Band Name: The Adverts
Music Album: Cast Of Thousands - The Ultimate Edition
Album Release Date: January 2005
Music Genre: Punk Rock New Wave
Record Label: The Devils Own Jukebox
Album Release Country: United Kingdom
Music Record Type: 30 Tracks CD
The Adverts were an English punk band who formed in 1976 and broke up in late 1979. They were one of the first punk bands to enjoy chart success in the UK; their 1977 single "Gary Gilmore's Eyes" reached No. 18 in the UK Singles Chart. The Virgin Encyclopedia of 70s Music described bassist Gaye Advert as the "first female punk star".
| Disc 1 - Cast Of Thousands | ||
| 1.1 | Cast Of Thousands | 5:26 |
| 1.2 | The Adverts | 3:06 |
| 1.3 | My Place | 2:49 |
| 1.4 | Male Assault | 2:26 |
| 1.5 | Television's Over | 3:17 |
| 1.6 | Fate Of Criminals | 3:09 |
| 1.7 | Love Songs | 2:27 |
| 1.8 | I Surrender | 3:02 |
| 1.9 | I Looked At The Sun | 4:15 |
| 1.10 | I Will Walk You Home | 4:04 |
| 1.11 | Television's Over (Single Version) | 3:20 |
| 1.12 | Back From The Dead | 1:41 |
| Disc 2 - The Complete Adverts Radio Sessions | ||
| 2.1 | One Chord Wonders | 2:30 |
| 2.2 | Bored Teenagers | 1:53 |
| 2.3 | Gary Gilmore's Eyes | 2:17 |
| 2.4 | Newboys | 3:20 |
| 2.5 | Quickstep | 3:19 |
| 2.6 | We Who Wait | 2:04 |
| 2.7 | New Church | 2:33 |
| 2.8 | Safety In Numbers | 3:22 |
| 2.9 | Great British Mistake | 3:33 |
| 2.10 | Fate Of Criminals | 3:09 |
| 2.11 | Television's Over | 3:22 |
| 2.12 | Love Songs | 2:35 |
| 2.13 | Back From The Dead | 1:39 |
| 2.14 | I Surrender | 3:07 |
| 2.15 | The Adverts | 3:18 |
| 2.16 | I Looked At The Sun | 4:28 |
| 2.17 | Cast Of Thousands | 4:59 |
| 2.18 | I Will Walk You Home | 4:43 |
The album is subtitled "The Ultimate Collection" on the front, but "The Ultimate Edition" on the back and on the spine.
CD1: Cast Of Thousands - The Ultimate Edition
Remastered edition of the 1979 LP The Adverts - Cast Of Thousands, with two bonus tracks from The Adverts - Television's Over / Back From The Dead single.
CD2: The Complete Adverts Radio Sessions:
Tracks 1-5 John Peel Show April 29, 1977; Tracks 6-9 John Peel Show August 30, 1977; Tracks 10-14 John Peel Show September 11, 1978; Tracks 15-18 John Peel Show November 12, 1979
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