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The Best Of UB40, Volumes 1 & 2 [2CD]

by: UB40

Release Date November 14, 2005
this was a big favourite of mine, growing up in the 80's and early 90's. this album is by far the best reggae collection of ub40's. i also bought the ub40 dvd which has a few others which do not feature on the collection. if you want relaxing, soul trippin music this summer, then i suggest this album. totally superb.

this is a must for anyone who not only likes ub40 but enjoyed the 80's and its music.

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Twentyfourseven: Deluxe Edition

by: UB40

Release Date June 16, 2008
This is the best album Ive heard for a long time, Im a brummie myself so might be slightly biased, but this really is the best Ive heard UB40 sound since "who you fighting for?" its such a shame that the band were fragmenting whilst it was being recorded, but if this is the LAST album they put out as the original members then theyve gone out in style with no loss of the panache theyve displayed over the years.
God bless UB40, the songs have always made you think about the deeper stuff in life but its nice to think about that whilst also dancing.

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The Very Best of UB40

by: UB40

Release Date October 23, 2000
It might not be roots, but UB40 has mellow pop reggae down to a T. This hit-packed compilation includes their early ska-based songs King and Food For Thought, plus all their later successes. Most of their biggest hits were covers of older classics, but they always did a good job in the interpretation. Red Red Wine, for example, is absolutely brilliant and the same can be said for Kingston Town, Cherry Oh Baby and I Got You Babe with Chrissie Hynde on guest vocal. I also love the humorous Rat In Mi Kitchen and their excellent interpretation of The Doors’ Light My Fire. Although not completely comprehensive, this compilation offers excellent value for money in that these tracks really were their greatest hits from a 20-year career. There’s ... Read More:

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Signing Off

by: UB40

Release Date September 27, 1993
before they settled into a blander niche, ub40 were a mighty british reggae band with the avowed intention of bringing dub into the charts and the mainstream. how they succeeded! tyler, king, food for thought and burden of shame were heartfelt political statements of their time set to infectious grooves,weird echoey dubs and ali`s unique vocals. the standout track has to be "madam medusa" which is the finest anti-thatcher record ever(they encored with it at glastonbury 1983 a few days after the tories election victory, introducing it as more relevant than ever), almost 13 minutes long with one of the longest and most atmospheric dubs ever committed to record- simply outstanding and worth the price of the cd on it`s own. signing off is simply one of the finest ... Read More:

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Labour of Love Vol.1-3: the Platinum Collection

by: UB40

Release Date June 02, 2003
While it seems too simple to say this is just all three LOL UB40 recordings put together, that's exactly what this is. Most of us have scattered pieces of their music on tape or even vinyl. Here's a chance to hear it all on CD in one place. It's still fun music, the voice is still worth its weight in gold and it brings you back to your youth.

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The Best of Ub40 Vol.1

by: UB40

Release Date October 01, 1987
What I hate the most is people's attitude's towards UB40. People who think they aren't a "proper" reggae band just because they aren't Jamaican! Well, any listens to this shows they can play it proficiently and give it their own identity, not least due to the distinctive harmonies of Ali and Robin Campbell. From the anti-Thatcher early stuff to the more commercial but melodic pop-reggae they play now, they never get boring or samey, although the cover of "I Got You Babe" is the only damp squib.

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Present Arms

by: UB40

Release Date February 29, 1988
After the shock of just how well their almost garage-recorded debut album, "Signing Off" was received, UB40 found themselves a decent studio (not that the first album had bad sound in any way at all), found that they already had a reputation and considerable kudos amongst the punk/new wave fallout and laid down more of the same formula. As in "Signing Off", the band blended a rock steady, chugging reggae rhythm with Brian Travers' trademark deep saxophone and Ali Campbell's mournful, often incomprehensible voice to produce the UB40 sound. This time they expanded just a little to allow resident band toaster "Astro" free reign on dubby, vocally improvised tracks like "Lamb's Bread" and the intoxicating "Don't Let It Pass You By", with it brassy, almost funky beat, congas ... Read More:

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Labour of Love Vol.1

by: UB40

Release Date January 30, 1984
A tatty, strangled old moggy of an album.
It will become apparent that I am not a fan of UB40. I hastened to dismiss them after the atrocious `King' and the even worse `One in Ten', but in terms of abject dreadfulness, this is on another level entirely.
Oh so working class! Oh so socialist! Oh what a load of old cobblers. And oh, what a scandalous assortment of shabby, flabby, crabby reggae covers presented to the world with no energy, no warmth and no strength of emotion.
Sometimes when you're reviewing music from the past, the time elapsed tempers your initial hostility, but my anger towards 'LoL' ( ha ha, that's cheered me up....a bit.) has probably increased as the years have gone by. My resolve to detest this abomination into all eternity, seems ... Read More:

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The Lost Tapes - Live at the Venue 1980

by: UB40

Release Date September 08, 2008
A tatty, strangled old moggy of an album.
It will become apparent that I am not a fan of UB40. I hastened to dismiss them after the atrocious `King' and the even worse `One in Ten', but in terms of abject dreadfulness, this is on another level entirely.
Oh so working class! Oh so socialist! Oh what a load of old cobblers. And oh, what a scandalous assortment of shabby, flabby, crabby reggae covers presented to the world with no energy, no warmth and no strength of emotion.
Sometimes when you're reviewing music from the past, the time elapsed tempers your initial hostility, but my anger towards 'LoL' ( ha ha, that's cheered me up....a bit.) has probably increased as the years have gone by. My resolve to detest this abomination into all eternity, seems ... Read More:

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UB44

by: UB40

Release Date April 28, 1986
This was UB40's "difficult third album". Coming on the heels of the excellent and impact-making "Signing Off" and "Present Arms", I can remember at the time feeling just a little bored with UB40. That indeed was a view shared by many as the lead-off single "I Won't Close My Eyes" failed to set either the charts or the fans alight. The band seemed to have become set in that easy groove launched in the first album, that by now had become almost somnambulent. "Don't Do The Crime" is a wonderful, moving and strong track, but Ali Campbell's delivery veers on the comatose (although therein always lies a lot of Ali's appeal as a vocalist). "The Key" is a great, mighty, dub-drenched homage to reggae artists and "Folitician" sees Astro in the toasting form begun on "Lamb's Bread" ... Read More: