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Tracklist
| Lookin' After No. 1 | ||
| Neon Heart | ||
| Joey's On The Street Again | ||
| Never Bite The Hand That Feeds | ||
| Mary Of The 4th Form | ||
| (She's Gonna) Do You In | ||
| Close As You'll Ever Be | ||
| I Can Make It If You Can | ||
| Kicks |
Versions
| Title, Format | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Boomtown Rats (LP, Album) | Ensign Records | ENVY 1 | UK | 1977 | |
| The Boomtown Rats (LP) | Mulligan Music LTD. | LUN 012 | Ireland | 1977 | |
| The Boomtown Rats (LP) | Mercury | 6310 950 | Germany | 1977 | |
| The Boomtown Rats (LP) | Phonogram (Australia) | 6310 950 | Australia | 1977 | |
| The Boomtown Rats (LP) | WEA | IR 58280 | Ireland | 1977 | |
| The Boomtown Rats (LP) | Mercury | 9102 800 | France | 1977 | |
| The Boomtown Rats (CD, Album, RM) | Mercury | 982 677-3 | US | 2005 |
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Reviews & Discussion
referencing The Boomtown Rats, LP, Album, ENVY 1
The Rats debut is a good, but not yet great record that show they got it down on vinyl just a wee bit premature. This is hard driving pub rock/R&B of the Dr. Feelgood stripe. The album is competent and never embarrassing, yet it displays only a ghost of the New Wave finesse that they would evidence shortly afterward. Their first hit,"Lookin' Out After No. 1," is a stirring call to arms that as the first postpunk single added to the staid BBC playlist sets an appropriate standard of quality. "Mary of The Fourth Form," is a leering schoolboy blues number: the LP cut pales next to the more aggressive single version. All well and good, but the band would literally explode with new ideas and a multitude of sonic styles with the next album and throughout the rest of their career.