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UB40 - Labour Of Love I/II/III: Platinum Collection


UB40
Labour Of Love I/II/III: Platinum Collection

    While UB40 are often dismissed -- and perhaps rightly so -- as a toothless Pop Reggae outfit, they introduced a generation of teens to reggae with this collection of covers. Unfortunately, the shrill version of Neil Diamond's "Red Red Wine" is what most listeners remember. The album truly was a labor of love, however, and what it lacks in depth it makes up for in spirit.

Unlike Steel Pulse or other more pro forma U.K. reggae outfits, UB40 has a sound wholly its own. The group draws as much from R&B and contemporary British pop as from standard Jamaican fare, and it's this catholic approach that makes Labour of Love worthwhile. Although all the selections on the album are
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remakes of well-known or influential Jamaican songs from between 1969 and 1972, UB40 has reworked them so that each retains the spirit of the original while also capturing a modern feel. "Keep On Moving," for example, boasts piano afterbeats that could easily have fit on the Bob Marley and the Wailers' original, but its beat is buoyed by a percolating synthesizer that applies Eighties technology to the Sixties rhythm. Similarly, UB40 infuses new energy into "Johnny Too Bad" by downplaying the emphasis on vocal harmony that marked the Slickers' original and outfitting the song with a stunning array of electronic drums and synthesizers.

On the whole, the vocals on Labour of Love are a bit disappointing–ska and rock steady were, at heart, more the domain of vocalists than rhythm sections–but UB40's ingenuity and unmistakable affection for the material keeps the comparisons from being too lopsided. "Red Red Wine" is almost too good a song to be sunk by bad singing, though in UB40's version, it's Astro's confident toasting that ultimately wins the listener over. But nothing displays the band's mettle better than its exquisite rendition of Jimmy Cliff's "Many Rivers to Cross." With soulful backing vocals and an ingeniously layered rhythm bed supporting Ali Campbell's impassioned singing, UB40's version manages to capture the hymnlike qualities of the tune while making a convincing case for it as dance music–in short, doing everything that the original set out to do, and then some. When a remake succeeds that well, it's the result of more than talent and planning; it is truly the fruits of a Labour of Love. (RS 413)


