The Sleeve:
The Liner/Sleeve Notes:
None.
Personal Review:
This is the one Adam Ant song that got me into loving Adam Ant as much as I do, though I really don’t have as much Adam Ant in my collection as I’d like to – I do have every album digitally.
So, the A-Side opens with my favorite Adam Ant song – “Stand and Deliver” – it starts with some trumpet (bugle, perhaps?) playing, then drumming in the sound of horse hooves, Adam shouts the song title and a horse makes noises, and we go into the song! It’s honestly a great song, and Adam is great. The chorus is great, the whole song is great. I love Adam Ant. I love this song. Unfortunately, like all great songs it comes to an end.
The B-Side is the song “Beat My Guest” which opens with a pretty heavy guitar solo, and it goes off into a pretty loud punk sounding song – then again, Adam started off as a punk singer long before he was a New Wave singer. It’s a great song though. Not many people can pull off the whole pirate look like Adam can. He does it well. It’s a great song, and the whole single rocks.
Interesting Facts:
None.
Track Listing:
A – Stand and Deliver
B – Beat My Guest
Label:
Epic
Catalog Number:
49-02193
Studio Musicians & Other Album Credits:
Words & Music – Ant / Marco
Produced by Chris Hughes
Engineer – Alan Douglas
Record Made by Marco, Terry Lee Miall, Merrick, Adam Ant & Gary Tibbs
Makeup – Jayne Vincent
Styled by Charles David Whiteing at Bermans & Nathans
Clothes by Eve
Photographs – Alan Ballard
Design by Jules and Adam Ant
Astrological Symbols Courtesy of HMSO Copyright
Other Albums I Own by Adam & the Ants:
“Friend or Foe”
Released:
1981
There was a trumpet player in this song – and there used to be a shot of him and the trumpet in the Stand and Deliver video. (Mandela effect – where did it/he go??) I can’t find it in the video anymore. Who was this guy? I think his name was Steve, but I can’t find him in any of the lineup lists for Adam & The Ants from this era.