UB40 are to celebrate the 30th anniversary of their seminal debut album, 'Signing Off', with a Special Edition release. Taking its name from the unemployment form, 'Signing Off' was heralded as a landmark album when it was released in late August 1980. Considered by many as one of the greatest reggae albums ever released by a British band, 'Signing Off' was well received amongst many music fans, including followers of punk and the 2 Tone movement, and struck a chord amongst a large proportion of the UK's disaffected youth. Mixing reggae and dub, 'Signing Off' chronicled the times, and wider social and political issues, as well as the plight of communities throughout the country during the early Thatcher years. The 'Signing Off' Special Edition includes the original album remastered, all the dub mixes and b-sides, classic Radio 1 sessions and both promo and performance videos from the period, including the rare Rock Goes To College set from 1981.

Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Tyler
2. King
3. 12 Bar
4. Burden Of Shame
5. Adella
6. I Think It's Going To Rain Today
7. 25%
8. Food For Thought
9. Little By Little
10. Signing Off

Disc 2:

1. Madam Medusa
2. Strange Fruit
3. Reefer Madness
4. My Way Of Thinking (12" Version)
5. I Think It's Going To Rain Today(12" Version)
6. The Earth Dies Screaming(12" Version)
7. Dream A Lie (12" Version)
8. Food For Thought (BBC Radio One John Peel Session)
9. 25% (BBC Radio One John Peel Session)
10. King (BBC Radio One John Peel Session)
11. I Think It's Going To Rain Today (BBC Radio One Kid Jensen Session)
12. My Way Of Thinking (BBC Radio One Kid Jensen Session)

DVD

1. Food For Thought
2. My Way Of Thinking
3. The Earth Dies Screaming
4. Dream A Lie
5. I Think It's Going To Rain Today
6. Food For Thought (Top Of The Pops 20/03/80)
7. King (Rock Goes To College)
8. Strange Fruit (Rock Goes To College)
9. The Earth Dies Screaming (Rock Goes To College)
10. Little By Little (Rock Goes To College)
11. I Think It's Going To Rain Today (Rock Goes To College)
12. Food For Thought (Rock Goes To College)
13. Tyler (Rock Goes To College)
14. Signing Off (Rock Goes To College)
15. Madam Medusa