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 The Elephants Graveyard (Guilty) (1980 UK injection moulded wide centred 7 vinyl single also including Real Different picture sleeve BONGO2) Track Listing: 1. The Elephants Graveyard (Guilty) 2. Real Different
£7.99 used
BOOMTOWN RATS Diamond Smiles (1979 French-pressed injection moulded 7 vinyl single also including Late Last Night Ensign die-cut paper sleeve ENY33) Track Listing: Diamond Smiles Late Last Night
£7.99 used
BOOMTOWN RATS Charmed Lives (1982 UK 7 vinyl single also including No Hiding Place picture sleeve. The sleeve shows just a little light shelfwear & the vinyl has only light signs of play MER106)
£9.00 used
BOOMTOWN RATS Drag Me Down (1984 UK limited edition 4-track 12 vinyl single also including An Icicle In The Sun Rat Trap and Shes So Modern. With some light signs of play and shelfwear both the glossy picture sleeve and vinyl remain in Excellent condition MERX163) Track Listing: A1. Drag Me Down A2
£12.00 used
THE BOOMTOWN RATS Charmed Lives (1982 UK double injection moulded vinyl 7 single set produced by Tony Visconti also including No Hiding Place a live version of Nothing Happened Today recorded in Singapore plus A Storm Breaks [Instrumental].Both the gatefold picture sleeve and vinyl remain in excellent condition MER1062) Track Listing: A1
£7.99 used
BOOMTOWN RATS Diamond Smiles (1979 French-pressed wide- centred injection moulded 7 vinyl single also including Late Last Night Ensign die-cut paper sleeve ENY33) Track Listing: Diamond Smiles Late Last Night
£7.99 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 still in its original open shrink shows minimal wear and 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
£20.00 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 with the lyric inner plus one of the two bonus fold-out portrait poster[s] in stark black & white whilst the vinyl looks barely played) Track Listing: 1
£14.00 used
THE BOOMTOWN RATS Shes So Modern (1978 UK injection moulded 7 single also including Lying Again Ensign company die-cut sleeve ENY13)
£9.00 used
THE BOOMTOWN RATS Someones Looking At You (1979 UK wide centred injection moulded jukebox 7 single for the single release pressed in France for the UK market also including When The Night Comes plain die-cut paper sleeve ENY34) Track Listing: 1. Someones Looking At You 2. When The Night Comes
£9.00 used