Classic Album Selection: Six Albums 1977-1984

~ Release by The Boomtown Rats (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1▼CD: The Boomtown Rats
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1Lookin’ After No.1
engineer:
Steve Brown (engineer/music producer)
producer:
Robert John “Mutt” Lange (Robert John Lange)
recording of:
Lookin’ After No. 1
lyricist and composer:
Bob Geldof
4.653:10
2Mary of the 4th Form
engineer:
Steve Brown (engineer/music producer)
producer:
Robert John “Mutt” Lange (Robert John Lange)
recording of:
Mary of the 4th Form
lyricist and composer:
Bob Geldof
53:33
3Close as You’ll Ever Be
engineer:
Steve Brown (engineer/music producer)
producer:
Robert John “Mutt” Lange (Robert John Lange)
recording of:
Close as You’ll Ever Be
lyricist and composer:
Bob Geldof
53:24
4Neon Heart
engineer:
Steve Brown (engineer/music producer)
producer:
Robert John “Mutt” Lange (Robert John Lange)
recording of:
Neon Heart
lyricist and composer:
Bob Geldof
43:54
5Joey’s on the Streets Again
recording of:
Joey’s on the Street Again
lyricist and composer:
Bob Geldof
45:30
6I Can Make It If You Can
recording of:
I Can Make It If You Can
lyricist and composer:
Bob Geldof
45:47
7Never Bite the Hand That Feeds
recording of:
Never Bite the Hand That Feeds
lyricist and composer:
Bob Geldof
42:47
8(She’s Gonna) Do You In
engineer:
Steve Brown (engineer/music producer)
producer:
Robert John “Mutt” Lange (Robert John Lange)
recording of:
(She’s Gonna) Do You In
lyricist and composer:
Bob Geldof
43:54
9Kicks
engineer:
Steve Brown (engineer/music producer)
producer:
Robert John “Mutt” Lange (Robert John Lange)
recording of:
Kicks
lyricist and composer:
Bob Geldof
34:11
10Doin’ It Away (1975 live demo)
recording of:
Doin’ It Away
lyricist and composer:
Bob Geldof
42:42
11My Blues Away (1975 live demo)
recording of:
My Blues Away
lyricist and composer:
Bob Geldof
32:54
12A Second Time (1975 live demo)
recording of:
A Second Time
lyricist and composer:
Bob Geldof
44:11
13Fanzine Hero (1975 live demo)
recording of:
Fanzine Hero
lyricist and composer:
Bob Geldof
33:13
14Barefootin’ (live in Moran's Hotel Dublin 1975)
live cover recording of:
Barefootin’
lyricist and composer:
Robert Parker (American R&B singer and musician)
publisher:
Bonatemp Music Publishing Co., Inc. (in 1965, in 1967)
33:21
15Mary of the 4th Form (single version)
producer:
Robert John “Mutt” Lange (Robert John Lange)
recording of:
Mary of the 4th Form
lyricist and composer:
Bob Geldof
53:52
2▼CD: A Tonic for the Troops
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1Like Clockwork
recording of:
Like Clockwork
lyricist and composer:
Pete Briquette, Simon Crowe and Bob Geldof
43:44
2Blind Date
recording of:
Blind Date
lyricist and composer:
Bob Geldof
43:22
3(I Never Loved) Eva Braun
recording of:
(I Never Loved) Eva Braun
lyricist and composer:
Bob Geldof
34:38
4Living in an Island
recording of:
Living in an Island
lyricist and composer:
Bob Geldof
34:10
5Don’t Believe What You Read
recording of:
Don’t Believe What You Read
lyricist and composer:
Bob Geldof
43:09
6She’s So Modern
engineer:
Bill Price (UK producer/engineer)
recording of:
She’s so Modern
lyricist and composer:
Johnnie Fingers and Bob Geldof
42:58
7Me and Howard Hughes
recording of:
Me and Howard Hughes
lyricist and composer:
Bob Geldof
43:12
8Can’t Stop
recording of:
Can’t Stop
lyricist and composer:
Bob Geldof
2:19
9(Watch Out for) The Normal People
recording of:
(Watch Out for) The Normal People
lyricist and composer:
Bob Geldof
2:54
10Rat Trap
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1978)
music videos:
Rat Trap by The Boomtown Rats
recording of:
Rat Trap
lyricist and composer:
Bob Geldof
publisher:
Sewer Fire Hits Ltd
45:14
11Neon Heart (John Peel radio session)
live recording of:
Neon Heart
lyricist and composer:
Bob Geldof
4:10
12Do the Rat
recording of:
Do the Rat
lyricist and composer:
Bob Geldof
2:13
13D.U.N.L.A.O.G.H.A.I.R.E.
