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Most Americans over the age of 45 remember "Israelites," the international hit single that made Desmond Dekker a household name in the 1960s and gave the U.S. its first taste of Jamaican ska. Your average old school ska fan has worn out more than one copy of "Honour Your Mother and Your Father," "007 (Shanty Town)," and "Pickney Gal." But beyond those familiar tunes, most of Dekker's catalog is pretty obscure. This generous mid-priced two-fer won't satisfy completists (inexplicably, such gems as "Keep a Cool Head" and "Rude Boy Train" are missing), but its 50 tracks will probably be enough for most ska lovers. It includes obvious faves like "Israelites" and "007 (Shanty Town)," two versions of the chart-topping "It Mek," and, toward the end, a charming set of 1990s remakes that finds Dekker still in excellent voice -- his new renditions of "King of Ska," "This Woman," and "Young Generation" stand up remarkably well to the original versions, and there is also a very fun ska arrangement of the calypso chestnut "Jamaica Farewell." The occasional clunker notwithstanding, this set can be considered essential.
© Rick Anderson /TiVo
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Desmond Dekker, MainArtist - Leslie Kong, Producer - Beverley's All Stars, MainArtist
© 2001 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1962 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company
Desmond Dekker, MainArtist - Desmond Dacres, Composer - Leslie Kong, Producer
© 2001 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1963 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company
Desmond Dekker, MainArtist - Desmond Dacres, Composer - Leslie Kong, Producer
© 2001 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1963 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company
Desmond Dekker, Vocals, MainArtist - Desmond Dacres, Composer - Leslie Kong, Composer, Producer - The Cherry Pies, Backing Vocals, MainArtist
© 2001 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1964 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company
Desmond Dekker, Vocals, MainArtist - Desmond Dacres, Composer - Leslie Kong, Producer - The Cherry Pies, MainArtist
© 2001 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1964 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company
Desmond Dekker, Vocals, MainArtist - Desmond Dacres, Composer - Leslie Kong, Producer - The Aces, MainArtist
© 2001 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1965 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company
Desmond Dekker, Vocals, MainArtist - Desmond Dacres, Composer - Leslie Kong, Producer - The Aces, MainArtist
© 2001 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1965 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company
The Four Aces, Instruments, MainArtist - Desmond Dekker, MainArtist - Desmond Dacres, Composer - Leslie Kong, Producer
© 2001 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1965 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company
Desmond Dekker, MainArtist - Desmond Dacres, Composer - Leslie Kong, Producer - The Aces, MainArtist
© 2001 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1967 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company
Desmond Dekker, Vocals, MainArtist - Desmond Dacres, Composer - Leslie Kong, Producer - The Aces, MainArtist
© 2001 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1966 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company
Desmond Dekker, MainArtist - Desmond Dacres, Composer - Leslie Kong, Composer, Producer - The Aces, MainArtist
© 2001 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1966 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company
Desmond Dekker, Vocals, MainArtist - Desmond Dacres, Composer - Leslie Kong, Producer - The Aces, MainArtist
© 2001 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1967 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Desmond Dekker, MainArtist - Desmond Dacres, Composer - Leslie Kong, Composer, Producer - The Aces, MainArtist
© 2001 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1967 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company
Desmond Dekker, Vocals, MainArtist - Desmond Dacres, Composer - Leslie Kong, Producer - The Aces, MainArtist
© 2001 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1967 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company
Desmond Dekker, MainArtist - Desmond Dacres, Composer - Leslie Kong, Composer, Producer - The Aces, MainArtist
© 2001 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1967 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company
Desmond Dekker, MainArtist - Desmond Dacres, Composer - Leslie Kong, Producer - The Aces, MainArtist
© 2001 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1967 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company
Desmond Dekker, Vocals, MainArtist - Desmond Dacres, Composer - Leslie Kong, Producer - The Aces, MainArtist
© 2001 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1967 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company
Desmond Dekker, MainArtist - Desmond Dacres, Composer - Leslie Kong, Producer - The Aces, MainArtist
© 2001 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1967 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company
Desmond Dekker, MainArtist - Desmond Dacres, Composer - Leslie Kong, Producer - The Aces, MainArtist
© 2001 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1967 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company
Desmond Dekker, MainArtist - Desmond Dacres, Composer - The Aces, MainArtist - Graeme Goodall, Producer
© 2001 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1968 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company
Desmond Dekker, MainArtist - Desmond Dacres, Composer - Leslie Kong, Producer - The Aces, MainArtist
© 2001 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1968 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company
Desmond Dekker, Vocals, MainArtist - Desmond Dacres, Composer - Leslie Kong, Producer - The Aces, MainArtist
© 2001 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1968 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company
Desmond Dekker, Vocals, MainArtist - Desmond Dacres, Composer - Leslie Kong, Producer - The Aces, MainArtist
© 2001 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1968 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Desmond Dekker, MainArtist - Leslie Kong, Producer
© 2001 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1968 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Desmond Dekker, MainArtist - Desmond Dacres, Composer - Leslie Kong, Composer, Producer
© 2001 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1968 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
DISC 2
Desmond Dekker & The Aces, Composer - Desmond Dekker, Composer, Vocals, MainArtist - Desmond Dacres, Composer - Leslie Kong, Composer, Producer - The Aces, Composer
