ADAM AND THE ANTS – PRINCE CHARMING LP – Nr MINT UK 1981 PUNK

Adam And The Ants – Prince Charming
(CBS Records  1981  85268)
Matrix No’s: A7/B5 – UK Pressing

Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
(there are some surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality apart from the odd light pop/crackle)

Gatefold Sleeve in Very Good condition
– some wear to edges and some sticker tears on back cover & one inside gatefold
Inner Sleeve has one small split

Adam and the Ants were an English new wave 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 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.

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.

Tracklist

Personnel

Adam and the Ants

• Adam Ant – vocals, harmonica
• Marco Pirroni – guitar
• Merrick – drums, production
• Terry Lee Miall – drums
• Gary Tibbs – bass

Technical

• Ross Cullum – engineering