{"product_id":"the-boys-alternative-chartbusters-lp","title":"The Boys - Alternative Chartbusters LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA 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 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’.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Call of the Void (UK)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54387915063589,"sku":"ybz1793847033262","price":19.52,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1003\/0864\/8229\/files\/the-boys---alternative-chartbusters-lp_1.jpg?v=1793847043","url":"https:\/\/miashade.shop\/products\/the-boys-alternative-chartbusters-lp","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}