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    Desmond Dekker King Of Ska - The Ska Singles Collection

    BMG / Trojan

    RSD 2021 DROP 1. Available online from 6pm Sat June 12

    £70

    10 x 7” box set

    A 10 x 7” box set of his ska singles (1963 to 1966) – to celebrate Desmond Dekker's 80th birthday in 2021. Faithful reproductions of Desmonds first 10 singles. Track list: SINGLE 1 Honour Your Mother And Father / Madgie SINGLE 2 Happy Birthday Jamaica / Sinners, Prepare! SINGLE 3 Parents / Labour Of Learning SINGLE 4 Dracula / Spitfire – Don Drummond SINGLE 5 Jeserine / Take Your Time – Theo Beckford SINGLE 6 King Of Ska / Boof Ska – Tony Washington & The D.C.s (as The Beverley’s All Stars) SINGLE 7 Get Up Adina / Sleepwalk – Sonny Burke & His Group (as The Beverley’s All Stars)

    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 DekkerPretty AfricaPyramid
      Boss Sounds from Desmond Dekker & Roland Alphonso with one rocksteady vocal and a killer ska instrumental 1967/8
      • Desmond Dekker – Pretty Africa
      • Roland Alphonso – El Toro
      Desmond DekkerHonour Your Mother & FatherBeverley's
      Classic early ska two sider from the 60s produced by Leslie Kong for his Beverley's label.
      • Desmond Dekker – Honour Your Mother & Father
      • Jimmy Cliff – King Of Kings
      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

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