On 22 July 1969, the world celebrated mankind's first steps upon the surface of the moon with the successful Apollo 11 landing. And in no country was this historic event more celebrated musically than Jamaica, where an array of local recording artists penned and cut songs to mark the occasion. Now, in honour of the 50th anniversary of the moon landing, a dozen of the most popular and sought-after moon-themed reggae tracks from the period have been gathered on this celebratory LP. 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 irresistible pleasures of lunar reggae!
On 22 July 1969, the world celebrated mankind's first steps upon the surface of the moon with the successful Apollo 11 landing. And in no country was this historic event more celebrated musically than Jamaica, where an array of local recording artists penned and cut songs to mark the occasion. Now, in honour of the 50th anniversary of the moon landing, a dozen of the most popular and sought-after moon-themed reggae tracks from the period have been gathered on this celebratory LP. 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 irresistible pleasures of lunar reggae!
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Do The Moonwalk
Artist: Do The Moonwalk
Format: Vinyl
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1. Moon Hop - By Derrick Morgan
2. Moon Shot - By Karl Bryan ; Tommy McCook ; the Supersonics
3. Doing the Moonwalk - By Nicky Thomas
4. Moon Rock - By Earl Bailey
5. Come We Go Moonwalk - By the Kingstonians
6. Boss a Moon - By Sonny Binns ; the Rudies
7. Man Pon Moon - By Derrick Morgan
8. Moon Dust - By Ansel Collins ; Beverley's All Stars
9. Creature from the Moon - By King Horror 1
10. Moon Invader - By Winston Wright ; Tommy McCook ; the Supersonics 1
11. Apollo 11 - By the Hippy Boys 1
12. Skinhead Moonstomp - By Symarip

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On 22 July 1969, the world celebrated mankind's first steps upon the surface of the moon with the successful Apollo 11 landing. And in no country was this historic event more celebrated musically than Jamaica, where an array of local recording artists penned and cut songs to mark the occasion. Now, in honour of the 50th anniversary of the moon landing, a dozen of the most popular and sought-after moon-themed reggae tracks from the period have been gathered on this celebratory LP. 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 irresistible pleasures of lunar reggae!