On 22 July 1969, the world celebrated mankind’s first steps upon the surface of the moon with the successful Apollo 11 landing. And few countries celebrated this historic event through their music than Jamaica, where an array of local recording artists penned and cut songs marking the occasion.
Now, in honour of the 50th anniversary of landing, some of the most popular and sought-after moon-themed reggae tracks from the period have been gathered on 'Do The Moonwalk'. The result is a joyous collection of original boss reggae sounds, sure to appeal to fans of late 1960s Jamaican music, collectors of space oddities and the curious, drawn to the irresistable pleasures of lunar reggae!
A1 | –Derrick Morgan | Moon Hop | 3:11 |
A2 | –Karl Bryan | Moon Shot | 2:37 |
A3 | –Nicky Thomas | Doing The Moonwalk | 2:25 |
A4 | –Earl Bailey | Moon Rock | 3:11 |
A5 | –The Kingstonians | Come We Go Moonwalk | 2:52 |
A6 | –Sonny Binns | Boss A Moon | 2:14 |
B1 | –Derrick Morgan | Man Pon Moon | 2:48 |
B2 | –Ansel Collins | Moon Dust | 2:09 |
B3 | –King Horror | Creature From The Moon | 1:56 |
B4 | –Winston Wright | Moon Invader | 2:04 |
B5 | –The Hippy Boys | Apollo 11 | 2:56 |
B6 | –Symarip | Skinhead Moonstomp | 3:00 |