▁more ▁fav ou rable ▁coverage . ▁The ▁band ▁built ▁up ▁a ▁strong ▁cult ▁following ▁( the ▁early ▁" Ant people ") ▁but ▁strugg led ▁to ▁find ▁over ground ▁success ▁or ▁even ▁a ▁record ▁deal ▁( ap art ▁from ▁the ▁two ▁J ub ile e ▁sound track ▁songs ) ▁until ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁when ▁they ▁were ▁signed ▁to ▁De cca . ▁ ▁By ▁this ▁time , ▁Adam ▁and ▁the ▁An ts ▁had ▁been ▁through ▁several ▁line - up ▁changes ▁before ▁eventually ▁sett ling ▁on ▁the ▁stable ▁line - up ▁of ▁Adam ▁Ant ▁( v oc als ▁and ▁guitar ), ▁Matthew ▁Ash man ▁( gu itar ), ▁Andy ▁Warren ▁( b ass ▁guitar ) ▁and ▁Dave ▁Bar be ▁( d rum s ). ▁It ▁would ▁be ▁this ▁line - up ▁that ▁recorded ▁and ▁released ▁their ▁first ▁single ▁" You ng ▁Paris ians " ▁to ▁confused ▁reviews ▁and ▁little ▁success . ▁They ▁also ▁recorded ▁both ▁sides ▁of ▁a ▁planned ▁second ▁single , ▁" Zero x " /" K ick " ▁at ▁RA K ▁Studios , ▁plus ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 1 9 ▁demo ▁record ings ▁( including ▁another ▁version ▁of ▁" Zero x ") ▁all ▁of ▁which ▁were ▁recorded ▁at ▁De cca ' s ▁own ▁studio ▁in ▁West ▁H amp st ead . ▁All ▁of ▁these , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁other ▁early ▁record ings ▁and ▁dem os , ▁eventually ▁sur fac ed ▁as ▁boot leg ▁record ings . ▁They ▁also ▁recorded ▁two ▁further ▁John ▁Pe el ▁S essions ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9