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The Adverts - Crossing The Red Sea With The Adverts in full

Steve plays The Adverts' 1978 punk classic in full, introduced with a classic interview with T.V. Smith.

Steve plays this 1978 punk classic in full introduced with a classic interview with T.V. Smith.

Crossing The Red Sea with The Adverts was the band's debut album, recorded at Abbey Road studios and featuring the tracks One Chord Wonders, No Time To Be 21 amongst others. Founded by T.V. Smith and bassist Gaye Advert then joined by guitarist Howard Boak and drummer Laurie Driver, the band were a formidable live act who toured with The Damned and Iggy Pop. Their debut album was a perfect storm, one of the finest punk albums of the decade and the only record the four would record together as the band had a line-up change soon after before disbanding after a disappointingly received second album.

1 hour

Music Played

  • The Breeders

    Divine Hammer

    • 4 A.D..
  • DEADLETTER

    Fall Of The Big Screen

    • Fall Of The Big Screen.
  • The Adverts

    One Chord Wonders

    • Crossing the Red Sea with The Adverts.
    • Bright.
    • 1.
  • The Adverts

    Bored Teenagers

    • Crossing the Red Sea with The Adverts.
    • Bright.
    • 2.
  • The Adverts

    New Church

    • Crossing the Red Sea with The Adverts.
    • Bright.
    • 3.
  • The Adverts

    On the Roof

    • Crossing the Red Sea with The Adverts.
    • Bright.
    • 4.
  • The Adverts

    Newboys

    • Crossing the Red Sea with The Adverts.
    • Bright.
    • 5.
  • The Adverts

    Bombsite Boy

    • Crossing the Red Sea with The Adverts.
    • Bright.
    • 6.
  • The Adverts

    No Time to Be 21

    • Crossing the Red Sea with The Adverts.
    • Bright.
    • 7.
  • The Adverts

    Safety in Numbers

    • Crossing the Red Sea with The Adverts.
    • Bright.
    • 8.
  • The Adverts

    Drowning Men

    • Crossing the Red Sea with The Adverts.
    • Bright.
    • 9.
  • The Adverts

    On Wheels

    • Crossing the Red Sea with The Adverts.
    • Bright.
    • 10.
  • The Adverts

    Great British Mistake

    • Crossing the Red Sea with The Adverts.
    • Bright.
    • 11.

Broadcast

  • Wed 3 Feb 2021 18:00