UB40 – Labour Of Love Deluxe Edition 2LP

UB40 – Labour Of Love Deluxe Edition 2LP

Labour Of Love is the fourth studio album by British reggae band UB40 and one of the group’s most successful releases. Originally released in 1983, it is built around reggae and rocksteady cover versions, bringing classic Jamaican songwriting into UB40’s smooth, accessible and highly recognisable style.

This 2LP edition includes Cherry Oh Baby, Keep On Moving, Please Don’t Make Me Cry, Sweet Sensation, Johnny Too Bad, Red Red Wine, Guilty, She Caught The Train, Version Girl and Many Rivers To Cross. The album is especially known for Red Red Wine, which became one of UB40’s signature songs and helped make the record a major international success.

This Deluxe Edition 2LP vinyl reissue was released by Virgin on 21 April 2016. The edition expands the original album into a two-record vinyl set and presents one of UB40’s key albums in a more complete collector-friendly format.

Artist: UB40
Label: Virgin
Release date: 21 April 2016
Catalog number: 060254716111
EAN: 0602547161116

On a good hi-fi system, Labour Of Love should sound warm, relaxed and rhythmically steady: smooth reggae bass lines, clean guitar skank, laid-back vocals and the easy-flowing groove that makes this album such a natural late-evening listen.