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| Present Arms in Dub | ||||
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| Remix album by | ||||
| Released | October 1981 | |||
| Studio | The Music Centre, Wembley | |||
| Genre | Reggae,dub | |||
| Length | 33:32 | |||
| Label | DEP International | |||
| Producer | UB40,Ray "Pablo" Falconer | |||
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Present Arms in Dub is aremix album byUB40 released in October 1981. The album contains eight remixed instrumental versions of original tracks fromPresent 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 firstdub album to enter the UK top 40, where it reached number 38 and spent 7 weeks in the chart.[1] The dub style is characterised as a mainly instrumental version of an existing song, typically emphasising the drums and bass.
| Present Arms in Dub CD album | Linked to | Present Arms CD album |
|---|---|---|
| Present Arms In Dub | >> | Present Arms |
| Smoke It | >> | Don't Walk On The Grass ### |
| B-Line | >> | Lambs Bread |
| Kings Row | >> | Sardonicus |
| Return Of Dr X | >> | Dr X ### |
| Walk Out | >> | Wild Cat |
| One In Ten | >> | One In Ten |
| Neon Haze | >> | Silent Witness |
The track listing shows that most of the dub versions have different song titles to those used onPresent 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
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