{"product_id":"vinyl-the-boys-alternative-chartbusters-digital-download-card","title":"The Boys - Alternative Chartbusters (Digital Download Card)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\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\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"mysite","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58363628814661,"sku":"COTV16.1","price":6.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1063\/8881\/6197\/files\/the-boys-music-vinyl-records-the-boys-alternative-chartbusters-digital-download-card-809236001382-cotv16-1-41381356470524.jpg?v=1782303518","url":"https:\/\/midnightukvinyl.com\/products\/vinyl-the-boys-alternative-chartbusters-digital-download-card","provider":"MIDNIGHT GROOVE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}