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Alternative Chartbusters

by The Boys

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  • Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    2024 reissue

    Includes unlimited streaming of Alternative Chartbusters via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    shipping out on or around May 3, 2024
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1.
Brickfield Nights 03:15
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2.
USI 01:46
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3.
Taking On The World 02:06
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4.
Sway 01:16
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5.
Do The Contract 02:03
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6.
Heroine 04:34
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7.
Not Ready 01:04
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8.
Classified Susie 02:26
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9.
TCP 02:07
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10.
Neighbourhood Brats 01:33
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11.
Stop Stop Stop 02:18
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12.
Backstage Pass 02:27
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13.
Talking 01:22
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14.
Cast Of Thousands 03:15
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15.
Teachers Pet (B-Side of Brickfield Nights) 02:23
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16.
School Days 02:26
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17.
Lies 02:41
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18.
She's No Angel 03:25
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19.
Silent Night 03:15
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about

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 & Steel). As AllMusic recognises, “Alternative Chartbusters” was way ahead of its 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 its 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’.

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releases May 3, 2024

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