Antbox

Editorial Reviews
Album Description
The first ever definitive, career defining and long awaited box-set. 64 tracks on 3CD's including 27 previously unreleased and all 22 hits. Extensive 60 page color book with 'never seen before' photos and memorabilia. Recordings from Virgin, Decca, CBS, BBC, EMI & MCA plus rarities from Adam Ant's own archive. The CD's and book are housed in a deluxe lid-top box that measures approx. 8x7.5x1.5 inches. 2000 release.

Tracks:

Young Parisians [#][Demo Version] - Adam & the Ants, Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
Lady/Catch a Falling Star [#] - Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
Plastic Surgery - Adam & the Ants, Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
B-Side Baby - Adam & the Ants, Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
Hampstead [#][Demo Version] - Adam & the Ants, Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
Bathroom Function [#][Demo Version] - Adam & the Ants, Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
Rubber People [#][Demo Version] - Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
It Doesn't Matter - Adam & the Ants, Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
Liggotage [Live] - Adam & the Ants, Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
Fat Fun [New Mix][#] - Adam & the Ants, Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
Boil in the Bag Man [#][Demo Version] - Adam & the Ants, Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
Zerox [Single] - Adam & the Ants, Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
Deutscher Girls [Album Version] - Adam & the Ants, Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
Cleopatra - Adam & the Ants, Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
Never Trust a Man (With Egg on His Face) - Adam & the Ants, Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
Lou [Live] - Adam & the Ants, Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
Song for Ruth Ellis [#][Demo Version] - Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
Catholic Day - Adam & the Ants, Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
Whip in My Valise - Adam & the Ants, Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
Car Trouble [Single] - Adam & the Ants, Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
Physical (You're So) - Adam & the Ants, Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
Kick [Single] - Adam & the Ants, Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
Kings of the Wild Frontier [First Version][#] - Adam & the Ants, Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant

Tracks:

Antmusic [Single] - Adam & the Ants, Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
Dog Eat Dog [Single] - Adam & the Ants, Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
Kings of the Wild Frontier [Single] - Adam & the Ants, Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
Killer in the Home - Adam & the Ants, Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
Rancheros [#][Demo Version] - Adam & the Ants, Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
Magnificent 5 [Alternate Mix][#] - Adam & the Ants, Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
Ants Invasion - Adam & the Ants, Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
A.N.T.S. [#] - Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
Stand and Deliver [#][Demo Version] - Adam & the Ants, Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
Prince Charming [Single] - Adam & the Ants, Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
Picasso Visita el Planeta de los Simios [Album Version] - Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
Ant Rap [Single] - Adam & the Ants, Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
Stand and Deliver [Single] - Adam & the Ants, Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
Friend or Foe [Alternate Version][Alternate Take][#] - Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
Place in the Country [#] - Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
I Win Zulus [#][Demo Version] - Adam & the Ants, Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
Coup d'Etat [#][Demo Version] - Adam & the Ants, Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
Zydeco [#] - Adam & the Ants
Desperate But Not Serious [Single] - Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
Man Called Marco - Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
Friend or Foe [Single] - Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
Goody Two Shoes [Single] - Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
Strip [Single] - Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant

Tracks:

Puss'n Boots [Single] - Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
Saigon [#] - Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
Vive le Rock [#][Demo Version] - Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
No Zap [Wessex Version][#] - Adam & the Ants, Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
Apollo 9 [Single] - Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
Miss Thing - Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
Steve McQueen [#] - Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
Hired Gun [#] - Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
Human Bondage Den - Adam & the Ants, Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
Vive le Rock [Single] - Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
Brand New Torso [#] - Adam & the Ants, Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
High Heels in High Places [#] - Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
U.S.S.A. [#][Demo Version] - Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
Room at the Top [Single] - Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
Rough Stuff [Single] - Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
Manners and Physique [#][Demo Version] - Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
Can't Set Rules About Love [Single] - Adam & the Ants, Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
Gotta Be a Sin [Single] - Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
Beautiful Dream [Single] - Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
Wonderful [Single] - Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant

Album Description

Subtitled - The Definitive Story Of Adam & The Ants. 2003 reissue of 2000 compilation loaded with demos, live material, & 27 previously unreleased (at time of original issue) tracks. 66 tracks & extensive 68-page color booklet with rare photos & memorabilia. Standard double jewel case in a slipcase. Columbia.

