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ADAM AND THE ANTS
London, GB
* 23.4.1977	+ 5/198

Line-Up:

Adam Ant - voc
Marco Pirroni - g
John Jay - bg
Terry Lee Miall - ds
Bogdan Wiczling - ds

Former Members:

Lester Square (g, 4/77-8.5.77); Mark Ryan (g, 10.5.77-5/78); Matthew Ashman (g, 6.6.78-24.1.80)

Andy Warren (bg, 4/77-3.10.79); Leigh Gorman (bg, 3.10.79-24.1.80); Kevin Mooney (bg, 2/80-3/81); Gary Tibbs (bg, 3/81-3/82); Chris de Niro (bg, 3/82)

David Tampin (ds, 4-5/77); Dave Barbe (ds, 2.6.77-24.1.80); Merrick (ds, 2/80-?)

Albums Discography:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Dirk Wears White Sox produced by: Adam Ant	01.01.1980	Do-it Records		16
2.	Kings Of The Wild Frontier produced by: Chris Hughes	07.11.1980	CBS		1	44
3.	Prince Charming produced by: Chris Hughes	11/1981	CBS		2	94
4.	Hits	9/1986	CBS
5.	The Peel Sessions	2/1991	Strange Fruit
6.	B-Side Babies	5/1995	Columbia
7.	The Very Best Of Adam And The Ants	3/1999			56
8.	Antbox (3CD)	13.11.2000	Sony Music
9.	The Complete Radio I Sessions	02.10.2001	Fuel 2000
10.	The Very Best Of Adam And The Ants	5/2004	Columbia		33
11.	Limited Edition Collectors Box Set (box set)	02.10.2006	Columbia
12.	Dandy Highway Men - The Best Of	1/2008	Music Club Deluxe

Adam Ant:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Friend Or Foe produced by: Adam Ant/Marco Pirroni	11.10.1982	CBS		5	16
2.	Strip	11/1983	CBS		20	65
3.	Vive Le Rock	9/1985	CBS		42	131
4.	Manners And Physique produced by: André Cymone	3/1990	MCA		19	57
5.	Antics At The Forbidden Zone	6/1991	CBS
6.	Antmusic - The Very Best Of Adam Ant	8/1993	Arcade		7
7.	Antmusic - The Very Best Of Adam Ant Live	3/1994	Arcade		30
8.	The Best	10/1984	Columbia
9.	Wonderful produced by: David Tickle	22.04.1995	EMI		24	39
10.	Super Hits	27.01.1998
11.	Goody Two Shoes	01.05.2000
12.	Pop & Wave	17.02.2003	Sony International
13.	The Essential Adam Ant	01.04.2003	Epic/Legacy
14.	Remasters Box Set	10.05.2005	Sony International
15.	Essential Adam Ant	08.01.2008
16.	Playlist: The Very Best Of Adam Ant	09.10.2012	Legacy
17.	Adam Ant Is The Blueblack Hussar in Marrying The Gunner's Daughter	21.01.2013	Blueblack Hassar		25
18.	The Blueblack Hussar	16.10.2015	Sunrise

Merrick:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Merrick	13.11.2001	Orchard

Singles Discography:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	Young Parisians / Lady produced by: Joseph Julien/Adam Ant	8/1978	Decca
2.	Zerox / Whip In My Valise produced by: Adam Ant	06.07.1979	Do-It
3.	Cartrouble / Kick produced by: Chris Hughes	2/1980	Do-It
4.	Kings Of The Wild Frontier / Press Darlings produced by: Chris Hughes	25.07.1980	CBS	26
5.	Dog Eat Dog / Physical (You're So)	9/1980	CBS	4
6.	'Antmusic' / Fall In	11/1980	CBS	1
7.	Young Parisians (reissue)	12/1980	Decca	7
8.	'Antmusic' / Don't Be Square (Be There) (v USA)	1/1981	Epic
9.	Car Trouble / Kick!	1/1981	Do-It	33
10.	Zerox	1/1981		45
11.	Kings Of The Wild Frontier / Press Darling (reissue)	2/1981	CBS	2
12.	Stand And Deliver / Beat My Guest	01.05.1981	CBS	1
13.	Prince Charming / Christian D'Or	04.09.1981	CBS	1
14.	Antrap / Friends	04.12.1981	CBS	3
15.	Deutscher Girls / Plastic Surgery credited to: Original Adam And The Ants produced by: Guy Ford/Adam And The Ants	12.02.1982	EG	10
16.	The B-Sides (Friends / Kick! / Physical (You're So)) 12" + Cartrouble Parts 1&2 (Antmusic EP)	05.03.1982	Do-It	46
17.	Ant Music / Stand And Deliver	1/1988	Old Gold
18.	Prince Charming / Goody Two Shoes	11/1990	Old Gold

