Strength (The Alarm album)
1985 studio album by The Alarm / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Strength is the second studio album by The Alarm, released in 1985 on IRS Records. The single "Strength" was released before the album, reaching #40 on the UK singles chart.[citation needed] This was followed after the album release by "Spirit of '76", which reached #22 and saw the band on Top of the Pops and in various other TV appearances.[citation needed] "Knife Edge" was the final single from the album to be released, just failing to reach the top 40.[citation needed]
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Strength | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1985 | |||
Recorded | Marcus Studios, London, June and July 1985 | |||
Genre | Rock, new wave | |||
Length | 48:08 | |||
Label | IRS Records | |||
Producer | Mike Howlett | |||
The Alarm chronology | ||||
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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.
Strength 1985-1986 is a remastered double-CD set featuring the original album, unreleased studio sessions, and 12" mixes issued in 2019.