"let them go in early 1979, and the group, still with the same line-up but employing a lighter sound than previously (except for live shows), signed with independent label Do It Records and rerecorded and released their second single ""Zerox"" (with a changed B-side, ""Whip In My Valise"") before recording their debut album ""Dirk Wears White Sox"", after which Warren also left to join Lester Square in The Monochrome Set. Ashman also temporarily left the band at this point, and Ant and Barbe recorded a set of nine demos at Solid Gold Sound Studios in London for a putative Ant"
"Adam and the Ants Adam and the Ants were an English rock band active during the late 1970s and early 1980s. The group, which lasted from 1977 to 1982, existed in two incarnations, both fronted by Adam Ant. The first, founded in May 1977 and known simply as The Ants until November that year, achieved considerable cult popularity during the transition from the punk rock era to the post-punk and new wave era, and were noted for their high camp and overtly sexualised stage performances and songs. The final line-up of this first incarnation – Dave Barbarossa, Matthew Ashman and"
"""Jubilee Demos"" by bootleggers) and featured in the film ""Jubilee"" as the band of Adam's character Kid, until Ryan was replaced by Johnny Bivouac in October 1977. Shortly after this, the group adopted the longer Adam and the Ants bandname. The band made their radio debut on the John Peel show with a session recorded on 23 January 1978; this included the song ""Lou"", featuring the group's manager Jordan guesting on lead vocals (as she would regularly do on live performance of the song from mid-1977 until May 1978 when she split from the band). The following day, Adam and"
"seven dates in April 1978, four in London and one each in Nottingham, Liverpool and Sheffield were advertised on a handbill as being the """"Dirk Wears White Socks Tour"""" In the Judge Dredd story ""The Ant Man"", from the British comic ""2000AD"" (issue 640), one of the three-man-eating ants is called Adam. Adam and the Ants Adam and the Ants were an English rock band active during the late 1970s and early 1980s. The group, which lasted from 1977 to 1982, existed in two incarnations, both fronted by Adam Ant. The first, founded in May 1977 and known simply as"
"Dirk Wears White Sox Dirk Wears White Sox is the debut studio album by English new wave band Adam and the Ants. It was released on 30 October 1979 by record label Do It. It was the first number one album on the UK Independent Albums Chart when the chart debuted in ""Record Week"" in 1980. The album was made with an early line-up of Adam and the Ants, which disbanded after the album was released. Guitarist Matthew Ashman and drummer David Barbarossa went on to form Bow Wow Wow with then-Ants bassist Leigh Gorman (who had only played one"
"Friend or Foe (album) Friend or Foe is the debut solo album by Adam Ant, released in July 1982 by Columbia Records. The album peaked at number 5 in the UK, Adam Ant's highest charting solo album. Following the disbandment of the successful Adam and the Ants earlier in 1982, Adam Ant began a solo career, with fellow 'Ant', guitarist and songwriter Marco Pirroni. Like their previous band, who had achieved in two years, 7 top 10 hits (2 at No.1), in the UK Singles chart and the best-selling album of 1980 (""Kings of the Wild Frontier"") Ant's debut single"
"same name released 3 November 1980. The B-side, ""Press Darlings,"" was not. When the album was released in the US, the track ""Making History"" was dropped in favour of ""Press Darlings"" and ""Physical (You're So)."" Kings of the Wild Frontier (Adam and the Ants song) ""Kings of the Wild Frontier"" was the first 7"" single by Adam and the Ants to feature the two-drummer Burundi beat for which the band became famous. It was also the first written by Adam Ant & Marco Pirroni, and their first single on CBS Records after leaving Do It Records. Originally released on 25"
"band. In November 1981, Adam & the Ants released another highly successful album, ""Prince Charming"". The album featured two United Kingdom No. 1 singles – ""Stand and Deliver"" and the title track ""Prince Charming"" – as well as the No. 3 UK hit ""Ant Rap"". This trio of singles was promoted by some of the most lavish music videos of the period and paved the way for Adam Ant's later acting career. The work schedule Adam Ant imposed upon himself was punishing. ""I took no holidays – and I mean no holidays. When ""Kings of the Wild Frontier"" took off,"
"Prince Charming (album) Prince Charming is the third album by and final credited to Adam and the Ants (future albums would be credited to Adam Ant), released in November 1981. This album features bass player Gary Tibbs in place of Kevin Mooney, the bassist on ""Kings of the Wild Frontier"". The album included the band's two number-one UK hit singles ""Stand and Deliver"" and ""Prince Charming"" as well as ""Ant Rap"". The album peaked at number 2 in the UK charts and received mixed reviews from critics. ""Prince Charming"" was released in November 1981 by Columbia Records. The album spawned"
