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© Miroslav Jurčeka (1989-2022)
AITKEN Laurel
(voc)

Personal Data:

Born: 22.04.1927 (Cuba)
Died: 17.07.2005 (heart attack)

Albums Discography:

#TitleRelease DateLabelTypeUKUSA
1.Rasta Man Power? ROIR
2.Godfather Of Ska? ROIR
3.Ska with Laurel1966 Mad Butcher
4.Says Fire1969 Mad Butcher
5.The High Priest of Reggae1970
6.Clash of the Ska Titans
& The Skatalites		23.11.2001Badfish
7.Rise & Fall11.03.2002Grover
8.The Very Last - The No.1 Hits
& The Cookoomackastick		25.06.2007Soul Love
9.The Pama Years15.12.2008Grover
10.Laurel Aitken Meets Floyd Lloyd & The Potato 5
meet Floyd Lloyd & The Potato 5		08.06.2009Grover
11.Jamboree
with Court Jester's Crew		08.06.2009Grover
12.Scandal in a Brixton Market07.07.2009
13.The Fantastic Laurel Aitken25.08.2009Pressure Drop
14.Original Cool Jamaican Ska25.08.2009Pressure Drop
15.You Got Me Rockin: Best of Blue Beat Years 60-6420.04.2010Pressure Drop
16.Voodoo Woman: Music for Mods: Soul & Ska Sounds20.07.2010Pressure Drop
17.Everybody Ska / Rudi Got Married (1980-1992)19.10.2010Pressure Drop
18.Rudi Got Married04.03.2011Grover
19.Super Star
(reissue)		03.06.2011Liquidator Muisc
20.En Espanol
(LP)		03.06.2011Liquidator Muisc
21.Calypso Rock & Roll: Early Mento Recordings12.09.2012Rumble
22.Skinhead Ska14.05.2013Pressplay
23.Rege Dege Ding: The Jamaican Singles Collection22.05.2014Dynamite
24.Original Albums Collection
(5CD)		23.09.2014Pressure Drop

Singles Discography:

#SP/EP TitleRelease DateLabelUKUSA
1.Fatty Bum Bum Gone To Jail1975
2.Rudi Got Married
& The Unitone		21.03.1980I-Spy60
3.If You Need Good Loving Tonight / People Of The World Unite05.09.2005Scan In The World
4.Man Crazy / Hoochie Coochie Man03.11.2008Fantasy
5.Sexy Boogie / Hoochie Coochie Man (re-edit)15.06.2015Emotional Rescue
6.Let My People Go / Rise & Fall
& Rulers		26.08.2015JJ

Press References:

Melody Maker
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
19801329.03.19804News
19801329.03.198021Singlessingle review
19803327.09.198013interview