Band Name: Laurel Aitken
Music Album: Original Albums Collection
Album Release Date: September 2014
Music Genre: Reggae Ska
Record Label: Pressure Drop
Album Release Country: United Kingdom
Music Record Type: 73 Tracks CD Album Reissue CD Album Reissue CD Album Reissue CD Album Reissue CD Box Set
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.
| Ska With Laurel | |
| 1-1 | Streets Of Glory |
| 1-2 | Lonesome Traveller |
| 1-3 | Madame Soroise |
| 1-4 | We Shall Overcome |
| 1-5 | Call The Doctor |
| 1-6 | Freedom |
| 1-7 | Hallelujah Train |
| 1-8 | Looking For My Baby |
| 1-9 | Woman Is Sweeter Than Man |
| 1-10 | It's Coming Down |
| 1-11 | Take Off My Pyjamas |
| 1-12 | Leave My Woman Alone |
| Laurel Aitken Says Fire | |
| 2-1 | Fire (In Your Wire) |
| 2-2 | Worried Over Me |
| 2-3 | Halfway To Paradise |
| 2-4 | Coconut |
| 2-5 | Quando Quando |
| 2-6 | If You Need Me |
| 2-7 | La La La (Means I Love You) |
| 2-8 | Rice And Peas |
| 2-9 | Stand By Me |
| 2-10 | Sunnyside (Swimming Pool) |
| 2-11 | Mr Lee |
| 2-12 | Gonna Get Married |
| Scandal In A Brixton Market (Girlie And Laurel Aitken) | |
| 3-1 | Scandal In A Brixton Market |
| 3-2 | Madam Straggae |
| 3-3 | Stupied Married Man |
| 3-4 | Tammering |
| 3-5 | Have Mercy |
| 3-6 | Night Cricket |
| 3-7 | Run Powell Run |
| 3-8 | Teddy Bear |
| 3-9 | Mr Soul |
| 3-10 | Woke Up This Morning |
| 3-11 | Babylon |
| 3-12 | Stop The War In Vietnam |
| The High Priest Of Reggae | |
| 4-1 | Jesse James |
| 4-2 | Mr Popcorn |
| 4-3 | I Got To Have Your Love |
| 4-4 | John B |
| 4-5 | Shoo Bee Shoo Bee |
| 4-6 | Hailes Selaise |
| 4-7 | Landlords And Tenants |
| 4-8 | Save The Last Dance |
| 4-9 | Walk Right Back |
| 4-10 | Don't Be Cruel |
| 4-11 | Woppi King |
| 4-12 | Suffering Still |
| Skinhead Train (1960s Singles And Rarities) | |
| 5-1 | Boogie In My Bones |
| 5-2 | Drinkin' Whisky |
| 5-3 | Mary Lee |
| 5-4 | Bartender |
| 5-5 | Brother David |
| 5-6 | Lucille |
| 5-7 | Adam And Eve |
| 5-8 | I Shall Remove |
| 5-9 | Lion Of Judah |
| 5-10 | Don't Stay Out Late |
| 5-11 | Clementine |
| 5-12 | Propaganda |
| 5-13 | Green Banana |
| 5-14 | Rock Steady |
| 5-15 | Blowin' In The Wind |
| 5-16 | I'm Still In Love With You Girl |
| 5-17 | Reggae Prayer |
| 5-18 | The Rise And Fall (Of Laurel) |
| 5-19 | Heile Heile (The Lion) |
| 5-20 | Donkey Man |
| 5-21 | Reggae '69 |
| 5-22 | Big Fight In Hell Stadium |
| 5-23 | Pussy Price Gone Up |
| 5-24 | Skinhead Train |
| 5-25 | Apollo 12 (Skinhead Invasion) |
Box set with LP reproduction wallet sleeves.
CD1:
Ska With Laurel: Originally released on Rio Records, 1966 (LP1).
