Ratrospective

Jules · The biggest Geldof fan in the world, bar none!

Ratrospective

noelindublin · Loudmouth

Jules wrote:
Does anyone own this? Sadly I don't. I wouldn't mind having it for the cover though.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ratrospective

I don't have it but yes, the cover is pretty good. I never fell into the trap of buying records just for the cover. If it had contained say a rare live track or an exclusive song then there might be some point in buying it.

Ratrospective was released as a collection of the bands American singles on Columbia records so you could possibly say it was their first Greatest Hits collection, despite the fact that none of the songs were hits in the USA!

suss · In the Long Grass

I've got one. Bought it in Boston, so must have been '83.

Was never that impressed by cover myself. Sketchy cartoon at best with superimposed photos is my view of it.

Does come up on MusicStack once in a while if you were after one, but can't recall seeing on eBay much if at all.

Jules · The biggest Geldof fan in the world, bar none!

It is actually on both. A few copies around at the moment. I sent for one. More than I can afford, but well.. I can't even actually play it.

suss · In the Long Grass

At least you're not missing out on tracks you don't know. And if ever you sell you can use same vinyl grading as your vendor smile

Interested to know if you still rate the cover when faced with it in all its 12" glory. Think it was the amateurish 'Ratrospective' banner bit that killed it for me. Looks like 3rd form artwork. 'Noperspective' would have been a better title.

Jules · The biggest Geldof fan in the world, bar none!

I'll probably be very disappointed

manatthetop · In the Long Grass

Hi,

Yeah i got that one way back in june 1983. Just 6 songs on the LP. But i did like the cover. To be fair it would not have mattered to me what the cover looked liked as long as it was something to do with the BTRs. sad i know but when your into a band your into it

suss · In the Long Grass

Can't argue with that. And for all my misgivings about cover I do remember thinking 'good title', even then.

According to my price sticker it was $4.99 new, so I'm guessing a couple of quid back then and approx £3 at today's rates. Doubt you're paying much more Jules? smile

manatthetop · In the Long Grass

Hi,

It's like the USA In the long grass LP Drag me down & Lucky are different to the UK LP. Didn't like what they di to Dave on the U S LP As in rain. I have that on tape Very good.

Any one know why geldof's box set keep's getting put back?

suss · In the Long Grass

manatthetop wrote:
Any one know why geldof's box set keep's getting put back?

Presumably for issue as opposed to on the shelf? biggrin Can answer latter, but you'll need Jules or someone else to answer former.

manatthetop · In the Long Grass

Any one like to know if the best of should have all the b side as well?. I would also like the best of the Rats as the singles came out. I Don't get this, you can even get all the undrertones stuff on all best the of cd's going and they only ever had 1 top ten hit

suss · In the Long Grass

manatthetop wrote:
I would also like the best of the Rats as the singles came out.

Your best bet is seeking out this one.

The Songs of Bob Geldof 1977 - 2010 Promo Double CD Set

CD 1: The Boomtown Rats

1. Lookin After #1

2. Mary of the 4th Form

3. She's So Modern

4. Like Clockwork

5. Rat Trap

6. I Don't Like Mondays

7. Diamond Smiles

8. Someone's Looking At you

9. Banana Republic

10. Up All Night

11. The Elephant's Graveyard

12. Never in a Million Years

13. House on Fire

14. Charmed Lives

15. Tonight

16. Drag Me Down

17. Dave

18. A Hold of Me

CD 2: Bob Geldof

1. This is the World Calling

2. August was a Heavy Month

3. Love Like a Rocket

4. I Cry Too

5. The Great song of Indifference

6. Love or Something

7. A Gospel Song

8. Room 19 (Sha La La La Lee)

9. The Happy Club

10. My Hippy Angel

11. Yeah, Definitely

12. Crazy

13. One For Me

14. Pale White Girls

15. Mudslide

16. Inside Your Head

17. Silly Pretty Thing

suss · In the Long Grass

Or this if you're happy to settle for first 11 singles with Joey inserted

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BOOMTOWN-RATS-20TH-CENTURY-MASTERS-THE-MILLENNIUM-COLLECTION-THE-NEW-CD-/230849286809?pt=UK_CDsDVDs_CDs_CDs_GL&hash=item35bfb09299#ht_2232wt_1149

suss · In the Long Grass

OR, if you've got cash to splash for a couple more tracks (albeit chronology a little bit haywire after Clockwork) and something real different there's

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/The-Boomtown-Rats-Boomtown-Rats-CD-album-Japanese-/390457455239?pt=UK_CDsDVDs_CDs_CDs_GL&hash=item5ae913f287#ht_2992wt_952

Might be easier to burn your own and get all the singles in order smile

manatthetop · In the Long Grass

Hi Suss,

Thanks for ur update on this. I do have everything going the rats have put out. but some song's have still yet to make onto cd That's way i think they should resease an anthology that way you get all the B side's. Some good one I might add. The only BTRs single I did not get my head round was Charmed Lives. Just did'nt work for me. Far better songs than that one on the V Deep LP

Mark L · Loudmouth

Charmed Lives seemed bewildering to many as a single choice and has few fans round this neck of the woods. I think I'm right in saying it is their only single that failed to chart at all and Beacon Radio in Wolverhampton had a kind of phone-in debate around May '82, when the evening DJ who had been a fan of theirs wanted to know what an earth had gone wrong! Noone rang in by way of support - even I could not ring in and pretend i liked it!

There may be only one song worse than Charmed Lives and that is Charmed Lives Live on On a Night Like This - complete with bizarre werewolf like howls!

ArrGee · Back To Boomtown

manatthetop wrote:
Any one know why geldof's box set keep's getting put back?

Waiting to get enough orders I suspect. Wouldn't be surprised if it's withdrawn from sale before end October.