Adam And The Ants – Kings Of The Wild Frontier
(CBS Records 1980 84549)
Matrix No’s: A3/B1 – UK Pressing
Vinyl in Nr MINT/Excellent+ condition
(there are some surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality apart from some light pops/crackles – name on side 2 label)
Sleeve in Excellent+ condition
– some wear to edges/corners
Inner Sleeve has a small split in one side
Book/Catalogue in Excellent condition
– name on front at top
Adam and the Ants were an English new wave band active during the late 1970s and early 1980s. The group, which lasted from 1977 to 1982, existed in two incarnations, both fronted by Adam Ant. The first, founded in May 1977 and known simply as The Ants until November that year, achieved considerable cult popularity during the transition from the punk rock era to the post-punk and new wave era and were noted for their high camp and overtly sexualised stage performances and songs. The final line-up of this first incarnation – Dave Barbarossa, Matthew Ashman and Leigh Gorman – left the band in January 1980 at the suggestion of then-de facto manager Malcolm McLaren, to form the instrumentalist personnel of the controversial Bow Wow Wow.
The second incarnation of Adam and the Ants featured guitarist Marco Pirroni and drummer-producer Chris Hughes and was noted for its use of Burundi drums. It lasted from February 1980 to March 1982 and achieved major commercial success in the UK and abroad.
Kings of the Wild Frontier is the second album by English new wave band Adam and the Ants. It was released in November 1980 by CBS Records International. This album introduced the “Burundi beat” sound to popular music.
US version
| Side A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 1. | “Dog Eat Dog” | 3:07 | |
| 2. | “Antmusic” | 3:36 | |
| 3. | “Los Rancheros” | 3:28 | |
| 4. | “Feed Me to the Lions” | 2:59 | |
| 5. | “Press Darlings” | Ant | 4:12 |
| 6. | “Ants Invasion” | 3:20 | |
| 7. | “Killer in the Home” | 4:19 | |
| Side B | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 1. | “Kings of the Wild Frontier” | 3:53 | |
| 2. | “The Magnificent Five” | 3:05 | |
| 3. | “Don’t Be Square (Be There)” | 3:29 | |
| 4. | “Jolly Roger” | 2:09 | |
| 5. | “Physical (You’re So)” | Ant | 4:26 |
| 6. | “The Human Beings” | 4:24 | |
Personnel
- Adam and the Ants
- Adam Ant – vocals, acoustic guitar, piano, harmonica
- Marco Pirroni – electric guitar
- Kevin Mooney – bass
- Merrick (Chris Hughes) – drums, production
- Terry Lee Miall – drums
- Peter Ashworth – sleeve photography
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