 | A fine addition to the slate of PUNK SINGLES COLLECTION anthologies, this best-of set is an excellent overview of an underrated band despite a couple of omissions. The breathtakingly cynical "The Adverts" is one of the great lost postpunk songs and... |
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 | A simple but fiercely effective 16-track one-disc compilation, BEST OF THE ADVERTS shows why guitarist/songwriter T.V. Smith and bassist/singer Gaye Advert's band are one of the most under-appreciated bands of the first UK punk wave. In the midst of... |
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 | The Roxy was one of London's first and most influential punk clubs. Many bands not only cut their teeth at the venue but recorded seminal live sets there as well. 1977's LIVE AT THE ROXY is one of the earliest of these punk documents. Apparently... |
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 | Classic motor adverts from the Ford archives, features the legendary Jackie Stewart. |
 | The Adverts include: T.V. Smith, Gaye.Producers include: Tony Wilson, Malcolm Brown, John Sparrow.Engineers include: Bill Aitken, Mike Robinson, Dave Dade.Recorded between April 29, 1977 and November 12, 1979. Includes liner notes by Carlton P.... |
 | ANTHOLOGY includes a bonus disc containing a live recording at an unknown venue from 1978. |
 | Includes four bonus tracks.The Adverts' second album, 1979's CAST OF THOUSANDS, was roundly dismissed upon release. It sounded very little like the band's classic early singles, "One Chord Wonders" and "Gary Gilmore's Eyes." In retrospect, T.V.... |
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