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The Boomtown Rats – A Tonic For The Troops

Label:	Mercury – SRM-1-3751, Ensign – SRM-1-3751
Format:	Vinyl, LP, Album
Country:	Canada
Released:	1978
Genre:	Rock
Style:	New Wave, Punk

Tracklist

A1	Like Clockwork Written By – B. Geldof/Briquette/Crowe Written-By – Briquette, Crowe	3:44
A2	Blind Date	3:22
A3	(I Never Loved) Eva Braun	4:39
A4	Living In An Island	4:11
A5	Don't Believe What You Read	3:08
B1	She's So Modern Written By – B. Geldof/J. Fingers Written-By – J. Fingers*	3:00
B2	Me And Howard Hughes	3:12
B3	Can't Stop	2:19
B4	(Watch Out For) The Normal People	2:54
B5	Rat Trap	5:12

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Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Phonogram International B.V.
Manufactured By – PolyGram Inc.
Distributed By – PolyGram Inc.
Manufactured By – Polydor Ltd. (2)
Distributed By – Polydor Ltd. (2)
Mastered At – Disques SNB Ltée.
Published By – Sewer Fire Hits
Published By – Zomba
Licensed Through – Ensign Records U.K.

Credits

Engineer – Steven Douglas Brown*
Producer – Robert John Lange
Written-By – B. Geldof*

Notes

℗ 1978 Phonogram International B.V.
Made In Canada

[back cover]
Manufactured and distributed by PolyGram Inc.
[labels]
Manufactured and distributed by Polydor Ltd.

Do not confuse this pressing with A Tonic For The Troops, which has Polygram Inc. printed on sleeve and labels.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Matrix / Runout (Side A label): SRM-1-3751-A
Matrix / Runout (Side B label): SRM-3751-B
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout - etched): SRM 1 3751-A SnB
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout - etched): SRM 1 3751-B SnB

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	A Tonic For The Troops (LP, Album)	Ensign	ENVY 3	UK	1978
Recently Edited	A Tonic For The Troops (LP, Album)	Mulligan	LUN 026	Ireland	1978
Recently Edited	A Tonic For The Troops (LP)	WEA	IR 58281	Ireland	1978
Recently Edited	A Tonic For The Troops (LP)	Mercury	6310 954	Scandinavia	1978
Recently Edited	A Tonic For The Troops (LP, Album, Stereo)	Mercury	6310 954	Netherlands	1978