UB40 / Present Arms and Labour of Love deluxe details confirmed

3 years to get released.
How could it be possible?

I have it on good authority that these will both be getting their official release in the next few weeks.

Seller listed these on EBay this week with an August 4 release date. I asked him about the source of the release date and he said it was from the record label. Hoping these get a proper, wide release.

Did these ever get released? I see Amazon are listing a ‘new’ version of the Present Arms vinyl (a 2 disc affair with Present Arms in Dub) but I have no idea if they have been remastered and if so to what extent? Above all I would love a proper vinyl re-issue of Signing Off …

Ordered my copy of “Present Arms” Deluxe from Amazon US, was due for estimated delivery on the 23rd of March. Nothing yet. I await nervously and impatiently til I finally physically have it.

Arrived today my copy, great set, i bought in amazon trough CDV marketplace

Contacted Amazon.uk last week to ask why both cds were available from marketplace sellers but not amazon. In reply they gave me gift card for the difference between the marketplace seller price and my preorder price. Both arrived today and I only paid £31 for both.

“nunomadeira says:
February 28, 2016 at 23:13

When this available?! Any news?
cheers from portugal”

Strangely my copy camr from a dealer in Portugal for just under £24.

Well Paul, sure you already know…. Saga continues…. Three mails from Amazon this morning, both CDs delayed, Present Arms Vinyl Cancelled. Think it’s time we all give up, cancel our orders & spend our hard earned cash on a band that WANTS to sell us something. Is this why they went broke?? The Amazon photos – as well as others out n about – seem to show finished art work & pressed products!! How long has this been now, two years at least!!

When this available?! Any news?
cheers from portugal

Either will happen or will never happen. I’m just past caring, no one concerned deserves my business.

Well, the saga drags on, and on……………..
Message from Amazon this morning:

Hello,
We’re still trying to obtain the following item[s] you ordered on October 16 2014
Ub40 “Present Arms Deluxe Edition”
We’re awaiting a revised estimate from our supplier, and will email you as soon as we receive this information.

Yawn! Defeated, given up all hope.

Getting closer. Off on hols on Friday, so will eagerly swoop on new mail on my return!!!!!

2 Weeks to go. Will they be released?

Yes, just saw that on Amazon UK:
This item will be released on 26 February 2016.

No date for Labour of Love however

This just received from Amazon:

Hello,

Please be advised that we have a revised delivery date for the items you ordered on October 16 2014 (Order #204-3119576-0857145).

Ub40 “Present Arms Deluxe Edition”
Estimated arrival date: February 26 2016

Tried emailing the band’s website for news, but they haven’t replied yet……..

The saga continues…..
“Present Arms Deluxe Edition” last estimated delivery was between Wednesday last week and today.
E-mail today stating: We’re still trying to obtain the following item[s] you ordered on October 16 2014.

Fingers crossewd, breath held, eye kept on postie…………..

Received the vinyl reissue yesterday 23rd Aug.
Includes the new sleeve notes which (I believe) are the same as the ones in the much-touted CD deluxe edition so I presume the CDs should be:
1 -definitely happening (can’t see why they would reissue the vinyl and not the CD)
2 – be imminent (by which I mean before the end of the year….)

Okay, my latest “forever delayed” news from Amazon this morning was this: UB40 “Present Arms Deluxe Edition” Estimated arrival date: September 03 2015 – September 07 2015.
Yawn!

And now I’ve just received a notification that the Vinyl reissue has been despatched so *maybe* there is some hope on the horizon for the CD reissues…

Latest Amazon update on these:

We’re writing to let you know that the following items have been unexpectedly delayed:

Ub40 “Present Arms [VINYL]”
Estimated arrival date: August 22 2015 – August 26 2015

I’m hoping that the fact that they have quoted dates means that these are getting closer (but that might just be wishful thinking).

Just checked Amazon and they claim to not know when it’s due in, although on another page they still expect me to receive it this week…….

I notice that amazon has images of the rear sleeves, with full tracklistings, and (c) 2015…Heck, they even have a bar code…So they must have got pretty far with these (it’s gone well past the planning stage)

I got an email from amazon today deferring the release by two weeks Aug 18-20. It’s a soap opera.

Any updates on these? I already traded in my CDs/vinyl that these would have replaced… :(

According to Amazon, they are now saying both Present Arms and Labour of Love might now not be available at all, or words to that affect. My guess is, it’s a dispute between past and present members. A great shame, if that’s the case.

