Prince Charming [Import, Original recording remastered]

Adam & The Ants, Adam And the Ants | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 12, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import, Original recording remastered
• Label: Sony/Bmg Int'l
• ASIN: B0002BPIEU
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #339,373 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Japanese only 2009 remastered paper sleeve pressing. Sony. --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars "Ridicule Is Nothing to Be Scared Of.", March 13, 2005

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The Groove (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Prince Charming (Audio CD)

1981's "Prince Charming" is the third and final album Adam Ant recorded with his band the Ants before he began a solo career. It didn't sell as well as "Kings of the Wild Frontier," but "Prince Charming" did have a few hits such as the signature anthem "Stand and Deliver," the title track, and the positively wacky "Ant Rap," which may very well be the first "rap" tune recorded by a white male singer. Looking beyond the hits, there are other cool tunes such as the freakish acapella "Mile High Club," the campy opener "Scorpios," and "Picasso Vista El Planeta del Los Simios." In 2004, Sony reissued "Prince Charming," and, quite frankly, the remastering isn't much of an improvement over the original, which sounded flat and muddled. But the CD comes in a nice digipak with lyrics and rare photos and extra bonus tracks Antphiles will enjoy. I'm a little disappointed with the remastering of this CD, but fans should still upgrade their copy of "Prince Charming" with this 2004 reissue.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Put some wax on the trax and slide on outa here!, February 2, 2006

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Jason Stein (San Diego, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Prince Charming (Audio CD)

At this point Adam and the Ants could do no wrong in 1981. This is their most realized and fun work. Of the ten original songs there's not a wasted note. Each song plays perfectly off the last. In America, the only song I saw a video for was "Prince Charming", but there were other great songs like "Scorpios", "Picasso Visita El Planeta De Los Simios", "Five Guns West", "That Voodoo", "Stand And Deliver", "Mile High Club", "Ant Rap", "Mowhok" and "S.E.X." are also as equally campy and entertaining. This is truly a fun album and no one makes music like this anymore.

The six bonus tracks consist of demos, two of which were never fully realized "Showbiz" and "Who's A Goofy Bunny Then?" To me, all of the demos are uninspiring but they let you hear the process. As with the other remasters the packagin is digipak and the artwork and design is great. I agree with the other reviewer here that the remastering isn't as good as "Dirk Wears White Sox", "Friend Or Foe", "Strip" and "Vive Le Rock", and it ranks down there with "Kings Of The Wild Frontier". The booklet comes with the lyrics to all the songs. All in all, a great album.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Three hit singles & the rest a mess - "Naughty North...Sexy South!", October 28, 2006

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G. Mitchell "greggmitch" (Los Angeles, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Prince Charming (Audio CD)

Coming off the impossible-to-match KINGS OF THE WILD FRONTIER, a peerless example of one of the best albums of the 80s, Adam, Marco and the posse had a lot to answer for in this miscalculated, muddled follow-up that's more facile sell-out than artistic statement - still, if you stick with the addictive, outlandish trio of hit singles...well, at least hits in the UK (STAND & DELIVER, ANT RAP, and PRINCE CHARMING), you'll do fine. It's really the brilliant campy kitsch of the VIDEOS that puts these songs across - now I just wish Sony would sort it out and finally, finally, finally reissue ALL of the ANTS' videos on DVD to replace the musty, moldy VHS tape that'll have to do until then.