Band Name: Laurel Aitken
Music Album: The Godfather Of Ska Anthology
Album Release Date: November 2024
Music Genre: Reggae Mento Ska Rocksteady
Record Label: Pressure Drop
Album Release Country: United Kingdom
Music Record Type: 52 Tracks CD
Laurel Aitken (born April 22, 1927, Cuba - died July 17, 2005) was a Cuban-born Jamaican singer and one of the pioneers of Jamaican ska music. He moved to Jamaica with his family in 1938. In the 1950's, he became one of Jamaica's first recording artists, standing on the edge between r'n'b, boogie and ska. In 1960, Aitken moved to the UK, where he recorded a number of hit records for Blue Beat label before returning to Jamaica in 1963. Shortly after he returned to England permanently and continued to play with various ska bands until his death.
| 1-1 | Nebuchenezer |
| 1-2 | Aitken's Boogie |
| 1-3 | Boogie Rock |
| 1-4 | Come Back Jeannie |
| 1-5 | Baba Kill Me Goat |
| 1-6 | Little Sheila |
| 1-7 | Boogie In My Bones |
| 1-8 | Love Me Baby |
| 1-9 | Mary Lee |
| 1-10 | Judgement Day |
| 1-11 | Railroad Track |
| 1-12 | More Whisky |
| 1-13 | Bartender |
| 1-14 | Mabel |
| 1-15 | Brother David |
| 1-16 | (She's Gone To) Napoli |
| 1-17 | Have Mercy Mr Percy |
| 1-18 | That Great Day |
| 1-19 | Freedom Train |
| 1-20 | Lion Of Judah |
| 1-21 | Zion City Wall |
| 1-22 | Bachelor Life |
| 1-23 | West Indian Cricket Test |
| 1-24 | You Left Me Standing |
| 1-25 | Bag A Boo |
| 1-26 | Yes Indeed |
| 1-27 | Propaganda |
| 1-28 | Green Banana |
| 1-29 | Rock Steady |
| 2-1 | Fire (In Your Wire) |
| 2-2 | The Rise And Fall (Of Laurel) |
| 2-3 | Woppi King |
| 2-4 | Suffering Still |
| 2-5 | Run Powell Run |
| 2-6 | Landlords And Tenants |
| 2-7 | Scandal In A Brixton Market |
| 2-8 | Jesse James |
| 2-9 | Pussy Price Gone Up |
| 2-10 | Skinhead Train |
| 2-11 | Mr Popcorn |
| 2-12 | Reggae Popcorn |
| 2-13 | It's Too Late |
| 2-14 | Delilah (Is A Woman) |
| 2-15 | Fatty Bum Bum Gone To Jail |
| 2-16 | Witch Doctor From Amsterdam |
| 2-17 | Rudi Got Married |
| 2-18 | Big Fat Man |
| 2-19 | Mad About You |
| 2-20 | Sahara |
| 2-21 | Ringo The Gringo |
| 2-22 | Sally Brown |
| 2-23 | Skinhead |
16-page CD bokklet w/ liner notes, pictures and recording infos.
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