Strength (The Alarm album)
album by The Alarm
Strength is the second studio album by Welsh rock band the Alarm, released in 1985 on IRS Records. The single "Strength" was released before the album, reaching No. 40 on the UK Singles Chart. This was followed after the album release by "Spirit of '76", which reached No. 22 and saw the band on Top of the Pops and in various other TV appearances. "Knife Edge" was the final single from the album to be released, just failing to reach the top 40, peaking at #43.
The album was initially released on vinyl LP, vinyl picture disc and cassette. As technology improved, a CD version was released.
An extended remastered version was released in 2000, with a revised track listing, B-sides and previously unreleased recordings, plus new and original artwork, photos, lyrics, sleeve notes by Mike Peters and interactive programming information to play the album in its original form.
Alt-Strength is a full set of demos that was released as a double-CD set on 12 November 2001.
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