Original UK LP album cover: The Boomtown Rats - A Tonic For The Troops
A Tonic For The Troops was the Boomtown Rats' 1978 second album and included the hit singles, She's So Modern, Like Clockwork and Rat Trap The Boomtown Rats (1975-1984) were a punk rock/new wave group headed by Bob Geldof who was later known for organizing charity rock concerts such as Band Aid (intended to help famine victims in Ethiopia), Live Aid, and Hands Across America (intended to help homeless people in America). ... 1978 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ...
A Tonic for the Troops was released in the U.S. on Columbia Records in February 1979 with two tracks from The Boomtown Rats substituted for tracks on the U.K. version.
This record was subjected to an unofficial ban by most US radio stations, who were wary of legal action from the parents of a schoolgirl (Brenda Spencer from San Diego) who shot her classmates 29th January 1979, explaining her reason as she didn't like Mondays.
Their fifth album V Deep was released in the U.K. in February 1982.
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