Name: Present Arms
Brand: Virgin
SKU: 152469139
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Present Arms

Rating

Album: Present Arms
#	Song Title		Time
	Disc 1
1)	Present Arms	More Info...	0:04
2)	Sardonicus	More Info...	0:04
3)	Don't Let It Pass You By	More Info...	0:07
4)	Wild Cat	More Info...	0:03
5)	One in Ten	More Info...	0:04
6)	Don't Slow Down	More Info...	0:04
7)	Silent Witness	More Info...	0:04
8)	Lamb's Bread	More Info...	0:04
9)	Don't Walk On the Grass	More Info...	0:05
10)	Dr. X	More Info...	0:05
11)	Don't Slow Down (12" Version)	More Info...
12)	Don't Slow Down	More Info...
13)	Burden of Shame	More Info...
14)	Don't Walk On the Grass (Instrumental)	More Info...
15)	I Think It's Going to Rain Today/Dream a Lie/My Way of Thinking	More Info...

Album: Present Arms
#	Song Title		Time
	Disc 1
1)	Present Arms	More Info...	0:04
2)	Sardonicus	More Info...	0:04
3)	Don't Let It Pass You By	More Info...	0:07
4)	Wild Cat	More Info...	0:03
5)	One in Ten	More Info...	0:04
6)	Don't Slow Down	More Info...	0:04
7)	Silent Witness	More Info...	0:04
8)	Lamb's Bread	More Info...	0:04
9)	Don't Walk On the Grass	More Info...	0:05
10)	Dr. X	More Info...	0:05
11)	Don't Slow Down (12" Version)	More Info...
12)	Don't Slow Down	More Info...
13)	Burden of Shame	More Info...
14)	Don't Walk On the Grass (Instrumental)	More Info...
15)	I Think It's Going to Rain Today/Dream a Lie/My Way of Thinking	More Info...

Performer Notes

UB40: Ali Campbell, Robin Campbell (vocals, guitar); Astro (vocals, trumpet); Jim Brown (vocals, drums); Brian Travers (saxophone); Norman Hassan (trombone, percussion); Michael Virtue (keyboards); Earl Falconer (bass).
Recorded at the Music Centre, Wembley, England.
UB40's second album is often overlooked by the band's latter-day fans, especially in the US, where PRESENT ARMS wasn't properly released until an early-1990s reissue program of the group's early catalogue. This is a particular shame, since hearing PRESENT ARMS in its proper context makes the transition from SIGNING OFF's earnest roots reggae to LABOUR OF LOVE's good-time covers of old reggae and rock steady hits a bit clearer. For the first time, trumpeter Astro takes a more prominent role as the band's in-house toaster, his thick and dread-filled voice a perfect contrast to Ali Campbell's sweeter tones. Although the record only scored one UK hit single, "One in Ten," it is every bit the equal of its better-known predecessor. The 1992 CD edition includes two tracks from a UK-only dub version of the album.