King of Ska: The Beverley's Records Ska Singles Collection CD / Album Digipak
by Desmond Dekker
CD / Album Digipak
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Description
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 Listing
Disc 1
- Honour Your Mother and Father
- Madgie
- Happy Birthday Jamaica
- Sinners, Prepare!
- Parents
- Labour of Learning
- Dracula
- Spitfire
- Jeserine
- Take Your Time
- King of Ska
- Boof Ska
- Get Up Adinah
- Sleepwalk
- It Was Only a Dream
- Just One Little Girl
- This Woman
- Mount Zion
- Soldiering
- Just in Time
Disc 2
- It's a Shame
- On the Move
- 007
- El Torro
- Wise Man
- Middle East Roland
- Rude Boy Train
- Nothing for Nothing
- Mother's Young Gal
- Jungle Bit
- You've Got Your Troubles
- Don Special
- Unity
- Sweet Music
- Keep a Cool Head
- Charade
- Mother Long Tongue
- Halls of Montezuma
- Sabotage
- Pretty Africa
Information
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In Stock - Less than 10 copies availableFree UK DeliveryEstimated delivery 2-3 working days
- Format:CD / Album Digipak
- Label:Trojan Records
- Genre:Reggae
- Release Date:25/08/2023
- Number of Discs:2
- EAN:4050538697698
Track Listing
Disc 1
- Honour Your Mother and Father
- Madgie
- Happy Birthday Jamaica
- Sinners, Prepare!
- Parents
- Labour of Learning
- Dracula
- Spitfire
- Jeserine
- Take Your Time
- King of Ska
- Boof Ska
- Get Up Adinah
- Sleepwalk
- It Was Only a Dream
- Just One Little Girl
- This Woman
- Mount Zion
- Soldiering
- Just in Time
Disc 2
- It's a Shame
- On the Move
- 007
- El Torro
- Wise Man
- Middle East Roland
- Rude Boy Train
- Nothing for Nothing
- Mother's Young Gal
- Jungle Bit
- You've Got Your Troubles
- Don Special
- Unity
- Sweet Music
- Keep a Cool Head
- Charade
- Mother Long Tongue
- Halls of Montezuma
- Sabotage
- Pretty Africa
Information
-
In Stock - Less than 10 copies availableFree UK DeliveryEstimated delivery 2-3 working days
- Format:CD / Album Digipak
- Label:Trojan Records
- Genre:Reggae
- Release Date:25/08/2023
- Number of Discs:2
- EAN:4050538697698
