll reap whatever you sow”
I sow the seeds of my love, my love
Deep undying true love’s what I sow

And there’s a howl howl howling wind
A ringing around my ears
And a wild wild wind is a blowing
Tearing down my tears

And there’s a howl howl howling wind
A ringing around my ears
And there’s a wild wild wind is a blowing
Tearing down my tears

Love on this wasteland holds no dominion
I refuse to lay me down
On the grapevine comes the saying
“Son, you’ll reap whatever you sow”
I sow the seeds of my love
Deep undying true love I sow

There is beauty out there somewhere
I will leave no stone unturned
There’s a guitar and a bugle
I hear the sound of distant drums
Fire and water rage through my mind
Love on this wasteland
I cannot find

And there’s a howl howl howling wind
Ringing around my ears
And a wild wild wind it’s a blowing
Tearing down my tears

There is virtue truth abounding
Peace will come to every man
There’s a landmark on the skyline
There is a sign standing in the road
Sail on my brother
Sail on through the night
Love on this wasteland
Is a waiting on down the line

And there’s a howl howl howling wind
Ringing around my ears
And a wild wild wind is a blowing
Tearing down my tears

(Written By: Macdonald/Peters)