With their raw, enthusiastic immaturity, The Adverts were a bright, though short-lived, light of the punk era, distinguished by the fact that their bassist, Gayle Advert, was one of the first female stars of punk rockThe Adverts' debut is surely one of the great overlooked UK punk albums of the late 70's. The Adverts, led by the Rotten/Strummer-isms of front man T.V. Smith, recorded great, arty, fast and loud punk clamor rooted in anomie "Bored Teenagers", class consciousness "Safety in Numbers" and comic book horror "Gary Gilmore's Eyes"(their biggest hit, reaching 18).What you have here is the definitive record of the "Crossing The Red Sea" period, comprising for the first time every recording The Adverts made before setting to work on their second album. It comprises all 13 tracks recorded for Crossing The Red Sea including a version of Gary Gilmore's Eyes originally intended for a US version of the album, and New Day Dawning, which was held back for the B-side of No Time To Be 21.In Addition the record also includes all the earlier versions of songs released as singles before the album appeared, and all the B-sides as well as six never been heard live tracks, taken from a gig at The Roundhouse in London in early 1978. Standard Jewel Case.