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Record Store Day 2025 – The UK Edition
It’s hard to believe that for last year’s Record Store Day, I was actually in the UK for once, and found myself at a store in Liverpool the next day and bought the Steven Wilson Ultravox “Lament” remix EP. Stupidly, … Continue reading
Posted in Record Store Day, Want List
Tagged 2025, Blancmange, Boomtown Rats, David Sylvian, Jesus + Mary Chain, Pete Shelley, Soft Cell
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Want List: That Seventh Boomtown Rats Album – “Citizens Of Boomtown” UK CD
The Boomtown Rats: Citizens Of Boomtown – UK – CD [2020] Trash Glam Baby Sweet Thing Monster Monkeys She Said No Passing Through Here’s A Postcard K.I.S.S. Rock ‘n’ Roll Yé Yé Get A Grip The Boomtown Rats I had … Continue reading
Record Review: Boomtown Rats – House On Fire
The Boomtown Rats: House On Fire UK 12″ [1982] House On Fire [Dub Mix] Europe Looked Ugly I don’t quite know what happened with The Boomtown Rats. They were one of the first New Wave acts from the UK I … Continue reading
A Young Person’s Guide To “A Tonic For The Troops”
One of the bands that were there from the beginning for me when the New Wave finally hit my ears were The Boomtown Rats. I had actually heard the song “Rat Trap” from “A Tonic For The Troops” played on the … Continue reading
Posted in A Young Person's Guide, Core Collection
Tagged 1978, 1979, 1992, 2005, A Tonic For The Troops, Boomtown Rats, DLX RM
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