SATURDAY'S SINGLES - ADAM AND THE ANTS and FINE YOUNG CANNIBALS

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Good morning gang and welcome to the return of Saturday's Singles. Our first single comes to us via British New Wave band Adam And The Ants. "Antmusic" was released November 28, 1980 on Epic Records and produced by Chris Hughes. It peaked at #1 in Australia,  #2 in South Africa and the UK, and #14 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock charts. It's parent album is their second one, Kings Of The Wild Frontier, and its' B-side is , "Don't Be Square (Be There)". Their former bassist, Gary Tibbs, is celebrating his 62nd Birthday today . Happy Birthday Gary !

Adam and the Ants :

Adam Ant – vocals, bass, harmonica
Marco Pirroni – guitar
Merrick – drums, production, acoustic guitar on "Prince Charming"
Terry Lee Miall – drums
Gary Tibbs – bass

Ross Cullum – engineering

Record Company – CBS Records
Phonographic Copyright (p) – CBS Records
Copyright (c) – CBS Records
Published By – EMI Music Publishing Ltd.
Published By – Ant Music Pub. Ltd.

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Our second selection today also comes with a Birthday. Guitarist Andy Cox is celebrating is his 64th Birthday and with him in mind we spotlight this 12 inch Promotional Copy of their very first single, "Johnny Come Home". It was released  May 29, 1985 off their self titled debut album on I.R.S Records, and reached #76 in the US, #8 in the UK, and #9 on the Dance charts. The same version of the song appears on this B-side, as well.

Roland Gift - vocals
Andy Cox - guitar, organ
David Steele - bass, piano

With :

Martin Parry - drums
Graeme Hamilton - trumpet, piano on "Johnny Come Home"
Gavin Wright - violin
Alvin Clark - engineer
Anton Corbijn - front cover photography

Mixed By – Alvin Clark, F.Y.C.
Producer – Cox, Steele, Gift
Written-By – Steele, Gift