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The Boomtown Rats - A Tonic For The Troops flac album
  • Performer The Boomtown Rats
  • Title A Tonic For The Troops
  • Date of release 1978
  • Country UK
  • Style New Wave, Punk
  • Other formats DXD MP3 TTA FLAC MMF VOX AAC
  • Genre Rock
  • Size MP3 1772 mb
  • Size FLAC 1160 mb
  • Rating: 4.3
  • Votes: 972

UMG (от лица компании "ISLAND MERCURY"); CMRRA, ASCAP, LatinAutor, Music Sales (Publishing), União Brasileira de Compositores, UBEM" и другие авторские общества (2). Композиция. A Tonic for the Troops. Авторы текста и музыки. Bob Geldof, John Moylett. UMG (от лица компании "Columbia Records"); ASCAP, UMPG Publishing, BMG Rights Management, UBEM, ARESA, LatinAutor, IRICOM, União Brasileira de Compositores, CMRRA" и другие авторские общества (5). Me And Howard Hughes.

Watch Out For) The Normal People 02:54. The Boomtown Rats - 9. (Watch Out For) The Normal People - A Tonic For The Troops (1978) Punk Rock, New Wave/Ireland 02:54. The Boomtown Rats - 4. (I Never Loved) Eva Braun - A Tonic For The Troops (1978) Punk Rock, New Wave/Ireland 04:38. The Boomtown Rats - 10. Rat Trap - A Tonic For The Troops (1978) Punk Rock, New Wave/Ireland 05:14. The Boomtown Rats - Rat Trap - Tonic For The Troops, 1978 05:14. The Boomtown Rats - 1. Like Clockwork - A Tonic For The Troops (1978) Punk Rock, New Wave/Ireland 03:44

Ensign Records released A Tonic For The Troops in the UK in June 1978. Columbia Records took over The Boomtown Rats from Mercury, replaced "Can't Stop" and " The Normal People" with "Mary Of The 4th Form" and "Joey's On The Street Again" from the first album, resequenced the tracks, and delayed the American release until February 1979.

Band Name The Boomtown Rats. Album Name A Tonic for the Troops. 版公司 Columbia Records. 9. (Watch Out For) The Normal People. 2005 Reissue Bonus Track : 11. Neon Heart (John Peel Session). 12. Do the Rat. 13. . 14. Rat Trap (Live in Stoke).

A Tonic For The Troops ‎(LP, Album). A Tonic For The Troops ‎(8-Trk, Album). This second album retains the drive, energy and humour of the first, with a much more polished sound and 'complete' feel to it. Put aside any bias of 'the persona of Bob' - this definitely stands the test of time and well worth a listen. Reply Notify me Helpful. Marketplace 0 167 For Sale from €. 3.

The Boomtown Rats on Film 1976–1986: Someone's Looking At You. Released: 7 February 2005. The Fine Art of Surfacing.

A Tonic for the Troops is the second album by The Boomtown Rats. It was released in 1978 and included the hit singles "She's So Modern", "Like Clockwork" and "Rat Trap" The album featured dark themes in an often upbeat, pop-punk style. One of the album's tracks, "(I Never Loved) Eva Braun", was described by one critic as "the happiest, cheeriest, best upbeat song about Hitler ever written

Tracklist

A1 Like Clockwork 3:42
A2 Blind Date 3:22
A3 (I Never Loved) Eva Braun 4:37
A4 Living In A Island 4:09
A5 Don't Believe What You Read 3:07
B1 She's So Modern 2:58
B2 Me And Howard Hughes 3:11
B3 Can't Stop 2:19
B4 (Watch Out For) The Normal People 2:52
B5 Rat Trap 5:10

Companies, etc.

  • Published By – Copyright Control
  • Licensed Through – Ensign Records
  • Marketed By – Phonogram
  • Recorded At – Relight Studios
  • Designed At – Hothouse London
  • Lacquer Cut At – Phonodisc B.V.
  • Pressed By – Phonodisc B.V.

Credits

  • Artwork, Design – Hothouse
  • Cover [Front, Back Cover And Portraits] – Fin Costello
  • Engineer – Steven Douglas Brown*, Tim Friese-Greene
  • Management, Photography By [British Rail] – Fachtna O'Kelly
  • Painting – Chuck Loyola
  • Photography By [Group Shots And Robbie] – Chalkie Davies
  • Photography By [The Kether Of Plumpton] – Beep
  • Producer – Robert John Lange

Notes

Comes with printed inner lyrics sleeve.
Recorded at Relight Studios, Holland
Robert John Lange credited as Arrjay "Mutt" Lange and Steve Brown credited as Stuff Brown on inner sleeve.

Back sleeve:
Ensign Records [Logo]
Licensed thru'
Printed in The Netherlands
Marketed by phonogram

On labels:
℗ 1978
Made in Holland
Licensed through Ensign Records U.K.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Matrix / Runout (Label side A): 6310 954.1
  • Matrix / Runout (Label side B): 6310 954.2
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A Variant 1): AA 6310 954 1Y1 ℗ 1978 670 111 06
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B Variant 1): AA 6310 954 2Y1 ℗ 1978 670 112 06
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A Variant 2): AA 6310 954 1Y1 ℗ 1978 670 113
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B Variant 2): AA 6310 954 2Y1 ℗ 1978 670 112
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, stamped Variant 3): AA 6310 954 1Y 1 ℗ 1978 670 114 06
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B. stamped Variant 3): AA 6310 954 2Y 1 ℗ 1978 670 114 06

Other versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
ENVY 3 The Boomtown Rats A Tonic For The Troops ‎(LP, Album, Gre) Ensign ENVY 3 UK 1978
6310 954 The Boomtown Rats A Tonic For The Troops ‎(LP, Album) Mercury 6310 954 Australia 1978
PCT 35750 The Boomtown Rats A Tonic For The Troops ‎(Cass, Album) Columbia PCT 35750 US 1978
SRM-1-3751 The Boomtown Rats A Tonic For The Troops ‎(LP, Album) Mercury, Ensign SRM-1-3751 Canada 1978
JCA 35750 The Boomtown Rats A Tonic For The Troops ‎(8-Trk, Album) Columbia JCA 35750 US 1979