"Adam Ant discography Adam Ant is a British post-punk, new wave artist. He was the lead singer of Adam & the Ants until their split in early 1982, by which time they had recorded three studio albums. Ant, however, would go solo, and release an additional five studio albums throughout the 1980s and early 1990s (one other album recorded during this period remains unreleased). After a gap of nearly 18 years, his sixth solo studio album was released in early 2013. His greatest UK chart success was Adam & the Ants' 1980 album ""Kings of the Wild Frontier"" which was"
"Young Parisians ""Young Parisians"" was the debut single from Adam and the Ants, released by Decca Records on 20 October 1978. The A-side ""Young Parisians"" was an acoustic cabaret-style number, while the B-side, ""Lady"" demonstrated the band's capacity for fast-paced punk rock. At the time, the band were combining the punk sound of their earliest days with a more experimental ethos which would characterize their 1979 debut ""Dirk Wears White Sox"" and, to some extent, its 1980 follow-up ""Kings of the Wild Frontier"" (by which time only Adam Ant remained from the line-up of the debut single). In December 1980,"
"– rapport with amateur punk fanzines such as ""Ripped And Torn"" which gave them more favourable coverage. The band built up a strong cult following (the early ""Antpeople"") but struggled to find overground success or even a record deal (apart from the two ""Jubilee"" soundtrack songs) until 1978, when they were signed to Decca. By this time, Adam and the Ants had been through several line-up changes before eventually settling on the stable line-up of Adam Ant (vocals and guitar), Matthew Ashman (guitar), Andy Warren (bass guitar) and Dave Barbe (drums). It would be this line-up that recorded and released"
"for sales in excess of 100,000 copies. In addition to ""Goody Two-Shoes"" & ""Friend or Foe"", the album included another hit single: and ""Desperate But Not Serious"" (UK No. 33 / US No. 66). A remastered version of the album was released in 2005, featuring twelve additional tracks. Friend or Foe (album) Friend or Foe is the debut solo album by Adam Ant, released in July 1982 by Columbia Records. The album peaked at number 5 in the UK, Adam Ant's highest charting solo album. Following the disbandment of the successful Adam and the Ants earlier in 1982, Adam Ant"
"Mills renaming herself Eve. Ant remade connections with fellow former B-Sides Lester Square and Andy Warren and together with drummer Paul Flanagan, they formed Adam and the Ants (initially named just 'The Ants') in 1977, with the inaugural band meeting held in the audience at a Siouxsie and the Banshees performance at the Roxy Club in London's Covent Garden. Adam and the Ants started as part of the burgeoning punk rock movement. Ant later acted in Derek Jarman's seminal ""punk"" film ""Jubilee"" in 1977, as Adam and the Ants was beginning to gig around London with manager Jordan from the"
"as a single. With the contract thus fulfilled, Adam and the Ants and Do It Records parted ways. Soon afterwards, Adam and the Ants signed with CBS Records, and achieved massive commercial success with the album ""Kings of the Wild Frontier"". Released in late 1980, it was the UK number 1 selling album in 1981, and the 48th best seller of 1980. It was named the Best British Album at the 1982 Brit Awards. As the band's popularity peaked in Britain, Do It decided to cash in on their success by releasing the ""Antmusic EP"", consisting of ""Friends"" b/w ""Kick""/""Physical"""
"Adam Ant hired former Sex Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren, in the hope of gaining more widespread recognition. Instead, McLaren persuaded Gorman, guitarist Matthew Ashman and drummer David Barbarossa to leave Adam behind, and form a new group under McLaren's management. Thirteen year old Annabella Lwin joined the group as its vocalist, and the band became Bow Wow Wow. Bow Wow Wow signed with EMI Records in July 1980. Their first single, ""C·30 C·60 C·90 Go!"", for which Gorman shared songwriting credit with McLaren, Ashman and Barbarossa, holds the distinction of being the world's first-ever cassette single. It reached No. 34"
"B side plays at 33 RPM. Young Parisians ""Young Parisians"" was the debut single from Adam and the Ants, released by Decca Records on 20 October 1978. The A-side ""Young Parisians"" was an acoustic cabaret-style number, while the B-side, ""Lady"" demonstrated the band's capacity for fast-paced punk rock. At the time, the band were combining the punk sound of their earliest days with a more experimental ethos which would characterize their 1979 debut ""Dirk Wears White Sox"" and, to some extent, its 1980 follow-up ""Kings of the Wild Frontier"" (by which time only Adam Ant remained from the line-up of"
"it as well. The first four tracks are demos from 1980 for Adam and the Ants' breakthrough album, ""Kings of the Wild Frontier"", recorded at KPM studio. ""Prick Up Your Ears"" (track one) is about 1960's English playwright & author Joe Orton and his mentor, lover & eventual murderer Kenneth Halliwell. By the time it became ""The Magnificent Five,"" the lyrics became about Adam and the Ants. Tracks five through eight are demos from 1981 from the ""Prince Charming"", recording sessions at Windmill Lane Studios. Tracks nine through eleven are demos from Adam Ant's first solo album, ""Friend or Foe""."
