The Boomtown Rats – Mondo Bongo
(Mercury Records 1980 6359042)
Matrix No’s: 1Y2/2Y2 – UK Pressing
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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.
Mondo Bongo was The Boomtown Rats’ fourth album. It peaked at No. 6 in the UK Albums Chart in February 1981, and No. 116 in the US Billboard 200.
It included the hit singles: “Banana Republic”, which had reached No. 3 in the UK Singles Chart in November 1980 and “The Elephants Graveyard (Guilty)” which made No. 26 in January 1981.
Track listing
All songs were written by Bob Geldof, except where noted.
- “Mood Mambo” (Geldof, Pete Briquette) – 4:06
- “Straight Up” – 3:15
- “This Is My Room” (Geldof, Simon Crowe) – 3:35
- “Another Piece of Red” – 2:35
- “Go Man Go!” – 3:52
- “Under Their Thumb Is Under My Thumb” (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Geldof) – 2:41
- “Please Don’t Go” – 3:34
- “The Elephants Graveyard” – 3:43
- “Banana Republic” (Geldof, Briquette) – 4:55
- “Fall Down” – 2:26
- “Hurt Hurts” – 3:05
- “Whitehall 1212” – 3:43
Personnel
- The Boomtown Rats
- Bob Geldof – lead and backing vocals
- Johnnie Fingers – keyboards, backing vocals
- Gerry Cott – guitar
- Garry Roberts – guitar, backing vocals
- Pete Briquette – bass, keyboards, backing vocals
- Simon Crowe – drums, backing vocals
- Additional musicians
- Dr. Dave McHale – saxophone
- T.V. – backing vocals, recorder, drunken bass, guitar
- Tom Winter – bazouki on “Please Don’t Go”
- Andy Duncan – percussion on “Please Don’t Go”
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