Judgement Day (by Laurel Aitken)

Judgement Day is a song by Laurel Aitken originally recorded in Kingston in 1960.
:"Killer cut by Laurel with solos by Rico Rodriquez, great groove to this and impassioned vocal." (Castle Music) 
 
:"... recorded in Jamaica and produced by Laurel prior to setting off for Englang in 1960. And to see himself off he sings a spiritual, if irrelevant tune!
 
:What you gonna do on judgement day?
:What you gonna do on judgement day?
:All I'll do on the judgement day is rock and rollin' my sins away
 
:What You gonna do on judgement day?
:What you gonna do on judgement day?
:You cannor rock and roll all day
:All you gotta do is kneel and pray
 
:What you gonna do on judgement day?
 
:This was the second deliberately blasphemous tune Laurel had sung, following his version of "Swing low, sweet chariot" (UK release on Kaypso XX 16), which has the line:
 
:"Me and Rosebell, taking the chariot to hell"
 
:Nonetheless the music is fully fledging Jamaican Gospel, complete with off beat hand claps (later characteristic of Prince Buster's recordings during the Ska period), a bass figure, off-beat piano (possibly Theophilus "Easy Snappin'" Beckford) and searing solos from Val Bennett, to which Laurel shouts during these: "Hallelujah", "Gloryful sound" and "Glory man". Rico echoes the previous indiscretions by setting up a riff from "When the saints go marching in". (from the liner notes to The Pioneer Of Jamaican Music by Dave Chapple and Kenn Jones)
==Recording==
Recorded 1960 by Laurel Aitken with 
*Laurel Aitken (voc)
*Ken Richards and His Harmonisers
*Theophilus Beckford (?) (p)
*Val Bennett (sax)
*Rico Rodriguez (tb)
===Release history===
1960:
*7"-side: Duke Reid's RR 150 /Jamaica 
*Laurel Aitken, Ken Richards & His Harmonisers: "Judgment Day" b/w "Yea Yea Baby" (7": Blue Beat BB 14 /UK); see: Johnny Spencer.info
1999:
*Laurel Aitken: The Pioneer Of Jamaican Music (CD: Reggae Retro)
2002:
*V.A.: Trojan Jamaican R&B Box Set (3CD: Trojan)
2006:
*Laurel Aitken: The Pioneer Of Jamaican Music (2LP-set: Reggae Retro)
2011:
*The History of Blue Beat. The Birth og Ska B1 - B25 A & B Sides (3CD Not Now)