“Give them the stem,” is the word, the curs being regarded by Jack at the best as highwaymen; so, when he found we still peppered away, and sailing two feet for our one, the schooner at length, in their desperation, hauled her wind, and speedily got beyond range of our carronades, having all this time never fired a shot. Search the history of over 345 billion web pages on the Internet. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 2007 CD release of Dandy Highwaymen: The Best Of on Discogs.
~Release by Adam and the Ants(see all versions of this release, 1 available)
- Adam And The Ants: 'I'm The Dandy Highwayman.' Adam Ant, AKA Stuart Goddard, emerged from the ashes of Punk and relaunched himself as the Dandy Highwayman of New Romantic pop. His image - hair ribbons, lip gloss, and the famous white line across the face, was stunning.
- Larry's drums and Adam's bass come through surprisingly well. An excellent recording, especially considering its rarity. There is a very slight hiss in the background throughout the recording.'
Tracklist
▼ CD 1 | |||
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# | Title | Rating | Length |
1 | Kings of the Wild Frontier
| 3:56 | |
2 | Dog Eat Dog
| 3:10 | |
3 | Antmusic
| 3:37 | |
4 | Los Rancheros
| 3:29 | |
5 | Ants Invasion
| 3:23 | |
6 | Stand and Deliver
| 5 | 3:36 |
7 | Killer in the House
| 4:21 | |
8 | Prince Charming
| 4 | 3:18 |
9 | Ant Rap
| 3:27 | |
10 | Jolly Roger
| 2:11 | |
11 | Feed Me to the Lions
| 3:00 | |
12 | The Human Beings
| 4:30 | |
13 | Press Darlings | 4:14 | |
14 | Physical
| 4:00 | |
15 | Fall‐In | 2:11 | |
16 | Don’t Be Square (Be There)
| 3:35 | |
17 | Picasso Visita El Planeta De Los Simios
| 3:30 | |
18 | Making History
| 3:00 |
▼ CD 2 | |||
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# | Title | Rating | Length |
1 | Friend or Foe
| 3:24 | |
2 | Goody Two Shoes
| 2.35 | 3:30 |
3 | Scorpios
| 2:46 | |
4 | S.E.X.
| 5:05 | |
5 | The Magnificent Five
| 3:06 | |
6 | Desperate but Not Serious | 4:14 | |
7 | Mile High Club
| 2:45 | |
8 | Crackpot History and the Right to Lie | 2:45 | |
9 | Try This for Sighs | 3:07 | |
10 | Puss ’n’ Boots | 3:55 | |
11 | Baby Let Me Scream at You | 4:09 | |
12 | Libertine | 4:21 | |
13 | Vanity | 4:08 | |
14 | Strip | 3:49 | |
15 | Vive le Rock
| 3:41 | |
16 | Miss Thing | 3:09 | |
17 | Scorpio Rising | 4:08 | |
18 | Apollo 9
| 3:25 |
Credits
Marco Pirroni
CD 1
drums (drum set): | Chris Hughes(Producer. aka Merrick) (tracks 3, 5) |
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bass guitar: | Kevin Mooney (tracks 3, 5) |
membranophone: | Dave Barbarossa (track 14) |
guitar: | Matthew Ashman (track 14) Marco Pirroni(British musician and producer) (tracks 3, 5) |
percussion: | |
assistant engineer: | Paul Ludgate (track 14) |
composer: | Marco Pirroni(British musician and producer) (track 9) |
engineer: | |
lyricist: | Adam Ant (tracks 9, 14) Marco Pirroni(British musician and producer) (track 9) |
producer: | Chris Hughes(Producer. aka Merrick) (tracks 1–3, 5–6, 9, 17) |
vocals: | Kevin Mooney (track 3) |
writer: | Marco Pirroni(British musician and producer) (tracks 1–8, 10–12, 16–18) |
phonographic copyright by: | Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.(not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (1980) (track 3) |
publisher: | Universal Music Publishing Ltd.(UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) (tracks 6, 8–9, 17) |
recording of: | Antmusic (track 3) Dog Eat Dog (track 2) Fall-In (track 15) Jolly Roger (track 10) Kings of the Wild Frontier (track 1) Making History (track 18) Picasso Visita El Planeta de Los Simios (track 17) Prince Charming (track 8) The Human Beings (track 12) |
referred to in medleys: |
CD 2
acoustic guitar: | |
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drums (drum set): | Bogdan Wiczling (tracks 1–2, 18) |
drums (drum set) and percussion: | |
bass guitar: | Chris De Niro (track 18) |
trumpet: | Martin Drover (tracks 1–2) |
guitar: | Marco Pirroni(British musician and producer) (tracks 1, 18) |
bass: | |
brass arranger: | Adam Ant (track 1) Marco Pirroni(British musician and producer) (track 1) |
percussion: | Adam Ant (track 1) |
saxophone: | |
piano: | Adam Ant (tracks 15, 18) |
marimba: | |
