Alarma Records
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Alarma Records is a sublabel of Frontline Records
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Alarma! Records and Tapes was originally formed in 1983 by the band Daniel Amos
, with musician Tom Howard
, for the release of their Doppelgänger
album. The name of the label comes from the band's 1981 album ¡Alarma!
and the series of four albums that were part of The ¡Alarma! Chronicles
.
It was later reformed by the Frontline Music Group in the late 1980s.
Frontline Records (1980s)
Frontline Records was a Christian record label founded in 1986 by James Kempner. The label focused primarily on modern rock, rap, and hip-hop...
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Alarma! Records and Tapes was originally formed in 1983 by the band Daniel Amos
Daniel Amos
Daniel Amos is a rock band formed in 1974 by Terry Scott Taylor on guitars and vocals, Marty Dieckmeyer on bass guitar, Steve Baxter on guitars and Jerry Chamberlain on lead guitars. Current members include bassist Tim Chandler, guitarist Greg Flesch and drummer Ed McTaggart...
, with musician Tom Howard
Tom Howard (musician)
Tom Howard was an American pianist, musical arranger and orchestral conductor.In 1983, Howard helped the rock band Daniel Amos form the Alarma! Records label....
, for the release of their Doppelgänger
Doppelgänger (Daniel Amos album)
Doppelgänger is the title of a 1983 album by rock band Daniel Amos, released on Alarma! Records.Doppelgänger was a much darker, more haunting album than the album that preceded it, ¡Alarma!....
album. The name of the label comes from the band's 1981 album ¡Alarma!
¡Alarma!
¡Alarma! is a 1981 album by rock band Daniel Amos, released on Newpax Records.¡Alarma!, released weeks after the band's Beatles/Beach Boys influenced Horrendous Disc, took a decidedly New Wave direction along the lines of Elvis Costello or Talking Heads.Lyrically, the album contains social...
and the series of four albums that were part of The ¡Alarma! Chronicles
The ¡Alarma! Chronicles
The ¡Alarma! Chronicles is the name of a short story written by Terry Scott Taylor.The story was originally included in four albums released by the rock band Daniel Amos...
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It was later reformed by the Frontline Music Group in the late 1980s.
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