THE BOOMTOWN RATS – MARY OF THE 4TH FORM 7″ – Nr MINT UK 1977 PIC SLEEVE PUNK

The Boomtown Rats – Mary Of The 4th Form
(Ensign Records  1977  ENY9)
UK Pressing

Red Sleeve in Nr MINT condition

Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
(there are some surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality)

The Boomtown Rats are an Irish rock band that had a series of Irish and UK hits between 1977 and 1985. The group is led by vocalist Bob Geldof. The other members of the original line-up were Garry Roberts (lead guitar), Johnnie Fingers (keyboard), Pete Briquette (bass), Gerry Cott (rhythm guitar) and Simon Crowe (drums). The Boomtown Rats broke up in 1986, but reformed in 2013, without Johnnie Fingers or Gerry Cott.

“Mary of the 4th Form” is the second single by The Boomtown Rats. It was the first song taken from the band’s first album The Boomtown Rats but the single is a different, re-recorded version from that on the album and 19 seconds longer. On French and Dutch releases of the single, “Do the Rat” (B-side of the UK version) was the A-side. The song’s theme, of a teacher’s sexual attraction to a pubescent girl, who behaves in an overtly sexual manner, was resonated in the Police song “Don’t Stand So Close to Me”.

“Mary of the 4th Form” peaked at No. 15 in the UK Singles Chart in 1977.

Tracklist

Personnel

• Bob Geldof – vocals
• Pete Briquette – bass, vocals
• Gerry Cott – guitar
• Johnnie Fingers – keyboards, vocals
• Simon Crowe – drums, vocals
• Garry Roberts – guitar, vocals