A Tonic for the Troops Released June 1978. Highest UK chart position - No. 8.
The Rats were back and in stunning form. A Tonic for the Troops is one of the definitive new wave albums and a classic of the art form. Ten stunning tracks including the first New Wave No 1. - Rat Trap deservedly brought The Boomtown Rats to the attention of the world. Full of New Wave energy, sharply observed lyrics and irresistable hooks - beat that.
Tracks
* - bonus tracks on 1992 UK and Europe CD
** - bonus tracks on 2005 remastered CD
~ - excluded from US releases
# - US only releases.
Album released on vinyl in:
UK
US
Germany
Ireland
Scandinavia
Portugal
Spain
Canada
Japan
France
Greece
New Zealand
Netherlands
Israel
Australia
South Africa
Released on CD in:
Japan - 2015
