Sadly, The Adverts did not leave us with so much in the way of recorded material, be it from the studio, rehearsal room or stage. As far as I am aware, this recording of when the band played Maidstone College of Art in the summer of '78 has a fairly low circulation. The limitations and challenges of recording a gig back then have resulted in some tracks being cut, but nevertheless, the sound is not so bad and it serves as a really great snapshot of one of the largely unsung movers and shakers of the early UK punk movement.
What is also nice about being able to post this is that I have a review of the gig. The nerd in me always likes it when it is possible to post a recording along side a contemporary review of the gig as it appeared in the music press. It gives I think it provides something of an extra dimension to a post.
Here's what Gareth Kershaw from Record Mirror maid of it. It is a positive review and unusually it is complementary about Gaye's playing, which it seems was the usual negative focus of many reviewers. Refreshingly there are also no leering comments about the bass player in here either! I wonder whatever became of Those Helicopters or RAF?
Record Mirror (15th July 1978)
Artwork: https://we.tl/t-ozFeCnrbQTFk5nV6
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