The Adverts debut album reviewed by Hugh Jarse in ZigZag, No, 82, March/April 1978.
Crossing the Red Sea with The Adverts
(Bright BRL 201)
Another of the original Roxy bands finally comes up with the album. At last groups like Gen X, Buzzcocks Shams, and the Advert are getting their albums out after providing 45 rpm and live highlights throughout ’77. The Adverts serve up some well-known vinyl faves (some redone) like “One Chord Wonders”, “Safety In Numbers”, “Bored Teenagers” and “No Time to be 21”, and songs that have been crying out to be recorded the more they’ve improved, like “Bombsite Boys” and “New Church”. Then there’s newer stuff like the great “On Wheels” and you end up with a strong playable-often debut album, TV Smith’s songs, which make up this set entirely, are fast, memorable and given a driving sonic bludgeon treatment. Will go far.
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