guitar family: | Marco Pirroni(British musician and producer) (track 15) |
assistant engineer: | |
composer: | Adam Ant (tracks 15, 18) Marco Pirroni(British musician and producer) (tracks 15, 18) |
engineer: | Allan Douglas(Scottish born engineer) (track 1) |
lyricist: | Marco Pirroni(British musician and producer) (tracks 15, 18) |
producer: | Chris Hughes(Producer. aka Merrick) (tracks 3, 7) Adam Ant (tracks 1–2) Marco Pirroni(British musician and producer) (tracks 1–2) |
publisher: | Marco Pirroni(British musician and producer) (tracks 15, 18) |
vocals: | Adam Ant (tracks 1–2, 15, 18) |
writer: | Marco Pirroni(British musician and producer) (tracks 1–5, 7) |
phonographic copyright by: | Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.(not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (1982) (tracks 1–2) Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.(not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (1985) (track 15) |
publisher: | EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (tracks 1–2, 15, 18) Universal Music Publishing Ltd.(UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) (tracks 3–4, 7) |
recorded at: | The Town House in Shepherd's Bush, Hammersmith and Fulham, London, England, United Kingdom (1982-06) (tracks 1–2) |
remixed at: | Alchemy Studio(London studio owned by Kenny Jones) in London, England, United Kingdom (1982-06) (tracks 1–2) |
later parody versions: | |
recording of: | Apollo 9 (track 18) Goody Two Shoes (track 2) S.E.X. (track 4) The Magnificent Five (track 5) |
Release
ASIN: | UK: B000WTNDP8[info] |
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Discogs: | https://www.discogs.com/release/1944276[info] |
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Adam and the Ants were a British rock band that had two incarnations, both fronted by Adam Ant. The first ran from 1977-1980 and featured:
- Matthew Ashman (guitar and backing vocals)
- David Barbarossa (drums)
- Leigh Gorman (bass guitar)
The second incarnation spanned 1980-1982, and featured:
- Chris Merrick Hughes (drums / record producer)
- Terry Lee Miall (drums)
- Kevin Mooney (bass guitar)
- Marco Pirroni (guitar)
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Studio Discography:
The Best Of Adam Sharp
- 1979 - Dirk Wears White Sox
- 1980 - Kings of the Wild Frontier
- 1981 - Prince Charming
Compilation Albums:
The Best Of Adam Sharp By Graeme Simsion
- 1990 - Antics in the Forbidden Zone
- 1994 - Antmusic: The Very Best of Adam Ant
- 1994 - B-Side Babies
- 1990 - The Very Best of Adam and the Ants
- 2006 - Stand and Deliver
- 2007 - Dandy Highwaymen (The Best of..)
Box Sets:
- 2001 - ANTBOX
Tropes that apply to the band and their career as a whole (Note: See the individual album pages for their specific tropes)
- Dressed to Plunder: The general Ants aesthetic. Sashes, big buckled belts, long leather boots and puffy sleeved shirts.
- Greatest Hits Album: Antmusic: The Very Best of Adam Ant, The Very Best of Adam and the Ants, Dandy Highwaymen (The Best of..).
- Intercourse with You:
- 'Physical (You're So)'
I want you hard in my arms
So soft on my bed- 'Don't Be Square (Be There)'
- Live Album: Adam and the Ants Live at the Marquee 1978
- New Romantic: While musically closer to Glam Punk, their second incarnation was considered part of the scene.
- Post-Punk: Dirk Wears White Sox is on the gloomier, artier side of British Punk.
- Punk Rock: Were part of the British Punk scene in the late 70s, though Adam had his issues with it, stating in 'B-Side Baby':I think 'Punk' is an overused word, as a matter of fact
- Shout-Out: Happens several times in their songs just before a guitar solo, where Adam will call out to guitarist Marco, or say for example, 'You'd better listen to Marco'.
- Stage Names: Adam Ant AKA Stuart Leslie Goddard and Merrick AKA Chris Hughes.
- Take That!: 'B-Side Baby' has one to Punk Rock and Joey Ramone:I think 'Punk' is an overused word, as a matter of fact
I hate Joey Ramone when he says he's gonna beat on a-
He's going to find himself down an alley with his face beaten flat
And a spray job in bright pink letters, saying 'B-R-A-T spells' - Xtreme Kool Letterz:
- All the Ants albums have 'ADAM' written as 'AⱭAM'
- Very early in their career, mainly on singles and Dirk Wears White Sox, 'ANTS' is spelled 'ANTZ'.