''The Boomtown Rats'' is the debut album by Irish

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band

The Boomtown Rats The Boomtown Rats are an Irish rock music, rock band originally formed in Dublin in 1975. Between 1977 and 1985, they had a series of Irish and UK hit record, hits including "Like Clockwork", "Rat Trap", "I Don't Like Mondays" and "Banana Repub ...

, released in September 1977. It included the Rats' first hit single, " Lookin' After No. 1", as well as the subsequent single, " Mary of the 4th Form". The album peaked at No. 18 in the

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in 1977.

Track listing (1977 LP)

All lyrics written by Bob Geldof, all music arranged by

# " Lookin' After No. 1" # "Neon Heart" # "Joey's on the Street Again" # "Never Bite the Hand That Feeds" # " Mary of the 4th Form" # "(She's Gonna) Do You In" # "Close As You'll Ever Be" # "I Can Make It If You Can" # "Kicks"

Track listing (2005 CD reissue)

# "Lookin' After No. 1" # "Mary of the 4th Form" # "Close As You'll Ever Be" # "Neon Heart" # "Joey's On the Streets Again" # "I Can Make It If You Can" # "Never Bite The Hand That Feeds" # "(She's Gonna) Do You In" # "Kicks"

Bonus Tracks

# "Doin' It Right" - 1975 Live Demo # "My Blues Away" - 1975 Live Demo # "A Second Time" - 1975 Live Demo # "Fanzine Hero" - 1975 Live Demo # "Barefootin'" - Live at Moran's Hotel, Dublin, 1975 # "Mary of the 4th Form" - Single Version

Personnel

Credits adapted from album liner notes. The Boomtown Rats * Bob Geldof – lead vocals, harmonica *

Garry Roberts Garrick Roberts (16 June 1950 – 9 November 2022) was an Irish musician best known as the lead guitarist with The Boomtown Rats, a band which came into being in 1976. He and Johnnie Fingers (Moylett) had decided to put a band together and, be ...

– guitar, backing vocals * Gerry Cott – guitar *

Johnnie Fingers Johnnie Fingers (born John Peter Moylett, 10 September 1956) is an Irish keyboardist and co-founding member of the new wave band The Boomtown Rats. He was notable for his attire of striped pyjamas on stage and his melodic piano style. Backgroun ...

– keyboards, backing vocals *

Pete Briquette Patrick Martin Cusack (born 2 July 1954), known by the stage name Pete Briquette, is an Irish bassist, record producer and composer. He is a member of the Boomtown Rats and has also played in Bob Geldof's band. Boomtown Rats He was born in B ...

– bass, backing vocals * Simon Crowe – drums, backing vocals Additional musicians * Albie Donnelly – saxophone Technical * Adrian Boot – photography * Steve Brown – editing, engineering, mastering, mixing * Sue Dubois – art direction, design * Geoff Halpin – design *

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– mixing, production * Hannah Sharn – photography

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References

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