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Advantage (album)

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Advantage
Studio album by
Released1983
RecordedFall 1982
StudioRockfield (Rockfield, Wales)
GenrePost-punk, industrial
Length40:47
LabelPolydor
ProducerHugh Jones
Clock DVA chronology
Passions Still Aflame
(1982)
Advantage
(1983)
Buried Dreams
(1989)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Advantage is the third studio album and second LP by Clock DVA, released in 1983 by Polydor Records.[2] Singles from it were "Breakdown" and "Resistance". A video was filmed for the song "Resistance", directed by Peter Care.

Track listing

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All lyrics are written by Adi Newton; all music is composed by Clock DVA

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Tortured Heroine"5:10
2."Beautiful Losers"4:26
3."Resistance"3:50
4."Eternity in Paris"5:49
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."The Secret Life of the Big Black Suit"3:36
2."Breakdown"4:25
3."Dark Encounter"7:26
4."Poem"6:05
CD issue bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
9."Noises in Limbo"5:17
10."Black Angel's Death Song" (The Velvet Underground cover)3:22
11."Resistance" (12" mix)5:48
12."Breakdown" (12" mix)5:44

Personnel

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Adapted from the Advantage liner notes.[3]

Release history

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Region Date Label Format Catalog
United Kingdom 1983 Polydor CS, LP POLS 1082
Germany 1989 Interfisch CD, LP SETH 006
Italy 1992 Contempo CD CONTE 191

References

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  1. ^ Farley, Keith. "Clock DVA: Advantage > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  2. ^ Grant, Steven; Robbins, Ira (2007). "Clock DVA". Trouser Press. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  3. ^ Advantage (sleeve). Clock DVA. London, United Kingdom: Polydor Records. 1983.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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