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    Alton Ellis What Does It Take To Win Your Love / Reggae Merengue

    Duke Reid
    • Alton Ellis – What Does It Take To Win Your Love
    • Tommy McCook – Reggae Merengue
    • 1. Alton Ellis – What Does It Take To Win Your Love
    • 2. Tommy McCook – Reggae Merengue

    A sublime piece of soul reggae from Alton Ellis with his version of "What Does It Take To Win Your Love" originally released in 1970 with Tommy McCook's "Reggae Merengue" on the flip. All copies come in company sleeves.

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        U-Roy / Tommy McCookPeace & Love / The World Needs LoveDuke Reid
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        Phyllis DillonYou're Like Heaven To MeDuke Reid
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        The Soul TopsKeep On MovingDuke Reid
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        Another rarity from Duke Reid's Treasure Isle vaults with 1968 rocksteady recording from The Jamaicans "Peace & Love" whilst on the flip Errol Brown's...
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        The MelodiansI Will Get Along / Love DubDuke Reid
        Wicked rocksteady vocal cut from The Melodians with Tommy McCook's Supersonic band from 1967.
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        The SensationsI'll Never Fall In Love / Chucky LoveDuke Reid
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