Dirk Wears White Sox

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Dirk Wears White Sox
Studio album by Adam & the Ants
Released	November 30, 1979
Recorded	Sound Development Studios August 24 - August 29, 1979
Genre	Post Punk
Length	40:39
Label	Do It Records
Producer(s)	Adam Ant, Chris Hughes
Professional reviews
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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.

When the Ants became commercially successful the "Zerox" (7/79 reached # 45 in 1/81) and "Cartrouble" (3/80 reached # 33 in 1/81) singles were re-issued.

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. The album was remastered and reissued in 2004 with several bonus tracks from original single ja EP releases.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Remastered 2004 re-release track listing 3 Original 1979 release track listing 4 Personnel 5 Production

[edit] Track listing

1. "Cartrouble" (Part 1 and Part 2 on the 1999 rerelease)
2. "Kick!"
3. "Digital Tenderness"
4. "Nine Plan Failed"
5. "Family Of Noise"
6. "Tabletalk"
7. "Zerox"
8. "Cleopatra"
9. "Never Trust A Man (With Egg On His Face)"
10. "Animals And Men"
11. "The Idea"
12. "Whip In My Valise"
13. "Catholic Day" (omitted from 1983 version)
14. "The Day I Met God" (omitted from 1983 version)

[edit] Remastered 2004 re-release track listing

1. "Cartrouble (Parts 1 & 2)" – 6.51
2. "Digital Tenderness" – 3.03
3. "Nine Plan Failed" – 5.18
4. "Day I Met God" – 2.58
5. "Tabletalk" – 5.34
6. "Cleopatra" – 3.15
7. "Catholic Day" – 3.08
8. "Never Trust A Man (With Egg On His Face)" – 3.13
9. "Animals And Men" – 3.20
10. "Family Of Noise" – 2.36
11. "The Idea" – 3.26

Dirk Wears White Søx was remastered and reissued in 2004 with several bonus tracks:

12. "Zerøx" – 3.48"
13. "Whip In My Valise" – 4.00
14. "Kick!" – 1.36
15. "Physical" – 3.59
16. "Cartrouble (Parts 1 & 2) (Hughes Mix)" – 6.36
17. "Friends" – 2.40
18. "Cartrouble (Single Version)" – 3.24
19. "Kick! (Single Version)" – 2.06

Tracks 12–13 from original "Zerøx" 7" single release (July 1979, Do-It Dun 8)

Tracks 14–17 from original "Kick" 12" EP release (March 1982, Do-It Dun 20)

Tracks 18–19 from original "Cartrouble" 7" single release (March 1980, Do-It Dun 10)

[edit] Original 1979 release track listing

1. "Car Trouble Part 1"
2. "Car Trouble Part 2"
3. "Digital Tenderness"
4. "Nine Plan Failed"
5. "Day I Met God"
6. "Table Talk"
7. "Cleopatra"
8. "Catholic Day"
9. "Never Trust a Man (With Egg On His Face)"
10. "Animals and Men"
11. "Family of Noise"
12. "The Idea"

[edit] Personnel

• Adam Ant – all voices, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, piano, harmonica
• David Barbe – percussion
• Matthew Ashman – guitar, piano
• Andrew Warren – bass
• Marco Pirroni – guitars on tracks 18–19
• Jon Moss – drums on tracks 18–19

[edit] Production

• Producer: Adam Ant (Chris Hughes for tracks 18–19)
• Engineer: Benny King
• Assistant engineer: Paul Ludgate