Smiling Faces, Angry Words: The UB40 Paradox
Phil Sutcliffe, Sounds, 27 September 1980
THE UB40 TEAM met in a caff, the Wimpy opposite their office in central Brimingham. In fact Ali, Robin and Brian had arrived on time. The rest, apart from Norman, straggled in as and when.
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