UB40's debut album 'Signing Off to get LP reissue

Forty years after its release in 1980, the vinyl reissue of Birmingham, England pop/reggae band UB40 debut album Signing Off, will be released on March 14 via EMI/UME.

It opened at #2 on the UK album charts and was later certified Platinum by the BPI, with singles “Food For Thought” and “I Think it’s Going To Rain Today” reaching the top 10 of the UK singles charts.

The 2LP (180g) red vinyl features all 10 original tracks, as well as three bonus tracks (“Madam Medusa”, “Strange Fruit,” and “Reefer Madness”) and can be pre-ordered here.

The cover artwork memorably duplicated the UK’s equivalent of an unemployment benefit card (a “UB40”), with the title Signing Off rubber-stamped in red. Q Magazine once ranked Signing Off at #83 on their “100 Greatest British Albums” list.

TRACK LISTING

UB40 - Signing Off (2LP Set)

LP1 - Side A

1. Tyler

2. King
3. 12 Bar
4. Burden Of Shame

LP1 - Side B

1. Adella
2. I Think It's Going To Rain Today
3. 25%
4. Food For Thought
5. Little By Little
6. Signing Off

LP2 - Side A
1. Madam Medusa

LP2 - Side B

1. Strange Fruit
2. Reefer Madness