Alternative Chartbusters (reissue) vinyl

Following the initial success of their self-titled debut released in November of 1977, London's own punk pride The Boys would spend their first Christmas as a truly established band recording the seasonal single 'Run Rudolph Run' under their holiday moniker The Yobs. Entering into 1978 strong, their sophomore LP Alternative Chartbusters is often held in much higher regard than the band's pub-rock peer-reflecting debut, due to its fearless embracing of pop hooks and more melodious compositions, with the lead single 'Brickfield Nights' highly regarded as one of the quintessential pieces of early British power-pop-punk. While mostly ignored in their home country, this album cycle saw Boysmania engulf Europe, with grafitti popping up in Norway and garnering legions of followers across Holland, beginning to dry the cement on the band's already-in-the-making legacy.