Boomtown Rats vinyl,what do we know(part 4)
1978 saw the release of one of the best albums ever made and help launch the Boomtown Rats into bigger stardom.
A Tonic For The Troops is possibly every Rats fan favourite album.
It was released on the Ensign Record label in the UK.
Released on the Mulligan record label in Ireland.
The biggest change(with the help of some of Bob Geldofs shaving foam) The Rats changed to the Columbia record label in the USA.
The American version is actually different from any other version around the world.
Side 1 Rat Trap,Me & Howard Hughes,Eva Braun,Living In An Island,Like Clockwork.
Side 2 Blind Date,Mary Of The 4th Form,Don’t Believe What You Read,She’s So ModernJoeys On The Street.
It was released on the Mercury label in country’s like Canada,New Zealand,Australia,Japan,Israel,Greece and most countries in Europe.
The rear cover of the Israeli version.
A 12” promo which has Rat Trap on one side and Joey’s On The Street on the other side released on the Columbia record label in the USA.
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