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Adam and the Ants / Kings of the Wild Frontier super deluxe edition

By Paul Sinclair

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Sony Music/Legacy Recordings will issue a lavish four-disc super deluxe edition box set of Adam and the Ants‘ classic 1980 album, Kings Of The Wild Frontier, in May.

Packaged in a large format high-gloss gold box this super deluxe set has been “curated and remastered” by Adam Ant and contains two CDs of audio including the original album, B-sides, previously unreleased studio demos/rough cuts and rare and unissued live recordings. A DVD (NTSC, all regions) delivers promo videos, BBC TV appearances, Adam & The Ants Live In Tokyo 1981 (in its entirety) and a short promotional video ‘Ant Invasion’ – a mini documentary of the first Adam & The Ants US tour in 1981.

Exclusive to the super deluxe edition box is a 180g gold vinyl LP of the newly remastered Kings of the Wild Frontier.

As well as the above audio, the box set contains an enormous amount of additional content in the form of facsimile memorabilia such as replica original release Ant Catalogue, ‘antwarrior’ membership card, prints, posters, photos, press ads, ‘antclub’ membership forms and a 36-page perfect-bound 12″x12″ ‘The Story of the Album’ booklet, including detailed liner notes and track annotations written by Adam Ant.

A two-CD deluxe will also be available (repeating the content from the CDs in the box set) as well as black vinyl LP edition (which includes the replica Ant Catalogue).

Kings of the Wild Frontier is reissued on 20 May 2016.

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Disc One (CD)

  • 1. Dog Eat Dog 3.09
  • 2. Antmusic 3.36
  • 3. Feed Me To The Lions 3.01
  • 4. Los Rancheros 3.29
  • 5. Ants Invasion 3.20
  • 6. Killer In The Home 4.21
  • 7. Kings Of The Wild Frontier 3.55
  • 8. The Magnificent Five 3.06
  • 9. Don’t Be Square Be There 3.31
  • 10. Jolly Roger 2.09
  • 11. Making History 2.57
  • 12. The Human Beings 4.31
  • 13. Press Darlings (B Side) 4.11
  • 14. Physical (You’re So) (B Side) 4.26
  • 15. Fall In (B Side) 2.08
  • 16. Don’t Be Square (Be There) (KPM Studio Demo)* 4.23
  • 17. The Human Beings (KPM Studio Demo)* 4.56
  • 18. Los Rancheros (KPM Studio Demo)* 3.33
  • 19. Making History (KPM Studio Demo)* 3.44

All tracks fully remastered by Adam Ant & Walter Coelho
*tracks 16-19 previously unreleased

Disc Two (CD)

Adam & The Ants Live in Chicago 1981*

  • 1. The Human Beings [live] 3.35
  • 2. Dog Eat Dog [live] 3.14
  • 3. The Magnificent Five [live] 3.03
  • 4. Don’t Be Square Be There [live] 3.20
  • 5. Los Rancheros 3.33
  • 6. Ants Invasion [live] 3.12
  • 7. Killer In The Home [live] 4.15
  • 8. Cleopatra [live] 2.54
  • 9. Press Darlings [live] 3.47
  • 10. Kick! [live] 1.55
  • 11. Antmusic [live] 3.14
  • 12. Beat My Guest [live] 3.04
  • 13. Jolly Roger [live] 2.11
  • 14. Zerox [live] 3.11
  • 15. Car Trouble [live] 3.21
  • 16. Kings Of The Wild Frontier [live] 4.33
  • 17. Physical (You’re So) [live] 5.22
  • 18. A.N.T.S. 3.30
  • 19. Antmusic (Rough Cut)** 3.24
  • 20. Don’t Be Square Be There (Rough Cut)** 3.52

all tracks mastered by Adam Ant & Walter Coelho
*tracks 1-17 previously unissued on CD
**tracks 19 and 20 previously unreleased

Disc Three (DVD)

The Videos

  • • Kings Of The Wild Frontier
  • • Dog Eat Dog
  • • Antmusic

Adam & The Ants Live

  • • Physical (You’re So) Live In Manchester
  • • Dog Eat Dog

Adam & The Ants at the BBC

  • • Dog Eat Dog Top Of The Pops October 16th 1980
  • • Ants Invasion & Killer In The Home Old Grey Whistle Test January 1981
  • • Antmusic Top Of The Pops December 1980
  • • Dog Eat Dog Top Of The Pops October 30th 1980

