NuBeat

A great skinhead reggae label, which ran from 1968 to 1971, and released about 100 singles, undergoing a change of spelling (from Nu Beat to New Beat) and colour along the way. As Derrick Morgan did with Crab, Laurel Aitken took over this Pama label with sheer volume of his releases. These included "Scandal In Brixton Market", "Frankenstein" and "Skinhead Train".

Laurel was supposed to have signed for PAMA Records after Carl Palmer bailed him out of jail in Birmingham, England. Mr Aitken had been arrested on stage and remanded in jail for having a paternity suit filed against him, and the prospect of a huge fine or six weeks in prison helped hasten his decision to sign, as Carl Palmer had paid his fine on that condition.
Other great tracks include "Tonight", "I Can't Stand It", "Tonight" and "La La Means I Love You" by Alton Ellis, "Push, Push" from The Termites, "Mother Radio" by Joe Higgs, "Hey Boy, Hey Girl" from Derrick (Morgan) & Patsy, "My Testamony" by The Maytals (right) and "Hold Them One" from Roy Shirley (above left).

Nu Beat Discography

NB-001
Train To Vietnam/Skaville To Rainbow City
The Rudies
NB-002
Rain & Thunder/Swing Baby Swing
The Soul Tops
NB-003
Cover Me/Darling
Fitz & The Coozers
NB-004
Rocksteady Cool/I Have Changed
Frederick Bell
NB-005
Engine '59/My Girl
The Rudies
NB-006
Festival '68/I Really Love You
Clancy Eccles
NB-007
Rhythm & Soul/True Romance
Bunny & Ruddy/Monty Morris
NB-008
Hey Boy Hey Girl/Music Be The Food Of Love
Derrick & Patsy/Derrick Morgan
NB-009
Easy Snapping/My Lonely Days
Theophilus Beckford/Eric Morris
NB-010
I Can't Stand It/Tonight
Alton Ellis
NB-011
On The Town/Simple Simon
Bunny & Ruddy/Monty Morris
NB-012
Young Love/Days Like These
The Imperials
NB-013
Bye Bye Love/My Lovely Days
Alton Ellis/Monty Morris
NB-014
La La Means I Love You/Give Me Your Love
Alton Ellis
NB-015
Blue Socks/Solas Market
Reco Rodriquez
NB-016
I Love You/Searching
Derrick Morgan/Junior Smith
NB-017
Push Push/Girls
The Termites
NB-018
The Horse/Hot Line
The Versatiles
NB-019
Rhythm Hips/Deltone Special
Ronald Russel/The Soul Rhythms
NB-020
Mini Really Fit Dem/Soul Train
Alton Ellis & The Soul Flames
NB-021
Let's Have Some Fun/Making Love
Devon & The Tartons
NB-022
Blowing In The Wind/Money Girl
Max Romeo/Larry Marshall
NB-023
Mr Rhya/After Dark
Lloyd Terrell
NB-024
Woppi King/Mr Soul
Laurel Aitken
NB-025
Suffering Still/Reggae '69
Laurel Aitken
NB-026
Another Heartache/Come On Little Girl
Winston Sinclair
NB-027
I'll Do It/Give You My Love
Derrick & Paulette
NB-028
You've Lost Your Love/Little Girl
The Flames
NB-029
Rescue Me/Unity Is Strength
The Reggae Girls
NB-030
Rodney's History/Tribute To Drumbago
Carl Dawkins/The Dynomites
NB-031
My Testamony/One Dollar Of Soul
The Maytals
NB-032
Hailse Selaise/Blue Dance
Laurel Aitken
NB-033
Lawd Doctor/Big Fight In Hell
Laurel Aitken/Laurel Aitken & Girlie
NB-034
Crimson In Clover/What A Situation
The Uniques
NB-035
Run Powell Run/A Message To You
Laurel Aitken/Reco
NB-036
Splash Down/Finders Keepers
The Crystalites
NB-037
I'll Make You Love Me/Lovers Prayer
