The Adverts - Crossing The Red Sea With The Adverts

Original Release Date

1978

Release Information

UK LP 1978 (Bright - BRL 201)

A1 One Chord Wonders 2:49
A2 Bored Teenagers 1:44
A3 New Church 2:26
A4 On The Roof 3:01
A5 Newboys 3:12
A6 Bombsite Boy 3:28
B1 No Time To Be 21 2:36
B2 Safety In Numbers 3:15
B3 Drowning Men 2:40
B4 On Wheels 3:17
B5 Great British Mistake 3:48

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UK CD 2002 (The Devil's Own Jukebox - SDEVIL 901 CD). Sub-titled Ultimate Edition

1 One Chord Wonders 2:49
2 Bored Teenagers 1:44
3 New Church 2:26
4 On The Roof 3:01
5 Newboys 3:12
6 Gary Gilmore's Eyes 2:17
7 Bombsite Boy 3:28
8 No Time To Be 21 2:36
9 Safety In Numbers 3:15
10 New Day Dawning 2:40
11 Drowning Men 2:18
12 On Wheels 3:17
13 Great British Mistake 3:48
Singles
14 One Chord Wonders 2:36
15 Quickstep 3:18
16 Gary Gilmore's Eyes 2:13
17 Bored Teenagers 1:54
18 Safety In Numbers 3:31
19 We Who Wait 2:02
Live
20 On Wheels 4:09
21 Newboys 3:24
22 New Church 2:26
23 Gary Gilmore's Eyes 2:20
24 Drowning Men 2:05
25 No Time To Be 21 2:39

Chart Placings

UK Chart Hit: 38, 1wk

Credits

LP:

Howard Pickup
T.V. Smith
Gaye Advert
Laurie Driver

Produced by John Leckie

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CD:

Tracks 1-13 Produced by John Leckie, Tracks 14-17 Produced by Larry Wallis & Tracks 18-19 Produced by Miles

Mastering and live tape restoration by Serendipity

Howard Pickup
T.V. Smith
Gaye Advert
Laurie Driver

Additional Credits

CD Tracks:

1-5,7-9,11-13 original album tracks
6: Gary Gilmore's Eyes 7" , LP outtake 1978 (issued as 7" in 1983)
14-15: One Chord Wonders 7", released April 1977
16-17: Gary Gilmore's Eyes 7", released August 1977
18-19: Safety In Numbers 7", released November 1977
20-25: Live recordings

Reviews & Opinions

PUNKY GIBBON: A vital record, recorded with their best line-up. Not pubby (like a lot of British punk at the time), this is the real deal. The band's lack of professionalism makes for edgy yet melodic punk, and excellent production embellishes the poetic quality of the songs, which include new versions of 'One Chord Wonders' and 'Bored Teenagers' and a host of equally impressive songs in a similar vein. 11 ragged snapshots that capture the excitement of the time as much as the The Clash or the Sex Pistols.

JOE YOUNG/IRA ROBBINS, THE TROUSER PRESS RECORD GUIDE, 1991: In its own way, Red Sea is the equal of the first Sex Pistols or Clash LP, a hasty statement that captures an exciting time. Smith's tunes almost all offer a new wrinkle on issues of the day; when they fall into a rut, as in "Bored Teenagers", his breathy, urgent vocals compensate. It's too bad the original album didn't include the ghoulishly funny "Gary Gilmore's Eyes," a wicked single about a blind person who receives a transplant from you-know-(but-may-not-remember)-who.

RECORD COLLECTOR, 1990: The Adverts' debut long player somehow got cruelly overlooked when the plaudits were handed out for classic punk albums. But a classic it most certainly is... [read full review here]

Additional Notes

In addition to the normal black vinyl, the first pressing also contained 500 on red (confusingly, the 1981 repress also had some on red). The Ultimate Edition has great sound, but unfortunately buggers about with the track sequencing, completely ruining the album "feel".

Images

UK LP 1978 (Bright - BRL 201). Black or red vinyl. Click here for more

UK CD 2002 (The Devil's Own Jukebox - SDEVIL 901 CD). Sub-titled Ultimate Edition. Click here for more