Artist: Boomtown Rats
Genre: New Wave
The Boomtown Rats were an Irish new wave band formed in Dublin in 1975, fronted by Bob Geldof. The band achieved significant success in the late 1970s and early 1980s with energetic punk-influenced new wave. Their biggest hits included 'Rat Trap,' which became the first Irish band's song to reach UK number one, and 'I Don't Like Mondays,' inspired by a school shooting. The Boomtown Rats' music combined punk energy with sharp social commentary and catchy hooks. Geldof's charismatic personality made the band prominent beyond their music. After Geldof organized Live Aid in 1985, the band disbanded in 1986 but have reunited for tours.
Boomtown Rats vinyl records (42)
BOOMTOWN RATS Banana Republic (1980 UK 7 vinyl single also including Man At The Top picture sleeve BONGO1) Track Listing: 1. Banana Republic 2. Man At The Top
£8.49 used
BOOMTOWN RATS Dave (Rare 1984 UK limited edition 7 Ticket picture disc single also including Hard Times housed in a custom stickered clear PVC sleeve - the sticker states that this disc guarantees entrance to a Boomtown Rats concert MERT179)
£23.00 used
BOOMTOWN RATS Someones Looking At You (1979 UK 2-track 12 vinyl single taken from the bands The Fine Art Of Surfacing album also including When The Night Comes picture sleeve ENY3412) Track Listing: 1. Someones Looking At You 2. When The Night Comes
£7.99 used
BOOMTOWN RATS Shes So Modern (1978 UK 7 vinyl single also including Lying Again Ensign die-cut sleeve ENY13)
£7.99 used
BOOMTOWN RATS A Tonic For The Troops (1978 UK 10-track vinyl LP including Rat Trap and Shes So Modern complete with illustrated lyric inner and laminated picture sleeve. The sleeve shows little wear and the vinyl remains in excellent condition ENVY3) Track Listing: Like Clockwork Blind Date (I Never Loved) Eva Braun Living In An Island Dont Believe What You Read Shes So Modern Me And Howard Hughes Cant Stop (Watch Out For) The Normal People Rat Trap
£23.00 used
BOOMTOWN RATS Mary Of The 4th Form (1977 UK injection moulded 7 vinyl single also including Do The Rat. The red picture sleeve shows light wear from age and storage. The vinyl remains in excellent condition with few signs of play. Geldof at hisfinest. ENY9) Track Listing: 1. Mary Of The 4th Form 2
£12.00 used
THE BOOMTOWN RATS The Fine Art Of Surfacing (1979 UK 10-track LP including I Dont Like Mondays fully laminated picture sleeve with illustrated lyric inner. The sleeve shows very little sign of wear whilst the vinyl shows minimal signs of play ENROX11) Track Listing: A1. Someones Looking At You 4:22 A2
£28.00 used
BOOMTOWN RATS A Hold Of Me (1985 UK 7 vinyl single also including Never In A Million Years picture sleeve. The sleeve has some light ringwear but the vinyl looks barely played MER184) Track Listing: 1. A Hold Of Me 2. Never In A Million Years
£9.00 used
BOOMTOWN RATS Mondo Bongo (1980 UK 12-track vinyl LP including the singles Banana Republic The Elephants Graveyard and Go Man Go. The glossy picture sleeve shows just a little shelfwear and age discolouration but comes complete with the lyric inner plus two bonus fold-out poster portraits of each Boomtown Rat in stark black & white whilst the vinyl looks barely played) Track Listing: 1
£17.00 used
BOOMTOWN RATS V Deep (1982 UK 10-track vinyl LP featuring their fifth studio album and the first following guitarist Gerry Cotts departure from the group includes the single House On Fire glossy picture sleeve with the illustrated picture/lyric inner. The sleeve has minimal evidence of shelfwear and the vinyl remains in Near Mint condition) Track Listing: Side One: 1
£14.00 used