UB40

[Kawaracer]

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[vintagesnaps]

Wow. The band and the pictures. That lime green light is crazy, but I like it.

 

[gsgary]

Do any of the Americans know where they got their name from ?

 

[Dave442]

I always heard the name was taken from the number used for the unemployment form.

Nice set of pics.

 

[gsgary]

I always heard the name was taken from the number used for the unemployment form.

Nice set of pics.

That's correct in the early days if you turned up with a UB40 you could get in free but I never had one

 

[vintagesnaps]

I didn't know that, interesting.

 

[gsgary]

Great shots by the way

 

[Kawaracer]

Unemployment benifit 40 or in short UB40, I thought that this was common knowledge.
Thanks for the reactions

 

[SquarePeg]

Great shots. What's your gear for these?

 

[gsgary]

Unemployment benifit 40 or in short UB40, I thought that this was common knowledge.
Thanks for the reactions

Maybe not in the US

 

[vintagesnaps]

Had to look it up, it's called - an application for unemployment benefits. How incredibly boring.

 

[Kawaracer]

Some unemployed yongsters where bored smoking pot en listening to reggae and started a band. they called themselve after the application for unemployment benefits UB40, I heard duller stories about how bands got their name.

I work with a D700 with a 80-200 f2.8

 

[gsgary]

Had to look it up, it's called - an application for unemployment benefits. How incredibly boring.

I think when the band got together some or all had a UB40, unemployment was high at that time