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Kings of the Wild Frontier [Original recording remastered]

~ Adam & The Ants
4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)

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Product details

  • Audio CD (5 Jul 2004)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Original recording remastered
  • Label: Sony
  • ASIN: B0002BPIEK
  • Other Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 28,625 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Song Title Time Price
Listen  1. Dog Eat Dog (Remastered Album Version) 3:09£0.69
Listen  2. Antmusic (Demo Version) 3:36£0.69
Listen  3. Feed Me To The Lions (Demo Version) 3:00£0.69
Listen  4. Los Rancheros (Album Version) 3:29£0.69
Listen  5. Ants Invasion (Album Version) 3:20£0.69
Listen  6. Killer In The Home (Album Version) 4:20£0.69
Listen  7. Kings Of The Wild Frontier (Album Version) 3:55£0.69
Listen  8. The Magnificent Five (Album Version) 3:06£0.69
Listen  9. Don't Be Square (Be There) (Album Version) 3:32£0.69
Listen10. Jolly Roger (Album Version) 2:10£0.69
Listen11. Making History (Album Version) 2:57£0.69
Listen12. The Human Beings (Demo Version) 4:29£0.69
Listen13. Antmusic (Demo Version) 3:41£0.69
Listen14. Antmusic (Demo Version) 3:26£0.69
Listen15. Feed Me To The Lions (Demo Version) 3:00£0.69
Listen16. The Human Beings (Demo Version) 2:27£0.69
Listen17. S.E.X. (Demo Version) 3:53£0.69
Listen18. The Omlette From Outerspace (Early Version Of Ants Invasion (Unreleased Song Demo)) 3:07£0.69

Product Description

Album Description

Adam and the Ants' second album, Kings of the Wild Frontier, originally released in 1980 and reaching number 1 in the UK albums chart, propelled the band to superstar status and spawned 3 Top 10 hit singles, "Dog Eat Dog", "Ant Music" and the title track "Kings of the Wild Frontier". This expanded edition is digitally remastered from the original two-track master tapes and includes never-before-heard early demo versions of "Ant Music", "Feed Me to the Lions", "The Human Beings", "S.E.X." (written for the album but eventually appeared on Prince Charming). The expanded edition also includes a demo version of a track called "The Omlette from Outerspace", which formed the basis of "Ants Invasion". Also features expanded album artwork with many rare or unseen photos and three-page digipack with 12-page booklet.


CD Description

1980's KINGS OF THE WILD FRONTIER was actually the second Adam and the Ants record, preceded by an unremarkable postpunk indie effort called DIRK WEARS WHITE SOX, recorded with the musicians who later became Bow Wow Wow. However, it becamea massive commercial breakthrough and one of the defining albums of early '80s British chart pop.
Mixing the sort ofbooming double-drummer rhythms Gary Glitter had popularisedyears before with a certain post-postpunk cynicism and a remarkable flair for self-mythology, Adam Ant (born Stuart Goddard) and his cohorts, led by ex-Banshees guitarist Marco Pirroni and producer/drummer Chris Hughes, created a bubblegum-pop gem on the same level as the early albums by The Sweet and the Bay City Rollers (which is meant as a compliment). Led by the classic single "Antmusic", the album also featuresthe pounding "Physical (You're So)", and several other goofy gems.

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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect Pop For Ant People (...and humans as well), 12 Aug 2004
By Oscillator (Carluke) - See all my reviews
Well here's a thing, who would have thought this album would have stood the test of time so well? But then again the Ants did incorporate tribal drumming before virtually anyone else, spaghetti western guitar before Morricone became hip, yodelly/yelpy vocal bits before Morrissey, and (okay I'm starting it to stretch a bit) background vocals chanted in unison before Gregorian chant was rediscovered. There's also some African sounding ringing guitar in there on 'Don't Be Square (Be There)' and then there's the sea shanty of 'Jolly Roger'. But it's the sheer songwriting smarts and enthusiasm that are staggering. Whilst the most celebrated bands of the early noughties (Franz Ferdinand, TV On The Radio, The Rapture etc) indulge themselves with post punk/no wave jerkiness and/or Beefheartian squall, Adam and Marco Pironni managed to incorporate weird elements and still make uncontrived, singalong, danceable records that did actually manage to bother the charts. They also created and referenced their own mythology in the actual songs ('Antmusic', 'Ants Invasion') and that's before we even start on their visual image. Oh, and with its enduring Wild West theme, does this count as one of the first punk/new wave concept albums? What more could you want from a group? A sense of humour? Yes, that's there too. A special mention has to be go to Marco Pirroni for this reissue, the remaster sounds brilliant, the package is lovingly collated and the bonus tracks are the icing on the cake.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A Real Gem, 21 Jul 2004
The first Album i ever bought. A wide eyed young boy , who played this Album over and over and over again."Antmusic" "Dog Eat Dog" , real songs that make the hairs on your neck stand to attention (If you have taste..) Now in CD form this Album STILL sounds good today.Were Adam And The Ants ever given the real credit they deserved ? i don't think so. A true masterclass in Post Punk / Pop. Buy it , now....
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best albums of the 1980's, 7 Jul 2004
By Mr. S. K. THORPE "STEVE THORPE" (SURREY, UK) - See all my reviews
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Quite simply, a perfect album given the perfect reissue treatment (both remastered sound and stunning packaging) - full marks Marco Pirroni, Chris Hughes, Mark Alleyne and Columbia!!

Like many other 30-somethings I lived and breathed this album in 1980, and it's part of my musical history...it now has the CD release it deserves, and retains all of its mystery and majesty. "Magnificent Five", "Ants Invasion", "Killer In The Home" and "Kings" itself are the highlights, but everything here is special enough to sound like nothing you've heard before.

At this price it's a must-buy - full marks to Columbia for getting behind this project and re-releasing a true classic.

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