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The Boomtown Rats - The Fine Art Of Surfacing album cover

The Boomtown Rats – The Fine Art Of Surfacing

Label:	Mercury – SRM-1-3810
Format:	Vinyl, LP, Album
Country:	Canada
Released:	1979
Genre:	Rock
Style:	New Wave, Punk

Tracklist

A1		Someone's Looking At You	4:22
A2		Diamond Smiles	3:50
A3		Wind Chill Factor (Minus Zero)	4:34
A4		Having My Picture Taken Written-By – Bob Geldof, Pete Briquette	3:20
A5		Sleep (Fingers' Lullaby) Written-By – Johnny Fingers*	4:16
A6		Episode #3	1:08
B1		I Don't Like Mondays Arranged By [String] – Fiachra Trench Producer – Phil Wainman	4:18
B2		Nothing Happened Today	3:20
B3		Keep It Up Written-By – Bob Geldof, Gerry Cott	3:40
B4		Nice 'N' Neat	2:50
B5		When The Night Comes	4:58

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Manufactured By – Polygram Inc.
Distributed By – Polygram Distribution Inc.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Ensign Records Ltd.
Copyright © – Ensign Records Ltd.
Recorded At – Phonogram Studios Hilversum
Published By – Sewer Fire Hits
Published By – Zomba

Credits

Artwork [Cover] – Lorne Miller
Artwork [Inner Bag] – Chuck Loyola
Engineer – Tony Platt
Photography By [Pix] – Fin Costello
Producer – Robert John Lange (tracks: A1 to A5, B2 to B5)
Written-By – Bob Geldof (tracks: A1 to A3, B1, B2, B4, B5)

Notes

This album was recorded at Phonogram Stuios Hilversum Holland.

Released with inner lyrics sleeve.

On labels:
MADE IN CANADA
℗ 1979 Ensign Records

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Matrix / Runout (Label Side A): (SRM-1-3810-AS)
Matrix / Runout (Label Side B): (SRM-1-3810-BS)
Matrix / Runout (Variant 1 Runout A, Stamped): SRM-1-3180-A-IL 3A
Matrix / Runout (Variant 1 Runout B, Stamped): SRM-1-3180-B-IL 2A
Matrix / Runout (Variant 2 Side A Runout, stamped): SRM-1-3810-A-IL 1A U U
Matrix / Runout (Variant 2 Side B Runout, stamped): SRM-1-3810-A-IL 1A H
Matrix / Runout (Variant 3 Side A Runout, stamped): SRM-1-3810A-IL 1A U A
Matrix / Runout (Variant 3 Side B Runout, stamped): SRM-1-3810B-IL 1A B K

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
	The Fine Art Of Surfacing (LP, Album, Stereo)	Ensign	ENROX 11	UK	1979
Recently Edited	The Fine Art Of Surfacing (LP, Album, Stereo)	Mercury	6310 960	Germany	1979
Recently Edited	The Fine Art Of Surfacing (LP, Album, Santa Maria Pressing)	Columbia, Columbia	JC 36248, 36248	US	1979
Recently Edited	The Fine Art Of Surfacing (LP, Album)	Mercury, Ensign	6310 960	Scandinavia	1979
New Submission	The Fine Art Of Surfacing (LP, Album, Stereo)	Mercury	9102 810	France	1979

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