Aitken,Laurel Original Albums Collection CD

Excellent five CD set from the Ska/Reggae legend containing four classic 1960s studio albums plus a 24 track singles and rarities collection. Features the albums SKA WITH LAUREL. LAUREL AITKEN SAYS FIRE, SCANDAL IN a BRIXTON MARKET and THE HIGH PRIEST OF REGGAE. From Cuba to Brixton, via Kingston, Laurel Aitken carried his share of the precious seeds of what was to become Reggae music. From it's Blue beat, Calypso tinged origins in the '50s to the battle tracks, musical diary entries and social comment of the mid-late 1960s that set the tone for Punk Rock and Hip Hop a decade later, this master craftsman cut side after high quality side for Pama Records, Dr. Bird, Rio, Island and others, creating a vibrant catalogue that stands tall among the canon of music of West Indian origin today.

1. Street of Glory 2. Lonesome Traveller 3. Madame Soroise 4. We Shall Overcome 5. Call the Doctor 6. Freedom 7. Hallelujah Train 8. Looking for My Baby 9. Woman Is Sweeter Than Man 10. It's Coming Down 11. Take Off My Pyjamas 12. Leave My Woman Alone 13. Fire (In Your Wire) 14. Worried Over Me (The Classics) 15. Halfway to Paradise 16. Coconut 17. Quando Quando 18. If You Need Me 19. La la la (Means I Love You) 20. Rice and Peas 21. Stand By Me 22. Sunnyside (Swimming Pool) (The Detours) 23. Mr Lee 24. Gonna Get Married 25. Scandal in a Brixton Market 26. Madam Straggae 27. Stupid Married Man 28. Tammering 29. Have Mercy 30. Night Cricket 31. Run Powell Run 32. Teddy Bear 33. Mr Soul 34. Woke Up This Morning 35. Babylon 36. Stop the War in Vietnam 37. Jesse James 38. Mr Popcorn 39. I Got to Have Your Love 40. John B 41. Shoo Bee Shoo Bee 42. Hailes Selaise 43. Landlords and Tenants 44. Save the Last Dance 45. Walk Right Back 46. Don't Be Cruel 47. Woppi King 48. Suffering Still (With Girlie) 49. Boogie in My Bones 50. Drinkin' Whisky (With the Caribs) 51. Mary Lee / Bartender (With the Blue Beats) 52. Brother David (With the Blue Beats) 53. Lucille (With the Blue Beats) 54. Adam and Eve 55. I Shall Remove 56. Lion of Judah 57. Don't Stay Out Late 58. Clementine 59. .Propaganda 60. Green Banana 61. Rock Steady 62. Blowin' in the Wind 63. I'm Still in Love with You Girl 64. Reggae Prayer 65. The Rise and Fall (Of Laurel) 66. Heile Heile (The Lion) 67. Donkey Man 68. Reggae '69 69. Big Fight in Hell Stadium (With Girlie) 70. Pussy Price Gone Up 71. Skinhead Train 72. Apollo 12 (Skinhead Invasion)