{"product_id":"aitken-laurel-skinhead-ska-cd","title":"Laurel Aitken - Skinhead Ska - The Collection [CD]","description":"\u003cp\u003eRE-PRESS: CD ORIGINALLY RELEASED IN 2013\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e20 track collection of seminal ska and rock steady skinhead anthems from prolific performer and producer \u003cstrong\u003eLaurel Aitken\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdirect influence on the Two Tone scene and the mighty \u003cstrong\u003eMadness\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes a host of anthems, from ‘Rudi Got Married’, Rude Boy Dream’ through to the essential ‘Skinhead Train’ with a nod to ska’s more racy side on ‘Fire (In Your Wire)’ and ‘Pussy Price (Gone Up)’\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWidely hailed as the Godfather of Ska, Laurel Aitken dominated Jamaica’s recording industry throughout its infancy, enjoying a series of hugely popular mento and Jamaican R\u0026amp;B hits during the latter half of the 1950s. Early the following decade he relocated to London, where, over the years that immediately followed, he recorded for every Afro-Caribbean record company of note.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile his ska and rock steady recordings ensured Laurel remained a firm favourite among Jamaican ex-patriots, the reggae explosion of 1969 exposed his work to a wider audience, with productions for Doctor Bird, Pama and Trojan Records establishing him as a musical hero for many of Britain’s young, white working-classes, notably those that had adopted a fashion style dubbed by the national press as ‘skinhead’.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chalkys.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47031076159810,"sku":"218617","price":9.98,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0056\/8043\/1219\/products\/51n9PerwCNL._SL1500.jpg?v=1696235329","url":"https:\/\/chalkys.com\/products\/aitken-laurel-skinhead-ska-cd","provider":"Chalkys.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}