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    Desmond Dekker The Best of Desmond Dekker

    Trojan

    Between 1967 and 1975, Desmond Dekker, Jamaica’s first recording superstar, graced the UK pop charts on no less than 7 occasions.

    His international success in 1969 led to a reggae explosion that took the genre into the mainstream and opened the way for the likes of Bob Marley, Jimmy Cliff, and Toots & TheMaytalsto follow.

    Consequently, despite his tragic death a decade ago this year, he remains one of a handful of reggae artists who are readily identified with the genre.

    This collection beings together 40 ska and reggae classics, most notably the singer’s 6 major UK charts hits, ‘Israelites’, ‘007’, ‘ItMek’, ‘PickneyGal’, ‘You Can Get It If You Really Want’ and ‘Sing A Little Song’.

    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 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 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

      Other Releases on Trojan

      Reggae PowerTrojan
      By the close of the Sixties, record retailer and jukebox businessman Karl ‘J.J.’ Johnson was firmly established as one of Jamaica’s leading record...
      • The Ethiopians – Everything Crash
      • The Ethiopians – What A Fire
      • Roy Shirley – Dancing Reggae
      • The Ethiopians – I’m Not Losing You
      • The J.J. All Stars – Robert F Kennedy
      • The Ethiopians – The Hong Kong Flu
      • Roy Shirley – Life
      • The Ethiopians – Gun Man (aka You)
      • The Ethiopians – Feel The Spirit (aka Clap Your Hands)
      • Roy Shirley – Your Smile
      • The J.J. All Stars – Dollar Of Soul
      • New Audiophile LP (180 GRAM) MOVLP3180C£28.00
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      Sock It To Me!Boss Reggae Rarities - In The Spirit Of 69Trojan
      ‘Sock It To Me’ collects a dozen of the rarest and most collectable tracks from the Trojan catalogue, all of which have remained unavailable on CD...
        Ken BootheEverything I OwnTrojan
        From one of the most soulful voices in reggae, Ken Boothe's '74 classic features such tear-jerkers as the title track, 'Everything I Own', 'Crying Over...
        • – Everything I Own
        • – Evil Girl
        • – Crying Over You
        • – Sad And Lonely
        • – My Heart Is Like An Open Book
        • – The Impossible Dream (aka The Quest)
        • – Theme From The Godfather (aka Speak Softly Love)
        • – My Kid
        • – Sandie
        • – Lay Something
        • – You Will Reach Your Goal
        • – Time Passage