Laurel Aitken With The Skatalites - The Legendary Godfather Of Ska - Volume 2 - The Long Hot Summer (1963) (CD, Comp, RE) (Very Good Plus (VG+))

Media Condition: Very Good Plus (VG+)
Sleeve Condition: Very Good Plus (VG+)

Notes:

All tracks were recorded during a month's visit of Laurel Aitken to Jamaica in 1963 at Ken Khouri's Federal Studio in two days. He paid for everything himself and bought the mastertapes.

Matrix number and year of publishing of the original 7"s on RIO, <a href="">Island</a> and <a href="">Black Swan</a>:

1: RIO R-13-A / 1964
2: RIO R-12-A / 1963
3: RIO R-11-1 / 1963
4: RIO R-12-B / 1963
5: R-17-A / 1963
6: RIO R-15-B / 1963
7: RIO R-18-A / 1964
8: RIO R-13-B / 1964
9: BLACK SWAN WI-401-A / 1963
10: RIO R-17-B / 1963
11: BLACK SWAN WI-411-A
12: RIO R-18-B / 1964
13: Island WI-099-B / 1963
14: Island WI-099-A /1963
15: BLACK SWAN WI-401-B / 1963

"Without any exception, the master tapes of the singles on this album vanished long ago. Selecting and remastering the best vinyl copies available, has still regretfully left the album with some unavoidable background noise."

Tracks 9, 13 and 14 are bonus songs exclusive to the Grover Records LP/CD.

1. Bad Minded Woman 2:43
2. Mary 2:32
3. Adam And Eve 2:27
4. Hometown 2:25
5. Devil Or Angel 2:40
6. Sunshine 2:34
7. Freedom Train 2:44
8. Life 2:36
9. Remember My Darling 3:12
10. Fire 2:43
11. The Saint 2:28
12. Peace Perfect Peace 2:27
13. One More River To Cross 2:27
14. In My Soul 2:05
15. Lion Of Judah 2:29

Barcode and Other Identifiers:

Barcode 4 026763 110257
Label Code LC 3059
Rights Society GEMA
Matrix / Runout GRO-CD 025

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