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1. America (Kick And Press Remix)
2. 5 Guns West (Big Tough Remix)
3. Vanity (Dust Bitten Remix)
4. Lamé (Alors Et Maintenant La Mai Remix)
5. War Charming (Caught Caractacus Mix)
6. Incroyable
7. Deutscher Girls (Last Tango In Mömbris Remix)
 

1. NEIL DIAMOND vs ADAM ANT - AMERICA (Kick And Press Remix) 8:26
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Adam And The Ants - Press Darlings (US Kings CD) - Epic
Adam And The Ants - Kick! (Cartrouble b-side version) - Do It/Sony
Neil Diamond - America (Greatest Hits 2) - CBS

On hearing that Adam had recorded his own version of this Neil Diamond classic, I had to dig out a copy of the original. I loved the strings intro and the guitars used by Mr. Diamond. After calculating the BPM, I decided to tribalise it with the intro drums from Press Darlings, and introduced the drum intro from Kick! a little later on. Having lengthened the orchestral strings, it needed more grit. Enter some guitar licks from Press Darlings and a very apt vocal sample from Kick!. I was tempted to use a snippet from U.S.S.A. and omit one of the S's, but time got the better of me. If you listen to some sections of America, you'll hear a guitar part very similar to Wonderful.

Although we've yet to hear Adam's version of America, we're sure it would have been respective to the original.

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2. ADAM AND THE ANTS - 5 GUNS WEST (Big Tough Remix) 7:30
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Adam And The Ants - 5 Guns West (Prince Charming CD) - Sony
Adam And The Ants - Dog Eat Dog (Kings CD) - Sony
Adam And The Ants - 5 Guns West (Live - Prince Charming Revue) - CBS

It's amazing how some mixes come to fruition! This was specifically requested by Texas Ant for her Texas Ant bash in June 2004. After a few Texan themes were considered, it was suggested to try 5 Guns West from the Ants' Prince Charming LP. Basically the song has been extended using guitar loops and features the drums and guitar riff from Dog Eat Dog. It definitely has a "yeeeehah!" feel to it.

Not being a great fan of fade-outs, I added the ending of the live version of 5 Guns West, taken from the Prince Charming Revue Tour (Listen for the girl who shouts "Adam!" at the end!). As this remix was specifically for the attendees to the party, it was not made available for download until after the guests had heard it.

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3. ADAM ANT - VANITY (Dust Bitten Remix) 8:48
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Queen - Another One Bites The Dust (Greatest Hits 1 CD) - EMI
Queen - Radio Ga-Ga (Greatest Hits 2 CD) - EMI
Adam Ant - Vanity (Strip CD) - Sony

Ever since hearing this track on Adam's Strip LP, I had always felt that Vanity's bass line was way too similar to Another One Bites The Dust by Queen. Being a lover of that bass line this was just too tempting to ignore. A technique called "time-stretching" was used to adjust the key of Queen's bass guitar to match the key of Adam tune. Painstaking, but worth it in the end. The eagle eyed amongst you will recognise the addition drums from Radio Ga-Ga. (Well it is written above!). A few chords from I Want To Break Free were to have been considered, but the song was not at hand. With a few additional "Insanity" samples from Adam and a wicked Queen vs Adam middle section, this has to be one of my most creative mixes. (Now, can you spot the one occasion in the original where Adam mentions the song title?)

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4. ADAM ANT - LAMÉ (Alors Et Maintenant La Mai Remix) 6:18
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Adam Ant - Lamé (Drop Dead Rock soundtrack mp3) - Which label
Adam Ant - Very Long Ride (Wonderful CD) - EMI
Adam And The Ants - Beat My Guest (B Side Babies CD) - Epic/Legacy
Adam And The Ants - Lady (Young Parisians 7") - Decca

Lamé has to be one of the Ant fans' fave tunes of all time...even though they usually mispronounce it (there's a clue in the mix title)! It initially was recorded for the soundtrack to Drop Dead Rock, which Adam starred in. It didn't appear on the soundtrack release (except in Germany), so it's much sought after by completists. The trouble with attempting to remix this, is the unique timing of the drumming. The chorus is a typical 4/4 beat, but the rest of the song is best described as 4½/4! So a very time consuming effort was put in to re-create the drum track. The resulting mix just featured the extra drums, an added bass effect and not much else.

I was initially in two minds whether to pass the mix off as completed, but something seemed to be missing. After seeking the opinions of three Ant colleagues (Ant Lady, Steve Ant and Tex), it was back to the laptop to continue the work. A sample from Very Long Ride was used in the background of the verses, and the opening guitar riff from Beat My Guest was mixed with the chorus...once a key changed had been implemented. The 2nd attempt was extended with some re-editing and the outro from the original version of Lady was used to finish it all off. It's a tough to better the original, but a brave attempt, considering the quality of Lamé is inferior.

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5. ROLF HARRIS vs ADAM AND THE ANTS - WAR CHARMING (Caught Caractacus Mix) 8:05
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Adam And The Ants - Prince Charming (The Essential Adam Ant CD) - Epic/Legacy
Rolf Harris - War Canoe (mp3) - RCA

This has been long overdue! The song from 1965 that inspired Adam and Marco to write Prince Charming. The similarities are to close to be sheer coincidental, as an out of court settlement proved back in 1981. Luckily Adam and Marco managed to keep it out of the press.

For this mix, some pitch adjustment and key changing was need for Rolf Harris' War Canoe as it is much slower than the Ants' track. The "sploshing" effect from War Canoe was coupled with the end drums from PC and the songs neatly alternate. Some phasing effects were used for the Adam screams to tone down the effect, as to clash with Rolf's much quieter track.

A third track, Pink Pyjamas by Thomas Dolby was also due to be included in the mix, because of its similarity to Prince Charming's chorus, but it was not available at the time of production.

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Watch out for the Jacko bits, the scratchy Ant Rap guitar and that amazing fade out at the end! Because of the ZTT sample, this mix will also be available on the ZTT Forum (for those who are lucky enough to have access to their Files Forum, that is).

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In typical Carty style, a couple more Ant tracks made it onto the mix. Namely Animals & Men and Rubber People. Seeing as this remix was meant for the German Ant fans, I couldn't help but give a little nudge in the side to England's win over Germany in the 1966 World Cup Final. The perfect ending!

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