In my previous write-ups for UB40 albums, I've stated that I liked this band the most in their early years, before they moved in a more mainstream direction. This is the tail end of the period I like the most. It came a couple of months after the release of their studio album "Baggaridim." That contained two hits, both covers, "I Got You Babe" and "Don't Break My Heart." They performed both of those here, although "I Got You Babe" was a duet with Chrissie Hynde, so it was done here without the duet aspect.
This album is unreleased. The sound quality is excellent.
Note that, while putting this together, I noticed that I'd posted two previous BBC albums by UB40, but I didn't include "Volume 1" and "Volume 2" in their titles. But I also simultaneously discovered two more BBC albums that I'd missed. So those earlier ones because "Volume 3" and "Volume 4," with two even earlier ones to come. I also upgraded their cover art. So if you want those updated versions, here are the links:
https://albumsthatshouldexist.blogspot.com/2022/11/ub40-bbc-sight-and-sound-regal-theatre.html
https://albumsthatshouldexist.blogspot.com/2022/11/ub40-bbc-in-concert-london-britain-1-7.html
This album is an hour and 33 minutes long.
01 If It Happens Again (UB40)
02 Keep On Moving (UB40)
03 As Always You Were Wrong Again (UB40)
04 talk (UB40)
05 Don't Break My Heart (UB40)
06 Cherry Oh Baby (UB40)
07 talk (UB40)
08 Johnny Too Bad (UB40)
09 talk (UB40)
10 Sweet Sensation (UB40)
11 Love Is All Is Alright (UB40)
12 Red Red Wine (UB40)
13 talk (UB40)
14 One in Ten (UB40)
15 Please Don't Make Me Cry (UB40)
16 Dubmobile (UB40)
17 talk (UB40)
18 I Got You Babe (UB40)
https://pixeldrain.com/u/o7qcbgVX
alternate:
https://bestfile.io/D9g3locZ147WeKz/file
The cover shows lead vocalist Ali Campbell at a concert in Massey Hall, London, on March 11, 1985. The original was in black and white. I colorized it with the use of the Kolorize program.
Howdy, Paul. I'm draftervoi from over at Voodoo Wagon. I just reposted a UB40 show I digitized back in 2015 with updated file tagging, and newspaper confirmation of the recording date. You can find it at: https://voodoowagon.blogspot.com/search?q=ub40
ReplyDeleteThanks. I guess I'll want to post that Keele University BBC show you have. Which means I'll have to rename all of these again. Ugh.
ReplyDeleteOh, and I see from your write up that there were a couple of songs from this concert not in the broadcast you posted, but the original Rock Goes to College one. I'll grab those and add them in. Feel free then to update your version with that one.
ReplyDeleteThanks Paul. I see that you used Centre in the name but you still use Britain. Funny.
ReplyDeleteSee my comment here. There's a practical reason, aside from all other considerations:
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