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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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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Kerrang! | [2] |
Strength is the second studio album by the Alarm, released in 1985 on IRS Records. The single "Strength" was released before the album, reaching No. 40 on the UK Singles Chart.[citation needed] 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.[citation needed] "Knife Edge" was the final single from the album to be released, just failing to reach the top 40, peaking at #43.[citation needed]
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.
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "The Alarm Strength review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
- ^ Johnson, Howard (1 November 1985). "The Alarm 'Strength'". Kerrang!. Vol. 106. London, UK: Morgan Grampian. p. 22.