ADVERTS Crossing The Red Sea With The Adverts LP BRIGHT 1978 UK reissue BUL2
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THE ADVERTS
One of the very best acts to come out of the first wave of English punk, with a stellar debut single, "One Chord Wonders." With their raw, enthusiastic immaturity, the Adverts were a bright, though short-lived, light of the punk era, distinguished by the fact that their bassist, Gaye Advert, was one of the first female stars of punk rock. After they (barely) mastered one chord, the Adverts began playing at London's Roxy Club in 1976, where they quickly came to the attention of the Damned's guitarist Brian James. James offered the band an opening spot on the Damned's tour and directed them toward Stiff Records.....
"CROSSING THE RED SEA WITH THE ADVERTS"<reissue, originally published in 1978>
LP BRIGHT RECORDS BUL 2
MADE IN ENGLAND 1988 REPRESSING
SINGLE SLEEVE
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Barcode: 5 011663017613
LABEL: BRIGHT - BLACK LABEL - WHITE TEXT
Catalog on cover: BUL 2
Catalog on labels: BUL 2 (BUL 2-A) / BUL 2 (BUL 2-B)
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): BUL-2-A-1 MT.1 DAMONT
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): BUL-2-B-1 MT.1 DAMONT
On labels: rim text reads "All rights...........prohibited"
All tracks written by T.V. Smith
? 1988 © 1978
Manufactured, marketed and distributed in the UK by PRT Ltd
On back cover: Produced by John Leckie
PRT Distribution (boxed)
tracklisting
Side A: ONE CHORD WONDERS - BORED TEENAGERS - NEW CHURCH
ON THE ROOF - NEWBOYS - BOMBSITE BOY
Side B: NO TIME TO BE 21 - SAFETY IN NUMBERS - DROWNING MEN
ON WHEELS - GREAT BRITISH MISTAKE - GARY GILMORE'S EYES*
*bonus track, not on original release
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RECORD EX but (please, read above description)
SLEEVE EX but (please, see pictures and read above description)
A devastating debut, one of the finest albums not only of the punk era, but of the 1970s as a whole, Crossing the Red Sea With the Adverts was the summation of a year's worth of gigging, honing a repertoire that -- jagged, jarring, and frequently underplayed though it was -- nevertheless bristled with hits, both commercial and cultural. "No Time to Be 21," "One Chord Wonders," and "Bored Teenagers" were already established among the most potent rallying cries of the entire new wave, catch phrases for a generation that had no time for anthems; "Bombsite Boy," "Safety in Numbers," and "Great British Mistake" offered salvation to the movement's disaffected hordes; and the whole thing was cut with such numbingly widescreen energy that, even with the volume down, it still shakes the foundations. The band's original vision saw a rerecording of "Gary Gilmore's Eyes," a Top 20 hit during summer 1977, included on the album -- it was dropped (for space considerations) at the last minute. Several early '80s reissues of the album attempted to rectify the omission by appending the single version to side two of the LP...(AllMusic)
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