Release of V Deep

The band’s fifth album, V Deep , again produced by Visconti, was released in February 1982. A second single from the album “House on Fire” made number 24 in the UK singles chart. A third,”‘Charmed Lives” failed to chart however. In the U.S., the album was initially rejected by their American label, which instead issued a four-song EP called The Boomtown Rats , featuring four selections from V Deep . The full album was eventually issued in the U.S. in late 1982. The same year Geldof appeared in the film Pink Floyd – The Wall directed by Alan Parker .