Adam and the Ants Country Catalogue Number Matrix numbers Format Release date A-side B-side Having been turned down by several record companies, Adam and the Ants eventually managed to release their debut single on Decca records in 1978. After signing to the label in July of the same year the band entered Island studios in Basing Street, Notting Hill on 26th August and recorded Young Parisians and what was to become the B-side Lady. The A-side was a controversial release with the fan base and critics alike, but as Adam later described in his autobiography Stand and Deliver "I'd chosen the song deliberately to confuse those people who thought we were a punk band". He later admitted that it had probably been a mistake and that Lady should have been the leading track. It was to be the bands only release on Decca records. This original release was issued with a thick white glossy card sleeve rather than the paper ones that came with the reissues.
Initial copies came with a one sided Decca press release that fitted into the sleeve. The IML (Injection Moulded Label) has C.Control written below the large A on the left hand side and along with the font being more compact than the later release the time of the song is also in brackets which was omitted from repressings. There are two versions of the original card sleeve The second, shown below, have the curved cut top The song Young Parisians is also featured on the following compilation albums: The song Lady is also featured on the following compilation albums: |
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