TV Smith

T.V.Smith rose to prominence in the first wave of British punk rock as singer and songwriter for the Adverts who, after frequent early appearances at the seminal Roxy club in London in 1977, gained cult success with the Stiff single “One Chord Wonders.” This turned to notoriety when their next single, “Gary Gilmore’s Eyes” thrust them into the upper reaches of the U.K. charts. The album that followed in 1978, “Crossing the Red Sea with the Adverts” charted on its first week of release, and is generally considered to be one of the few genuine classics of the era.

T.V.Smith rose to prominence in the first wave of British punk rock as singer and songwriter for the Adverts who, after frequent early appearances at the seminal Roxy club in London in 1977, gained cult success with the Stiff single “One Chord Wonders.” This turned to notoriety when their next single, “Gary Gilmore’s Eyes” thrust them into the upper reaches of the U.K. charts. The album that followed in 1978, “Crossing the Red Sea with the Adverts” charted on its first week of release, and is generally considered to be one of the few genuine classics of the era.