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Title: Adam And The Ants – Kings Of The Wild Frontier
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1980, Rock, New Wave, London, England
Matrix #: AL 37033
Condition: VG+

Cultural Facts:

1. Band Drama: Right before the breakthrough, Malcolm McLaren pulled most of Adam’s original band away to form Bow Wow Wow—Adam rebuilt fast and turned the betrayal into momentum.

2. Media Narrative: Their “pirate/tribal” look hit at the exact moment UK youth culture was hungry for identity costumes—TV made the image inseparable from the music economy.

3. Personal Struggle: Adam Ant has spoken about bipolar disorder, depression, and substance abuse; he was hospitalized and later became unusually open about mental health.

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