45 years on from its original release, the 3rd Adam & the Ants album Prince Charming is set to be reissued on traditional black vinyl with gatefold sleeve on Friday 30th January 2026.

Yes CMG are at it again – with last year’s distinctly orange-flavoured ‘gold’ Prince Charming ellpee for Record Store Day 2025 and the recent red & white singles collection, they are obviously happy with the response they got from dipping their toes in the otherwise stagnant waters of the Ant back catalogue.

Retailing at under £25, we’re probably looking at a weekend warrior/generalist 80s target market audience for this facsimile release, while our Sony keep the record store shelves warm in advance of the inevitable eventual assault on the legacy recordings.

Serious fans and collectors will already have mint originals of the most disappointing (wait, what?! – ed) LP of 1981 in their collection at half the price but completists will comply nonetheless.

Now, when’s Wonderful coming out on vinyl? Eh..? EH????!

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Released Friday 31st October 2025, Sony CMG (Commercial Music Group) – the back catalogue shagging arm of our friends at Sony Music UK – is making the most of the latest Adam Ant hits tour by rolling out yet another Adam (“& the Ants”!) compilation on double CD… but wait, there’s a rare vinyl outing for their latest tired old compilation offer.

The red & white ‘limited edition’ double LP will pique the interest of both basement-dwelling Ant collectors and newbies alike, with prices ranging from £25-35 for the sexy duotone 12″ release, available in short supply from half-decent independent record stores – but hurry while stocks last, etc.

Update 31/10/2025:

Just in case you thought Phony couldn’t make us bend over and call them daddy more than twice in one evening, a third BLACK VINYL edition is rolling out on Friday 19th December, just in time for that last minute Christmas gift dash for the Antperson in your life (there’s more than one?! -ed).

Update 18/12/2025:

It appears the black vinyl edition has now been pushed back to Friday 30th January 2026, coincide with the reissue of the Prince Charming LP.

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