Present Arms in Dub

Present Arms in Dub
Remix album by UB40
Released 10 October 1981
Genre Reggae, dub
Length 33:32
Label DEP International
Producer UB40, Ray "Pablo" Falconer
UB40 chronology
Present Arms
(1981)
Present Arms in Dub
(1981)
The Singles Album
(1982)

Present Arms In Dub is a remix album by UB40 released in October 1981. The album contains eight remixed instrumental versions of original tracks from Present Arms and its bonus 12" 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.

Track listing

  1. "Present Arms in Dub" - 3:06
  2. "Smoke It" ("Dr X") - 3:23
  3. "B Line" ("Lamb's Bread") - 4:35
  4. "Kings Row" ("Sardonicus") - 5:02
  5. "Return of Dr X" ("Don't Walk on the Grass") - 5:23
  6. "Walk Out" ("Wildcat") - 3:13
  7. "One in Ten" - 4:15
  8. "Neon Haze" ("Silent Witness") - 4:03
  9. "Hidden track" - 0:15

The track listing shows that most of the dub versions have different song names to those used on Present Arms. Track 9 is a sample of industrial noise that closes the album