''Advantage'' is the third studio album and second LP by
Clock DVA
Clock DVA are a musical group from Sheffield, England, whose style has touched on industrial music, industrial, post-punk, and Electronic body music, EBM. They formed in 1978 by Adi Newton (born Gary Coates) and Steven "Judd" Turner. Along with ...
, released in 1983 by
Polydor Records
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.
Singles from it were "
Breakdown" and "Resistance". A video was filmed for the song "Resistance", directed by
Peter Care
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Biograp ...
.
Track listing
Personnel
Adapted from the ''Advantage'' liner notes.
;Clock DVA
* Paul Browse – saxophone
*
John Valentine Carruthers
John Valentine Carruthers (born 1958 in Wortley, West Riding of Yorkshire) is an English musician, guitarist, and composer. He is mainly known for being a member of Siouxsie and the Banshees from mid-1984 until early 1987.
Early years
In the ear ...
– guitar
* Dean Dennis – bass guitar
* Adi Newton – vocals, trumpet, piano
(B4), design
*
Nick Sanderson – drums, percussion
;Additional musicians
* David Heppenstall – cello
(B4)
*
Katie Kissoon
Mac and Katie Kissoon are a pop soul duo, consisting of brother and sister Mac Kissoon (born Gerald Farthing, November 11, 1943, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago) and Katie Kissoon (born Katherine Farthing, March 11, 1951, Port of Spain).
Ea ...
– backing vocals
(B2, B3)
;Production and additional personnel
* Peter Anderson – photography
* Peter Barrett – design
*
Hugh Jones – production,
engineering
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,
mixing (B4), keyboards
Release history
References
External links
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1983 albums
Clock DVA albums
Albums produced by Hugh Jones (producer)
Polydor Records albums
Albums recorded at Rockfield Studios