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Present Arms in Dub

1981 remix album by UB40

Present Arms in Dub is a remix album by UB40 released in October 1981. The album contains eight remixed instrumental versions of original tracks from Present Arms and its bonus 12" single; only the tracks "Don't Let It Pass You By" and "Don't Slow Down" are not remixed and included. The album was the first dub album to enter the UK top 40. The dub style is characterised as a mainly instrumental version of an existing song, typically emphasising the drums and bass.

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Track listing of CD

  1. "Present Arms In Dub" - 3:04
  2. "Smoke It" - 3:23
  3. "B-line" - 4:36
  4. "Kings Row" - 4:57
  5. "Return Of Dr X" - 5:23
  6. "Walk Out" - 3:13
  7. "One In Ten" - 4:15
  8. "Neon Haze" - 4:21
  • The song "Neon Haze" ends at 4:02. At minute 4:06, begins a hidden track: it is an industrial noise that closes the album.

Track listings and connection to Present Arms CD album

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The track listing shows that most of the dub versions have different song titles to those used on Present Arms. But in keeping with typical reggae dubs, they still have some sort of song title connection to the original song title names.

Note ### = 12" record included free with the original album

Personnel

UB40
  • Jim Brown - drums
  • Earl Falconer - bass guitar
  • Ali Campbell - rhythm guitar
  • Robin Campbell - lead guitar
  • Michael Virtue - keyboards
  • Norman Hassan - syn percussion, trombone, congas
  • Brian Travers - saxophone
  • Astro - trumpet
Production
  • Produced by UB40 - Ray "Pablo" Falconer
  • Recorded at - The Music Centre, Wembley
  • Engineered by - Pete Wandless


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