Band Name: Desmond Dekker
Music Album: The King Of Ska
Album Release Date: November 2024
Music Genre: Reggae Rocksteady Ska
Record Label: Sunrise Records (11)
Album Release Country: United Kingdom
Music Record Type: 12 Tracks Vinyl Album LP
Jamaican reggae singer and songwriter, leader of Desmond Dekker & The Aces.
Born : July 16, 1941 in Kingston, Jamaica.
Died : May 25, 2006 in Thornton Heath, Surrey, England.
Often cited as the first superstar of reggae. He made his recording debut in 1963 (with a single titled "Honour Your Mother And Father") and made his international breakthrough with "007 (Shanty Town)" in 1967.
A1 | Israelites |
A2 | Jamaica Ska |
A3 | Wise Man |
A4 | Intensified |
A5 | Rudy Got Soul |
A6 | The More You Live |
B1 | 0.0.7 (Shanty Town) |
B2 | Pickney Gal |
B3 | Pretty Africa |
B4 | Problems |
B5 | It Mek |
B6 | Don't Blame Me |
180 gram vinyl with insert.
All tracks recorded at Roll Over Studios, London, January 2004.
Track listings as printed on outer jacket and inner label are incorrect for SUNRLP016-A1/SUNRLP016-B1. Correct order for SUNRLP016-A1/SUNRLP016-B1 is as shown for the CD SECCD011 (i.e., correct order is A1. Jamaica Ska; A2. Wise Man; A3. Intensified; A4. Rudy Got Soul; A5. The More You Live; A6. Israelites // B1. Pickney Gal; B2. Pretty Africa; B3. Problems; B4. It Mek; B5. Don't Blame Me; B6. 007 (Shanty Town)).
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