• Desmond Dekker – Parents
    • Desmond Dekker – Labour Of Learning
    • 1. Parents
    • 2. Labour Of Learning

    One aways from the recent "King Of Ska" Box set of Desmond Dekker's rare recordings from the mid to late 60s. All 7" housed in beautiful Beverley's repo thick card sleeves with sound quality to match.

    Other Releases by Desmond Dekker

    Desmond DekkerYou Can Get It If You Really Want (Expanded Edition)Doctor Bird
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      Killer rocksteady early reggae cut on a slow brooding backing from The Aces with a rare instrumental version on the flip.
      • – Mother Young Gal
      • – Version
      Desmond Dekker007 (Shanty Town)Beverleys
      2 all time classic tunes from the late 60s, recorded for Leslie Kong's Beverley's label. 007 went on to become a huge UK hit
      • – 007 (Shanty Town)
      • – Version

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