other titles...
- Cast Of Thousands
- The Adverts
- My Place
- Male Assault
- Television's Over
- Fate Of Criminals
- Love Songs
- I Surrender
- I Looked At The Sun
- I Will Walk You Home
- Television's Over (single) (Bonus Download)
- Back From The Dead (Bonus Download)
- One Chord Wonders (radio) (Bonus Download)
- Bored Teenagers (radio) (Bonus Download)
- Gary Gilmore's Eyes (radio) (Bonus Download)
- Newboys (radio) (Bonus Download)
- Quickstep (radio) (Bonus Download)
- We Who Wait (radio) (Bonus Download)
- Ne Church (radio) (Bonus Download)
- Safety in Numbers (radio) (Bonus Download)
- Great British Mistake (radio) (Bonus Download)
- Fate of Criminals (radio) (Bonus Download)
- Television's Over (radio) (Bonus Download)
- Love Songs (radio) (Bonus Download)
- Back From The Dead (radio) (Bonus Download)
- I Surrender (radio) (Bonus Download)
- The Adverts (radio) (Bonus Download)
- I Looked At The Sun (radio) (Bonus Download)
- Cast of Thousands (radio) (Bonus Download)
- I Will Walk You Home (radio) (Bonus Download)
The Adverts
Cast of Thousands (2024 Repress)
Call Of The Void
Originally released to a fan base and music press that were unprepared for the band to move on from the punk fury of “Crossing The Red Sea”, The Adverts “Cast Of Thousands” has since been recognized as a lost classic of the time.
TV Smith’s cutting observational lyrics and sharp musical instincts saw his song writing grow and move in unexpected directions. The primal thumping was replaced by dynamic and driving drumming, acoustic guitars and probing solos emerged, and Tim Cross joined to add keyboards and fill out the overall sound. The one constant was the pounding throb of Gaye Advert’s bass. Encouraged to experiment by surprise producer Tom Newman (Mike Oldfield “Tubular Bells”) the band found themselves stretching creatively, both in song writing and recording techniques.