Band Name: Laurel Aitken
Music Album: The Blue Beat Years
Album Release Date: November 1996
Music Genre: Reggae Ska
Record Label: Moon Ska
Album Release Country: United States
Music Record Type: 13 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 | Mad About You | 3:38 |
| 2 | It's Too Late | 5:49 |
| 3 | Sahara | 5:09 |
| 4 | Rudi Wedding | 3:46 |
| 5 | Roll Jordan Roll | 4:57 |
| 6 | Boogie With The Bartender | 3:32 |
| 7 | Sally Brown | 4:30 |
| 8 | Sugar Sugar | 3:52 |
| 9 | Boogie In My Bones | 2:20 |
| 10 | Zion City | 3:12 |
| 11 | Little Sheila | 2:29 |
| 12 | Bad Minded Woman | 3:29 |
| 13 | Hey Bartender | 3:53 |
Recorded at Mark Angelo, London, UK
Mixed at Stockyard Studios
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