About
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 a solo artist. Adverts' guitarist Howard Pickup (Howard Boak, Born 1951) died in 1997 of a brain tumor. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
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The Adverts
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 Read more on Last.fm
1976 — 1
Releases
Rehearsal Tape
2024 · 0 tracks
Gary Gilmore’s Eyes (Live)
2020 · 0 tracks
CROSSING THE RED SEA
2017 · 25 tracks
Cast Of Thousands [Explicit]
2017 · 12 tracks
The Adverts - Cast of Thousands (The Ultimate Edition)
2010 · 30 tracks
Live at The Roxy
2007 · 12 tracks
The Wonders Don't Care
2007 · 18 tracks
Cast Of Thousands - The Ultimate Edition
2005 · 30 tracks
Live And Loud !!
2005 · 12 tracks
Anthology
2003 · 37 tracks
The Best of the Adverts
1998 · 16 tracks
Singles Compilation
1998 · 14 tracks
The Punk Singles Collection
1997 · 14 tracks
The Peel Sessions
1987 · 5 tracks
My Place
1979 · 2 tracks
Television's Over
1978 · 2 tracks