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The Boomtown Rats (1975 - 1986)

Group - Ireland

Releases (37)

Official

Album

  1. The Boomtown Rats Sep 1977
  2. A Tonic for the Troops Jul 1978
  3. The Fine Art of Surfacing 24 Oct 1979
  4. Mondo Bongo Dec 1980
  5. V Deep Mar 1982
  6. In the Long Grass Dec 1984
  7. Citizens of Boomtown 13 Mar 2020

Album - Compilation

  1. Ratrospective 1983
  2. Greatest Hits 1987
  3. Best of The Boomtown Rats 20 Oct 2003
  4. Best Of 2003
  5. 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of The Boomtown Rats 2005
  6. Back to Boomtown: Classicratshits 09 Sep 2013
  7. Classic Album Selection: Six Albums 1977-1984 21 Oct 2013
  8. So Modern / The Boomtown Rats Collection 13 Oct 2014

Album - Live

  1. Live Rats 2013 24 Feb 2014

Album - Compilation / Live

  1. On Film 1976–1986: Someone’s Looking at You 2005

Single

  1. Lookin’ After No 1 19 Aug 1977
  2. Mary of the 4th Form 11 Nov 1977
  3. She’s So Modern Mar 1978
  4. Like Clockwork Jun 1978
  5. Rat Trap 1978
  6. I Don’t Like Mondays 21 Jul 1979
  7. Diamond Smiles 1979
  8. Someone’s Looking at You 18 Jan 1980
  9. Banana Republic 1980
  10. The Elephants Graveyard (Guilty) 1980
  11. Up All Night 1981
  12. Never in a Million Years 1981
  13. House on Fire Mar 1982
  14. Charmed Lives 1982
  15. Dave 1984
  16. Trash Glam Baby 10 Jan 2020

EP

  1. Surface Down Under 1979
  2. Ratlife 01 Jan 2013
  3. Out the Back of Boomtown 08 Oct 2021

Bootleg

Album - Live

  1. 1985-09-01: Ashby Ville, Scunthorpe, United Kingdom 01 Sep 1985

Relationships (8)

Collaborator On

  1. Band Aid

Members

  1. Garry Roberts original, guitar
  2. Pete Briquette original, bass
  3. Gerry Cott original, guitar
  4. Bob Geldof original, lead vocals
  5. Johnnie Fingers original, keyboard
  6. Simon Crowe original, drums (drum set)
  7. Gung-Ho

Recordings by (162)

  1. Lookin’ After No 1 3:07 (19 Aug 1977)
  2. Born to Burn 1:58 (19 Aug 1977)
  3. Barefootin’ (live) 3:28 (19 Aug 1977)
  4. Mary of the 4th Form 3:32 (Sep 1977)
  5. Lookin’ After No. 1 3:10 (Sep 1977)
  6. Neon Heart 3:55 (Sep 1977)
  7. Joey’s on the Street Again 5:58 (Sep 1977)
  8. Never Bite the Hand That Feeds 2:52 (Sep 1977)
  9. (She’s Gonna) Do You In 3:55 (Sep 1977)
  10. Close as You’ll Ever Be 3:25 (Sep 1977)
  11. I Can Make It If You Can 5:50 (Sep 1977)
  12. Kicks 4:10 (Sep 1977)
  13. Mary of the 4th Form (alternate version) 3:52 (11 Nov 1977)
  14. Do the Rat 2:13 (11 Nov 1977)
  15. Looking After Number One ?:?? (1977)
  16. She’s So Modern ?:?? (Mar 1978)
  17. Lying Again ?:?? (Mar 1978)
  18. Like Clockwork ?:?? (Jun 1978)
  19. How Do You Do? ?:?? (Jun 1978)
  20. Living in a Island 4:10 (Jul 1978)
  21. Can’t Stop 2:19 (Jul 1978)
  22. (Watch Out for) The Normal People 2:53 (Jul 1978)
  23. Rat Trap 5:08 (Jul 1978)
  24. Me and Howard Hughes 3:11 (Jul 1978)
  25. (I Never Loved) Eva Braun 4:38 (Jul 1978)
  26. Living in an Island 4:10 (Jul 1978)
  27. Blind Date 3:22 (Jul 1978)
  28. Don’t Believe What You Read 3:08 (Jul 1978)
  29. So Strange 3:04 (1978)
  30. D.U.N. L.A.O.G.H.A.I.R.E. ?:?? (1978)
  31. It’s All the Rage 2:42 (21 Jul 1979)
  32. I Don’t Like Mondays 3:46 (21 Jul 1979) single version
  33. Someone’s Looking at You 4:24 (24 Oct 1979)
  34. Diamond Smiles 3:51 (24 Oct 1979)
  35. Wind Chill Factor (Minus Zero) 4:37 (24 Oct 1979)
  36. Having My Picture Taken 3:19 (24 Oct 1979)
  37. Sleep (Finger’s Lullaby) 5:04 (24 Oct 1979)
  38. Nothing Happened Today 3:19 (24 Oct 1979)
  39. Keep It Up 3:39 (24 Oct 1979)
  40. Nice ’n’ Neat 2:51 (24 Oct 1979)
  41. When the Night Comes 4:45 (24 Oct 1979)
  42. Late Last Night ?:?? (1979)
  43. Looking After No. 1 ?:?? (1979)
  44. She's So Modern 2:58 (1979)
  45. Banana Republic 3:30 (Dec 1980)
  46. Whitehall 1212 3:48 (Dec 1980)
  47. Hurt Hurts 3:07 (Dec 1980)
  48. Mood Mambo 4:09 (Dec 1980)
  49. Straight Up 3:19 (Dec 1980)
  50. This Is My Room 3:42 (Dec 1980)
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On Recordings (26)

