... Great reissue of a classic single Read more. $2.76. Kings of the Wild Frontier is the second studio album by Adam and the Ants, released in 1980. And it worked."[3]. "We'd written the music as a soundtrack to the visuals – very Eighties. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1980 Injection label Vinyl release of Kings Of The Wild Frontier on Discogs. Shooting stills from the monitor screen during the band performance produced some powerful images. 1 in the UK Album Chart, and spawned three hit singles: "Kings of the Wild Frontier", which was released in July and reached No. 1 in the UK Album Chart,[6] and spawned three hit singles: "Kings of the Wild Frontier", which was released in July and reached No. Very similar to Kings Of The Wild Frontier, with differing pressing ring impressions denoting different pressing plants. Kings of the Wild Frontier. A multi-disc "Super Deluxe Edition" was released 20 May 2016. It reached No. Genres: Post-Punk, New Wave. 4; and "Antmusic", released in December and reaching No. It was a brilliant, gonzo move -- something that quickly overshadowed Bow Wow Wow-- and … It was also the first written by Adam Ant & Marco Pirroni, and their first single on CBS Records after leaving Do It Records. The very latest chart stats about kings of the wild frontier - peak chart position, weeks on chart, week-by-week chart run, catalogue number The B-side, "Press Darlings," was not. Made in England. Condition is excellent. Tracks 19 & 20 previously unreleased. It reached No. It was also the first written by Adam Ant & Marco Pirroni, and their first single on CBS Records after leaving Do It Records. Track durations printed on labels. [1], Originally released on 25 July 1980, it peaked at number 48 on the UK Singles Chart. On this day in 1980, Adam & the Ants released the single Antmusic from Kings of the Wild Frontier. $1.44. There's simply nothing else like it, nothing else that has the same bravado, the same swagger, the same gleeful self-aggrandizement and sense of camp. Ships Free in the U.S. The song peaked at No. Complete your Adam And The Ants collection. Amoeba Music. 2, as well as No. The first Ants’ single to feature the classic 'Burundi Beat' sound produced by dual drummers, KINGS OF THE WILD FRONTIER was written by Adam and Marco Pirroni. Rockgod2004. Hit singles were "Kings of … CD 1 features a remastered version of the original CBS records album in the correct running order with the following extra tracks on: Press Darlings - B-Side to the Kings of the Wild Frontier single release Physical (You're So) - B-Side to the Dog Eat Dog single release Fall in - B-Side to the 'Antmusic' single release Don't Be Square (Be There) - KPM demo 1980 Featured peformers: Adam Ant (songwriter), Chris Hughes (producer). $1.92. 4. 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Limited vinyl LP pressing includes the original UK track listing. 2 in the UK Singles Chart; "Dog Eat Dog", which reached No. Kings of the Wild Frontier / Press Darlings, a Single by Adam and the Ants. ADAM & THE ANTS - KINGS OF THE WILD FRONTIER. Adam had a new look – a kinda wild west/ vive le rock/rocker style of cowboy boots/capped black t shirts and leather – this was the curious period that was the just before the germination of the Kings Of the Wild Frontier album music and style – the moments before the pop apocalypse, the moments before the iconic white stripe. 2 on the UK Singles chart. 1 in Australia for five weeks. 2 in the UK Singles Chart; "Dog Eat Dog", which reached No. Dirk Wears White Sox 1979. It includes a DVD of the long out-of-print Ants in Japan concert video and a CD of a 1981 concert from Chicago. Condition is very good. This one can be identified as having been pressed at Aston Clinton from the ⋀ in the runouts. 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