Adam and the Ants Kings of the Wild Frontier LP w/bonus single Stand and deliver
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This Mint condition, Adam and the Ants Kings of the Wild Frontier LP has a bonus 45 "Stand and Deliver". It has the factory shrink wrap still on it, never been opened, never been played. For more info on the Kings of the Frontier, see below.
Kings of the Wild Frontier
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Kings of the Wild Frontier Studio album by Adam and the Ants Released November 1980 Recorded August 1980 Studio Rockfield Studios, Wales Genre- New wave
- post-punk
- CBS
- Epic (international)
(1979) Kings of the Wild Frontier
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(1981)
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 record label CBS. This album introduced the "Burundi beat" sound to popular music.[1]
Background & recording[edit]
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.
Release[edit]
Kings of the Wild Frontier was released in November 1980 by record label CBS in the UK and Epic records internationally. It reached No. 1 in the UK Album Chart,[2] and spawned three hit singles: "Kings of the Wild Frontier", which was released July and reached No. 2 in the UK Singles Chart; "Dog Eat Dog", which reached No. 4; and 'Antmusic', released in December and reaching No. 2,[3] as well as No. 1 in Australia for five weeks.[4] The album was the UK number 1 selling album in 1981 (and the 48th best seller in 1980) and won Best British Album at the 1982 Brit Awards.
The US version of the album dropped "Making History" in favour of two tracks penned by Ant prior to teaming up with Marco Pirroni, "(You're So) Physical" and "Press Darlings".
The album was remastered and reissued in 2004 with several bonus tracks.
Reception[edit]
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating AllMusic [5] Robert Christgau B[6] Rolling Stone [7]In his retrospective review, Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic called it "one of the great defining albums of its time. 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. This walked a brilliant line between campiness and art-house chutzpah, and it arrived at precisely the right time – at the forefront of new wave".[5]
Legacy[edit]
Kings of the Wild Frontier is included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.
Track listing[edit]
All songs written and composed by Adam Ant and Marco Pirroni, except as noted.
Side A No. Title Length 1. "Dog Eat Dog" 3:11 2. "'Antmusic'" 3:37 3. "Feed Me to the Lions" 3:03 4. "Los Rancheros" 3:30 5. "Ants Invasion" 3:19 6. "Killer in the Home" 4:22 Side B No. Title Length 1. "Kings of the Wild Frontier" 3:56 2. "The Magnificent Five" 3:07 3. "Don't Be Square (Be There)" 3:32 4. "Jolly Roger" 2:11 5. "Making History" 2:59 6. "The Human Beings" 4:32 [show]2004 reissue bonus tracksUS version[edit]
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 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)" 4:26 6. "The Human Beings" 4:24 wikipediaprice rating
