Tracklist

1	Knife Edge	5:11
2	Strength	5:35
3	Dawn Chorus	5:25
4	Spirit Of '76	7:11
5	Deeside	3:10
6	Father To Son	4:05
7	Only The Thunder	4:07
8	The Day The Ravens Left The Tower	4:45
9	Absolute Reality	3:25
10	Walk Forever By My Side	3:35
11	Majority	3:25

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
MIRF 1004	Alarm*	Strength ‎(LP, Album)	I.R.S. Records	MIRF 1004	UK	1985
28AP 3114	Alarm*	Strength ‎(LP, Album)	I.R.S. Records	28AP 3114	Japan	1985
CSCS 6087	Alarm*	Strength ‎(CD, Album, RE)	CBS/Sony	CSCS 6087	Japan	1991
IRS-5666	Alarm*	Strength ‎(LP, Album, Club)	I.R.S. Records	IRS-5666	Canada	1985
DMIRF 1004	Alarm*	Strength ‎(CD, Album, Mis)	I.R.S. Records	DMIRF 1004	UK	1985

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A	Strength (Power Mix) Engineer, Mixed By – Nigel LubyProducer, Mixed By – Mike HowlettWritten-By – The Alarm	8:34
B1	Majority Engineer, Mixed By – Nigel LubyProducer, Mixed By – Mike HowlettWritten-By – MacDonald*, Peters*	3:28
B2	Absolute Reality (Impromptu Acoustic Version) Written-By – MacDonald*, Peters*	3:30

Companies, etc.

• Manufactured By – CBS/Sony Inc.
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – I.R.S. Records Ltd.
• Recorded At – Marcus Recording Studios

Notes

With OBI and insert.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: T4988 009 50651 7
• Rights Society: JASRAC
• Other (Price): ¥1,200
• Other (Sleeve / OBI Date): H·1·22

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
IRMB 104, IRM 104	Alarm*	Strength ‎(7", Single, Gol)	I.R.S. Records, I.R.S. Records	IRMB 104, IRM 104	UK	1985
IRS-52736	Alarm*	Strength ‎(7", Single)	I.R.S. Records	IRS-52736	Canada	1985
ILSA 12.6550, A 12.6550	Alarm*	Strength ‎(12", Maxi)	I.R.S. Records, I.R.S. Records	ILSA 12.6550, A 12.6550	Europe	1985
ILSA 6550, A 6550	Alarm*	Strength ‎(7", Single)	I.R.S. Records, I.R.S. Records	ILSA 6550, A 6550	Europe	1985
IRM 104	Alarm*	Strength ‎(7", Single, Cop)	I.R.S. Records	IRM 104	UK	1985

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A1	Knife Edge	5:06
A2	Strength Written-By – The Alarm	5:34
A3	Dawn Chorus	5:24
A4	Spirit Of '76	7:05
B1	Deeside	3:08
B2	Father To Son	4:04
B3	Only The Thunder	4:06
B4	The Day The Ravens Left The Tower	4:45
B5	Walk Forever By My Side Arranged By [Brass] – Dave Bitelli	3:32

Companies, etc.

• Recorded At – Marcus Recording Studios
• Mixed At – Battery Studios, London
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – I.R.S. Records Ltd.
• Copyright (c) – I.R.S. Records Ltd.

Credits

• Bass – Eddie Macdonald
• Design – Lewis Evans
• Drums – Nigel Twist
• Engineer – Nigel Luby
• Guitar – David Sharp*
• Keyboards – Rupert Black
• Management – Ian Wilson
• Mixed By – Mike Howlett, Nigel Luby
• Photography By – Kevin Cummins
• Producer – Mike Howlett
• Vocals – Mike Peters
• Written-By – MacDonald* (tracks: A1, A3 to B5), Peters* (tracks: A1, A3 to B5)

Notes

Recorded at Marcus Studios, London, in June and July '85 and mixed at Battery 4 in August '85.
Comes with printed inner sleeve.
Made in Holland

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Label Side A): 24-026673-1
• Matrix / Runout (Label Side B): 24-026673-2
• Matrix / Runout (Runout Side A - stamped - variant 1): 24-026673-1A1 A
• Matrix / Runout (Runout Side B - stamped - variant 1): 24-026673-1B1 A
• Matrix / Runout (Runout Side A - stamped - variant 2): 24-26673-1A-1 B
• Matrix / Runout (Runout Side B - stamped - variant 2): 24-26673-1B-1 A
• Rights Society: BIEM / STEMRA
• Label Code: LC 7014
• Price Code (boxed): CB 291
• Other (circled): 57

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
MIRF 1004	Alarm*	Strength ‎(LP, Album)	I.R.S. Records	MIRF 1004	UK	1985
28AP 3114	Alarm*	Strength ‎(LP, Album)	I.R.S. Records	28AP 3114	Japan	1985
CSCS 6087	Alarm*	Strength ‎(CD, Album, RE)	CBS/Sony	CSCS 6087	Japan	1991
IRS-5666	Alarm*	Strength ‎(LP, Album, Club)	I.R.S. Records	IRS-5666	Canada	1985
DMIRF 1004	Alarm*	Strength ‎(CD, Album, Mis)	I.R.S. Records	DMIRF 1004	UK	1985