"Wild Frontier"" and ""Prince Charming"", both made the Top 10 in the UK Albums Chart (""Kings"" #1; ""Prince Charming"" #2). When Adam and the Ants disbanded in 1982, Pirroni was retained as Adam Ant's co-writer; they produced another number-one single (""Goody Two Shoes"") and an album (""Friend or Foe""), followed by nine more Top 20 hits. Adam and Pirroni won two shared Ivor Novello Awards for ""Stand and Deliver"". Pirroni and Ant working together sold more than eighteen million records worldwide, scoring number ones in Australia, Germany, Greece, Sweden, Israel and Japan as well as in the UK. In early"
"who joined just in time to promote the hit single ""Stand and Deliver"". In November 1981, Adam & the Ants released ""Prince Charming"". The band had two United Kingdom No. 1 singles: ""Stand and Deliver"" was a No. 1 single in the UK for 5 weeks in May 1981, followed by ""Prince Charming"", which topped the UK charts for 4 weeks in September 1981. ""Ant Rap"" reached No. 3 in January 1982. There would be a further round of cash-in reissues of early material in early 1982. The two ""Jubilee"" soundtrack songs were reissued in February as a 7-inch single"
"Wilde: ""Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes."" In addition to the above, seven London concert dates between October 2010 and January 2011 were promoted as the ""World Tour of London"". Adam Ant Adam Ant (born Stuart Leslie Goddard; 3 November 1954) is an English singer and musician. He gained popularity as the lead singer of new wave group Adam and the Ants and later as a solo artist, scoring 10 UK top ten hits from 1980 to 1983, including three UK No. 1 singles. He has also worked as an actor, appearing in over two dozen films"
"Adam Ant Adam Ant (born Stuart Leslie Goddard; 3 November 1954) is an English singer and musician. He gained popularity as the lead singer of new wave group Adam and the Ants and later as a solo artist, scoring 10 UK top ten hits from 1980 to 1983, including three UK No. 1 singles. He has also worked as an actor, appearing in over two dozen films and television episodes from 1985 to 2003. Since 2010, Ant has undertaken an intense reactivation of his musical career, performing live regularly in his hometown of London and beyond, recording and releasing a"
"Adam Ant-directed spot for ""How Long"" was put aside as nobody involved was happy with it. A third single, ""Now That I Have You"", was remixed and sent out to DJs but was never released. In January 1991 the band performed at the Rock In Rio II festival in front of 190,000 fans at the Maracana Stadium. In 2006 the video for ""How Long"" resurfaced on MTV.com, where it is still viewable as of 2010. The group's third release, ""Peace and Love, Inc."" (1992), proved to be more powerful and critically acclaimed, although its label failed to do much to"
"Prince Charming (Adam and the Ants song) ""Prince Charming"" was a number-one single in the UK Singles Chart for four weeks in September 1981 for Adam and the Ants. Written by Adam Ant and Marco Pirroni, and featuring on the album of the same name, it was Adam and the Ants' second number-one single in a row and was the fifth biggest hit of the year 1981. Band member and producer Merrick (Chris Hughes), normally on drums, played a stirring riff on an open-tuned acoustic guitar throughout the song. Lead guitarist Pirroni mimed to this part on both an orchestral"
"CBS in 1987. Do It Records Do It Records was an independent record label based in London, England. It was an early label of Adam and the Ants, releasing their debut album ""Dirk Wears White Sox"" in November 1979 (which in January 1980 was the first ever Number One on the UK Independent Albums Chart and in February 1981 became a UK Top 20 album) as well as singles ""Zerox"" in June 1979 and ""Cartrouble"" in March 1980, the latter being not only a Number One on the UK Independent Singles Chart but also the first collaboration between Adam Ant"
"Antics in the Forbidden Zone Antics in the Forbidden Zone is a Greatest Hits compilation and accompanying video by the English new wave musician Adam Ant, released 23 October 1990 by Epic Records. The collection spans the years 1979 to 1985, including Ant's time as frontman of Adam and the Ants with selections from ""Dirk Wears White Sox"" (1979), ""Kings of the Wild Frontier"" (1980), and ""Prince Charming"" (1981), as well as his first three solo albums, ""Friend or Foe"" (1982), ""Strip"" (1983) and ""Vive Le Rock"" (1985). The collection does not include ""Ants Invasion,"" from which the title ""Antics"
