Laurel Aitken – Ska With Laurel

Black Butcher Classics

£20.68

Format: LP
Catalogue No.: BBC011
Barcode: 4250933600556
Release Date: Nov 2022
Genre: Reggae

Reissue of Laurel Aitken's debut album from 1966 originally released on Rio Records in the U.K. A major force within Ska music, Laurel was a hugely influential figure in the development of new Jamaican musical styles in the 1950s and 60s. He played a key role in bringing these genres to popularity in England. Laurel Aitken lived in the heart of Leicester for 35 years and made a huge contribution to the cultural life of the city, inspiring and helping hundreds of young musicians. Dubbed by Gaz Mayall as ‘The Godfather of Ska’, Laurel moved to England from Jamaica in the early 1960s, releasing records on the ‘Blue Beat’ label. Proving popular with the Mods and Skinheads in the 1960s and 70s, Laurel’s music also influenced the Two Tone sound of the early 1980s, in particular with bands such as The Specials and Bad Manners.

TRACKLIST
A1 Street Of Glory
A2 Lonesome Traveller
A3 Madame Sorosie
A4 We Shall Overcome
A5 Cal The Doctor
A6 Freedom
B1 Hallelujah Train
B2 Looking For My Baby
B3 Woman Is Sweeter Than Man
B4 It's Coming Down
B5 Take Off My Pyjamas
B6 Leave My Woman Alone