Album
Dirk Wears White Sox
1979 · Rock
12 collectors on Gatefold own this
Dirk Wears White Sox is an Alt/Indie album by Adam And The Ants, originally released in 1979. On Gatefold: 37 pressings tracked, owned by 12 collectors.
About
When Adam & The Ants exploded worldwide with 1980's <i>Kings of the Wild Frontier</i>, few outside of England realized that Adam had led a very different batch of Ants in '79 on <i>Dirk Wears White Sox</i>. While <i>Kings</i> is full of perky pop exotica, <i>Dirk</i> is an artier, more angular, intense affair, more in line with the first wave of postpunk blooming in the late-'70s U.K. At the time, the Ants included guitarist Matthew Ashman and drummer Dave Barbarossa (who went on to form Bow Wow Wow) and bassist Andy Warren (future cofounder of The Monochrome Set). While the tunes bear punk-informed energy and edge, they're considerably more complex than punk. Lyrically, the wry, sly Adam alternates between quirky ("Cleopatra," "Day I Met God") and kinky ("Whip in My Valise," "Physical") in his subjects. And while Ashman's riffs don't employ the kind of pop hooks utilized by his successor Marco Pirroni, he provides plenty of arch atmosphere for Adam. "Physical" would be rerecorded for <i>Kings</i>, but otherwise, <i>Dirk</i> is a decidedly singular chapter in Ant history.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Cartrouble (Parts 1 & 2)
- A2Digital Tenderness
- A3Nine Plan Failed
- A4Day I Met God
- A5Tabletalk
Side B
- B1Cleopatra
- B2Catholic Day
- B3Never Trust A Man (With Egg On His Face)
- B4Animals And Men
- B5Family Of Noise
- B6The Idea
Sound DNA
- Alt/Indie
- Post-Punk
- angular
- anxious
- art school
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Adam AntGUITAR, VOICE, PIANO, HARMONICA, WRITTEN-BY, ARRANGED BY PIANO VOCALS
- Andy WarrenBASS
- Dave BarbarossaDRUMS PERCUSSION
- John Moss
- Jon MossDRUMS
- Marco PirroniGUITAR
- Matthew AshmanGUITAR GUITAR, PIANO PIANO
12 collectors on Gatefold own this · 37 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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