Prince Charming [IMPORT] [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED]

Adam & The Ants

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 12, 2004)
• Original Release Date: August 24, 2004
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import, Original recording remastered
• Label: Sony/Bmg Int'l
• ASIN: B0002BPIEU
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #182,062 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
Digitally remastered and expanded jewel cased edition of British New Wave act's 1981 album, the final release by the Ants before Adam went solo. Dropping the pirate gear, Adam became both a prince and a 'dandy highwayman' for this album, creating a set of songs that were sonically unlike anything on his previous releases. Although still melodic, the songs were less rhythmic and even more theatrical than before. Features 16 tracks including 'Stand And Deliver', 'Ant Rap', 'Scorpios' and the title track plus six bonus tracks, 'Prince Charming' (demo version), 'Showbiz' (unreleased demo), 'Picasso Vista El Planeta De Los Suimios' (unreleased version), 'Who's a Goofy Bunny Then? (unreleased demo) and 'Scorpio Writingf' (demo version). Columbia. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

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

By	The Groove (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

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.

11 of 11 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

By	Jason Stein (Chula Vista, CA United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

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.

10 of 10 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

By	G. Mitchell "greggmitch" (Los Angeles, CA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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.