UB40: Tomorrow People
Lloyd Bradley, Q, September 1993
After 35 hit singles and 13 big-selling Lps, UB40's secret is out – they're a load of idle layabouts! Their new album is making the Channel Tunnel look seriously "on schedule". The solution? Go on holiday! "It's absolute pandemonium" they lie to Lloyd Bradley.
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