Album Details

Reissue of the First Definitive Adam and the Ants Box Set. Includes 3CD'S and Over
3. 5 Hours of Music with all 22 of their UK Chart Hits. It also Includes 27 Previously Unreleased Gems from the Vaults of Decca Records, Cbs, EMI, BBC, MCA and Adam's Own Demo Versions. Includes a 48 Page Booklet with Sleevenotes from Mick Wall and Loads of Previously Unseen Photos and Memorabilia.

Customer Reviews:

Great Box set peters out towards the end.........2006-04-24

ANTBOX is a great collection of early Ant demos and unreleased stuff (mixed with the obligatory hit singles).

The first disk is a revalation for most Ant fans as most of the material has never been isssued before. Disk two is a great mix of rarities (A.N.T.S. anyone?) and has a bunch of great Friend Or Foe era outtakes. As for as Disk three is goes there's only a handful of rare items and as far as the Manners/Wonderful period goes we're deined anything besides the album tracks that were issued as singles. Which, if you're a fan, you already have and don't need again.There are no demos, live tracks or outtakes from these periods on ANTBOX which is odd because they're all over the internet. So it's not like they don't exist.

This all makes for a frustrating box set and hopefully rarites from this period will surface on another collection sometime in the future. A good box set for folks who don't mind their collections to overlap yet again with previously released material.

Vive le Antbox.......2005-03-30

It's not often you find a band that so thoroughly revisits it's history and with such humor. The only thing that could have made this compilation better would have been the inclusion of music videos. There are not a lot of sources out there for information about the history of the band, so the booklet that comes with these albums is worth it's weight in proverbial gold. And if word of the band was rare, pictures are rarer still, so the candid shots included are great fun.

All in all this collection allows you to hear Antmusic in the proper context and with the permission of it's actual creators, so you know it's good.

Excellent, worth every penny.......2005-01-21

Back in high school, I fell in love with Antmusic. It was like rebellion from normalcy and I grabbed on for the ride. 20 plus years later, I still want to grab on for the ride. This box rocks. The best part about the collection is the different versions of the original songs. There are two versions of a couple of songs such as "Stand and Deliver". In a couple of cases, I actually liked the demo better than the recorded song. "Friend or foe", for example, the demo is better to me. If you are an ant fan, this is a must have. My 3 kids, 8 and under, love the songs, too. My 3 year old can sing "Stand and Deliver" - it is adorable. Let's face it, there is no one that compares to the original sound of Antmusic. {If Adam Ant reads this stuff, record another album!! - the music industry now is so boring. . .}

Absolutely LOVE IT!.......2005-01-04

Well it took about 14 days to get to me, and with much anticipation, I put it in my BOSE car audio system, and BOOM there I was back in the early 80's with ADAM and MARCO!!! I absolutely love this collection, even the quirky A.N.T.S. makes me smile! If you are a FAN, this is a MUST. If you would like to know what the new romantic music movement was all about, pick this up! The DEMO versions on here are worth the cost of this collection and then some! Thank you SONY, now How about the DVD release of ANTVIDEO in AMERICA????

Best of the best.......2004-08-10

This is a fabulous collection, all these tracks were hand picked by Adam and Marco not some studio executives. You get album versions, single versions, demos and unreleased songs this set is simply marvelous going back to the old punk days of the Ants and into the most recent release by these amazing songwriters. I could listen to this set forever.
Now if only we could ever get Persuasion released....

