The Boomtown Rats - A Tonic For The Troops Album

Tracklist

1	Don't Believe What You Read
2	Living In A Island
3	She's So Modern
4	Blind Date
5	Like Clockwork
6	Can't Stop
7	(I Never Loved) Eva Braun
8	(Watch Out For) The Normal People
9	Rat Trap
10	Me And Howard Hughes

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

Credits

• Design, Artwork By – Fin Costello, Hothouse
• Engineer – Steven Douglas Brown, Tim Friese-Greene
• Painting – Chuck Loyola
• Photography By [Group, Robbie] – Chalkie Davies
• Photography By, Management – Fachtna O'Kelly
• Producer – Arrjay "Mutt" Lange
• Written-By – B. Geldof, J. Fingers (tracks: B1), Briquette (tracks: A1), Crowe (tracks: A1)

Notes

Comes with printed inner sleeve.
℗ 1979 Phonogram on labels
℗ 1978 on sleeve

Barcodes

• Matrix / Runout (Side A runout etched): 6310-954 A STAR-5065
• Matrix / Runout (Side B runout etched): 6310 954B STAR-5065
• Matrix / Runout (Side A label): 6310 954 A
• Matrix / Runout (Side B label): 6310 954 B
• Price Code: 84

Companies

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Phonogram
• Marketed By – Phonogram
• Licensed Through – Ensign Records
• Recorded At – Relight Studios
• Published By – Copyright Control
• Published By – Sewer Fire Hits
• Printed By – Interpak

Short intro

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