Advantage (album)

Advantage
Advantage
Studio album by Clock DVA
Released	1983
Recorded	Fall 1982
Studio	Rockfield (Rockfield, Wales)
Genre	Post-punk, industrial
Length	40:47
Label	Polydor
Producer	Hugh Jones
Clock DVA chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
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[edit]

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

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Tortured Heroine"	5:10
2.	"Beautiful Losers"	4:26
3.	"Resistance"	3:50
4.	"Eternity in Paris"	5:49

Side two
No.	Title	Length
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.	Title	Length
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[edit]

Adapted from the Advantage liner notes.^[3]

Clock DVA

Paul Browse – saxophone
John Valentine Carruthers – guitar
Dean Dennis – bass guitar
Adi Newton – vocals, trumpet, piano (B4), design
Nick Sanderson – drums, percussion

Additional musicians

David Heppenstall – cello (B4)
Katie Kissoon – backing vocals (B2, B3)

Production and additional personnel

Peter Anderson – photography
Peter Barrett – design
Hugh Jones – production, engineering, mixing (B4), keyboards

Release history[edit]

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[edit]

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

External links[edit]

Advantage at Discogs (list of releases)

[allmusic-1] Farley, Keith. "Clock DVA: Advantage > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 12 May 2016.

[trouserpress-2] Grant, Steven; Robbins, Ira (2007). "Clock DVA". Trouser Press. Retrieved 12 May 2016.

[linearnotes-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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v t e Clock DVA
Adi Newton John Valentine Carruthers Nick Sanderson
Studio albums	White Souls in Black Suits Thirst Advantage Buried Dreams Man-Amplified Digital Soundtracks Sign
Extended plays	Passions Still Aflame
Live albums	Transitional Voices
Compilation albums	Collective
Singles	"4 Hours" "Breakdown"