Boomtown Rats - The Fine Art Of Surfacing

RARE/2HAND VINYL LP ON MERCURY 1979

Mercury 6310 960 made in Scandinavia with lyric inner sleeve.

Vinyl NM. Cover VG+.

Chock-full of new wave charisma and tamed by Bob Geldof's upfront wit, The Fine Art of Surfacing is novel in both its lyrical flair and modern pounce. Made famous by the colorful history of "I Don't Like Mondays," a true story about a 16-year-old girl who shot 11 people without showing any remorse, The Fine Art of Surfacing switches gears from this song's well-crafted harshness to the hectic pace of tracks such as "Nice N' Neat" and "Sleep," among others. "Diamond Smiles" jaunts along on a hiccup-like rhythm, while "Keep It Up" is downright frantic.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Boomtown_Rats

Tracklist

1. Someone's Looking At You
2. Diamond Smiles
3. Wind Chill Factor (minus Zero)
4. Having My Picture Taken
5. Sleep (fingers' Lullaby)
6. I Don't Like Mondays
7. Nothing Happened Today
8. Keep It Up
9. Nice N Neat
10. When The Night Comes