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The Adverts

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The Adverts was 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

Top songs

  1. Gary Gilmore's Eyes
  2. One Chord Wonders
  3. Bored Teenagers
  4. No Time to Be 21
  5. New Church
  6. Safety in Numbers
  7. On the Roof
  8. Great British Mistake
  9. Drowning Men
  10. Bombsite Boy
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  1. Newboys
  2. On Wheels
  3. We Who Wait
  4. Back from the Dead
  5. New Day Dawns
  6. New Day Dawning
  7. Television's Over
  8. My Place
  9. Cast of Thousands
  10. Quickstep
  11. I Will Walk You Home
  12. The Adverts
  13. I Surrender
  14. Love Songs
  15. Fate Of Criminals
  16. I Looked at the Sun
  17. Male Assault
  18. Gary Gilmore's Eyes (live)
  19. Newsboys
  20. New Church (live)
  21. No Time to Be 21 (live)
  22. New Boys
  23. Quick Step
  24. One Chord Wonders - Radio Edit
  25. Bored Teenagers (live)
  26. Gary Gilmore’s Eyes
  27. Bobmbsite Boy
  28. On Wheels (live)
  29. Newboys (Live)
  30. Drowning Men (live)
  31. The Great British Mistake
  32. Bombsite Boys
  33. Gary Gilmore's Eyes (Single)
  34. Gary Gilmore's Eyes - Radio Edit
  35. Safety In Numbers - Radio Edit
  36. No Time To Be
  37. Bored Teenagers - Radio Edit
  38. Gary Gilmore's Eyes (single version)
  39. Gary Gilmore's Eyes - Live
  40. On Wheels - Live
  41. Gary Gilmores Eyes
  42. Gary Gilmore's Eyes [Live]
  43. Newboys - Live
  44. Television's Over (single version)
  45. New Church - Live
  46. One Chord Wonders (Live)
  47. No Time To Be 21 - Live
  48. Drowning Men - Live
  49. One Chord Wonders (Single)
  50. One Chord Wonders (single version)
  51. Television's Over - Single Version
  52. Bored Teenagers (Single)
  53. Gary Gilmore's Eyes (Single Edit)
  54. Safety In Numbers (Live)
  55. One Chord Wonders (Single Edit)
  56. Safety in Numbers (single version)
  57. Great British Mistake (Live)
  58. We Who Wait (Single)
  59. Bored Teenagers (single version)
  60. New Boys (live)
  61. Safety In Numbers (Single)
  62. Quickstep (Single)
  63. New Day Dawning (Live)
  64. Quickstep (single version)
  65. We Who Wait (single version)
  66. Gary Gilmore's Eyes (Radio Edit)
  67. Quick Step (Live)
  68. Quickstep (Single Edit)
  69. Gary Gilmore's Eyes - Live At The Roxy Club, London
  70. On The Roof (Live)
  71. No Time To Be 21 [Live]
  72. Bombsite Boys (Live)
  73. Gary Gillmore's Eyes
  74. Bored Teenagers (Single Edit)
  75. Gary Gilmour's Eyes
  76. One Chord Wonders (Radio Edit)
  77. We Who Wait (Single Edit)
  78. Gary Gilmore’s Eyes (Live)
  79. Safety in Numbers (Single Edit)
  80. Quickstep (Bonus Track Single)
  81. Cast of Thousands (single version)
  82. One the Roof
  83. Gary Gilmour's Eyes - John Peel Session
  84. On Wheels (Live Version)
  85. Fate Of Criminal
  86. Gary Gilmores Eyes - Live
  87. Newboys (Live Version)
  88. Television's Over (Single)
  89. One Chord Wonders - Live
  90. Bored Teenagers - Live At The Roxy Club, London

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