"45 RPM" is a song written by Mike Peters and Steve Grantley.

The song was the first official release by the Alarm since 1991, although it was originally credited as a recording by the Poppy Fields.

[4] Radio 1 DJs such as Mark and Lard and Steve Lamacq were taken in by the stunt.

Music reviewers were raving about the Poppy Fields based on them being a bunch of punky teenagers.

Record company executives desperately wanted to find out more about the unheard band.