Desmond Dekker - King of Ska: The Beverley's Records Singles Collection, 1963 - 1967 [Audio CD]

Desmond Dekker - King of Ska: The Beverley's Records Singles Collection, 1963 - 1967 [Audio CD]

Desmond Dekker - King of Ska: The Beverley's Records Singles Collection, 1963 - 1967 [Audio CD]

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In 1963, a 21-year-old welder with dreams of becoming a full-time singer-songwriter, auditioned for one of Jamaica's new elite record producers, Leslie Kong, owner of the recently launched Beverley's Records label. After performing a number of original compositions, a deal was secured and within weeks, Desmond Adolphus Dacres saw his name in print as 'Desmond Dekker' on the labels of what would prove to be the first of his catalogue of 7-inch singles.The record, which coupled two of his own songs, 'Honour Your Mother and Father' and 'Madgie', became an instant best-seller and heralded the beginning of a long and immensely successful run of singles by Dekker, both as a solo artist and later, as lead singer for The Aces.To mark what would have been Desmond's 80th birthday on 16th July 2021, this 2xCD set showcases Dekker's first twenty singles for Kong's Beverley's labels which established him as a true Jamaican superstar.The 2xCD set is presented in a fold out digipack, along with a 12 page booklet with fascinating sleeve notes written by journalist Winston Smith.

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1 Honour Your Mother and Father - Desmond Dekker
2 Madgie - Desmond Dekker & Beverley's All Stars
3 Happy Birthday Jamaica - Desmond Dekker
4 Sinners, Prepare! - Desmond Dekker
5 Parents - Desmond Dekker
6 Labour for Learning - Desmond Dekker
7 Dracula - Desmond Dekker
8 Spitfire - Don Drummond
9 Jeserine - Desmond Dekker & The Cherry Pies
10 Take Your Time - Theophilus Beckford
11 King of Ska - Desmond Dekker & The Cherry Pies
12 Boof Ska - Tony Washington & The D.C's
13 Get Up Adina - Desmond Dekker & The Aces
14 Sleepwalk - Sonny Burke & His Group
15 It Was Only a Dream - Desmond Dekker
16 Just One Little Girl - The Four Aces
17 This Woman - Desmond Dekker & The Aces
18 Mount Zion - Desmond Dekker & The Four Aces
19 Soldering - Desmond Dekker
20 Just in Time (It's Always a Pleasure) - Sonny Burke & His Group

Disc: 2

1 It's a Shame - Desmond Dekker & The Aces
2 On the Move - Roland Alphonso & Beverley's All Stars
3 007 (Shanty Town) - Desmond Dekker & The Aces
4 El Torro (Edit) - Roland Alphonso & Beverley's All Stars
5 Wise Man - Desmond Dekker & The Aces
6 Middle East - Roland Alphonso & Beverley's All Stars
7 Rude Boy Train - Desmond Dekker & The Aces
8 Nothing for Nothing - Roland Alphonso & Beverley's All Stars
9 Mother's Young Gal - Desmond Dekker
10 Jungle Bit - Roland Alphonso & Beverley's All Stars
11 You've Got Your Troubles - Desmond Dekker & The Aces
12 Don Special - Roland Alphonso & Beverley's All Stars
13 Unity - Desmond Dekker & The Aces
14 Sweet Music - Desmond Dekker & The Aces
15 Keep a Cool Head - Desmond Dekker & The Aces
16 Charade - Roland Alphonso & Beverley's All Stars
17 Mother Long Tongue - Desmond Dekker & The Aces
18 Halls of Montezuma - Roland Alphonso & Beverley's All Stars
19 Sabotage - Desmond Dekker & The Aces
20 Pretty Africa - Desmond Dekker & The Aces

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