2:17
14Rat Trap (live in Stoke)
live recording of:
Rat Trap
lyricist and composer:
Bob Geldof
publisher:
Sewer Fire Hits Ltd
5:49
3▼CD: The Fine Art of Surfacing
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1Someone’s Looking at You
producer:
Robert John Lange
recorded at:
Phonogram Studios in Hilversum, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
recording of:
Someone’s Looking at You
lyricist and composer:
Bob Geldof
54:24
2Diamond Smiles
producer:
Robert John “Mutt” Lange (Robert John Lange)
recorded at:
Phonogram Studios in Hilversum, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
recording of:
Diamond Smiles
lyricist and composer:
Bob Geldof
43:52
3Wind Chill Factor (Minus Zero)
producer:
Robert John “Mutt” Lange (Robert John Lange)
recorded at:
Phonogram Studios in Hilversum, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
recording of:
Wind Chill Factor (Minus Zero)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Geldof
44:38
4Having My Picture Taken
producer:
Robert John “Mutt” Lange (Robert John Lange)
recorded at:
Phonogram Studios in Hilversum, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
recording of:
Having My Picture Taken
lyricist and composer:
Pete Briquette and Bob Geldof
33:20
5Sleep (Fingers’ Lullaby)
recorded at:
Phonogram Studios in Hilversum, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
recording of:
Sleep (Finger’s Lullaby)
lyricist and composer:
Johnnie Fingers
4:16
6I Don’t Like Mondays
producer:
Phil Wainman
strings arranger:
Fiachra Trench
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1979)
recorded at:
Phonogram Studios in Hilversum, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
music videos:
I Don’t Like Mondays by The Boomtown Rats
part of:
VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 66)
recording of:
I Don’t Like Mondays
lyricist and composer:
Johnnie Fingers and Bob Geldof
publisher:
Campbell Connelly, Mushroom Music Pty. Ltd., Sewer Fire Hits Ltd, Zomba Enterprises, Inc. and Zomba Music Publishing Ltd.
44:19
7Nothing Happened Today
producer:
Robert John “Mutt” Lange (Robert John Lange)
recorded at:
Phonogram Studios in Hilversum, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
recording of:
Nothing Happened Today
lyricist and composer:
Bob Geldof
43:19
8Keep It Up
producer:
Robert John “Mutt” Lange (Robert John Lange)
recorded at:
Phonogram Studios in Hilversum, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
recording of:
Keep It Up
lyricist and composer:
Gerry Cott and Bob Geldof
43:39
9Nice n Neat
producer:
Robert John “Mutt” Lange (Robert John Lange)
recorded at:
Phonogram Studios in Hilversum, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
recording of:
Nice ’n’ Neat
lyricist and composer:
Bob Geldof
42:51
10When the Night Comes
producer:
Robert John “Mutt” Lange (Robert John Lange)
recorded at:
Phonogram Studios in Hilversum, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
recording of:
When the Night Comes
lyricist and composer:
Bob Geldof
44:45
11Episode #3
recorded at:
Phonogram Studios in Hilversum, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
1:10
12Real Different
recorded at:
Phonogram Studios in Hilversum, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
recording of:
Real Different
lyricist and composer:
Bob Geldof
3:15
13How Do You Do
recorded at:
Phonogram Studios in Hilversum, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
recording of:
How Do You Do?
lyricist and composer:
Bob Geldof
2:41
14Late Last Night
recorded at:
Phonogram Studios in Hilversum, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
recording of:
Late Last Night
2:43
15Nothing Happened Today (live in Cardiff)
live recording of:
Nothing Happened Today
lyricist and composer:
Bob Geldof
3:44
4▼CD: Mondo Bongo
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1Straight Up
producer:
The Boomtown Rats and Tony Visconti
recording of:
Straight Up
lyricist and composer:
Bob Geldof
43:21
2The Elephant’s Graveyard
producer:
The Boomtown Rats and Tony Visconti
recording of:
The Elephants Graveyard (Guilty)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Geldof
53:46
3This Is My Room
producer:
The Boomtown Rats and Tony Visconti
recording of:
This Is My Room
writer:
Simon Crowe and Bob Geldof
43:44
4Another Piece of Red
producer:
The Boomtown Rats and Tony Visconti
recording of:
Another Piece of Red
lyricist and composer:
Bob Geldof
42:40
5Hurt Hurts
producer:
The Boomtown Rats and Tony Visconti
recording of:
Hurt Hurts
lyricist and composer:
Bob Geldof
43:07
6Please Don’t Go
producer:
The Boomtown Rats and Tony Visconti
recording of:
Please Don’t Go
lyricist and composer:
Bob Geldof
43:38
7Fall Down
producer:
The Boomtown Rats and Tony Visconti
recording of:
Fall Down
lyricist and composer:
Bob Geldof
42:32
8Go Man Go!
producer:
The Boomtown Rats and Tony Visconti
recording of:
Go Man Go!
