Boomtown Rats: Club 51, London
Peter Silverton, Sounds, 28 May 1977
WATCH OUT. Here come the Boomtown Rats. Over the Irish Sea, into a reputedly hefty recording contract with Ensign and on to the tiny stage of London's Club 51.
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