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Signing Off is the debut album by British reggae band UB40, released in the UK on 29 August 1980 by Dudley-based independent label Graduate Records. It was an immediate success in their home country, reaching number 2 on the UK albums chart, and made UB40 one of the many popular reggae bands in Britain, several years before the band found international fame. The politically-concerned lyrics struck a chord in a country with widespread public divisions over high unemployment, the policies of the recently elected Conservative party under Margaret Thatcher, and the rise of the racist National Front party, while the record's dub-influenced rhythms reflected the late 1970s influence in British pop music of West Indian music introduced by immigrants from the Caribbean after the Second World War,

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  • Signing Off est le premier album du groupe UB40, sorti en 1980. (fr)
  • Singing Off es el álbum debut de la banda británica de reggae UB40. Fue lanzado el 29 de agosto de 1980, bajo el sello independiente Graduate Records. Fue un éxito en su natal Reino Unido, llegando al número 2 de los listados británicos, iniciando una carrera exitosa para la banda y comenzando su fama internacional. El álbum tiene un fuerte componente político, influenciado por los problemas sociales como el desempleo, las políticas de Margaret Thatcher, y el ascenso del partido racista Frente Nacional; además de las influencias culturales, como la inmigración de caribeños desde la Segunda Guerra Mundial, que trajeron consigo elementos musicales que derivarían en el ska, desarrollado por The Police y The Specials a finales de los 70. Los críticos y fanáticos de la banda aún lo consideran como el mejor álbum de UB40.​​ Fue incluido en el listado de los 1001 Álbumes que hay que oír antes de morir.​ (es)
  • Signing Off is the debut album by British reggae band UB40, released in the UK on 29 August 1980 by Dudley-based independent label Graduate Records. It was an immediate success in their home country, reaching number 2 on the UK albums chart, and made UB40 one of the many popular reggae bands in Britain, several years before the band found international fame. The politically-concerned lyrics struck a chord in a country with widespread public divisions over high unemployment, the policies of the recently elected Conservative party under Margaret Thatcher, and the rise of the racist National Front party, while the record's dub-influenced rhythms reflected the late 1970s influence in British pop music of West Indian music introduced by immigrants from the Caribbean after the Second World War, particularly reggae and ska – this was typified by the 2 Tone movement, at that point at the height of its success and led by fellow West Midlands act The Specials, with whom UB40 drew comparisons due to their multiracial band line-up and socialist views. Still considered by many fans and music critics to be UB40's best album, Signing Off was reissued for its 30th anniversary in 2010 as a "collector's edition" containing bonus tracks and a DVD of the videos for the singles plus television footage of the band from the time of the album's release. (en)
  • Signing Off è il primo album in studio del gruppo reggae britannico UB40, pubblicato nel 1980. (it)
  • Signing Off är den brittiska reggaegruppen UB40s första studioalbum. Det lanserades 1980 på skivbolaget Graduate Records och hade över en timmes speltid. I albumet ingick två skivor, där den ena var en 12-tums EP bland annat innehållandes den 12 minuter långa låten "Madam Medusa", som var bandets kommentar till Margaret Thatcher. Gruppen gjorde succé i hemlandet med albumet som nådde andraplatsen på brittiska albumlistan där det låg kvar i över ett år. Dess singel "Food for Thought" blev gruppens första hit. Det internationella genombrottet skulle dock dröja ytterligare några år. Albumets omslag är en kopia av en brittisk ansökan om bidrag för arbetslöshet som stämplats med texten "Signing Off", "stämplar ut". Skivan är det enda av gruppens album som finns med i boken 1001 album du måste höra innan du dör. (sv)
  • Signing Off é o álbum de estreia da banda UB40, lançado em novembro de 1980. (pt)
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  • Signing Off est le premier album du groupe UB40, sorti en 1980. (fr)
  • Signing Off è il primo album in studio del gruppo reggae britannico UB40, pubblicato nel 1980. (it)
  • Signing Off é o álbum de estreia da banda UB40, lançado em novembro de 1980. (pt)
  • Singing Off es el álbum debut de la banda británica de reggae UB40. Fue lanzado el 29 de agosto de 1980, bajo el sello independiente Graduate Records. Fue un éxito en su natal Reino Unido, llegando al número 2 de los listados británicos, iniciando una carrera exitosa para la banda y comenzando su fama internacional. Los críticos y fanáticos de la banda aún lo consideran como el mejor álbum de UB40.​​ Fue incluido en el listado de los 1001 Álbumes que hay que oír antes de morir.​ (es)
  • Signing Off is the debut album by British reggae band UB40, released in the UK on 29 August 1980 by Dudley-based independent label Graduate Records. It was an immediate success in their home country, reaching number 2 on the UK albums chart, and made UB40 one of the many popular reggae bands in Britain, several years before the band found international fame. The politically-concerned lyrics struck a chord in a country with widespread public divisions over high unemployment, the policies of the recently elected Conservative party under Margaret Thatcher, and the rise of the racist National Front party, while the record's dub-influenced rhythms reflected the late 1970s influence in British pop music of West Indian music introduced by immigrants from the Caribbean after the Second World War, (en)
  • Signing Off är den brittiska reggaegruppen UB40s första studioalbum. Det lanserades 1980 på skivbolaget Graduate Records och hade över en timmes speltid. I albumet ingick två skivor, där den ena var en 12-tums EP bland annat innehållandes den 12 minuter långa låten "Madam Medusa", som var bandets kommentar till Margaret Thatcher. Gruppen gjorde succé i hemlandet med albumet som nådde andraplatsen på brittiska albumlistan där det låg kvar i över ett år. Dess singel "Food for Thought" blev gruppens första hit. Det internationella genombrottet skulle dock dröja ytterligare några år. (sv)
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