Various Artists - Boss Reggae Sounds: Laurel Aitken Productions 1969-1971 (2025)

Although best known for his vocal prowess, Laurel Aitken was also the most popular British-based West Indian music producer throughout the Ska and early Reggae eras.

From 1969 to 1971, the quality of his work for the country's leading Reggae companies, Trojan and Pama, was second to none and unsurprisingly sold strongly throughout both the Caribbean ex-pat community and the UK's not inconsiderable Skinhead population.

The very best of these highly collectable recordings form the basis of this, the finest compilation of Boss Reggae sounds in years, with memorable contributions from some of the hottest acts on the country's Jamaican music scene, including Pama Dice, Winston Groovy and Tiger, whose `Guilty' was covered by UB40 for their inaugural `Labour Of Love' album.

Tracklist:
1-1 King Horror - Cutting Blade [2:00]
1-2 Rico & The Visions - Zion I [2:25]
1-3 Winston Groovy - Leaving Me Standing [3:10]
1-4 King Horror - The Vampire [2:06]
1-5 Pama Dice - The Worm [2:28]
1-6 King Horror - The Hole [2:00]
1-7 Winston Groovy - I Can't Go On [2:31]
1-8 Winston Groovy - Funky Chicken, Pt. 1 [2:45]
1-9 King Horror - Loch Ness Monster [3:10]
1-10 Laurel Aitken - Only You [2:16]
1-11 Dice the Boss - Funky Monkey, Version 1 [2:54]
1-12 Dice the Boss - Funky Monkey, Version 2 [2:59]
1-13 Winston Groovy - Funny, Version 1 [2:17]
1-14 The Cimarons - Funny, Version 2 [2:17]
1-15 Trevor Lloyd - Give Me Back Your Love [2:39]
1-16 Dice & Cummie - Real Collie [2:25]
1-17 Dice the Boss - Funky Duck [3:16]
1-18 King Horror - Frankenstein [2:14]
1-19 Pama Dice - Reggae Popcorn [2:33]
1-20 Pama Dice - Sin, Sun And Sex [2:32]
1-21 Winston Groovy - You Send Me [2:44]
1-22 Joe Lace - Nobody Else But You [2:49]
1-23 The Freedom Singers - Election [2:43]
1-24 Fleece & The Live Shocks - Tomorrow's World [2:40]
1-25 Winston Groovy - Standing On The Corner [2:32]
1-26 The Classics - History Of Africa [2:57]
1-27 Cock And The Woodpeckers - Valley Of Tears [2:49]
1-28 Gruvy Beats - Birds And Bees (Young Gifted And Black) [2:35]
1-29 Laurel Aitken - Guilty Tiger [3:01]