Alarm ‎– Declaration

RARE/2HAND VINYL LP ON I.R.S. 1984

I.R.S. ILP 25887, made in Germany with lyric inner sleeve.

Vinyl NM. Cover VG+.

The Alarm's first full-length album was, to a certain extent, a collection of the singles they had been releasing since October 1982: "Marching On," "The Stand," "Sixty Eight Guns" (number 17 U.K.), "Where Were You Hiding When the Storm Broke?" (number 22 U.K.) and "The Deceiver" (number 51 U.K.). As such, it had a strident, immediate appeal that was also somewhat relentless: the Alarm seemed to play every song as if it was the climax of their set. In the short term, that excited listeners, however; Declaration was a number six hit in England and broke through to the Top 50 in the U.S. In retrospect, it's more smoke than fire.

Tracklist

A1     Declaration     0:45
A2     Marching On     3:35
A3     Where Were You Hiding When The Storm Broke?     2:56
A4     Third Light     3:25
A5     Sixty Eight Guns     5:49
A6     We Are The Light     3:16
B1     Shout To The Devil     4:10
B2     Blaze Of Glory     6:04
B3     Tell Me     3:14
B4     The Deceiver     5:05
B5     The Stand (Prophecy)     1:15
B6     Howling Wind     6:44