For the people who are looking for the 7″ version of I’ve Got Mine, it’s available on The Best Of UB40, The Dutch Collection disc 1.

I hope it is not due to wrangles between the various ex and current members of the group – those can take ages to resolve (and sometimes can’t be).

Oh well, I’ll have to be content with the Lloyd Cole reissues in the meantime…

To be fair it could also be an Amazon problem. the official announcement on the UB40!website and repeated on this one earlier this year said “postponed until further notice”….still would like to know why

Options could be :

1. Revamping the tracklisting
2. Avoiding a new release from the band
3. Massive manufacturing cock-up
4. Wrangles with members past and present about the reissue

Yup! I had my e-mail from Amazon giving a release date of August 7th. At this rate it will have been a whole years delay as it was due out in November last year.

Amazon UK are now stating 7th August as the release date

“Supposed” to be delivered this week, but product page now states “Usually dispatched within 9 to 12 days” which makes it seem like they won’t be on schedule this time…………..

Yep, echo all the recent sentiments above.
I just checked to see when I originally ordered this and it was at the start of Oct last year, i.e. 8 months ago! Not quite sure why they announced it so damn early when the dates just keep getting punched back.
I was really looking forward to getting the Present Arms package today- especially after I checked the Amazon page and it said “In stock”.

I’m still not convinced that these won’t get cancelled :-(

Currently (!!) pushed back two weeks. The reissues were fairly positively reviewed in the music monthlies two months ago but the casual buyer will have lost interest. This could potentially have detrimental impact on the success of these reissues and in turn make it harder to for all involved to persuade themselves to bother with UB44.

Waited all weekend for an e-mail from Amazon. This morning an e-mail from Amazon arrived to say that “Present Arms” now delayed til Thursday the 21st of May?
Is this ever coming out?

I am waiting patiently for my usual Saturday Amazon dispatch emails for this. Nothing yet. I wonder…….

Now back to May 11th on Amazon, time will tell I guess

Yet another very last minute postponement on Amazon UK. Now apparently put back to August 7th. Will these ever actually see the light of day?

Disappeared from Amazon Germany??? No more available???

Julio Garcia
(sorry for my bad englisch)

hello gazelle,

I’ve been working on the tracklisting for the deluxe editions. It was difficult what to do with “I’ve got mine”because it’s an “inbetween” released after UB44 and just for Labour Of Love. We had enough space on the labour of love edition and no space left at the UB44 edition. So you have right that it fits more on the UB44 edition but believe me the UB44 edition is brilliant, if thet ever gonna release it. We also have to choose or the 12″version of suferin or the Single version. There was no space to put them both on it. We thought the 12″version is more special to you all.

greetings Norman

The postponement could be due to the fact UB40 are touring the UK during May.

If so then it makes sense.

Yep really irritating…

To be honest I am half-expecting a ‘It’s been cancelled’ notification to arrive any day…

See my post of January 7th. Just had an e-mail from Amazon to say that has been delayed “again” for the fifth time!!!! Now it’s due for release on May 11th. Am now a little fed-up with this.

Now put back to 11 May!!!!!!

Maybe the reason for not including the extended version of “Don’t Let It Pass You By” could be because it is also available on the Best Of UB40 released in 1987. Running time: 7:46.

The German 12″ of Red Red Wine includes a longer version of Sufferin’ (8.25) as per its Discogs entry.

Is this legit?

http://www.discogs.com/UB40-Red-Red-Wine/release/344979

Also would like to see UB44 reissued properly!

Suggested disc two track listing for ‘UB44’ deluxe edition:

1. ‘I Won’t Close My Eyes’ [7″ Version]
2. ‘Folitician’ [7″ Version]
3. ‘Love Is All Is All Right’ [7″ Version]
4. ‘One A Penny’
5. ‘I’ve Got Mine’ [7″ Version]
6. ‘Dubmobile’
7. ‘I Won’t Close My Eyes’ [12” Extended Version]
8. ‘Folitician’ [12” Extended Version]
9. ‘Love Is All Is All Right’ [12” Extended Version]
10. ‘So Here I Am’ [12” Extended Version]
11. ‘Forget The Cost’ [Extended Version] (from NME cassette ‘Mighty Reel’)
12. ‘I’ve Got Mine’ [12” Extended Version]

There were also live versions of ‘Silent Witness’ and ‘Dr. X’ issued as b-sides to ‘So Here I Am’.