“Signing Off” – debitantski album britanskih reggae legendi UB40 slavi jubilarni 30. rođendan.
Povodom te obljetnice od strane etikete Virgin Records početkom studenog doživjet će svoje deluxe 2CD/1DVD reizdanje koje će uz originalni album između ostaloga sadržavati 12” verzije singlova skinutih s njega, zatim singlove koji se nisu našli na njegovu originalnom izdanju 1980. godine, BBC Radio 1 sessione snimljene za emisije DJ-eva Johna Peela i Kida Jensena, promotivne videospotove te snimke nastupa u britanskim televizijskim emisijama “Top Of The Pops” i “Rock Goes To College”.
Smatran jednim od najboljih britanskih reggae albuma objavljenih ikada, album je dosegnuo 2. mjesto britanskoga charta te iznjedrio hit-singlove “King/Food For Thought” (UK#4) i cover Randya Newmana “I Think It’s Going To Rain Today” koji se sparen s “My Way Of Thinking” – pjesmom koja se nije našla na albumu, pozicionirao 2 mjesta niže.
Naslovnica albuma prikazuje britanski format za nezaposlene ‘unemployment benefit, form 40’ po kojem je bend dobio ime.
Bend će ga promovirati na turneji po Velikoj Britaniji koja započinje u Liverpoolu 25. listopada, a završava u Southamptonu 19. studenoga.
CD 1:
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
CD 2:
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)
Food For Thought (BBC Radio One John Peel session)
25% (BBC Radio One John Peel session)
King (BBC Radio One John Peel session)
I Think It’s Going To Rain Today (BBC Radio One Kid Jensen session)
My Way Of Thinking (BBC Radio One Kid Jensen session)
DVD:
Food For Thought (promo video)
My Way Of Thinking (promo video)
Earth Dies Screaming, The (promo video)
Dream A Lie (promo video)
I Think It’s Going To Rain Today (promo video)
Food For Thought (live on Top Of The Pops, 20th March 1980)
King (Rock Goes To College)
Strange Fruit (Rock Goes To College)
The Earth Dies Screaming (Rock Goes To College)
Little By Little (Rock Goes To College)
I Think It’s Going To Rain Today (Rock Goes To College)
Food For Thought (Rock Goes To College)
Tyler (Rock Goes To College)
Signing Off (Rock Goes To College)
Madam Medusa (promo video)
