The Alarm are a Welsh rock band that formed in Rhyl, Wales, in 1981. Initially formed as a punk band, The Toilets, in 1977, under lead vocalist Mike Peters, the band soon embraced rock and included marked influences from Welsh language and culture. By opening for acts such as U2 and Bob Dylan, they became a popular band of the 1980s.
The Alarm's highest charting single in Britain was 1983's "Sixty Eight Guns", which reached number 17 in the UK Singles Chart. Their 1984 album, Declaration, which contained "Sixty Eight Guns", peaked at number six in the UK Albums Chart.
The Alarm's 40th Anniversary release, History Repeating, is a double CD featuring 44 of their biggest singles and greatest songs. Spanning all eras of The Alarm timeline, this collection brings together all of the band's "crown jewels" including a brand new and previously unreleased recording of the title track. History Repeating features all of the key tracks that have helped create The Alarm's phenomenal and loyally dedicated following.
CD 1
01. History Repeating
02. Two Rivers
03. Equals
04. Brighter Than the Sun
05. Heroine
06. Beautiful
07. Blood Red Viral Black
08. There Must Be a Way
09. In the Poppy Fields
10. Free Rock and Roll
11. A Breed Apart
12. Everafter
13. Direct Action
14. All Seeing
15. Alarm Calling
16. Three Sevens Clash
17. Raindown
18. Superchannel
19. New Home New Life
20. 45 RPM
21. The Drunk and the Disorderly
22. Close
CD 2
01. Flesh and Blood
02. Rise
03. Feel Free
04. Breathe
05. Raw
06. Love Don't Come Easy
07. A New South Wales
08. Sold Me Down The River
09. Presence of Love
10. Rescue Me
11. Rain in the Summertime
12. Knife Edge
13. Spirit of '76
14. Strength
15. Absolute Reality
16. The Chant Has Just Begun
17. The Deceiver
18. Where Were You Hiding When The Storm Broke?
19. Sixty Eight Guns
20. The Stand
21. Marching On
22. Unsafe Building