Average customer rating:

OH WOW
The Best Box Set I Ever Heard
ANTFAN,THERES NO NEED TO BE DOWN!!!!!!!!!
day i met adam
ANTBOX - THE DEFINITIVE ANT COLLECTION

Antbox
Adam Ant
Manufacturer: Epic
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music

New Wave | New Wave & Post-Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music

Post-Punk | New Wave & Post-Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music

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Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music

General | Rock | Styles | Music

Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Box Sets | Stores | Music

General | Pop | Box Sets | Stores | Music

Pop Rock | Pop | Box Sets | Stores | Music

General | Rock | Box Sets | Stores | Music

Alternative Rock | Imports | Stores | Music

Rock | Imports | Stores | Music
ASIN: B00004ZB29
Release Date: 2000-11-01

Tracks:

Young Parisians [#][Demo Version] - Adam & the Ants, Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
Lady/Catch a Falling Star [#] - Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
Plastic Surgery - Adam & the Ants, Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
B-Side Baby - Adam & the Ants, Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
Hampstead [#][Demo Version] - Adam & the Ants, Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
Bathroom Function [#][Demo Version] - Adam & the Ants, Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
Rubber People [#][Demo Version] - Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
It Doesn't Matter - Adam & the Ants, Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
Liggotage [Live] - Adam & the Ants, Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
Fat Fun [New Mix][#] - Adam & the Ants, Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
Boil in the Bag Man [#][Demo Version] - Adam & the Ants, Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
Zerox [Single] - Adam & the Ants, Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
Deutscher Girls [Album Version] - Adam & the Ants, Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
Cleopatra - Adam & the Ants, Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
Never Trust a Man (With Egg on His Face) - Adam & the Ants, Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
Lou [Live] - Adam & the Ants, Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
Song for Ruth Ellis [#][Demo Version] - Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
Catholic Day - Adam & the Ants, Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
Whip in My Valise - Adam & the Ants, Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
Car Trouble [Single] - Adam & the Ants, Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
Physical (You're So) - Adam & the Ants, Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
Kick [Single] - Adam & the Ants, Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
Kings of the Wild Frontier [First Version][#] - Adam & the Ants, Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant

Tracks:

Antmusic [Single] - Adam & the Ants, Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
Dog Eat Dog [Single] - Adam & the Ants, Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
Kings of the Wild Frontier [Single] - Adam & the Ants, Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
Killer in the Home - Adam & the Ants, Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
Rancheros [#][Demo Version] - Adam & the Ants, Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
Magnificent 5 [Alternate Mix][#] - Adam & the Ants, Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
Ants Invasion - Adam & the Ants, Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
A.N.T.S. [#] - Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
Stand and Deliver [#][Demo Version] - Adam & the Ants, Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
Prince Charming [Single] - Adam & the Ants, Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
Picasso Visita el Planeta de los Simios [Album Version] - Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
Ant Rap [Single] - Adam & the Ants, Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
Stand and Deliver [Single] - Adam & the Ants, Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
Friend or Foe [Alternate Version][Alternate Take][#] - Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
Place in the Country [#] - Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
I Win Zulus [#][Demo Version] - Adam & the Ants, Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
Coup d'Etat [#][Demo Version] - Adam & the Ants, Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
Zydeco [#] - Adam & the Ants
Desperate But Not Serious [Single] - Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
Man Called Marco - Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
Friend or Foe [Single] - Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
Goody Two Shoes [Single] - Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
Strip [Single] - Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant

Tracks:

Puss'n Boots [Single] - Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
Saigon [#] - Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
Vive le Rock [#][Demo Version] - Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
No Zap [Wessex Version][#] - Adam & the Ants, Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
Apollo 9 [Single] - Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
Miss Thing - Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
Steve McQueen [#] - Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
Hired Gun [#] - Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
Human Bondage Den - Adam & the Ants, Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
Vive le Rock [Single] - Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
Brand New Torso [#] - Adam & the Ants, Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
High Heels in High Places [#] - Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
U.S.S.A. [#][Demo Version] - Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
Room at the Top [Single] - Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
Rough Stuff [Single] - Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
Manners and Physique [#][Demo Version] - Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
Can't Set Rules About Love [Single] - Adam & the Ants, Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
Gotta Be a Sin [Single] - Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
Beautiful Dream [Single] - Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant
Wonderful [Single] - Adam & the Ants, Adam Ant

Album Description

The first ever definitive, career defining and long awaited box-set. 64 tracks on 3CD's including 27 previously unreleased and all 22 hits. Extensive 60 page color book with 'never seen before' photos and memorabilia. Recordings from Virgin, Decca, CBS, BBC, EMI & MCA plus rarities from Adam Ant's own archive. The CD's and book are housed in a deluxe lid-top box that measures approx. 8x7.5x1.5 inches. 2000 release.

