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The Adverts

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Years Active
1976 – 1979 (3 years)
Founded In
London, England, United Kingdom
The Adverts were an English punk rock band who formed in 1976 and broke up in 1979. They are mainly remembered for their singles "One Chord Wonders" and "Gary Gilmore's Eyes". "Gary Gilmore's Eyes" reached the UK top 20 in August 1977. Their first gig was to support Generation X on January 15, 1977 at The Roxy in London; their last was at Slough College on October 27, 1979. When the Adverts finally split up, T.V. Smith continued with Tim Cross forming as TV Smith's Explorers, then Cheap, and finally through the 1990s to date performing as… read more
The Adverts were an English punk rock band who formed in 1976 and broke up in 1979. They are mainly remembered for their singles "One Chord Wonders" and "Gary Gilmore's Eyes". "Gary Gilmore's Eyes" reached the UK top 20 in August 1977. Their first gig w… read more
The Adverts were an English punk rock band who formed in 1976 and broke up in 1979. They are mainly remembered for their singles "One Chord Wonders" and "Gary Gilmore's Eyes". "Gary Gilmore's Eyes" reached the UK top 20 in August 1977. Their first gig was to support Generation X on January 15, 1977 at The Roxy in London; th… read more

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1 Play track Anthology Gary Gilmore's Eyes
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 308 listeners
2 Play track Crossing the Red Sea With The Adverts Bored Teenagers
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3 Play track Crossing the Red Sea With The Adverts One Chord Wonders
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4 Play track Crossing the Red Sea With The Adverts No Time to Be 21
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5 Play track Crossing the Red Sea With The Adverts New Church
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6 Play track Crossing the Red Sea With The Adverts Safety in Numbers
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7 Play track Anthology Back from the Dead
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8 Play track Crossing the Red Sea With The Adverts Great British Mistake
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9 Play track Crossing the Red Sea With The Adverts On the Roof
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10 Play track Crossing the Red Sea With The Adverts Newboys
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Albums

  1. 41,101 listeners

    17 Feb 1978 · 11 tracks

    Crossing the Red Sea With The Adverts
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  2. 41,101 listeners

    1 Mar 1978 · 25 tracks

    CROSSING THE RED SEA
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  3. 19,567 listeners

    4 Mar 2003 · 38 tracks

    Anthology
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  4. 6,992 listeners

    12 Oct 1979 · 10 tracks

    Cast of Thousands
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