In February 2004, Peters’ lineup of Alarm MM++ carried out a hoax on the British music industry by issuing “45 RPM” under the fictitious name The Poppy Fields . Peters, having garnered positive feedback for the song, decided to disassociate it from his veteran band to have it judged on its own merits, and recruited a young group called the Wayriders to lip-sync the song in the music video. The so-called Poppy Fields took “45 RPM” into the UK Top 30 before the hoax was revealed, setting the stage for the album In the Poppy Fields .
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