HELLO YOU ARE LOOKING TO BUY RARE THE ALARM PICTURE DISC CD ELECTRIC FOLKLORE LIVE RELEASED ON I.R.S. RECORDS IN 1988 UPC: 076741910823. THIS TITLE IS A FIRST PRESSING- NOT A REISSUE.  IT IS OUT OF PRINT. THIS ITEM IS IN OVERALL NEAR MINT CONDITION. THE DISC HAS NO SCRATCHES. FRONT BOOKLET AND REAR TRAY INSERT ARE PERFECT. THE JEWELCASE IS 100% INTACT- NO DRILLHOLES, SAWCUTS OR BROKEN PIECES. CD IS NOT SEALED, BUT COMES IN A POLYBAG SLEEVE. INTERNATIONAL BUYERS PLEASE INQUIRE FOR SHIPPING RATES. THANKS FOR LOOKING AND HAPPY BUYING! SEE OUR OTHER ITEMS FOR THIS ARTIST

The Alarm chose to address the career crisis precipitated by their declining record sales by emphasizing their live act in the form of this six-song EP, recorded in concert at the Wang Center for the Performing Arts in Boston on April 26, 1988. Lead singer Mike Peters took the opportunity to criticize American radio and quote Woody Guthrie. The set effectively demonstrated that the group was a powerhouse live, but did not in itself reverse their fortunes, getting to #62 in the U.K., and, in the U.S., where nobody's ever understood what EPs are for, only #167. What they really needed was a hit, and it was getting hard to understand why a band that seemed to want to write an anthem every time out couldn't get one. ~  All Music Guide Title: Electric Folklore: LiveArtist: The AlarmRelease Date: 1988Re-Released On: 3/6/1989Label: IRS, MCADuration: 41:38 Rescue Me Strength Rain in the Summertime Spirit of '76 Permanence in Change Blaze of Glory