Eye of the Hurricane (The Alarm album)
| Eye of the Hurricane | ||||
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| Released | 19 October 1987 | |||
| Recorded | 1987 | |||
| Genre | Rock, new wave | |||
| Length | 40:56 (original release) | |||
| Label | I.R.S. | |||
| Producer | John Porter, The Alarm | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| New Musical Express | 6/10 |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | |
Eye of the Hurricane is the third studio album by the Welsh band the Alarm, released in October 1987 on I.R.S. Records in North America. The following month, the label issued the album in the United Kingdom. It was one of the albums affected by an import ban pursuant to an agreement with the British Phonographic Industry and Mechanical-Copyright Protection Society on import licenses. "Rain in the Summertime" was released as the lead single from the album and reached both the UK and US single charts.
Eye of the Hurricane was the band's first studio album in two years and the material was divided into a "Folklore" side and an "Electric" side. The album was initially released on vinyl LP and cassette, reaching number 23 in the UK charts and number 77 in the US charts. A CD version was released later the same year and in 2000 an extended re-mastered version was released, including extra tracks.