Desmond Dekker King of Ska: The Beverley's Records Ska Singles (CD) (UK IMPORT)

Description: Further DetailsTitle: King of Ska: The Beverley's Records Ska Singles CollectionCondition: NewArtist: Desmond DekkerFormat: CDEdition: Album DigipakNo Of Discs: 2Record Label: BMGRelease Date: 08/25/2023Genre: ReggaeStyle: SkaEAN: 4050538697698Description: 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.MPN: TJDCD601Type: AlbumRelease Year: 2023Tracks: Disc 11: Honour Your Mother and Father2: Madgie3: Happy Birthday Jamaica4: Sinners, Prepare!5: Parents6: Labour of Learning7: Dracula8: Spitfire9: Jeserine10: Take Your Time11: King of Ska12: Boof Ska13: Get Up Adinah14: Sleepwalk15: It Was Only a Dream16: Just One Little Girl17: This Woman18: Mount Zion19: Soldiering20: Just in TimeDisc 21: It's a Shame2: On the Move3: 0074: El Torro5: Wise Man6: Middle East Roland7: Rude Boy Train8: Nothing for Nothing9: Mother's Young Gal10: Jungle Bit11: You've Got Your Troubles12: Don Special13: Unity14: Sweet Music15: Keep a Cool Head16: Charade17: Mother Long Tongue18: Halls of Montezuma19: Sabotage20: Pretty Africa Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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