The Adverts foi uma banda punk inglesa formada 1976 e que terminou no final de 1979. Eles foram uma das primeiras bandas a tocar punk rock e concomitantemente desfrutar o sucesso comercial.
A banda foi formada em 1976 por T.V Smith e Gaye Advert. Smith e Advert eram ambos de Bideford, uma pequena cidade costeira, em Devon. Depois de se mudar para Londres, os dois jovens punks recrutaram o guitarrista Pickup e o baterista Driver e The Adverts nasceram.
| Origin | London, England |
|---|---|
| Genres | Punk rock |
| Years active | 1976–1979 |
| Labels | Stiff Records Anchor Records Bright (subsidiary of CBS Records) RCA Records |
| Associated acts | T.V. Smith's Explorers Cheap |
| Past members | |
| Tim Smith ('T. V. Smith') Gaye Black ('Gaye Advert') Howard Boak ('Howard Pickup') Laurie Muscat ('Laurie Driver') Jon Towe Rod Latter Tim Cross Paul Martinez Rick Martinez | |
Discography
Albums
Crossing the Red Sea with the Adverts (17 February 1978: Bright Records BRL201) UK #38[20]
- Cast Of Thousands (12 October 1979: RCA Records PL25246)
- Live At The Roxy Club (1990: Receiver)
- The Wonders Don’t Care: The complete radio recordings (1997: Burning Airlines)
Appearances on various artist compilations
- "Bored Teenagers" featured on the Live at the Roxy WC2 compilation album (24 June 1977: Harvest Records SHSP4069) UK #24[21]
- "Gary Gilmore's Eyes" featured on the 20 of Another Kind compilation album (1979: Polydor Records POLS1006) UK #45[22]
- "One Chord Wonders" and "Gary Gilmore's Eyes" featured on the No Thanks! The '70s Punk Rebellion box set (2003: Rhino Records B0000DD539)
Singles
- "One Chord Wonders" / "Quickstep" (29 April 1977: Stiff Records BUY13)
- "Gary Gilmore's Eyes" / "Bored Teenagers" (19 August 1977: Anchor Records ANC1043) UK #18[20]
- "Safety In Numbers" / "We Who Wait" (28 October 1977: Anchor Records ANC1047)
- "No Time To Be 21" / "New Day Dawning" (20 January 1978: Bright Records BR1) UK #34[20]
- "Television's Over" / "Back From The Dead" (10 November 1978: RCA Records PB5128)
- "My Place" / "New Church" (1 June 1979: RCA Records PB5160)
- "Cast Of Thousands" / "I Will Walk You Home" (19 October 1979: RCA Records PB5191)
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