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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