Album

Present Arms

1981 · Reggae

4 collectors on Gatefold own this

Present Arms is a Reggae album by UB40, originally released in 1981. On Gatefold: 79 pressings tracked, owned by 4 collectors.

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Tracklist

Side A

Side B

Side C

Side D

2nd Album Released on LP+12"/MC 25-5-81 Reached #2 in the UK Chart
Singles Released & Related:-
Don't Slow Down / Don't Let It Pass You By (11-5-81) #16
One In Ten (27-7-81) #7
Present Arms (1981)
Don't Walk On The Grass (1981)
CD Editions of this release have consistently transposed the titles of the 12" Single tracks.
Track 9 is 'Dr. X' and Track 10 is 'Don't Walk On The Grass'.
This was not corrected on the Deluxe Edition of Present Arms (Europe 2017) (opens in a new tab) finally released in 2017, with the live version of Dr. X on Disc 3 also being incorrectly titled.
UB40 clearly knew which was which as the 'The Return Of Dr. X' on Present Arms In Dub is clearly a version of Track 9 on the CD (and the track labelled as 'Dr. X' on the vinyl 12" included with Present Arms (UK 1981) (opens in a new tab)). The 12" version of So Here I Am (UK 1982) (opens in a new tab) also carries a live version of Dr. X which is correctly labelled.

Credits

Performers

Ali CampbellGUITAR LEAD VOCALS, RHYTHM GUITAR RHYTHM GUITAR
AstroTRUMPET TRUMPET, VOCALS VOCALS
Brian TraversALTO SAXOPHONE, TENOR SAXOPHONE SAXOPHONE TENOR SAXOPHONE, ALTO SAXOPHONE
Earl FalconerBASS BASS GUITAR
Jim BrownDRUMS DRUMS, VOCALS VOCALS
Michael VirtueKEYBOARDS
Norman HassanDRUMS , CONGAS, TROMBONE ELECTRONIC DRUMS , CONGAS, TROMBONE PERCUSSION , TROMBONE, CONGAS
Robin CampbellGUITAR GUITAR, VOCALS VOCALS
Neil BlackVIOLIN

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