The Uniques
NB-038
Buss You Mouth/Rough Way Ahead
The Ethiopians
NB-039
Save The Last Dance/Walk Right Back
Laurel Aitken
NB-040
Don't Be Cruel/John B
Laurel Aitken
NB-041
Island In The Sun/Work It Up
Winston Groovy
NB-042
Josephine/Champagne & Wine
Winston Groovy
NB-043
Shoo Bee Doo Bee/Babylon Gone
Laurel Aitken
NB-044
Lanlords & Tenants/Everybody Suffering
Laurel Aitken
NB-045
Jesse James/Freedom
Laurel Aitken
NB-046
Pussy Price Gone Up/Give Me Back Mi Dollar
Derrick Morgan/Laurel Aitken
NB-047
Skinhead Train/Kent People
Laurel Aitken/The Gruvy Beats
NB-048
Mr Popcorn/Share Your Popcorn
Laurel Aitken/The Gruvy Beats
NB-049
I've Got Your Love/Blue Mink
Laurel Aitken
NB-050
Scandal In Brixton Market/Soul Jerker
Laurel & Girlie
NB-051
Frankenstein/I Can't Stand It
King Horror/Winston Grievy
NB-052
Soul Of Africa/Dallas, Texas
Tiger
NB-053
Standing At The Corner/You Send Me
Winston Groovy
NB-054
Nobody But Me/Baby Please Don't Go
Laurel Aitken
NB-055
Yellow Bird/For Your Love
Winston Groovy
NB-056
I'll Never Love Any Girl/The Best I Can
Laurel Aitken
NB-057
Reggae Popcorn/Take Me Back
Laurel Aitken
NB-058
Here Is My Heart/Birds & Flowers
Winston Groovy/The Groovy Beats
NB-059
Election/Tomorrows World
The Freedom Singers/Flece & The Live Shocks
NB-060
Pick My Pocket/Freedom
The Versatiles/Freedom Singers
NB-061
Same Old Feeling/So Much Love
The Classics
NB-062
Nobody Else But You/Version
Joel Lace/Live Shocks
NB-063
Baby I Need Your Loving/Think It Over
Laurel Aitken
NB-064
Musical Scorcher/Three Dogs Night
Tiger
NB-065
Sex Machine/Since You Left
Laurel Aitken
NB-066
Groovin/Sugarmama
Winston Groovey
NB-067
Witchcraft Man/Night In Cairo
Inner Minds
NB-068
Not Known
NB-069
Pum Pum Girl/Freedom
Inner Minds
NB-070
Not Known
NB-071
History Of Africa/Honey Bee
The Classics
NB-072
Packanga/Version
Laurel Aitken
NB-073
Tennessee Waltz/Oldman Trouble
Winston Groovey
NB-074
Your Testimony/Train Coming
The Freedom Singers
NB-075
African Beat/Black Man Land
Tiger
NB-076
Give To Me/With Hot
The Versatiles/Tiger
NB-077
Not Known
NB-078
True Love/The Best I Can
Laurel Aitken
NB-079
Only Heaven Knows/Freedom Psalms
Sheila/Grant & Richard
NB-080
Monkey Spanner/Version
Lloyd & Larry/Lloyd & Larry All Stars
NB-081
Coco/Hey Girl Don't Bother Me
Marvels
NB-082
Blackman/Tell The People
Rupie Edwards All Stars
NB-083
Love & Creation/Version 2
The Righteous Flames
NB-084
Mary/Soldier Boy
Jamaicans/Conscious Minds
NB-085
Not Known
NB-086
Walk A Little Prouder/Version
Carl Dawkins/Youth Professionals
NB-087
Mother Radio/Little Deeds
Joe Higgs/Dawn Sharon
NB-088
Have You Ever Been Hurt/Our Day Will Come
Tiger
NB-089
I Can't Stop Loving You/El Paso
Laurel Aitken
NB-090
Hold Them One/Two Three Four
Roy Shirley
NB-091
Three In One/One In Three
Errol Dunkley/Rupie Edwards All Stars
NB-092
Valley Of Tears/Because I Love
Cock & The Woodpeckers
NB-093
Everyday And Every Night/I Fall In Love Everyday
Cock & The Woodpeckers
NB-094
I Will Never Let You Down/This Magic Moment
Lorenzo
NB-095
Iron Sound/Version
Lester Sterling

One Dollar of Soul
The Johnson Boys