Adam & The Ants Live In Tokyo 1981

  • • The Magnificent Five
  • • Antmusic
  • • Don’t Be Square (Be There)
  • • Ants Invasion
  • • Killer In The Home
  • • Never Trust A Man (With Egg On His Face)
  • • Kick!
  • • Press Darlings
  • • Christian D’or
  • • Los Rancheros
  • • Cartrouble
  • • Dog Eat Dog
  • • Kings Of The Wild Frontier
  • • Physical (You’re So)

ANT INVASION: a documentary of the first Adam & The Ants US tour 1981

Gold Vinyl LP

Side A

  • 1. Dog Eat Dog 3.09
  • 2. Antmusic 3.36
  • 3. Feed Me To The Lions 3.01
  • 4. Los Rancheros 3.29
  • 5. Ants Invasion 3.20
  • 6. Killer In The Home 4.21

Side B

  • 7. Kings Of The Wild Frontier 3.55
  • 8. The Magnificent Five 3.06
  • 9. Don’t Be Square Be There 3.31
  • 10. Jolly Roger 2.09
  • 11. Making History 2.57
  • 12. The Human Beings 4.31

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2CD Deluxe edition

Disc One

  • 1. Dog Eat Dog 3.09
  • 2. Antmusic 3.36
  • 3. Feed Me To The Lions 3.01
  • 4. Los Rancheros 3.29
  • 5. Ants Invasion 3.20
  • 6. Killer In The Home 4.21
  • 7. Kings Of The Wild Frontier 3.55
  • 8. The Magnificent Five 3.06
  • 9. Don’t Be Square Be There 3.31
  • 10. Jolly Roger 2.09
  • 11. Making History 2.57
  • 12. The Human Beings 4.31
  • 13. Press Darlings (B Side) 4.11
  • 14. Physical (You’re So) (B Side) 4.26
  • 15. Fall In (B Side) 2.08
  • 16. Don’t Be Square (Be There) (KPM Studio Demo)* 4.23
  • 17. The Human Beings (KPM Studio Demo)* 4.56
  • 18. Los Rancheros (KPM Studio Demo)* 3.33
  • 19. Making History (KPM Studio Demo)* 3.44

All tracks fully remastered by Adam Ant & Walter Coelho

*tracks 16-19 previously unreleased

Disc Two

Adam & The Ants Live in Chicago 1981*

  • 1. The Human Beings [live] 3.35
  • 2. Dog Eat Dog [live] 3.14
  • 3. The Magnificent Five [live] 3.03
  • 4. Don’t Be Square Be There [live] 3.20
  • 5. Los Rancheros 3.33
  • 6. Ants Invasion [live] 3.12
  • 7. Killer In The Home [live] 4.15
  • 8. Cleopatra [live] 2.54
  • 9. Press Darlings [live] 3.47
  • 10. Kick! [live] 1.55
  • 11. Antmusic [live] 3.14
  • 12. Beat My Guest [live] 3.04
  • 13. Jolly Roger [live] 2.11
  • 14. Zerox [live] 3.11
  • 15. Car Trouble [live] 3.21
  • 16. Kings Of The Wild Frontier [live] 4.33
  • 17. Physical (You’re So) [live] 5.22
  • 18. A.N.T.S. 3.30
  • 19. Antmusic (Rough Cut)** 3.24
  • 20. Don’t Be Square Be There (Rough Cut)** 3.52

all tracks mastered by Adam Ant & Walter Coelho

*tracks 1-17 previously unissued on CD

**tracks 19 and 20 previously unreleased

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Black vinyl LP 

Side A

  • 1. Dog Eat Dog 3.09
  • 2. Antmusic 3.36
  • 3. Feed Me To The Lions 3.01
  • 4. Los Rancheros 3.29
  • 5. Ants Invasion 3.20
  • 6. Killer In The Home 4.21

Side B

  • 7. Kings Of The Wild Frontier 3.55
  • 8. The Magnificent Five 3.06
  • 9. Don’t Be Square Be There 3.31
  • 10. Jolly Roger 2.09
  • 11. Making History 2.57
  • 12. The Human Beings 4.31

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