Album Details

The First Ever Definitive, Career Defining and Long-awaited Adam and the Ants Boxset. 3CD'S, Over Three 1/2 Hours of Music Including all 22 UK Hits. Plus 27 Previously Unreleased Gems from the Vaults of Decca, Cbs, EMI, BBC, MCA and Adam's Very Own Demo's. 48-page Full Color Book Including Sleevenotes from Mick Wall, plus Loads of Previously Unseen Photo's and Memorabilia. All Housed in a Deluxe 7' Lid-top Box.

Customer Reviews:

OH WOW.......2004-02-10

Well, I won't get too detailed, because the other reviewers have done a great job. And I agree with the reviewer that says this IS the best Box Set around. And the book that comes with it is fantastic. Adam and Marco comment on all the songs and give you a bit of inside information. There are tons of great photos as well. I can't pick a favorite cd. I love all three. And all three will have something for everybody. One song I really like that hadn't been released before was "Steve McQueen".

The first cd is FULL of really great punk tracks. I love Lady/Catch a Falling Star and Rubber People. All three cds are full of demos and unrealesed stuff. And you can hear demos of some of his biggest hits as well.

Marco Pirroni states on his website that he tried very hard to get the record company to give them the rights to put some Persuasion (unrealesed album from 1993) songs on AntBox. To no avail. I happen to own Persuasion thanks to a very generous fan and I can say- too bad that it didn't get released. It's really terrific and it would have done well. Maybe someday.

Please take the time to order AntBox. You won't regret it.

The Best Box Set I Ever Heard.......2004-01-20

Of all the box sets I have, this one is one of my all time special Box Sets because it's a well rounded set with everything you may need for both the casual Antfan to the rabid collector: rare early punk tracks, all of his major hits, definitive album cuts, demos, alternate versions and unreleased tracks. This is Antmusic in a nutshell, from the naughty S&M-minded early punk years through his Pirate years and commercial heyday to his overlooked sporadic later years. All the essential stuff. The three discs mainly go like this:

DISC ONE: early punk fun with the original Ants, songs like 'Zerox', 'Cleopatra', 'Ligotage', Car Trouble', etc. Also the heftiest helping of rarities are here, including the excellent 'Rubber People' and 'Bathroom Function'. Some sound quality issues here, but the material itself more than compensates. A couple tracks were actually lifted from scratchy vinyl bootlegs, giving them that authentic 1978 punk atmosphere. A whole load of tracks, worth the money of the whole box.

DISC TWO: covers his commercial heyday and includes his Pirates and War Paint years and MTV success. The hits are here: 'Goody Two Shoes', 'Antmusic', 'Strip', 'Stand & Deliver', etc. Also demos, alternate versions and unreleased gems like 'I WIn Zulus' and 'A.N.T.S.'(a punky 'Y.M.C.A.' with 'altered' lyrics) and more.

DISC THREE: covers the next ten years from 1985's 'Viva Le Rock' era to his last studio album 1995's 'Wonderful'. On here there's a lot of material from the 'Viva Le Rock' period, a lot unreleased, and some unreleased stuff from 'Manners & Physique'.

The only thing keeping this Box Set from getting eleven stars is that they could have added material from Adam's aborted unreleased album 'Persuasion' which is an excellent album. Also, only two tracks represent the 'Strip' album from 1983(the two hits, no rarities or album cuts). Clearly this may be Adam's least favorite album of his and perhaps he's disowned it(He didn't play anything from it in concert on his 90's outings either). But all in all this is an essential Box set.

