Signing off an album by ub40.
Ub40 signing off vinyl album.
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Signing off is the debut album by british reggae band ub40 released in the uk on 29 august 1980 by dudley based independent label graduate records.
Released 29 august 1980 on graduate catalog no.
Most of the tunes i already know and the opening track tyler is really good and so is burden of shame.
For a debut album signing off is an album that you don t forget in a hurry.
Cbs sbp 237543 graduate records sbp 237543 cbs gradlp2 graduate records gradlp2 cbs ba 12026 graduate records ba 12026 format.
Vinyl lp album vinyl 12.
Sporting the name ub40 which stood for unemployment benefit form 40 often called an ubby and was inspired by an assault on founding member ali campbell who used the rather large settlement he received to fund the purchase of musical equipment after which ub40 were on their wary though not before entitling the album signing off which was also a reference to the.
To me it feels like they had one good album in them the debut the one all bands take a lifetime to write before it is committed to vinyl from tyler to signing off it emits quality and reeks of authenticity there s the accompanying 12 as well with madam medusa strange fruit and reefer madness.
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I got this cd last weekend and i m very impressed with the sound of ub40.
Burden of shame 5.
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Graduate records gradlp 2 graduate records grad lp2 format.
Dub other songs on the album 1.
Vinyl lp album vinyl 12 ub40 signing off 1980 vinyl discogs.
Signing off is the debut album by british reggae band ub40 released in the uk on 29 august 1980 by dudley based independent label graduate records it was an immediate success in their home country reaching number 2 on the uk albums chart and made ub40 one of the many popular reggae bands in britain several years before the band found international fame.