"as a third number one single for Ant on the UK Singles Chart. Adam Ant discography Adam Ant is a British post-punk, new wave artist. He was the lead singer of Adam & the Ants until their split in early 1982, by which time they had recorded three studio albums. Ant, however, would go solo, and release an additional five studio albums throughout the 1980s and early 1990s (one other album recorded during this period remains unreleased). After a gap of nearly 18 years, his sixth solo studio album was released in early 2013. His greatest UK chart success was"
"Leigh Gorman – left the band in January 1980 at the suggestion of then-""de facto"" manager Malcolm McLaren, to form the instrumentalist personnel of the controversial Bow Wow Wow. The second incarnation of Adam and the Ants featured guitarist Marco Pirroni and drummer-producer Chris Hughes, and was noted for its use of Burundi drums. It lasted from February 1980 to March 1982, and achieved major commercial success in the UK and abroad. Prior to Adam and the Ants, Adam Ant (born Stuart Leslie Goddard) played bass in pub rock group Bazooka Joe, now primarily known as the band that headlined"
"early favourite among ""Antpeople,"" and was performed at a John Peel session on 10 July 1978. Adam and the Ants signed with Camden-based independent record label Do It Records after leaving Decca Records. Do It had the band in the studio almost immediately after signing, with ""Zerox"" being the result. The band had developed a strong cult following and embarked on a major UK tour prior to the single's release on 6 July 1979. Do It, meanwhile, did a series of UK music press advertisements. It was the band's second single. A music video ""Zerox Machine"" was partially made in"
"Dog Eat Dog (Adam and the Ants song) ""Dog Eat Dog"" is the opening track on the Adam and the Ants album ""Kings of the Wild Frontier"". It was written by Adam Ant & Marco Pirroni, and features the two drummer Burundi beat for which Adam and the Ants would become famous. Released as a 7"" single on 3 October 1980, it was their first top ten hit. Shortly after the single's release, the band performed ""Dog Eat Dog"" on ""Top of the Pops"" on 16 October 1980, helping launch the single to number 4 on the UK Singles Chart,"
"The Kameras in June 1978, playing guitar and singing backing vocals. He toured the UK twice and visited Belgium, Germany and Italy. He played guitar on Adam and the Ants' first single, ""Young Parisians"" and their debut album ""Dirk Wears White Sox"". It was released on 30 October 1979 by Do It Records, and contained the single ""Zerox"". It holds the distinction of being the first number one album on the UK Indie Chart when the chart debuted in ""Record Week"" in 1980. Shortly afterwards, Adam Ant hired former Sex Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren, in the hope of gaining more"
"""NME"" that he had originally planned to call the album ""Stand and Deliver"" before Adam and the Ants released their chart-topping single of the same name, and then ""Junior Gichi"" before realising that the name could be confused with that of the singer Junior Giscombe, a backing singer for the group Linx who was just beginning a solo career in 1982. The first song to be released from the album was ""The 'Sweetest Girl'"", described by Gartside ahead of its release as ""a perversion and an extension of lovers rock"". It was first made available in January 1981 when it"
"My Guest"" was the first song Adam and the Ants played at their official debut gig at the Institute of Contemporary Arts restaurant on 10 May 1977. A full band recording was made in the same 14 July 1977 Chappell Studios recording session that had produced the version of Plastic Surgery featured in Derek Jarman's film ""Jubilee"". The version on the B-Side of this single was recorded in August 1980 during sessions for the ""Kings of the Wild Frontier"" album and featured the band's previous bass player Kevin Mooney. ""Stand and Deliver"" seemed to be a fairly commonly covered track"