Produced

  1. Barefootin’ (live) 3:28 The Boomtown Rats (19 Aug 1977)
  2. The Elephants Graveyard 3:43 The Boomtown Rats (Dec 1980)
  3. This Is My Room 3:42 The Boomtown Rats (Dec 1980)
  4. Please Don’t Go 3:37 The Boomtown Rats (Dec 1980)
  5. Whitehall 1212 3:48 The Boomtown Rats (Dec 1980)
  6. Banana Republic 3:30 The Boomtown Rats (Dec 1980)
  7. Go Man Go! 4:02 The Boomtown Rats (Dec 1980)
  8. Mood Mambo 4:09 The Boomtown Rats (Dec 1980)
  9. Straight Up 3:19 The Boomtown Rats (Dec 1980)
  10. Hurt Hurts 3:07 The Boomtown Rats (Dec 1980)
  11. Under Their Thumb … Is Under My Thumb 2:50 The Boomtown Rats (Dec 1980)
  12. Fall Down 2:32 The Boomtown Rats (Dec 1980)
  13. Another Piece of Red 2:40 The Boomtown Rats (Dec 1980)
  14. The Elephants Graveyard (Guilty) 3:15 The Boomtown Rats (1980)
  15. Real Different 3:30 The Boomtown Rats (1980)
  16. Never in a Million Years 3:51 The Boomtown Rats (1981) co
  17. An Icicle in the Sun 4:07 The Boomtown Rats (Dec 1984)
  18. Over Again 3:45 The Boomtown Rats (Dec 1984)
  19. Another Sad Story 3:42 The Boomtown Rats (Dec 1984)
  20. Lucky 3:36 The Boomtown Rats (Dec 1984)
  21. A Hold of Me 4:57 The Boomtown Rats (Dec 1984)
  22. Hard Times 3:54 The Boomtown Rats (Dec 1984)
  23. Up or Down 3:33 The Boomtown Rats (Dec 1984)
  24. Tonight 3:53 The Boomtown Rats (Dec 1984)
  25. Dave 4:32 The Boomtown Rats (Dec 1984)
  26. Dave (single version) 4:12 The Boomtown Rats (1984)

Credited as (5)

  1. The Boomtown Rats
  2. The Boomtown Rats & Bob Geldof
  3. Bob Geldof & The Boomtown Rats
  4. Boomtown Rats
  5. Thin Lizzy / Sinéad O’Connor / U2 / Boomtown Rats / Van Morrison / Undertones

Events (8)

Main Performer At

  1. The Boomtown Rats and The Exiles at Tiffany's
  2. Top of the Pops #17.06
  3. Top of the Pops #15.44
  4. Tulivuorirock
  5. MDR 1 Radio Sachsen Oldienacht 2010
  6. Live Aid time
  7. Calpe Rock Music Festival, miercoles 25/7 cancelled
  8. Wacken Open Air 2017, Day 0: W:E:T Stage time

Links (35)

Official Homepages

  1. http://www.boomtownrats.co.uk/

Other Databases

  1. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/the_boomtown_rats
  2. https://d-nb.info/gnd/10038455-9
  3. https://www.whosampled.com/The-Boomtown-Rats/
  4. https://imvdb.com/n/the-boomtown-rats
  5. https://www.livefans.jp/artists/56167
  6. https://www.musik-sammler.de/artist/the-boomtown-rats/
  7. https://www.spirit-of-rock.com/en/band/The_Boomtown_Rats
  8. https://www.45cat.com/artist/the-boomtown-rats
  9. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n93041312
  10. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb13902076v

Lyrics Page

  1. http://muzikum.eu/en/122-6075/the-boomtown-rats/lyrics.html
  2. https://genius.com/artists/The-boomtown-rats
  3. https://www.musixmatch.com/artist/The-Boomtown-Rats

Songkick

  1. https://www.songkick.com/artists/212319

Setlist.Fm

  1. https://www.setlist.fm/setlists/the-boomtown-rats-43d60fa7.html

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/180708

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000520033

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1274920/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/137353334

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q573471

Secondhandsongs

  1. https://secondhandsongs.com/artist/614

Stream For Free

  1. https://open.spotify.com/artist/40oYPr305MsT2lsiXr9fX9
  2. https://www.deezer.com/artist/3430

Purchase Music For Download

  1. https://www.beatport.com/artist/the-boomtown-rats/779412
  2. https://us.7digital.com/artist/the-boomtown-rats
  3. https://www.junodownload.com/artists/The+Boomtown+Rats/releases/

Purchase Music For Mail-Order

  1. https://www.cdjapan.co.jp/person/143538

Streaming Page

  1. https://music.amazon.com/artists/B00GAVBPJS
  2. https://music.apple.com/us/artist/486111
  3. https://us.napster.com/artist/the-boomtown-rats
  4. https://tidal.com/artist/17401

Fan Pages

  1. http://www.hyperlaunch.com/boomtownrats/

BBC Music

  1. https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/47aa3e97-f623-4472-8e54-da886c6a6e20

Social Networking

  1. https://www.facebook.com/theboomtownrats