The Boomtown Rats : Dawn Of The Rats - B-Sides, Demos And Live 1975-1979As the leader of The Boomtown Rats, Bob Geldof led his band of Dublin new wavers right to the very top of the UK charts. But before that perfect power pop, there was something raw and very dirty. For the first time on vinyl, their live demo tapes from 1975 1979 are heard. It was the recording that finally found its way to the desks of Nigel Grainge and Chris Hill at Ensign Records when the group relocated to the UK in October the following year. The

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Twistin' & Groovin' - Leon Bridges (4

C2 Insomnia

Go Mental - Ramones (2

Casa Forte - Banda Black Rio

This never-released-before project is the last ever by the legendary member of The Chieftains

It Gonna Come - Melody Gardot

Rainbow of My Dreams - The Del McCoury Band

and drummer Deantoni Parks

Pushkin Waltz in C-sharp Minor

The Man With X-ray Eyes - Bauhaus (3

Bam Bam - DJ Snake