The Adverts

Their first gig was as support to Generation X on 15 Jan '77 at The Roxy[?] in London; their last was at Slough College on 27 Oct '79.

T.V. Smith[?] (singing/guitar) and Gaye Advert[?] (bass), both from the same small town in Devon, were the band's core members and driving force. Other members of the band were:

• Guitar: Howard Pickup[?] (Jan '77 - Aug '79), Paul Martinez[?] (Sep '79 - Oct '79)
• Drums: Laurie Driver[?] (Jan '77 - Feb '78), Jon Towe[?] (Feb '78 - Apr '78), Rod Latter[?] (Apr '78 - Aug '79), Rick Martinez[?] (Sep '79 - Oct '79)
• Keyboards: Tim Cross[?] (Feb '79 - Oct '79)

Discography

• 29 Apr '77: 7" single One Chord Wonders / Quickstep (Stiff Records BUY13)
• 24 Jun '77: Bored Teenagers featured on the Roxy compilation LP (Harvest Records SHSP4069)
• 19 Aug '77: 7" single Gary Gilmore's Eyes / Bored Teenagers (Anchor Records ANC1043)
• 28 Oct '77: 7" single Safety In Numbers / We Who Wait (Anchor Records ANC1047)
• 20 Jan '78: 7" single No Time To Be Twenty-One / New Day Dawning (Bright Records BRI ...)
• 17 Feb '78: LP Crossing The Red Sea With The Adverts (Bright Records BRI201)
• 10 Nov '78: 7" single Television's Over / Back From The Dead (RCA Records PB5128)
• 1 Jun '79: 7" single My Place / New Church (RCA Records PB5160)
• 12 Oct '79: LP Cast of Thousands (RCA Records PL25246)
• 19 Oct '79: 7" single Cast Of Thousands / I Will Walk You Home (RCA Records PB5191)