lyricist and composer:
Bob Geldof
44:05
9Under Their Thumb Is Under My Thumb
recording of:
Under Their Thumb
lyricist:
Bob Geldof
composer:
Mick Jagger (The Rolling Stones) and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
version of:
Under My Thumb
42:50
10Banana Republic
recording of:
Banana Republic
writer:
Pete Briquette and Bob Geldof
35:05
11Whitehall 1212
producer:
The Boomtown Rats and Tony Visconti
recording of:
Whitehall 1212
lyricist and composer:
Bob Geldof
33:48
12Mood Mambo
producer:
The Boomtown Rats and Tony Visconti
recording of:
Mood Mambo
writer:
Pete Briquette and Bob Geldof
44:10
13Cheerio
recording of:
Cheerio
lyricist and composer:
Bob Geldof
31:20
14Don’t Talk to Me
recording of:
Don’t Talk to Me
lyricist and composer:
Bob Geldof
42:55
15Arnold Layne
live cover recording of:
Arnold Layne
lyricist and composer:
Syd Barrett
publisher:
Dunmo Music, Ltd., Peermusic (“Peermusic—the global independent”) and Southern Music Publishing ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic)
33:12
16Another Piece of Red (live in Portsmouth)
live recording of:
Another Piece of Red
lyricist and composer:
Bob Geldof
33:33
5▼CD: V Deep
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1He Watches It All
recording of:
He Watches It All
lyricist and composer:
Bob Geldof
43:16
2Never in a Million Years
recording of:
Never in a Million Years
lyricist and composer:
Bob Geldof
53:51
3Talking in Code
recording of:
Talking in Codes
lyricist and composer:
Bob Geldof
42:56
4The Bitter End
recording of:
The Bitter End
lyricist and composer:
Bob Geldof
44:28
5The Little Death
recording of:
The Little Death
lyricist and composer:
Bob Geldof
writer:
Pete Briquette and Bob Geldof
3:35
6A Storm Breaks
recording of:
A Storm Breaks
lyricist and composer:
Bob Geldof
45:58
7Up All Night
recording of:
Up All Night (Boomtown Rats)
writer:
Bob Geldof
43:38
8House on Fire
recording of:
House on Fire
lyricist and composer:
Bob Geldof
44:45
9Charmed Lives
recording of:
Charmed Lives
lyricist and composer:
Bob Geldof
44:02
10Skin on Skin
recording of:
Skin on Skin
lyricist and composer:
Bob Geldof
34:41
11Say Hi to Mick
recording of:
Say Hi to Mick
lyricist and composer:
Bob Geldof
1:36
12No Hiding Place
recording of:
No Hiding Place
lyricist and composer:
Bob Geldof
3:09
13House on Fire (12″ dub)
recording of:
House on Fire
lyricist and composer:
Bob Geldof
5:54
14Up All Night (long version)
recording of:
Up All Night (Boomtown Rats)
writer:
Bob Geldof
6:55
6▼CD: In the Long Grass
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1Dave
engineer:
Martin Salvador Rex
producer:
The Boomtown Rats
mixer:
Bob Clearmountain
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1984)
recording of:
Dave
lyricist and composer:
Bob Geldof
4.54:32
2Over and Over
recording of:
Over and Over
lyricist and composer:
Bob Geldof
3:45
3Drag Me Down
engineer:
Martin Salvador Rex
producer:
The Boomtown Rats and Pete Walsh (UK producer)
mixer:
Bob Clearmountain
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1984)
recording of:
Drag Me Down
lyricist and composer:
Bob Geldof
44:08
4A Hold of Me
engineer:
Martin Salvador Rex
producer:
The Boomtown Rats
mixer:
Bob Clearmountain
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1984)
recording of:
A Hold of Me
lyricist and composer:
Bob Geldof
44:57
5Another Sad Story
engineer:
Martin Salvador Rex
producer:
The Boomtown Rats
mixer:
Bob Clearmountain
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1984)
recording of:
Another Sad Story
lyricist and composer:
Johnnie Fingers
4.53:42
6Tonight
engineer:
Martin Salvador Rex
producer:
The Boomtown Rats and James Guthrie
mixer:
Bob Clearmountain
arranger:
Bob Carter (keyboardist for Linx)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1984)
recording of:
Tonight
lyricist and composer:
Bob Geldof
43:53
7Hard Times
engineer:
Martin Salvador Rex
producer:
The Boomtown Rats and Pete Walsh (UK producer)
mixer:
Bob Clearmountain
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1984)
recording of:
Hard Times
lyricist and composer:
Bob Geldof
4.53:54
8Lucky
engineer:
Martin Salvador Rex
producer:
The Boomtown Rats and Pete Walsh (UK producer)
mixer:
Bob Clearmountain
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1984)
recording of:
Lucky
lyricist and composer:
Johnnie Fingers
4.53:37
9An Icicle in the Sun
recording of:
An Icicle in the Sun
lyricist and composer:
Bob Geldof
43:50
10Up or Down
engineer:
Martin Salvador Rex
producer:
The Boomtown Rats
mixer:
Bob Clearmountain
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1984)
recording of:
Up or Down
writer:
Pete Briquette and Simon Crowe
33:33
11Dave (single version)
producer:
The Boomtown Rats and James Guthrie
recording of:
Dave
lyricist and composer:
Bob Geldof
4:19
12Walking Downtown
recording of:
Walking Downtown
writer:
Pete Briquette and Bob Geldof
5:20
13Precious Time
recording of:
Precious Time
lyricist and composer:
Simon Crowe
4:34
14She’s Not the Best (Home demo)
recording of:
She’s Not the Best
lyricist and composer:
Bob Geldof
0:59

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