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| 1. FIRE (IN YOUR WIRE) | |||
| 2. WORRIED OVER ME | |||
| 3. HALFWAY TO PARADISE | |||
| 4. COCONUT (WATER) | |||
| 5. QUANDO QUANDO | |||
| 6. IF YOU NEED ME | |||
| 7. LA LA LA | |||
| 8. RICE AND PEAS | |||
| 9. STAND BY ME | |||
| 10. SUNNYSIDE (SWIMMING POOL) | |||
| 11. MR. LEE | |||
| 12. GONNA GET MARRIED | |||
| 13. BIRMINGHAM GIRL | |||
| 14. REGGAE PRAYER | |||
| 15. DELIVERANCE WILL COME | |||
| 16. THE RISE AND FALL (OF LAUREL) | |||
| 17. IF YOU'RE NOT BLACK | |||
| 18. HEILE HEILE HEILE (THE LION) | |||
| 19. CAROLINA | |||
| 20. KINGSTON TOWN | |||
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ABOUT THE RELEASE:
1969 proved a crucial year in the development of Jamaican music. Reggae had just superseded Rock Steady in becoming the island's national sound, with the new exciting style swiftly embraced by a fast developing British working class youth movement noted for their smart, functional clothing and cropped hair - Skinheads.
So it was in such an environment that leading independent Doctor Bird Records released Laurel Aitken's long awaited second album, `Laurel Aitken Says Fire', a collection comprised of his most popular singles from the preceding months along with previously unreleased material. Unsurprisingly, the LP became an immediate best-seller, its success only hindered by the record company's sudden and unexpected demise soon after.
Today, on the rare occasion a copy of the album surfaces on the collector's market it is guaranteed to change hands for a three-figure sum, so resulting in most of Laurel's fans thus far being denied the opportunity to hear this essential Reggae set. Thankfully now, 40 years after its release, Pressure Drop are finally making `Laurel Aitken Says Fire' available once more, the original dozen tracks that made up the LP augmented by an additional 11 recordings from the same classic period, with most making their first appearance on CD.
It's been a long time in coming, but as Reggae fans will soon discover, it's been more than worth the wait!
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Customer Reviews
The sound quality is great!!!
Tracklisting:
1. Fire (In Your Wire)
2. Worried Over Me
3. Halfway To Paradise
4. Coconut (Water)
5. Quando Quando
6. If You Need Me
7. La La La
8. Rice and Peas
9. Stand By Me
10. Sunnyside (Swimming Pool)
11. Mr. Lee
12. Gonna Get Married
13. Birmigham Girl
14. Reggae Prayer
15. Deliverance Will Come
16. The Rise And Fall (Of Laurel)
17. If You're Not Black
18. Heile Heile Heile (The Lion)
19. Carolina
20. Kingston Town
21. Think Me No Know
22. Loch Ness Monster
The music is a nice UK Rocksteady beat that inches it's way into some Rocksteady Reggae then flat out Reggae. You can see why ex pat Jamaicans and Skinheads fought to get a copy the 1st time this was offered! I also like the story of how the cover shot came to be and who drew the cartoon on the back of the original LP. Looking forward to getting 'Ska with Laurel'.
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