Release date: April 11th 2005

Running Order:

01. Prick Up Your Ears (KPM demo)
The original demo of "The Magnificent Five" with the original "Ken & Joe" lyrics.  Most of the lyrics are totally different to what appeared on the album, Kings Of The Wild Frontier LP.  Ant Lady's lyrics

02. Jolly Roger (KPM demo)
Very similar to the finished Kings album version, but we get some alternative verses yet again and a longer intro.  Ant Lady's lyrics

03. Making History (KPM demo)
Another Kings demo from the KPM studios session, although this track never appeared on the US version of Kings.  Again this is close the that finished version, but what I particularly like about this demo is the "phazing" effect on the guitars which is absent on the final version.    At the end Adam can be heard to say "Can you play that back to me?" to the engineer, Ian Capel.  Ant Lady's lyrics

04. Don't Be Square (Be There) (KPM demo)
For some reason, what Adam says at the intro, sounds so damn cool! "Do you want to dance? The music ain't too good. A little hot stuff"  The bass guitar is different, bit more funkier.  A great ending where Marco goes feedback crazy! One of the best Kings demos. Ant Lady's lyrics

05. Mowhok (WIndmill demo)
The sleeve notes credit this as a KPM demo, but it is in fact one of the Windmill demos.  Instead of the "here we are in the 80's" verse, we have the first verse repeated (accept the year is now 1630, not 1730).  Ant Lady's lyrics

06. That Voodoo! (Windmill demo)
One of my favourite tracks from Prince Charming. Although where we have a trumpet solo on the album, we have Adam doing his best to sing it on this demo.  The high point are the guitars.  Ant Lady's lyrics

07. 5 Guns West (Windmill demo)
It's obvious to me that a lot of effort went into layering Adam's vocals to get the desired effect.  Unfortunately I don't see that same attention to detail with the actual singing.  Nevertheless, it's great to see how this tune developed into the one we all know and love.  Ant Lady's lyrics

08. Ups And Downs (Windmill demo)
This ended up on the Prince Charming album as "Mile High Club", and isn't vastly different.  Except that Adam hit the notes well on the finished version.  (Well those notes are a mile high).  A noticeable key change towards the end in this demo, and he says something about "another track" at the end.  Ant Lady's lyrics

09. Friend Or Foe (Windmill demo)

10. Seven Up (instrumental demo)

11. Manzenera (1981 instrumental demo of "Desperate But Not Serious")

12. Saigon (KPM demo)

13. Scorpio Rising (KPM demo)

14. Mohair Lockeroom Pin-up Boys (KPM demo)

15. Dandy In The Underworld (from the Wonderful sessions)
There is a pattern of saving the best for last and this is certainly no exception.  This is a finished cover version of the T. Rex tune.  Dated on the sleeve notes as from 1987, although it does sound much later.  This is Adam and Marco at their best.  What is noticeable about this are the references to Prince Charming, both lyrically, with whistles and screams.  Also watch out for the false fade! (Expect a further exclusive announcement about this track from this site on April 4th)  Ant Lady's lyrics

Credits:

Compiled by Marco Pirroni and Andy Vaughan
Art direction by Mark Alleyne
Mastered by Andy Pierce at Masterpiece

All tracks written and produced by Adam Ant/Marco Pirroni (BMG Music Publishing) Except:
Track 15: Written by Marc Bolan, Published by Wizard (Bahama's) Limited
produced by Adam Ant/Marco Pirroni/John Reynolds

Tracks 1-5: Recorded at KPM Studios, London between 10th and 21st June 1980
Engineered by Ian Capel
Tracks 6-11: Recorded at Windmill Street Studios London between 19th and 28th Jan 1981
Engineered by Daniel Morse
Tracks 12-14: Recorded at KPM Studios, London between Nov 7th and Dec 21st 1982
Engineered by Glen Skinner
Track 15: Recorded at John Reynolds' studio (Notting Hill) Dec 1987
Engineered by John Reynolds

Bass/piano/percussion/vox: Adam Ant
Guitar/piano/programming: Marco Pirroni
Drums 1-5: Chris Hughes
Drums 15: John Reynolds

Limited edition collectors box
"Adam Ant Remastered"

Carty Notes:

This bonus CD came as a last minute announcement, but it is included in a special collectors' edition box set, entitled "Adam Ant Remastered" (limited to just 5,000 copies).  This box set includes the remastered CD's for Friend Or Foe, Strip and Vive Le Rock, all released on April 11th 2005. The previous remastered releases, Dirk Wears White Søx, Kings Of The Wild Frontier and Prince Charming (released in 2004) also fit in the box (as exclusively pictured above).

This bonus disc, entitled Redux includes 15 additional rare tracks from the original recordings of the six remastered albums. Initially, only one track had been confirmed, Dandy In The Underworld, which is a cover version of an old T.Rex tune and was recorded around the time of Wonderful, although the sleeve notes indicate it was recorded in 1987. It also features Adam singing part of the lyrics to Prince Charming.

The full lyrics to most of these tracks are available by clicking on the banner at the top of the page.

For official information on this CD, please visit adam-ant.net.

The back of
"Adam Ant Remastered"