The Boomtown Rats, ‘A Tonic For The Troops’ (‘Record World’ magazine, February 10, 1979).

The Boomtown Rats released their second LP, A Tonic For The Troops, in the summer of 1978. The record featured three Top 20 singles; “She’s So Modern” (UK #12), “Like Clockwork” (UK #6), and “Rat Trap” (UK #1).

Below you’ll find The Boomtown Rats performing “Rat Trap” on The Kenny Everett Video Show in ’78.

Previously on Vintage Ads: Nazareth, ‘No Mean City’ (1979)