{"product_id":"alternative-chartbusters-can-lp","title":"Alternative Chartbusters (Can) [LP]","description":"\u003cp\u003eVinyl LP pressing. A punk classic, gloriously anthemic power pop from the cult UK outfit. On 17 March 1978, a mere six months after the release of their self-titled debut, The Boys second album \"Alternative Chartbusters\" was released (once again, produced by Dangerfield \u0026amp; Steel). As AllMusic recognises, \"Alternative Chartbusters\" was way ahead of it's time, a buried treasure that only got dusted off much later: \"Condemned at the time for offering up little more than a straight carbon copy of it's predecessor, the second Boys' album has since ascended to the pantheon of power pop greats, a combination of the band's own inestimable position at the forefront of what, by early 1978, was already a burgeoning movement, and their seemingly effortless grasp of the rudiments of, indeed, a great pop song.\" Along with the Sex Pistols, Clash and the Damned, The Boys were part of the first wave of the mid-1970's UK punk explosion. Armed with an arsenal of killer Steel\/Dangerfield songs The Boys became the first UK punk band to sign an album deal in January 1977 and subsequently released two albums, their self-titled debut and the follow-up \"Alternative Chartbusters\" in quick succession. Highly regarded by the music press and their contemporaries, yet somehow criminally ignored by a wider punk audience, unable to grasp their heritage of vintage rock 'n' roll that went back to Chuck Berry courtesy of The Beatles. Their well-crafted songs, together with Steel and Dangerfield's layered harmonies, even led to them being described as 'The Beatles of Punk'.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cdiv data-bt-autogen\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrickfield Nights\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUSI\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTaking On The World\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSway\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDo The Contract\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHeroine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNot Ready.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClassified Susie\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCP\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNeighbourhood Brats\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStop Stop Stop\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBackstage Pass\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTalking\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCast Of Thousands\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUPC:\u003c\/strong\u003e 809236001382\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Call Of The Void\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6.21.24\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vinyl\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Boys","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58291800047697,"sku":"214044","price":51.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/5023\/8545\/files\/4335509-3178204.jpg?v=1760734506","url":"https:\/\/apocalypsevinyl.com\/es\/products\/alternative-chartbusters-can-lp","provider":"Apocalypse Vinyl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}