Published by Cherry Red Songs, except 12 (Carlin Music Corp)
Track 1-3 is written "Madame Soroise" on box's back cover and booklet, "Madame Sorosie" on CD1's cardboard sleeve.
CD2:
Laurel Aitken - Says Fire: Originally released on Doctor Bird, 1967 (DLM5012).
Published by Cherry Red Songs, except 3 (EMI Music Publishing Ltd), 5 (Warner-Chappell North America), 6 and 11 (Carlin Music Corp) and 9 (Sony-ATV Music Publishing Ltd).
Track 2-1 is written "Fire (In Your Wire" on box's back cover and booklet, "Fire" on CD2's cardboard sleeve (where it's credited "Aitken/Goodall).
Track 2-7 is written "La La La (Means I Love You)" on box's back cover and booklet, "La La La" on CD2's cardboard sleeve.
Track 2-9 is credited to "Lieber/Stoller/King" on box's back cover and booklet, "King/Cluck" on CD2's cardboard sleeve.
Track 2-10 is written "Sunnyside (Swimming Pool)" on box's back cover and booklet, "Sunnyside" on CD2's cardboard sleeve.
Track 2-11 is written "Mr Lee" on box's back cover and booklet, "Mr. Lee" on CD2's cardboard sleeve.
CD3:
Scandal In A Brixton Market (Girlie and Laurel Aitken): Originally released on Pama Economy, 1969 (ECO-8).
Published by Cherry Red Songs, except 1, 2, 3, 6 and 10 (Copyright Control), 8 (Carlin Music Corp).
Track 3-2 is written "Madam Straggae" on box's back cover and booklet, "Madame Stragge" on CD3's cardboard sleeve.
Track 3-9 is written "Mr Soul" on box's back cover and booklet, "Mr. Soul" on CD3's cardboard sleeve.
Track 3-11 is written "Babylon" on box's back cover and booklet, "Babelon" on CD3's cardboard sleeve.
In booklet, tracks 3-1, 3-4 and 3-5 are credited to "Laurel Aitken and Girlie" (while on CD3's cardboard sleeve tracks 3-1, 3-2, 3-4 and 3-5 are credited to "Girlie & Laurel Aitken"), track 2-2 is credited to Girlie in booklet, to "Girlie & Laurel Aitken" on cardboard sleeve, tracks 3-11 and 3-12 are credited to "Laurel Aitken and Rico Rodriguez" in booklet, to "Reco & Laurel Aitken" on cardboard sleeve.
CD4:
The High Priest Of Reggae: Originally released on Pama, 1970 (PSP1012).
Published by Cherry Red Songs, except 4 (Copyright Control), 5 (Sunbeam Music), 8 (Manor Music Co Ltd), 9 (Peermusic (UK) Ltd), 10 (Carlin Music Corp).
Track 4-2 is written "Mr Popcorn" on box's back cover and booklet, "Mr. Popcorn" on CD4's cardboard sleeve.
Track 4-4 is written "John B" on box's back cover and booklet, "John B." on CD4's cardboard sleeve.
CD5:
Tracks 1-3: 1960; Tracks 4 and 5: 1961; Track 6: 1962; Tracks 7-9: 1963; Track 10: 1964; Tracks 11-13: 1966; Tracks 14-16: 1967; Tracks 17-25: 1969.
Published by Cherry Red Songs, except 1 (Esquire Music), 8 (Musicare Ltd), 10 (Florida Music Group Ltd), 15 (Special Rider Music/Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC/Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd), 16 (Express Music Ltd/Creole Music Ltd), 25 (Sunbeam Music)
On boxset:
℗ 1965-66 Rio Records, 1968/69 Doctor Bird Records, 1969/70 Pama Records. Disc 5 ℗ 1960-69 Various.
This compilation © 2014 Cherry Red Records.
In booklet:
℗ 1960-69 Various, 1965-66 Rio Records, 1968/69 Doctor Bird Records, 1969/70 Pama Records. This compilation © 2014 Cherry Red Records.
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