VINYL FORMAT.Pressed on high quality 180 gram vinyl, with original artwork and PVC dust-sleeve. In terms of Jamaican music, Desmond Dekker truly deserves the title superstar. Not only has he been recording music for nearly forty years, but he was the first Jamaican artist to gain a major hit in the UK and other major world wide territories. It was Israelites that struck a chord with UK fans. It entered the UK charts, going all the way to No. 1, making history in the process.

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Orphan and ex-welder Desmond Dacres, better known to the world as Desmond Dekker, had a string of poppish ska singles in Jamaica beginning with "Honour Your Mother and Father" in 1963, but he really hit his stride when rocksteady started to break, issuing the classic "007 (Shanty Town)" in 1967 and following it up with the eccentric but undeniably catchy sufferer's tale "Israelites" a year later. "Israelites" was a huge hit in both the U.K. and the U.S. in 1968, and opened a door to...   [ read more ]

CD $9.45

Well, these 18 tracks are at least some of the best, compiling Desmond Dekker's best-known hits and a number of less-remembered gems. The album zigzags across the singer's career, from his early ska days to his heady rocksteady height to his arrival on the international scene as a reggae superstar. The sleeve notes provide an excellent pocket biography and help put many of the songs into proper perspective. The sequencing, as so often is the case, remains inexplicable, and careens merrily back ...   [ read more ]

CD $10.43