A change in the set up here due to The Boomtown Rats changing record companys after the release of Banana Republic.
Banana Republic was the last record to be released on the Ensign record label in the UK.
Also the last record on the Mulligan record label in Ireland.
In Canada The Boomtown Rats changed from Mercury to the Vertigo record label.
Banana Republic was released in Canada but NOT in the USA.
Released in the most of Europe on Mercury and in West Germany it was also released as a 12” single.
The Italian copy has Straight Up(from Mondo Bongo) on the b-side.
Released in Japan,Australia and New Zealand on the Mercury record label.
Released in South Africa and Zimbabwe on the Mercury record label.
The big surprise is that it was released in Bolivia in a red sleeve on the Mercury record label.
The 12” from Germany.
Bolivian copy and very rare.
Japan
