| Advantage | ||||
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| Released | 1983 | |||
| Recorded | Fall 1982 | |||
| Studio | Rockfield (Rockfield, Wales) | |||
| Genre | Post-punk, industrial | |||
| Length | 40:47 | |||
| Label | Polydor | |||
| Producer | Hugh Jones | |||
| Clock DVA chronology | ||||
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| 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.
All lyrics are written by Adi Newton; all music is composed by Clock DVA
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Tortured Heroine" | 5:10 |
| 2. | "Beautiful Losers" | 4:26 |
| 3. | "Resistance" | 3:50 |
| 4. | "Eternity in Paris" | 5:49 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
Adapted from the Advantage liner notes. [3]
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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 |
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