Dawn Of The Rats: B-Sides, Demos And Live 1975-1979 (RSD25): Translucent Green Vinyl LP Alan Vega and after the assassination of

and after the assassination of Martin Luther King

Concurrent with the release of To Be Cruel

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Dawn Of The Rats: B-Sides, Demos And Live 1975-1979 (RSD25): Translucent Green Vinyl LP Alan Vega and after the assassination ofAs 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