J.D. CONSIDINE



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Cover Up
Don't Break My Heart
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Guns In The Ghetto
Higher Ground
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If It Happens Again
Kingston Town
Labour Of Love
Little Baggariddim
Live
One In Ten
  Present Arms
Promises And Lies
Rat In The Kitchen
Red Red Wine
Signing Off
Sing Our Own Song
So Here I Am
  Tell Me Is It True
The Earth Dies Screaming
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    Ub40   Labor Of Love
vg+/vg++ LP   11.00   stevens
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    Ub40   Labor Of Love Iii Tourbook
Labor Of Love Iii Tourbook Uk, N/a, N/a
NM Program   12.00   HeavyMetalMu
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    Ub40   Labor Of Love      A&m       Ss
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m- LP+CDR   65.00   Going Digita
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    Ub40   Labour Of Lone Ii - Dep -
VG+/VG+ LP   144.00   Recsim
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    Ub40   Labour Of Love
Us Release, A&m, Cd4980, 1983
Used CD   4.79   HardToFindCD
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Includes Original Artwork - 100% Guaranteed! Ready To Ship! Am4980
Very Good CD   5.69   orbitmgm
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    Ub40   Labour Of Love
A&m Cd 4980
NM CD   9.00   Memory Lane
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    Ub40   Labour Of Love
Brand New From A Seller With A High Star Rating 03/11/1997
Brand New CD   9.36   EverCheap
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Ub40 - Labour Of Love Upc: 077778641223 Cherry Oh Baby Keep On Moving Please Virgin Records ...
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    Ub40   Labour Of Love
CD   9.99   Alternativem
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    Ub40   Labour Of Love
Album 10 Tracks Us, Didx 195
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    Ub40   Labour Of Love
10 Songs 83
NEW CD   10.00   Horizons
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Cherry Oh Baby Keep On Moving Please Don't Make Me Cry Sweet Se Vrgn, 3/11/1997
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    Ub40   Labour Of Love
New CD   10.72   CDQuest
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    Ub40   Labour Of Love
Cd. Release Date: 03/11/1997. Us, Vrgn, 077778641223, 03/11/1997
NEW CD   11.24   SilverDisc
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NEW CD   12.34   GrooveNet
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Status: Available Label: Emm / Virgin Catalog: 86412 Genre: Re Emm / Virgin, 077778641223,...
New CD   13.32   VibrantSound
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    Ub40   Labour Of Love
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A&m-4980 labour Of Love M- Style: Var Special Order
CD   16.95   CDExpress
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NEW CD   17.41   Hard To Find
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Ub40 - Labour Of Love   Ub40   Labour Of Love
1.cherry Oh Baby;2.keep On Moving;3.please Don't Make Me Cry;4.sweet Sensation;5.johnny Too Bad;6...
NEW CD   25.42   Record Box
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    Ub40   Labour Of Love
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EX CD   36.92   Ear of the
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    Ub40   Labour Of Love
VG+/VG+ CD   58.82   F-seventies
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    Ub40   Labour Of Love
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G/VG LP   2.60   Pink Moon
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Uk, Dep International, Dep5, 1983
VG- VG- LP   2.99   AVIDVINYL
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    Ub40   Labour Of Love
Promo Stamp A&m, 4980
EX EX LP   3.50   In The Groov
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VG+ LP   3.82   Rixrecords
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    Ub40   Labour Of Love
Note: Great, Understandable Lyrics cherry Oh Baby, Keep On Moving, Please Don't Make Me Cry, S...
VG+ VG+ LP   4.88   Helix Corpor
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Vg+ LP   5.00   J&M  Music
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    Ub40   Labour Of Love
Germany, Virgin/dep, 205 716-320, 1983
VG/VG+ LP   5.05   hi-vinyl
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VG+ VG+ LP   5.25   Never Ending
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VG+ LP   5.29   GrooveNet
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Usa Pressing, Gold Stamped Promo Copy, Vinyl Very Clean. Cover Is A Very Strong Vg+ With Only Ver...
M-;VG+ LP   5.40   Let It Be
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VG+ LP   5.50   Weird Harold
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VG+/VG+ LP   5.50   MightyVinyl
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VG+ LP   5.51   Airpower
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Labour Of Love - Ub40   Ub40   Labour Of Love
Ub40 - Labour Of Love / 1983 A&m Records Sp-6-4980 named After The Unemployment Form In England,...
Vg+, Vg++ LP   5.95   darrynray's
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    Ub40   Labour Of Love
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Ex LP   6.00   Ron Sulaski
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ex LP   6.14   Billys Vinyl
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Ub40 - Labour Of Love Album   Ub40   Labour Of Love
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NEAR MINT LP   6.83   coolforever
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    Ub40   Labour Of Love
/ Stamp 1983 De catalog Number: 205716 Virgin
VG+/VG LP   7.08   H&E Records
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Vg++/Vg++ LP   8.09   WorldClass
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10 Tracks Including: Cherry Oh Baby / Red Red Wine
EX EX LP   7.56   vinyl4ever
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M/M LP   7.95   CDandVinyl
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Lp Vinyl, Ub40: Labour Of Love, A&m 4980/'83 M-/vg-... Cherry Oh Baby/keep On Moving/please Don...
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NEX/EXTONM LP   9.78   Bside the
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Orig, Dep, 1983
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Ex-/Ex- LP   11.25   VinylnetUK
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    Ub40   Labour Of Love
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Ub40 - Labour Of Love Record   Ub40   Labour Of Love
Usa Pressing On A&m, Nm/ex. Inc. Red Red Wine Usa, A&m Records, Sp-6-4980, 1983
LP   13.98   Poplife
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    Ub40   Labour Of Love
Dep, 1983. No Sleeve. Lp Dep 5. -/vg
LP   13.70   VinylUKdotco
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Ub40 - Labour Of Love LP   Ub40   Labour Of Love
A1 Cherry Oh Baby , A2 Keep On Moving , A3 Please Don't Make Me Cry , A4 Sweet Sensation , A5 Joh...
Used LP   13.65   Energy Flash
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    Ub40   Labour Of Love
Uk 10 Track Original Lp P/s (lpdep5) Uk, Lpdep5
M-/M- LP   15.42   Encore
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    Ub40   Labour Of Love
Ger, Dep, 205 716-620, 1983
LP   16.10   Black Rhythm
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    Ub40   Labour Of Love
LP   16.42   sugarball
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11712 used, Condition Sleeve/record: Vg++/ Vg++ Virgin205716320 Germany Lp Special Order
LP   16.95   CDExpress
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    Ub40   Labour Of Love
Original Cover Dep Int 33 Rpm Uk
VG/VG LP   21.09   Ear of the
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    Ub40   Labour Of Love
Ger, Virgin, 205 716, 1983
VG VG+ LP   23.33   ERA Records
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