Its a
sad fact that their
best stuff has never been released but is floating around
on bootleg albums such as Red Scab.
Grab a copy if you can and listen to such songs as Christian Dior, Red Scab and Ruth Ellis.
Its amazing how many songs the ants had that were not
released at the time. The drummer and guitarist
eventually departed to become Bow Bow Wow but it doesn't
explain how a great set of songs turns into the turgid Dirk Wears White Socks (1979 Do-It).
Having said this songs like Beat
My Guest turn up in unlikely places
like the B side of Prince Charming albeit in chunkier
form. Official singles to check out to see what their
first album would have sounded like (surely as
groundbreaking as The Banshees 'The Scream') are Young
Parisians/Lady (1978 Decca) and Zerox with either Whip In My Valise or Physical (1979
Do-It) on the B side. If you must, check out Table Talk and Cleopatra
from the Dirk album. Good performance of Plastic
Surgery in the Film Jubilee. If you
can, get hold of their John Peel session from Jan 78 with
Deutscher Girls, Jordan's( their
manager pictured above with Adam) Lou/It Doesn't Matter
& Puerto Rican.
"
You're sadistic. I'm masochistic...There's a whip in my
valise "
Click the safety pin to hear
audio clip of 'Christian Dior'
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