Kings of the Wild Frontier

Kings of the Wild Frontier
Photography by Peter Ashworth[2]
Studio album by
Adam and the Ants
Released7 November 1980[1]
Recorded18 February – 30 August 1980
Studio
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Genre
Length41:33
61:17 (2004 reissue)
Label
ProducerChris Hughes
Adam and the Ants chronology
Dirk Wears White Sox
(1979) 		Kings of the Wild Frontier
(1980) 		Prince Charming
(1981)

Kings of the Wild Frontier is the second album by English new wave band Adam and the Ants. It was released on 7 November 1980 by CBS Records in the UK and Epic Records internationally. 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.

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