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BOB GELDOF And THE BOOMTOWN RATS Lookin’ After No 1 In 1977

Posted on August 10, 2020 by JL

Top singles from the past…

10 August 2020

Band: The Boomtown Rats – (Ireland)
Active: 1975–1986, 2013–present
Single: Lookin’ After No 1
B-sides: Born To Burn and
Barefootin’

Info: the song was the first so-called new wave single
to be play-listed by the BBC and the band subsequently
became the first new wave band to be offered an
appearance on Top Of The Pops performing the song

Released: August 1977
Score: #11 in the UK
Album: The Boomtown Rats

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THE BOOMTOWN RATS: Bio

TODAY’S YESTERDAY ALBUM – Debut LP by… THE BOOMTOWN RATS

Posted on July 13, 2018 by JL

Remarkable albums from the past…

‘The Boomtown Rats’ by THE BOOMTOWN RATS
Released: September 1977

ALL MUSIC review: “Overall, there were enough power chords and snotty sentiments
to justify the punk tag, but it was already clear that the Rats aspired to the mainstream.”
Score: 3/5 – Full review here

TURN UP THE VOLUME says: sounded like Bruce Springsteen going punk. The Rats penned some solid rock songs for this underrated debut, appreciated by many only after the punk hype was over. And that front sleeve is still as iconic as it was back then. My score: 4/5.

TOP TRACKS: Lookin’ After No 1 / Never Bite The Hand Feeds / Joey’s On The Streets Again

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