Old Vinyl (Continued)

 

Boomtown Rats - Rat Trap

The Rats first number one from 1978.
Used to have the picture sleeve of this but it's gone with the others, this is the wife's non pic sleeve version.

This one is topical for me as the company I work for has a rat problem and the traps go off quite a lot, if it helps anyone with a rat infestation Tomatoes seem to be the rats favourite!! they're not keen on Cheese or processed meats from Somerfields :)

01 Rat Trap
02 So Strange

Boomtown Rats - Banana Republic

Excellent tune from Sir Bob and the Rats, last of their run of top 20 hits.
Another cheap market purchase replacing my long ago sold original, the cover is a bit tatty as well.
Still a great pair of songs though :)

01 Banana Republic
02 Man At The Top

Boomtown Rats Live - San Diego 79

Another web find was this Boomtown Rats concert from the Fox Theatre in San Diego California on February 27th 1979, which according to info was the first time "I Don't Like Monday's" was performed live.
Also includes a full repertoire of singles they were known for at the time.

01 - Blind Date
02 - (I Never Loved) Eva Braun
03 - Neon Heart
04 - Me And Howard Hughes
05 - Like Clockwork
06 - Medley (Rat Trap - Kicks - Joey's On The Street Again)
07 - Living On An Island
08 - (She's Gonna) Do You In
09 - She's So Modern
10 - Lookin' After No 1
11 - Mary Of The 4th Form
12 - Do The Rat
13 - Never Bite The Hand That Feeds
14 - Encore
15 - I Don't Like Mondays

Various - Sound Of The Suburbs

The cover says 20 New Wave hits from the 70's and 80's and it's true the tracks are from those decades, but not sure if some of the tracks are really new wave?
Still it's a pretty good collection of tunes including a few compilation standards and some that rarely get a mention.
I think Lou Reed got star billing as his "Perfect day" remake was riding high in the charts at the time.





01 - Jam Going Underground
02 - Blondie Denis
03 - Eddie And The Hot Rods Do Anything
04 - Stranglers Peaches
05 - Boomtown Rats Rat Trap
06 - Echo And The Bunnymen The Killing Moon
07 - Lou Reed Walk On The Wild Side
08 - Kirsty Maccoll A New England
09 - Vapours Turning Japanese
10 - Generation X King Rocker
11 - XTC Making Plans For Nigel
12 - Dr Feelgood Milk And Alcohol
13 - Pretenders Talk Of The Town
14 - Buzzcocks Ever Fallen In Love
15 - Bow Wow Wow Go Wild In The Country
16 - Pil This Is Not A Love Song
17 - Joy Division Transmission
18 - Velvet Underground Pale Blue
19 - Mc5 Kick Out The Jams
20 - Billy Idol Rebel Yell

New Wave - Various Artists

This was the first Punk (New Wave) compilation I ever bought, released around 1978 on the Vertigo label.
Although some tracks don't fit the general pattern it's an excellent collection.

The Damned and Boomtown Rats are the British representatives amongst a mainly American line up including The Ramones, Dead Boys, Richard Hell, Patti Smith etc.
 Aussie band The Skyhooks is an odd inclusion but it's a great track.
 Highlights for me are Piss Factory by Patti Smith, Shake some Action by the Flaming Groovies and New Rose.
It also includes 2 tracks by the New York Dolls which were released several years earlier but are a welcome addition.

1. Ramones - Judy Is A Punk
2. Dead Boys - Sonic Reducer
3. Patti Smith - Piss Factory
4. New York Dolls - Personality Crisis
5. Runaways - Hollywood
6. Skyhooks - Horror Movie
7. Richard Hell And The Voidoids - Love Comes In Spurts
8. Little Bob Story - All Or Nothing
9. The Boomtown Rats - Lookin' After No. 1
10. Talking Heads - Love Goes To Building On Fire
11. The Damned - New Rose
12. Ramones - Suzy Is A Headbanger
13. Dead Boys - All This And More
14. Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action
15. Runaways - Cherry Bomb
16. New York Dolls - Who Are The Mystery Girls?