The History of Blue Beat: The Birth of Ska (BB51 - BB75 A & B Sides)
This compilation contains the A and B sides of 25 singles issued by the legendary Blue Beat label in late 1961 and early 1962. The record label, created by Emile Shalit and Sigmund 'Siggy' Jackson in 1960, played such a major role in marketing and popularising Jamaican music in the UK that it gave the genre its name.