UB40 - BBC Sight and Sound, Regal Theatre, Hitchin, Britain, 1-19-1983

It's hard to believe now, but there was a time when UB40 was a edgy and cool reggae band. They started out as a bunch of working class lads railing against poverty and injustice. But after they hit in big in 1983, they moved increasingly to a safe, pop direction, until they eventually became more of an adult contemporary group with reggae flavor. This BBC concert captures them right around their peak, in my opinion.

In late 1983, UB40 would find massive success with their "Labour of Love" album consisting entirely of covers, including their big hit "Red, Red Wine." This is from earlier in the year, and doesn't contain any of those songs. Up until this point, the band did virtually all their own material, and had three hit albums in Britain. 

I do like "Labour of Love," and it turns out they did another concert for the BBC just after the release of that album which I can post later. But this just focuses on their early stuff. I particularly appreciate the inclusion of "Dubmobile" and "I've Got Mine" neither of which appeared on any of their studio albums.

This album is 44 minutes long.

01 Tyler (UB40)
02 Present Arms (UB40)
03 talk (UB40)
04 Love Is All Is Alright (UB40)
05 talk (UB40)
06 Don't Do the Crime (UB40)
07 talk (UB40)
08 Dubmobile (UB40)
09 I've Got Mine (UB40)
10 Folitician (UB40)
11 One in Ten (UB40)
12 talk (UB40)
13 Roots and Culture (UB40 with Mikey Dread)

https://www.upload.ee/files/16376834/UB4TY1983BBSghtSundReglThetrHitchinBritin__1-19-1983_atse.zip.html

The cover photo is a screenshot I took of a YouTube video of this exact concert. I found the font of the band name on the Internet as well.