ANTFAN,THERES NO NEED TO BE DOWN!!!!!!!!!.......2002-01-15

You have to love Adam works from punk to soft rock!! It a the best thing that ever happened to the Antfan. It is a 3 cd set that comes with an added book that is the size of the box. The book has rare photos from when he was a punk rocker and cool photos from his videos and cds. If you want to see what the cd cases look like, follow these directions. Go to
www.adam-ant.net and find links down at the bottom. After you get on links, find a site called Cartrouble_oh yeah. On the front page,scroll down you will find Antbox covers. Go there and you can see. Belive me, nothing compares to Antbox!!!!

day i met adam.......2001-03-29

adam and the ants were the band that really invented the 80s,this set really shows how totally orginal and briliant they were ,Adam Ant and and writing parner Marco Pirroni wrote and continue to write some of the most bizzare yet commercal songs ever,and all of them and more are included here .63 tracks of pure and eccentric genius,some hilariously funny and some v.scary.at the end of theday this band will prove them selves to have been as influential as bowie or the velvets,do yourself a favour BUY IT NOW!

ANTBOX - THE DEFINITIVE ANT COLLECTION.......2000-12-17

It's hard to sum up 23 years of a man's career and ANTBOX, the 3-CD box set does accomplishes just that! Antmusic gained it popularity in the early 80's but this box focuses on everything from 1977 up to 1995. This box set contains 66 songs including the 22 hit singles and over 20 unreleased versions including some never-before-published rare tracks.

CD #1 focuses on the early years - 1977 to 1981. The first CD contains 23 pure gems - starting off with the scratchy yet rare, Young Parisians and ending with an unreleased version of Kings of the Wild Frontier. An Antfan who has never be as fortunate to collect rare tracks will be delighted when the hear some of this raunchy punk tunes, ever pre-Dirk Wears White Sox. Plastic Surgery, Lady, Hampstead, Bathroom Function, Rubber People and Deutsher Girl just about sums up with the true roots of Antmusic. Picture the scene - London, early 1977 - 1981. You have CD #1.

CD #2 The heart of Antmusic This CD contains everything from Antmusic, Dog Eat Dog, Kings of the Wild Frontier and the other tracks from the Burundi beat Antmusic that stormed North America in 1981. Also, before the Ants officially disbanded, the extremely popular and fashionable Prince Charming tracks were recorded. Only a mere handful are featured here it must be noted that due time constraints, both SEX and Scorpions were panned at the last minute. If you are a large Prince Charming fan, you may be disappointed in the lack of featured songs.

After Adam went solo, Friend or Foe was released and not only are the hits such as Goody Two shoes, Friend or Foe and Desperate but Not Serious featured on this CD but three unreleased tracks from these sessions including I WIN ZULUS, COUP D'ETAT and ZYDYCO. Why there weren't on the original album is beyond me. These songs are better than a few of the original album tracks.

CD #3 - Strip, Vive, Manners and Physique and Wonderful. The last 20 songs of the album are perhaps the low point of the CD collection. Although the hits from the Strip, Manners and Physique and Wonderful albums are featured here, the unreleased material is a bit of a downer. Steve McQueen just doesn't have that expected punch (probably why it never made the first cut on the Vive album. However, the never made it to Manners track, High Heels in High Places is a rare gem as is the alternative better than the album title track, Manners and Physique. In 1995, when Wonderful was recorded, there were several versions of songs that never made it to the final take but it's beyond me why they weren't selected for the boxed set. Fans would surely be delighted.

All in all, Antbox is a real treat and it is the definite collection. Pure and simple - unplug the jukebox and do yourself a favour - buy the Antbox. That music hasn't lost its taste - don't try another flavor - Antmusic.

Lastly I cannot forget to mention - included in the Antbox is a 64 page booklet which features liner notes for most songs (compiled by Adam and Marco), a brief history, wonderful pictures (including baby pictures of Adam and Marco) and an excellent retrospect of Antmusic included in a detailed discography. GET BOXED. BUY IT NOW.

Antbox-The Collection
Average customer rating:
Antbox-The Collection
Adam & The Ants
Manufacturer: Phantom Sound & Vision
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B000BRHWOE
Release Date: 2000-12-05