Dirk Wears White Sox
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| Missing image AdamandtheAntsDirkWearsWhiteSox.jpg Album cover Cover of the 1983 re-release | ||
| LP by Adam & the Ants | ||
| Released | November 30, 1979 | |
| Recorded | Sound Development Studios August 24 - August 29, 1979 | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 40 min 39 sec | |
| Record label | Do It Records | |
| Producer | Adam Ant and Chris Hughes | |
| Professional reviews | ||
| Allmusic.com | 4.5 stars out of 5 | link (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=UIDMISS70403121920353271&sql=Aom8zefwkhgf2) |
| Adam & the Ants Chronology | ||
| Dirk Wears White Sox (1979) | Kings of the Wild Frontier (1980) | |
Dirk Wears White Sox was Adam & the Ants' first album, released on Do It Records in 1979. The album was made with the original lineup of Adam and the Ants, which disbanded after the album was released (with the other members going on to form Bow Wow Wow), before Adam went on to fame with "Kings of the Wild Frontier." Dirk Wears White Sox features a much more eclectic, sometimes brooding sound than Ant's later work. Many of the songs, notably "Cleopatra" and "Never Trust a Man (With Egg on his Face)" remained a part of Adam's live repertoire throughout his career, with the Ants and later as a solo artist.
After Adam Ant acquired the rights to the album, it was re-released by Epic Records in 1983, at the peak of his popularity, with new cover artwork similar to that of Friend Or Foe. This angered many fans because some of the tracks had been remixed and two lyrically controversial songs, "Catholic Day" (about John F. Kennedy) and "Day I Met God," were deleted, although they are arguably two of the album's highlights.
The album was re-released in the United Kingdom in 1995 with its original black and white artwork and all songs intact, although retaining the running order of the 1983 version. It was finally released in the United States in 2001.
Track listing
- "Cartrouble" (Part 1 and Part 2 on the 1999 rerelease)
- "Kick!"
- "Digital Tenderness"
- "Nine Plan Failed"
- "Family Of Noise"
- "Tabletalk"
- "Zerox"
- "Cleopatra"
- "Never Trust A Man (With Egg On His Face)"
- "Animals And Men"
- "The Idea"
- "Whip In My Valise"
- "Catholic Day" (omitted from 1983 version)
- "The Day I Met God" (omitted from 1983 version)