Kings of the Wild Frontier

Reel to Reel Collection

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.

It reached No. 1 in the UK Album Chart and spawned three hit singles: "Kings of the Wild Frontier", which was released in 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, as well as No. 1 in Australia for five weeks. 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.

Track Listing
Side one


 * 1) Dog Eat Dog
 * 2) Jolly Roger
 * 3) Los Rancheros
 * 4) Feed Me to the Lions
 * 5) Press Darlings
 * 6) Ants Invasion
 * 7) Killer in the Home

Side two


 * 1) Kings of the Wild Frontier
 * 2) The Magnificent Five
 * 3) Don't Be Square (Be There)
 * 4) Antmusic
 * 5) Physical (You're So)
 * 6) The Human Beings

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