Band Name: Laurel Aitken
Music Album: Rise And Fall: The Legendary Godfather Of Ska, Vol. 1
Album Release Date: April 1989
Music Genre: Reggae Ska Rocksteady
Record Label: Unicorn Records (2)
Album Release Country: United Kingdom
Music Record Type: 12 Tracks Vinyl LP
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.
| A1 | You Got Me Rockin' | 2:03 |
| A2 | Baby Baby | 3:22 |
| A3 | Back To New Orleans | 2:45 |
| A4 | Skinhead Train | 2:55 |
| A5 | Bug-A-Boo | 2:18 |
| A6 | Heile Heile (The Lion) | 2:32 |
| B1 | Witchdoctor From Amsterdam | 4:02 |
| B2 | Boogie Rock | 2:24 |
| B3 | Rasta Man Power | 2:57 |
| B4 | Who's Taking You Home | 2:55 |
| B5 | Let Me Love You Little Darling | 4:10 |
| B6 | Rise & Fall | 2:23 |
Back cover:
RISE AND FALL
Personal Selections, 1960-1985
Tracks originally released on/in:
A1 DICE CC-1-B (1962)
A2 D.I.P. DL-5055-A (1975)
A3 BLUE BEAT BB-84-A (1962)
A4 NU BEAT NB-047-A (1969)
A5 RIO R-36-B (1964)
A6 DOCTOR BIRD DB-1202-A (1969)
B1 (1977, previously unreleased)
B2 BLUE BEAT BB-1-A (1960)
B3 (1979, previously unreleased)
B4 NU BEAT NB-054 (1971)
B5 (1985, previously unreleased)
B6 DOCTOR BIRD DB-1197-A (1969)
Article ("cutting") on back of jacket originally published 14 October 1967
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