''B-Side Babies'' is a

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by English new wave musician Adam Ant, released by

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in 1994. It is not to be confused with ''

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'', a 7-inch EP of "Friends" b/w "Kick"/"Physical", released by

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in 1982. Consisting primarily of single

B-side The A-side and B-side are the two sides of phonograph records and cassettes; these terms have often been printed on the labels of two-sided music recordings. The A-side usually features a recording that its artist, producer, or record compan ...

s—both solo and with

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—the collection is described in the following manner on the back cover of the CD: Most of the tracks on this collection were fairly well known to Adam Ant fans, regardless of whether or not they owned any of the singles. "Beat My Guest" was the first song Adam and the Ants played at their debut gig at the ICA restaurant in May 1977. "Fall-In" is an old Ants song from 1977, co-written with

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. "Red Scab", "Juanito the Bandito" and "B-Side Baby" also date back to 1977. "It Doesn't Matter" was performed at a

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session on 23 January 1978, and "Physical" and "Friends" were performed at a Peel session on 10 July 1978. "Christian D'or", originally called "

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", is also from 1978, as are "Why Do Girls Love Horses?" and "Greta X". The "extra special treat never before released anywhere" is a previously unreleased version of "It Doesn't Matter". "Physical" was later covered by

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, and appears as one of the two bonus songs on their 1992 EP '' Broken''.

Track listing

References

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