The Normal Rules Do Not Apply was the second album to be released as part of the In the Poppy Fields Bond collection in 2003 by The Alarm, it was released on CD by The Twenty First Century Recording Company label as catalogue number 21C026. In 2022 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the album a vinyl edition was released in January 2022 on green vinyl on The Twenty First Century Recording Company label as catalogue number ARCCLP002
As part of the bond a special website was create for the album releases, each CD had a special password code to gain access to extra content
This website was reactivated in 2021 and can be found on this link In The Poppy Fields Bond Website
Track-listing
The Normal Rules Do Not Apply
New Home New Life
Rain Down
When You Can’t Have What Everybody Else Has
How Long And How Much Longer?
45 RPM
Everafter
I Never Left I Only Went Away
My Defences
The Unexplained
Musicians & Credits
Mike Peters – Vocals, Guitars, Harmonica
James Stevenson – Electric 6 & 12 String Guitars, Ebow
Craig Adams – Bass Guitar
Steve Grantley – Drums, Percussion
Mark Taylor – Piano, Strings
Jules Jones – Piano, Hammond Organ
Bruce Watson – Electric Guitar, Ebow (How Long & How Much Longer)
Mark O’Grady – Strings, Organ, Synthesiser
Richard Llewellyn – Bass (The Normal Rules Do Not Apply)
Steve McElroy – Strings (The Normal Rules Do Not Apply
James Kershaw – Drums (Everafter)
Written by Mike Peters, except the following track 45RPM by Mike Peters & Steve Grantley
Produced by Mike Peters & Martin Wilding
Engineered by Martin Wilding
Recorded at Kinmel Hall, St George, Wales; The Faenol Fawr, Bodelwyddan, Wales; Ynys Castell, Menai Bridge, Wales; Heliocentric, England
Mastered by Gary Butler @ RTS, Liverpool
Photography by Jones
Art Direction by Karl Parsons
Concept by Mike Peters
Website Coordination by Steve Fulton
In The Poppy Fields #2 – January 2022 Green Vinyl release ARCCLP002
Track-listing Side A
The Normal Rules Do Not Apply
New Home New Life
Rain Down
When You Can’t Have What Everybody Else Has
How Long And How Much Longer?
Track-listing Side B
45 RPM
Everafter
I Never Left I Only Went Away
My Defences
The Unexplained
(Page updated 29/03/2024)