• 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 DekkerYou Can Get It If You Really Want (Expanded Edition)Doctor Bird
    First ever CD issue of one of Trojan Records’ best-selling albums. Features three major UK hits: ‘You Can Get It If You Really Want’, ‘Pickney...
      Desmond DekkerLicking StickBeverley's
      wicked rocksteady tune from desmond dekker here issued on original label with very rare version on the b-side.
      • – Licking Stick
      Desmond DekkerRude Boy TrainBeverley's
      Another classic early reggae tune from desmond dekker that got the skinheads moving on the dancefloor, with version.
      • – Rude Boy Train
      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
      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
      Jackie OpelI Love JamaicaPyramid
      Two great jump up tunes back to back different styles but both aimed at the dancefloor, enjoy!
      • Jackie Opel – I Love Jamaica
      • Roland Alphonso – El Pussycat Ska
      Roland AlphonsoSong For My FatherPyramid
      Wicked 1967 version of Horace Silver's jazz classic with the moody "nothing for nothing on the flip.
      • – Song For My Father
      • – Nothing For Nothing
      Roland AlphonsoWoman Of The WorldPyramid
      two jazzy ska instrumentals from the mid 60s with a killer version of jimmy smith's the cat on the flip.
      • – Woman Of The World
      • – The Cat
      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
      Derrick MorganWant MorePyramid
      One vocal and one instrumental cut from 1968 repressed on the Doctor Bird offshoot label"pyramid"
      • Derrick Morgan – Want More
      • Roland Alphonso – Goodnight My Love
      Toots And The MaytalsHold OnPyramid
      Two late 60s skankers back to back with the vocal cut from The Maytals and a killer horns instrumental from Roland Alphonso,
      • Toots And The Maytals – Hold On
      • Roland Alphonso – On The Move
      Roland Alphonso & The Beverley's All StarsSock It To MePyramid
      1968 rocksteady to reggae wicked instrumental cut from roland alphonso with a ska vocal on the flip. nice and loud repress on the original u.k. label "pyramid"
      • Roland Alphonso & The Beverley's All Stars – Sock It To Me
      • The Spanishtonians – Rudie Gets Plenty

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      The EthiopiansWell RedJ.J.
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      Two early ska classics back to back on clean reissue pressings
      • Derrick Morgan – Forward March
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      Phyllis DillonRocksteadyTreasure Isle
      Two classic tunes from rocksteady's foundation label on very clean and loud pressing
      • Phyllis Dillon – Rocksteady
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      • Roy Cousins & The Cousins – We Are In The Mood
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      Roland Alphonso & The Beverley's All StarsSock It To MePyramid
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      • Roland Alphonso & The Beverley's All Stars – Sock It To Me
      • The Spanishtonians – Rudie Gets Plenty
      Desmond DekkerMother Young GalBeverley's
      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 DekkerHonour Your Mother & FatherBeverley's
      Classic early ska two sider from the 60s produced by Leslie Kong for his Beverley's label. (White label copies only)
      • Desmond Dekker – Honour Your Mother & Father
      • Jimmy Cliff – King Of Kings
      The KingstoniansFun GaloreDoctor Bird
      Killer double header rocksteady 1968 from The Kingstonians..don't miss the fun....
      • – Fun Galore
      • – Crime Don't Pay
      Lynn Taitt & The Boys / Basil Caral & GroupStorm Warning / The Army Is SearchingTreasure Isle
      DON'T MISS..once there gone.. rare & unreleased ska from the sixties featured on 2017 Ska Rarites 7" box set now sold as one aways! all 7" singles are...
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      • Basil Caral & Group – The Army Is Searching
      Stranger ColeCrying Every NightDuke Reid
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      Stranger Cole with a soulful vocal on an infectious rhythm. All the components of the skinhead period reggae are here. Roy Richards on the flipside on...
      • Stranger Cole – When I Get My Freedom
      • Roy Richards – Death Rides A Horse
      Ken BootheFreedom StreetBeverley's
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      • – Freedom Street
      • – Love And Unity
      Lloyd And The GrooversListen To The MusicPressure Sounds
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      Chuck Jaques & Lynn Taitt And The CometsDial 609Pressure Sounds
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      Bob MarleyOne Cup Of CoffeeBeverley's
      Bob Marley's second single released in 1962 killer early ska tune with a Tommy McCook instrumental on the flip. very clean pressing!!
      • Bob Marley – One Cup Of Coffee
      The PioneersDem A Laugh An-A-Ki-KiBoss Records
      Two great Pioneers rocksteady songs from 1968 on the same riddim, "Dolly House On Fire" was originally credited to the Reggae Boys.
      • – Dem A Laugh An-A-Ki-Ki
      • – Dolly House On Fire
      Toots And The Maytals54 46 Was My NumberBeverleys
      Stone cold jump up classic with Pressure Drop on the b-side
      • – 54 46 Was My Number
      • – Pressure Drop
      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
      Beverley All StarsSmoke ScreenBeverley's
      Superb Non-stop early reggae instrumental from 1969 with a Baba Brooks upbeat tune on the flip.
      • Beverley All Stars – Smoke Screen
      • Baba Brooks – Sly Mongoose
      Joya LandisMoonlight LoverTreasure Isle / Buyreggae
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      • Joya Landis – Moonlight Lover
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      Lee PerryWhat A Botheration / Taste Of KilingUpsetter
      Lee Perry's comment on Jamaica's economical crisis in late 1968. Vocal and instrumental version of the same song side by side.
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