{"product_id":"boys-the-alternative-chartbusters-import-new-lp","title":"Boys, The - Alternative Chartbusters [IMPORT] – New LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA punk classic, gloriously anthemic power pop from the cult UK outfit. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ciframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 42px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=1972835165\/size=small\/bgcol=333333\/linkcol=0f91ff\/transparent=true\/\" seamless\u003eAlternative Chartbusters by The Boys\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn 17 March 1978, a mere six months after the release of their self-titled debut, The Boys second album \u003cem\u003eAlternative Chartbusters\u003c\/em\u003e was released (once again, produced by Dangerfield \u0026amp; Steel). \"...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' (AllMusic). 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 \u003cem\u003eAlternative Chartbusters\u003c\/em\u003e in quick succession.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Call of the Void Records (UK)","offers":[{"title":"Default","offer_id":45856346865730,"sku":"qam1793366126530","price":25.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0683\/9933\/3442\/files\/boys-the---alternative-chartbusters-import-new-lp_1.jpg?v=1793366135","url":"https:\/\/vividcladboutique.shop\/products\/boys-the-alternative-chartbusters-import-new-lp","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}