{"product_id":"809236001382","title":"Boys, The \"Alternative Chartbusters\"","description":"\u003cp\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 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","brand":"---","offers":[{"title":"VINYL","offer_id":44026950090927,"sku":"809236001382","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0552\/8833\/2463\/files\/4335509-3178204.jpg?v=1718930871","url":"https:\/\/endofanear.sbs\/products\/809236001382","provider":"End Of An Ear","version":"1.0","type":"link"}