Q:Facts: - years active: 1976 -- 1979 - landscape: yes - past members: tim -lrb- gaye advert -rrb- howard boak -lrb- howard pickup -rrb- smith laurie muscat -lrb- laurie driver -rrb- jon towe rod latter -lrb- tim cross paul martinez rick martinez t. v. smith -rrb- gaye black - origin: london , england - label: stiff rca records records , anchor records , bright records , - genre: punk rock - name: the adverts - background: group_or_band - image: the-adverts . jpg - associated acts: t.v. smith 's explorers , cheap Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of the adverts .
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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 , and their lineup included gaye advert , whom '' the virgin encyclopedia of 70s music '' called the '' first female punk star '' .