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Immediately after landing on British soil in the
summer of 1960, Jamaican singing sensation
Laurel Aitken was signed by leading
independent record company, Melodisc, and
over the next few years he provided the
ambitious concern with a slew of popular proto-
Ska singles that were instrumental in
establishing its newly launched Blue Beat
subsidiary as the UK s most recognisable West
Indian music imprint.
The very best of these historic and hugely
influential recordings are gathered on this
compilation - most being made available on CD
for the very first time - and with original copies
of these highly collectable sides almost
impossible to obtain at any price, You Got Me
Rockin provides an opportunity to enjoy
almost all of Laurel s Melodisc output for a
fraction of the price of an old scratched Blue
Beat single.
Quite simply, this is the most essential original
Ska collection of 2010!
summer of 1960, Jamaican singing sensation
Laurel Aitken was signed by leading
independent record company, Melodisc, and
over the next few years he provided the
ambitious concern with a slew of popular proto-
Ska singles that were instrumental in
establishing its newly launched Blue Beat
subsidiary as the UK s most recognisable West
Indian music imprint.
The very best of these historic and hugely
influential recordings are gathered on this
compilation - most being made available on CD
for the very first time - and with original copies
of these highly collectable sides almost
impossible to obtain at any price, You Got Me
Rockin provides an opportunity to enjoy
almost all of Laurel s Melodisc output for a
fraction of the price of an old scratched Blue
Beat single.
Quite simply, this is the most essential original
Ska collection of 2010!
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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Until very recently Laurel Aitken's music had been presented by a variety of companies without any degree of cohesion, but that all changed when Pressure Drop obtained rights to his catalogue and started releasing intelligently complied, well presented sets that gave some sense of order to his output. This particular collection focuses on the best of the tracks Laurel cut for Melodisc's Blue Beat label in the years immediately following his move to London from Jamaica in 1960 and as one would expect from the Godfather of Ska, the quality is top-notch, from the opening Ska Boogie number through to his excellent version of the oft-recorded 'I May Never See My Baby'. In fact if you're a serious fan of Ska and Skinhead Reggae, I'd recommend you try to obtain all of his Pressure Drop compilations, especially as there is virtually no overlap in the recordings.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Excellent album, really good dance tunes. I dare you to sit still after the first track! A very good choice.
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