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'#reggae_music #Peel_session A reggae band formed 1978 in Birmingham, UK. The music grasps from roots reggae and dub to lovers rock and pop. It is the second most commercial successful reggae band with +70 million sold albums. Many of their hits have been stylishly covers of early reggae and rock-steady hits from Jamaica. After success in UK, UB40\'s won USA with Labour of Love (1983), their first album of covers. UB40 was 1986 the first Western band to play behind the Iron Curtain, live in Moscow, Soviet Union. UB40 is known for hits as \'Food For Thought\', (1980) \'Red Red Wine\' (1983), \'Please Don\'t Make Me Cry\' (1983), \'I Got You Babe\' (1985) with front-man Ali Campbell in duet with Chrissie Hynde just like in \'Breakfast in Bed\' (1988). Their most successful worldwide single release is their reggae/pop version of \'I Can\'t Help) Falling in Love With You\' (1993). UB40 are a British dub / reggae pop music band formed in 1978 in Birmingham, England. The band is one of the most culturally diverse dub Ska bands with musicians of English, Scottish, Irish, Yemeni and Jamaican parentage. The band is named from the paper form issued by the UK government\'s Department of Health and Social Security at the time of the band\'s formation for claiming unemployment benefit (UB40 = Unemployment Benefit, Form 40). They did two Peel sessions, this from the first: 1. Recorded: 1979-12-12. Broadcast: 02 January 1980. Repeated: 29 January 1980, 16 April 1980, 24 June 1980 Food For Thought / 25 Per Cent / King 2. Recorded: 1982-01-09. Broadcast: 25 January 1982. Repeated: 11 February 1982, 27 April 1982, 15 December 1982, 01 April 1985 Politician / I Won\'t Close My Eyes / Love Is All Is Alright / Prince Baldhead Meets Gymslip And The School Girls At The Chemist'See also:
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