On 19 August 1977, the band released the first of their two UK Top 40 hit singles on Anchor Records . Lyrically, “Gary Gilmore’s Eyes” was a controversial song based on the wishes of Gary Gilmore , an American murderer, that his eyes be donated to medical science after his execution. Sounds described it as “the sickest and cleverest record to come out of the new wave”. It was later included in Mojo magazine’s list of the best punk rock singles of all time.
Gary Gilmore’s Eyes released
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