Tell Me first appeared on the Declaration album released on 13th February 1984
Tell Me, is Dave Sharp’s song, and one of Peters’ favorites. I think Twist’s drumming on that track is superb, just the way it starts off with the guitar. I think we captured a special moment on that one – Mike Peters doing a track by track guide to Declaration – Boston Rock Magazine 1984
Declaration album recording
Running length 3:10
Written by Sharp
Musicians & Credits
Dave Sharp – Lead Vocals, Acoustic & Electric Guitar
Eddie Macdonald – Electric Guitar, Backing Vocals
Mike Peters – Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals
Nigel Twist – Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals
Ian “The Rockin’ Rev” Kewley – Hammond Organ
Backing track recorded at Good Earth Studios, Soho, London W1D, England 21st August 1983
Produced & mixed by Alan Shacklock
Engineered by Chris Porter
Alternative studio recording releases ~ Remasters ~ Re-imagined
2000 – The Alarm – The Alarm 2000 Collection Box Set : Declaration [1984-1985] [Remastered]
Running length 3:13
Musician & Credits
Dave Sharp – Lead Vocals, Acoustic & Electric Guitar
Eddie Macdonald – Electric Guitar, Backing Vocals
Mike Peters – Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals
Nigel Twist – Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals
Ian “The Rockin’ Rev” Kewley – Hammond Organ
Remastered from the 1983 original recording by Mike Peters
Remastering Engineered by Gary Butler @ RTS Liverpool in 2000
2014 – Re-imagined – details to be added
2018 – Remastered – details to be added
Album appearances and discography for studio versions
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
2000 : The Alarm – Declaration (1984-1985)
Released on CD by The Twenty First Century Recording Company, catalogue number 21C011
1983 Good Earth recording remastered
Appearing as part of the Alarm 2000 collection box set and then later as an individual disc
2014 : The Alarm – Declaration
Released on CD and vinyl by The Twenty First Century Recording Company, catalogue number 21C065
2014 Re-imagined recording
2018 : The Alarm – Declaration 1984-1985
Released on Double Vinyl album and Double CD by The Twenty First Century Recording Company, vinyl catalogue number 21C094, CD catalogue number 21C096
1983 Good Earth recording remastered
Sessions, Podcasts and Online Multi-Media
2014. Recorded at Glyndwr University, Wrexham, Wales
Running length 3:19
Performed by Mike Peters solo
Released as Mike Peters Live at Glyndwr digital EP
10th October 2018. Recorded at Parr Street Studios, Liverpool, England
Running length 3:19
Performed by Mike Peters solo
Released on CD in 2018 as Mike Peters – Declaration // Equals // Acoustic – In Session 2018 by The Twenty First Century Recording Company, catalogue number 21C106
Officially released live recordings ~ Audio
All the following are Worldwide releases on The Twenty First Century Recording Company
(Except where stated)
27th September 1983. Recorded live at Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Performed by The Alarm : Mike Peters, Dave Sharp, Eddie Macdonald, Nigel Twist
Running length 3:23 – 1999 release, 3:18 – 2002 release, 3:22 – 2003 release.
Released in the USA on CD in 1999 as The Alarm – Live on the King Biscuit Flower Hour on King Biscuit Flower Hour Records, catalogue number KBFHCD028 (UK), catalogue number 70710-88049-2 ans Spain in 2000 catalogue number CELCD 027
Released in Europe on CD in 2002 as The Alarm – Blaze of Glory. On Disky, catalogue number SI 794172 Released in the USA on DVD-Audio in 2003 as The Alarm – From The Front Row ….. Live! On Silverline, catalogue number 288157-9
13th December 1983. Recorded live at The Paradise, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Running length 3:53
Performed by The Alarm : Mike Peters, Dave Sharp, Eddie Macdonald,Nigel Twist
Released in the UK on CD in 2003 as The Alarm – The Sound & The Fury Live 1981 to 1991. Shakedown records, catalogue number SHAKEBX112Z
Released in the UK on CD in 2014 as The Alarm – When The Storm Broke. Secret records, catalogue number SECDD098
14th February 1984. Recorded live at Hammersmith Palais, London W6, England
Running length 3:27
Performed by The Alarm : Mike Peters, Dave Sharp, Eddie Macdonald, Nigel Twist.
Released on CD in 2002 as The Alarm Record Collectors Club Vol II – Hammersmith 1984, catalogue number ARCC002
6th August 2005. Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, London NW8, England
Running Length 4:12
Performed by Mike Peters Solo acoustic
Released in 2005 on Alarmstock III London Set 1 – Declaration [Take This Song Of Freedom]
28th October 2011. Record at The Academy, Manchester, England
Running Length 2:50.
Performed by Mike Peters Solo acoustic
Released on CD in 2012 Mike Peters of the Alarm – 30th Anniversary Acoustic Alarm Tour 1981-2011, catalogue number 21C059
5th April 2014. Recorded at The Deaf Institute, Manchester, England
Running length 4:09
Performed by Mike Peters Solo acoustic
Released in 2014 on DVD – Declaration – Live From The Deaf Institute, catalogue number 21CDVD017 (Audio Disc)
18th April 2014. Recorded at McCabe’s, Santa Monica, California, USA
Running Length 3:57 Mike Peters Solo acoustic
Released on CD in 2014 Mike Peters In Concert at McCabe’s, catalogue number 21C069
Officially released live recordings – Video / DVD
All the following are Worldwide releases on Twenty First Century Recording Company
(Except where stated)
12th January 2001. Recorded at The Gathering 9, The North Wales Conference Centre, Llandudno, Wales.
Performed by Mike Peters Solo acoustic in the round
Released on DVD in 2005 – The Alarm – The Gathering History, catalogue number 21CDVD003
9th June 2001. Recorded at The Town Hall, Rhyl, Wales
Performed by Mike Peters Solo acoustic
Released in 2001 on DVD The Story Of The Alarm (20th Anniversary), catalogue number 21CDVD002
5th April 2014. Recorded at The Deaf Institute, Manchester, England
Running length 4:09
Performed by Mike Peters acoustic
Released in 2014 on DVD – Declaration – Live From The Deaf Institute, catalogue number 21CDVD017
Lyrics – Declaration Album
And if you know what is the answer
Why don’t you tell me
What does it feel like
To be free, Yeah
What does it feel like
Take a look at the punks
On the run from all the ministers
Collecting for the criminals
And the judges or the blame
If you’re innocent or your guilty
Or you’ve never been given a chance
And you’ll never find an answer
There’s always, always, always, always
Just one more link to the chain
And if you’ve found
What you think you’ve been looking for
Don’t look back
A, cause you won’t find nothing
Anymore
And I, I, I, know
I guess you won’t find nothing
You’ll take a look at the punks
On the run from all the ministers
Collecting for the criminals
And the judges or the blame
If you’re innocent or your guilty
Or you’ve never been given a chance
And you’ll never find an answer
There’s always, always, always, always
Just one more link to the chain
Just one more link to the chain
Just one more link to the chain
Just one more
(Just one more link to the chain)
Take a, take a, take a look
(Just one more link to the chain)
Take a look at the punks
(Just one more link to the chain)
At the ministers collecting
(Just one more link to the chain)
And there’s always, always, always, always
Just one more link to the chain
Audio & Visual Sources
To be sourced
(Page updated 17/07/2022)