ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti nˈaɪn, ðə bˈænd ɹᵻlˈiːst ðɛɹ fˈɜːst ˈælbəm, ðə sˈɛlftˈaɪɾəld ðə ɡˈʊd ɹˈæts wˌɪtʃ hæd kˈʌlt pˌɑːpjʊlˈæɹᵻɾi wɪð nˈuː jˈɔːɹkɚz lˈoʊkəl ænd tɹænsplˈæntᵻd wɛn ɪt lˈɑːntʃt.
In 1969, the band released their first album, the self-titled The Good Rats which had cult popularity with New Yorkers local and transplanted when it launched.