© 2001 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1968 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company
Desmond Dekker, MainArtist - Desmond Dacres, Composer - Leslie Kong, Composer, Producer - The Aces, MainArtist
© 2001 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1968 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Desmond Dekker, MainArtist - Desmond Dacres, Composer - Leslie Kong, Producer - The Aces, MainArtist
© 2001 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1968 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Desmond Dekker, MainArtist - Desmond Dacres, Composer - Leslie Kong, Composer, Producer - The Aces, MainArtist
© 2001 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1968 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company
Desmond Dekker, Performance, MainArtist - Desmond Dacres, Composer - Leslie Kong, Composer, Producer - The Aces, Performance, MainArtist
© 2001 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1969 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company
Desmond Dekker, MainArtist - Desmond Dacres, Composer, Writer - Leslie Kong, Composer, Producer - Warwick Lyn, Producer
© 2001 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1969 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company
Desmond Dekker, MainArtist - Desmond Dacres, Composer - A Philligree Production, Producer
© 2001 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1969 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company
Jimmy Cliff, Composer, Lyricist - JOHN KELLY, Producer - Desmond Dekker, Composer, Performance, MainArtist - Desmond Dacres, Composer - Leslie Kong, Producer - Vic Keary, Producer
© 2001 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1970 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company
Warrick Lyn, Producer - Desmond Dekker, Performance, MainArtist - Desmond Dacres, Composer - Leslie Kong, Composer, Producer
© 2001 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1970 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company
Warrick Lyn, Producer - Desmond Dekker, MainArtist - Desmond Dacres, Composer - Leslie Kong, Composer, Producer
© 2001 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1973 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company
Warrick Lyn, Producer - Desmond Dekker, MainArtist - Desmond Dacres, Composer
© 2001 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1973 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company
Desmond Dekker, Performance, MainArtist - The Aces, Performance, MainArtist
© 2001 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1970 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company
Desmond Dekker, Performance, MainArtist - Desmond Dacres, Composer - Leslie Kong, Composer
© 2001 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2001 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company
Desmond Dekker, Performance, MainArtist - Desmond Dacres, Composer - Leslie Kong, Producer - The Aces, Performance, MainArtist
© 2001 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1971 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company
Desmond Dekker, Producer, MainArtist - Desmond Dacres, Composer - Leslie Kong, Producer
© 2001 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1971 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company
Desmond Dekker, Composer, Performance, MainArtist - Desmond Dacres, Composer
© 2001 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1973 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company
Desmond Dekker, Composer, Performance, MainArtist
© 2001 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2001 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company
Desmond Dekker, Performance, MainArtist
© 2001 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2001 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Eddy Grant, Composer - Desmond Dekker, Producer, MainArtist - Delroy Williams, Producer
© 2001 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2001 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company
Roger Lomas, Producer - The Specials, Performance, MainArtist - Desmond Dekker, Performance, MainArtist - Desmond Dacres, Composer
© 2001 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1993 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Byron Lee, Composer - Lazarus, Composer - Desmond Dekker, Vocals, MainArtist - Keith Lyn, Composer
© 2001 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1993 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company
Desmond Dekker, Performance, MainArtist - Desmond Dacres, Composer
© 2001 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2001 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company
Desmond Dekker, Performance, MainArtist - Desmond Dacres, Composer
© 2001 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2001 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Desmond Dekker, Performance, MainArtist - Desmond Dacres, Composer - Leslie Kong, Producer
© 2001 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2001 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company
Desmond Dekker, Performance, MainArtist - Desmond Dacres, Composer, Writer
© 2001 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2001 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company
Album review
Most Americans over the age of 45 remember "Israelites," the international hit single that made Desmond Dekker a household name in the 1960s and gave the U.S. its first taste of Jamaican ska. Your average old school ska fan has worn out more than one copy of "Honour Your Mother and Your Father," "007 (Shanty Town)," and "Pickney Gal." But beyond those familiar tunes, most of Dekker's catalog is pretty obscure. This generous mid-priced two-fer won't satisfy completists (inexplicably, such gems as "Keep a Cool Head" and "Rude Boy Train" are missing), but its 50 tracks will probably be enough for most ska lovers. It includes obvious faves like "Israelites" and "007 (Shanty Town)," two versions of the chart-topping "It Mek," and, toward the end, a charming set of 1990s remakes that finds Dekker still in excellent voice -- his new renditions of "King of Ska," "This Woman," and "Young Generation" stand up remarkably well to the original versions, and there is also a very fun ska arrangement of the calypso chestnut "Jamaica Farewell." The occasional clunker notwithstanding, this set can be considered essential.
© Rick Anderson /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 50 track(s)
- Total length: 02:20:38
- Main artists: Desmond Dekker
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Trojan Records
- Genre: Reggae
© 2001 Trojan Recordings Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2001 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
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