Desmond Dekker – Essential Artist Collection

2LP release: 02-06

€39.99

Long before Bob Marley’s rise to pre-eminence, the title of the world’s leading reggae performer rested firmly with another young singer from Kingston, Jamaica: Desmond Dekker. Between 1967 and 1970, Desmond enjoyed a succession of international hit singles, breaking new ground with singles such as ‘007’, the first Jamaican-produced single to break into the UK top twenty, and ‘Israelites’, the first reggae single to reach the Number One spot in Britain and to breach the US chart. Further triumphs followed thereafter, with major chart hits including ‘It Mek’, ‘Pickney Gal’, ‘You Can Get It If You Really Want’ and ‘Sing A Little Song’, all of which cemented his place in history as Jamaica’s first global superstar. All these works, along with the best of his remaining recordings from the ska, rock steady and reggae eras are featured on the latest collection in Trojan’s newly launched ‘Essential Artist Collection’ series. Released physically as a 50-track 2CD compilation, featuring extensive liner notes and imagery, the set pays due respect to the original King of Reggae and superbly demonstrates the immense talent that set Desmond Dekker apart from his peers during the Golden Age of Jamaican music.

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– 1 –
1. Desmond Dekker & the Aces – (Poor Mi) Israelites
2. Desmond Dekker & the Aces – It Mek (Uk Mix)
3. Desmond Dekker & the Aces – Fu Man Chu
4. Desmond Dekker – (Where Did It Go) the Song We Used To Sing
5. Desmond Dekker & the Aces – Beautiful and Dangerous
6. Desmond Dekker & the Cherry Pies – King of Ska
7. Desmond Dekker & the Aces – Intensified 68 (Music Like Dirt)
8. Desmond Dekker – You Can Get It If You Really Want
9. Desmond Dekker & the Aces – Unity
10. Desmond Dekker – Live and Learn (the More You Live)
11. Desmond Dekker & the Aces – Rudy Got Soul
12. Desmond Dekker & the Four Aces – Get Up Adina
13. Desmond Dekker – Generosity
14. Desmond Dekker & the Aces – Pretty Africa
– 2 –
1. Desmond Dekker & the Aces – 007 (Shanty Town)
2. Desmond Dekker – the First Time For a Long Time
3. Desmond Dekker & the Aces – Rude Boy Train
4. Desmond Dekker – Honour Your Mother and Father
5. Desmond Dekker & the Aces – It Pays
6. Desmond Dekker & the Aces – Problems
7. Desmond Dekker & the Aces – Wise Man
8. Desmond Dekker – Sing a Little Song
9. Desmond Dekker & the Aces – Mother Pepper
10. Desmond Dekker & the Four Aces – Mount Zion
11. Desmond Dekker & the Aces – Licking Stick
12. Desmond Dekker & the Aces – Young Generation
13. Desmond Dekker & the Aces – Pickney Gal
14. Desmond Dekker & the Specials – Jamaica Ska

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