On **UB40**'s first album _"Signing Off"_ you wont find any "Red Red Wine"'s or "I Got You Babe"'s, only brooding, political, dubbed-out reggae. An immediate hit for the British, almost unheard of in the US when it came out in 1980. They soon dropped their heavy dubbing ways and opted for a more straight forward reggae sound. Personally, I'm a big fan of theirs even though, during the course of their 15 studio albums, they have definitely beaten their poppy reggae sound into the ground. Looking at my iTunes I've whittled their collection down to 62 songs. Second only to my Talking Heads collection at 72 songs. I've had UB40 on in the background all night so I figured a post was in order as a 'thanks to the band' for making it a most enjoyable one.
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