Adam Ant
Desperate but not Serious
Country
UK
Label
CBS
Catalogue Number
CBS A2892
Matrix numbers
CBS.A.2892 A4
CBS A 2892 B1 Adam ANT B1
Format
7"
Release date
November 1982
A-side
Desperate but not Serious
B-side
Why do Girls Love Horses?
The front, back and inner photographs of this gatefold sleeve were taken by Allan Ballard.
The first 100,000 copies came with this gatefold sleeve.
The B-side, Why do Girls Love Horses?, is an old Adam Ant song from 1978, recorded as a demo but not played live.
This single has a smaller font size than the promo and standard release.
This is a second pressing that has a slightly different label layout and a changed matrix on the runout groove of the b-side.
The copyright and manufacturing details printed around the label for this pressing are as follows:
All rights of the manufacturer and of the owner of the recorded work reserved. Unauthorised public performance, broadcasting, copying and rental of this record prohibited. Made in England
There is also the additional text:
Manufactured and distributed by CBS Records
printed below the title.
The first pressing has the following text printed around the label:
Made in England. All rights of the manufacturer and of the owner of the recorded work reserved. Unauthorised public performance, broadcasting and copying of this record prohibited. U.K.T.M.No B8 1 8092
This has the Made in England text first and no mention of the word rental
The matrix on the b-side has the last number 2 scratched out and pressed again above the scratched out number as seen in the image below:
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