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The Libertines were a British rock band, formed in London in 1997 by frontmen Carl Barât (vocals/guitar) and Pete Doherty (vocals/guitar). The band, centred on the songwriting partnership of Barat and Doherty, also included John Hassall (bass) and Gary Powell (drums) for most of its recording career. The band was part of the garage rock revival and spearheaded the movement in the UK. The band gained some notoriety in the early 2000s. Although their mainstream success was initially limited, their profile soon grew, culminating in a No. 2 single and No. 1 album on the UK Charts. In December 2004, their self-titled second album was voted the second best album of the year by ''NME'' magazine. Both of their full-length LPs were produced by Mick Jones, of the British punk band The Clash. In spite of their critical success as well as decent commercial success, the band's music was often eclipsed by its internal conflicts, stemming from Doherty's addictions to crack cocaine and heroin, which eventually led to the breakup of the band. Doherty has since stated that the breakup of the band was due to relationship difficulties between Barât and himself that were not related to his drug addictions. The members of The Libertines went on to form new bands with varying degrees of commercial and critical success. In August 2010, the four members of The Libertines reunited to play a series of shows, including slots at the 2010 Reading and Leeds Festivals. The reunion shows received a highly positive response from the press and fans.

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2010-08-28: Reading Festival,… Live 2010 itunes amazon
Time for Heroes: The Best of The… Compilation 2007-10-29 itunes amazon
What Became of the Likely Lads EP 2004-11-17 itunes amazon
What Became of the Likely Lads Single 2004-10-24 itunes amazon
Live @ the Opera House, Ottawa Live 2004-10-12 itunes amazon
The Observer: Exclusive 5 Track CD EP 2004-09-26 itunes amazon
The Libertines Album 2004-08-30 itunes amazon
Can't Stand Me Now Single 2004-08-09 itunes amazon
Don't Look Back Into the Sun EP 2003-09-29 itunes amazon
Don't Look Back Into the Sun Single 2003-08-18 itunes amazon
I Get Along EP 2003-08-05 itunes amazon
Time for Heroes EP 2003-03-05 itunes amazon
Time for Heroes Single 2003-01-13 itunes amazon
The Babyshambles Sessions Other 2003 itunes amazon
Up the Bracket Album 2002-10-21 itunes amazon
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