Adam Ant:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	Goody Two Shoes / Red Scab	07.05.1982	CBS	1	85
2.	Friend Or Foe / Juanito The Bandito produced by: Adam Ant/Marco Pirroni	11.09.1982	CBS	9
3.	Desperate But Not Serious / Why Do Girls Love Horses?	19.11.1982	CBS	28	66
4.	Goody Two Shoes / Crackpot History	1/1983	Epic		12
5.	Desperate But Not Serious / Place In The Country	3/1983	Epic		66
6.	Puss'n Boots / Kiss The Drummer	21.10.1983	CBS	4
7.	Strip / Yours, Yours, Yours	12/1983	CBS	41	42
8.	Apollo 9 / B-Side Baby produced by: Tony Visconti	10.09.1984	CBS	13
9.	Vive Le Rock / Greta X	7/1985	CBS	50
10.	Out Of Bounds & Stewart Copeland, (v USA)	8/1986	IRS
11.	Room At The Top / Bruce Lee	23.01.1990	MCA	13	17
12.	Can't See Rules About Love / How To Steal The World	4/1990	MCA	47
13.	Bright Lights Black Leather / Rough Stuff (v USA)	15.06.1990	MCA
14.	Wonderful / Goes Around CD1 + Norman / Woman Love Run Through Me CD2 + If / Phoenix	16.01.1995	EMI	28	39
15.	Beautiful Dream / Let's Have A Fight CD1 + Billy Boy / Wonderful CD2 + Shake Your Hips / Ant Music	3/1995	EMI
16.	Gotta Be A Sin / Dog Eat Dog (live) CD1 + Cleopatra / Beat My Guest / Red Scab CD2 + Desperate But Not Serious / Car Trouble / Physical (You're So) (all live)	15.05.1995	EMI	48

Merrick:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	Call Of The Wild credited to: Merrick & Tibbs	28.01.1983	CBS	95
2.	The Scene / Do That / Devil's Dance	26.01.2015	Local Talk
3.	By My Side EP (Utopia / Say It Again / Say It Again (Ringard remix) / Understand House)	30.06.2015	Dance Around 88

Gary Tibbs:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	Call Of The Wild credited to: Merrick & Tibbs	28.01.1983	CBS	95

Videos:

1. Antics In The Forbidden Zone - 1990, Sony, 42 min
2. Antvideo - 13.11.2000, Sony

Adam Ant:

1. Antmusic - The Very Best Of Adam Ant - 8/1993, Arcade, 75 min

Movies:

1. Jubilee (2/1978, starring Adam Ant, directed by Derek Jarman)
2. Slamdance (1987, starring Adam Ant)
3. Midnight Heat (1991, starring Adam Ant, directed by John Nicoletta)

Awards:

1981 Melody Maker Readers' Poll

- Worst Album ("Prince Charming")
- Posers Of The Year
- Hype Of The Year

1982 Brit Awards - Best British Album ("Kings Of the Wild Frontier")

Various:

Compilation Appearances:

"Zerox" on compilation "The Record Shop - 30 Years Of Rough Trade Shops" (25.9.06, Rough Trade)
"Kings Of The Wild Frontier" on OST "Marie Antoinette" (10.10.06, Verve Forecast)

Adam Ant:

Awards:

1981 Melody Maker Readers' Poll - Personality Of The Year

Marco Pirroni:

appeared on the LP:

Sinead O'Connor: The Lion And The Cobra (6/88, Ensign)
Sinead O'Connor: Universal Mother (15.9.94, Ensign)
Adam Ant: Wonderful (22.4.95, EMI)

Matthew Ashman:

appeared on the SP:

Mekon featuring Mad Frankie Fraser: Revenge Of The Mekon (6.11.95, Wall Of Sound)

Gary Tibbs:

appeared na LP:

Mickey Jupp: Long Distance Romancer (19.10.79, Chrysalis)
Kirsty MacColl: Titanic Days (2/94, ZTT)

Merrick:

produced by SP:

Tears Fo Fears: Mad World (10/82, Mercury)

appeared on the LP:

Tears For Fears: The Seeds Of Love (7.10.89, Fontana)

Press References:

Melodie
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1981	8		242		profile
Melody Maker
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1978	4	28.01.1978	51	Caught In The Act	gig review
1978	42	04.11.1978	18	Singles	single review
1979	28	28.07.1979	24	Caught In The Act	gig review
1979	29	04.08.1979	22	Singles	single review
1979	38	06.10.1979	44	Caught In The Act	gig review
1980	25	02.08.1980	8	Single File	single review
1980	29	30.08.1980	25		interview
1980	39	08.11.1980	5	News
1980	39	08.11.1980	20	Albums	album review
1980	42	29.11.1980	30	Caught In The Act	gig review
1981	11	14.03.1981	4	News
1981	13	28.03.1981	4	News
1981	14	04.04.1981	32	Caught In The Act	gig review
1981	15	11.04.1981	5	Fast Forward
1981	18	02.05.1981	31	Singles	single review
1981	19	09.05.1981	31	Caught In The Act	album review
1981	36	05.09.1981	13	Singles	single review
1981	38	19.09.1981	3	Fast Forward
1981	41	10.10.1981	3	Fast Forward
1981	45	07.11.1981	16	Albums	album review
1981	49	05.12.1981	14	Singles	single review
1981	50	12.12.1981	5	Fast Forward
1982	6	06.02.1982	4	Fast Forward
1982	8	20.02.1982	12	Singles	single review
1982	10	06.03.1982	4	Fast Forward
1982	10	06.03.1982	19	Singles	single review
1982	13	27.03.1982	3	Fast Forward
1982	16	17.04.1982	3	Fast Forward
1982	18	01.05.1982	3	Fast Forward
1982	19	08.05.1982	3	Fast Forward
1996	17	27.04.1996	55		single review
Rock & Pop
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1994	1	17.01.1994	7	Galerie
2000	10		15	Pelmel