Name: The Sixty Year Celebration Single 1960 - 2020
Brand: Laurel Aitken

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

BB202060

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Colour

Black

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Discogs ID

Format multiplier

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2020-08-29

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Universal

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

0634158979590

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Total Cap

1 / 7" / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / black

Artist

Laurel Aitken

Genre GB

Reggae / Dub

Label GB

Blue Beat

Laurel Aitken (born April 22, 1927, Cuba - died July 17, 2005) was a Cuban-born Jamaican singer and one of the pioneers of Jamaican ska music. He moved to Jamaica with his family in 1938. In the 1950's, he became one of Jamaica's first recording artists, standing on the edge between r'n'b, boogie and ska. In 1960, Aitken moved to the UK, where he recorded a number of hit records for various labels before returning to Jamaica in 1963. Shortly after he returned to England permanently and continued to play with various ska bands until his death.
Some similar artists who share Laurel Aitken's musical style include *Derrick Morgan*, *Symarip*, *Prince Buster*, *Judge Dread*, *Justin Hinds*, *Stranger Cole*, *Lord Tanamo*, *Two Tone Club*, *Clancy Eccles*, *Bluekilla* and more.
If you enjoy the sounds of early Jamaican ska music or are interested in exploring its roots further, Laurel Aitken is an artist worth discovering. With his pioneering contributions to the genre and his energetic performances both in Jamaica and abroad, Aitken left an indelible mark on the world of music.

The Blue Beat Label celebrates 60 years during 2020.A very special release on 7" Vinyl for Record Store Day 2020, featuring a double A side with an exclusive Record Store Day 2020 track Blue Beat Is Back in Town by Marcus Upbeat and the very first A side ever released on the Blue Beat Label Boogie Rock by Laurel Aitken.

The Sixty Year Celebration Single 1960 - 2020

Music GB