UB40 - Baggaridim (Promo LP)

Artist: UB40
Title: Baggaridim
Label: Virgin Records
Year: 1985
Format: LP (Promo)
Condition: VG+

Released as a companion piece to their massive Labour of Love covers series, Baggaridim found UB40 leaning deeper into their reggae and dancehall influences — a mini-album that paired the group with a roster of Jamaican vocal talent including Pato Banton and Ranking Roger and demonstrated that their connection to the source material was more than aesthetic. It arrived at the peak of UB40's commercial power, when they were one of the best-selling acts in the world, and it gave casual fans a gateway into the sound system and dancehall culture underpinning everything they did. This promo LP pressing, issued without catalog number for industry and radio distribution, is a collector's variant. The VG+ copy plays cleanly — a strong pick for the UB40 completist, reggae, or 80s British music collector.