Kings Of The Wild Frontier by Adam And The Ants

Kings Of The Wild Frontier

Adam And The Ants

1980

Kings Of The Wild Frontier is a Electronic album by Adam And The Ants, originally released in 1980. On Gatefold: 7 pressings tracked.

Sound DNA

  • Electronic
  • Synth-Pop / New Wave
  • layered
  • triumphant
  • theatrical

About

"Kings of the Wild Frontier" is a New Wave album by Adam and the Ants, released in 1980. This album introduced the new Burundi Beat drum sound. After having his previous backing band wooed away by producer Malcolm McLaren, who used them to form Bow Wow Wow, Adam Ant recorded Kings of the Wild Frontier with guitarist Marco Pirroni as his new writing partner. In spite of the difficulties with the recording, Kings of the Wild Frontier has become acknowledged as an inspirational and unique-sounding album, introducing two drummers, with Duane Eddy-esque guitar riffs. The album spawned three hit singles: .

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Tracklist

  1. 1Dog Eat Dog (Remastered)3:10
  2. 2Antmusic (Remastered)3:36
  3. 3Feed Me to the Lions (Remastered)3:01
  4. 4Los Rancheros (Remastered)3:29
  5. 5Ants Invasion (Remastered)3:20
  6. 6Killer in the Home (Remastered)4:21
  7. 7Kings of the Wild Frontier (Remastered)3:55
  8. 8The Magnificent Five (Remastered)3:06
  9. 9Don't Be Square (Be There) [Remastered]3:31
  10. 10Jolly Roger (Remastered)2:09
  11. 11Making History (Remastered)2:57
  12. 12The Human Beings (Remastered)4:31
  13. 13Press Darlings (B Side Remastered)4:11
  14. 14Physical (You're So) [B Side Remastered]4:26
  15. 15Fall In (B Side Remastered)2:07
  16. 16Don't Be Square (Be There) [KPM Studio Demo]4:23
  17. 17The Human Beings (KPM Studio Demo)4:56
  18. 18Los Rancheros (KPM Studio Demo)3:33
  19. 19Making History (KPM Studio Demo)3:44
  20. 2.1The Human Beings (Live)3:36
  21. 2.2Dog Eat Dog (Live)3:14
  22. 2.3The Magnificent Five (Live)3:03
  23. 2.4Don't Be Square (Be There) [Live]3:20
  24. 2.5Los Rancheros (Live)3:33
  25. 2.6Ants Invasion (Live)3:12
  26. 2.7Killer in the Home (Live)4:15
  27. 2.8Cleopatra (Live)2:54
  28. 2.9Press Darlings (Live)3:47
  29. 2.10Kick! (Live)1:55
  30. 2.11Antmusic (Live)3:14
  31. 2.12Beat My Guest (Live)3:04
  32. 2.13Jolly Roger (Live)2:11
  33. 2.14Zerøx (Live)3:11
  34. 2.15Car Trouble (Live)3:21
  35. 2.16Kings of the Wild Frontier (Live)4:33
  36. 2.17Physical (You're So) [Live]5:22
  37. 2.18A.N.T.S.3:30
  38. 2.19Antmusic (Final Rough Cut)3:24
  39. 2.20Don't Be Square (Be There) [Final Rough Cut]3:54

Credits

Performers

Production & Engineering

Songwriting

Rare pressing on Gatefold · 7 pressings tracked on Gatefold