Present Arms in Dub

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Present Arms In Dub
Remix album by UB40
Released	10 October 1981
Genre	Reggae
Length	33:32
Label	DEP International
Producer	UB40, Ray 'Pablo' Falconer
UB40 chronology
Present Arms (1981) Present Arms In Dub (1981) UB44 (1982)

Present Arms In Dub is the third album by UB40 released in October 1981. The album contains eight remixed instrumental versions of original tracks from Present Arms and its bonus 7" single; only the double-A side single tracks "Don't Let It Pass You By"/"Don't Slow Down" are not included. The album was the first dub music album to hit the UK top 40. The dub style is characterized as a mainly instrumental version of an existing song, typically emphasizing the drums and bass.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Present Arms in Dub"
2. "Smoke It" ("Dr X")
3. "B-line" ("Lamb's Bread")
4. "Kings Row" ("Sardonicus")
5. "Return of Dr X" ("Don't Walk on the Grass")
6. "Walk Out" ("Wildcat")
7. "One in Ten"
8. "Neon Haze" ("Silent Witness")

The track listing shows that most of the dub versions have different song names to those used on Present Arms.

Although it would appear logical that "Return of Dr X" is the dub version of "Dr X", according to the CD versions of the two albums (and the samples on the band's official website), "Smoke It" is based on "Dr X"; "Return of Dr X" is based on "Don't Walk on the Grass". This is either intentional, or a labelling mistake made when the bonus 7" single tracks were added to the CD release of Present Arms.