Adventures in Modern Recording was released in late 1981 , and the five singles released from it ( `` I Am a Camera '' , `` Adventures in Modern Recording '' , `` On TV '' , `` Lenny '' and `` Beatnik '' ) failed to live up to the legacy of the first album and `` Video Killed the Radio Star '' .
Adventures in Modern Recording was released in late 1981 , but five singles released from the album ( I Am a Camera , Adventures in Modern Recording , On TV , Lenny and Beatnik ) were not as successful as `` Video Killed the Radio Star '' , resulting in the end of The Buggles .