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Found this info, I know there's a fair few knocking about who like signing off 
UB40-SIGNING OFF Classic album-released!
UB40 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF 'SIGNING OFF WITH SPECIAL EDITION DOUBLE-CD/DVD& EXTENSIVE UK TOUR RELEASE DATE: 1st November 2010 UB40 are to celebrate the 30th anniversary of their seminal debut album,Signing Off, with a Special Edition re-release and by performing the wholealbum live during a tour of intimate venues across the UK throughout Octoberand November 2010.
Taking its name from the unemployment form, Signing Off was heralded as alandmark album when it was released in late August 1980. Considered by manyas one of the greatest reggae albums ever released by a British band,Signing Off¹ was well received amongst many music fans, including followersof punk and the 2 Tone movement, and struck a chord amongst a largeproportion of the UK's disaffected youth. Mixing reggae and dub, Signing Off chronicled the times, and wider social and political issues, as well as the plight of communities throughout the country during the early Thatcher years.
Signing Off went on to attain Platinum status after spending 71 weeks in the charts, peaking at #2. The album features hit singles King/Food For Thought and I Think It's Going to Rain Today (#4 & # 6 on the UK singles chart, respectively), along with other UB40 classics such as Tyler, Madam Medusa and Burden of Shame. The album artwork for Signing Off also famously depicted a replica of the bright yellow unemployment card from which the Birmingham-based band tookits name: Unemployment Benefit, Form 40.
Since the release of Signing Off, UB40 have become one of the most successful reggae groups of all time, with over forty UK Top 40 hit singles and sales of 80million records across the world. The Signing Off Special Edition double-CD includes the original album remastered, all the dub mixes and b-sides, as well as a DVD featuring previously unreleased Rock Goes To College footage.
Tracklisting: CD1: (Remastered)
Tyler
King
12 Bar
Burden Of Shame
Adella
I Think It's Going To Rain Today
25%
Food For Thought
Little By Little
Signing Off CD2:Madam Medusa
Strange Fruit
Reefer Madness
My Way Of Thinking 12" Version
I Think It's Going To Rain Today 12" Version
The Earth Dies Screaming 12" Version
Dream A Lie 12" Version
BBC Radio One John Peel Session: 12/12/79
Food For Thought
25%
King
BBC Radio One Kid Jensen Session: 11/02/80
I Think It's Going To Rain Today
My Way Of Thinking
It's gonna kick ass!
UB40-SIGNING OFF Classic album-released!
UB40 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF 'SIGNING OFF WITH SPECIAL EDITION DOUBLE-CD/DVD& EXTENSIVE UK TOUR RELEASE DATE: 1st November 2010 UB40 are to celebrate the 30th anniversary of their seminal debut album,Signing Off, with a Special Edition re-release and by performing the wholealbum live during a tour of intimate venues across the UK throughout Octoberand November 2010.
Taking its name from the unemployment form, Signing Off was heralded as alandmark album when it was released in late August 1980. Considered by manyas one of the greatest reggae albums ever released by a British band,Signing Off¹ was well received amongst many music fans, including followersof punk and the 2 Tone movement, and struck a chord amongst a largeproportion of the UK's disaffected youth. Mixing reggae and dub, Signing Off chronicled the times, and wider social and political issues, as well as the plight of communities throughout the country during the early Thatcher years.
Signing Off went on to attain Platinum status after spending 71 weeks in the charts, peaking at #2. The album features hit singles King/Food For Thought and I Think It's Going to Rain Today (#4 & # 6 on the UK singles chart, respectively), along with other UB40 classics such as Tyler, Madam Medusa and Burden of Shame. The album artwork for Signing Off also famously depicted a replica of the bright yellow unemployment card from which the Birmingham-based band tookits name: Unemployment Benefit, Form 40.
Since the release of Signing Off, UB40 have become one of the most successful reggae groups of all time, with over forty UK Top 40 hit singles and sales of 80million records across the world. The Signing Off Special Edition double-CD includes the original album remastered, all the dub mixes and b-sides, as well as a DVD featuring previously unreleased Rock Goes To College footage.
Tracklisting: CD1: (Remastered)
Tyler
King
12 Bar
Burden Of Shame
Adella
I Think It's Going To Rain Today
25%
Food For Thought
Little By Little
Signing Off CD2:Madam Medusa
Strange Fruit
Reefer Madness
My Way Of Thinking 12" Version
I Think It's Going To Rain Today 12" Version
The Earth Dies Screaming 12" Version
Dream A Lie 12" Version
BBC Radio One John Peel Session: 12/12/79
Food For Thought
25%
King
BBC Radio One Kid Jensen Session: 11/02/80
I Think It's Going To Rain Today
My Way Of Thinking
It's gonna kick ass!
