• Desmond Dekker – Pretty Africa
    • Roland Alphonso – El Toro
    • 1. Desmond Dekker – Pretty Africa
    • 2. Roland Alphonso – El Toro

    Boss Sounds from Desmond Dekker & Roland Alphonso with one rocksteady vocal and a killer ska instrumental 1967/8

    Other Releases by Desmond Dekker

    Desmond DekkerIt MekBeverley's
    Classic 1968 recording for lesie kong's label beverley's. very clean reissue and with the added bonus of instrumental on the flip.
    • – It Mek

    Other Releases on Pyramid

    Roland AlphonsoMiddle EastPyramid
    Two superb middle tempo ska tunes from Roland Alphonso from 1967, clean pressings on both new Pyramid 7" reissues.
    • – Middle East
    • – Jungle Bit
    Roland AlphonsoSausage aka Middle EastPyramid
    a.k.a. "middle east"  - two soul/r&b to reggae cuts from the late 60s from roland alphonso and the beverly's all stars. great pressings get 'em...
    • – Sausage
    • – Soul Finger

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    • – Mother Young Gal
    • – Version
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