{"product_id":"desmond-dekker-king-of-ska-the-beverleys-records-singles-collection-1963-1967-cd","title":"Desmond Dekker - King Of Ska: The Beverley's Records Singles Collection, 1963 - 1967 (CD)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails: \u003c\/strong\u003eDesmond Dekker \/ King of Ska: (The Beverley's Records Singles Collection, 1963 - 1967) 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\" 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHonour Your Mother and Father\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Madgie - By Desmond Dekker ; Beverley's All Stars\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Happy Birthday Jamaica\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Sinners Prepare!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Parents\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Labour for Learning\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Dracula\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Spitfire - By Don Drummond\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Jeserine - By Desmond Dekker ; the Cherry Pies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Take Your Time - By Theophilus Beckford\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e It's a Shame - By Desmond Dekker ; the Aces\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e On the Move - By Roland Alphonso ; Beverley's All Stars\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 007 (Shanty Town) - By Desmond Dekker ; the Aces\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e El Torro (Edit) - By Roland Alphonso ; Beverley's All Stars\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Wise Man - By Desmond Dekker ; the Aces\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Middle East - By Roland Alphonso ; Beverley's All Stars\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Rude Boy Train - By Desmond Dekker ; the Aces\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Nothing for Nothing - By Roland Alphonso ; Beverley's All Stars\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Mother's Young Gal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Jungle Bit - By Roland Alphonso ; Beverley's All Stars\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e King of Ska - By Desmond Dekker ; the Cherry Pies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Boof Ska - By Tony Washington ; the D.C's\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Get Up Adina - By Desmond Dekker ; the Aces\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Sleepwalk - By Sonny Burke ; His Group\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e It Was Only a Dream\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Just One Little Girl - By the Four Aces\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e This Woman - By Desmond Dekker ; the Aces\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Mount Zion - By Desmond Dekker ; the Four Aces\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Soldering\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Just in Time (It's Always a Pleasure) - By Sonny Burke ; His Group\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e You've Got Your Troubles - By Desmond Dekker ; the Aces\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Don Special - By Roland Alphonso ; Beverley's All Stars\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Unity - By Desmond Dekker ; the Aces\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Sweet Music - By Desmond Dekker ; the Aces\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Keep a Cool Head - By Desmond Dekker ; the Aces\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Charade - By Roland Alphonso ; Beverley's All Stars\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Mother Long Tongue - By Desmond Dekker ; the Aces\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Halls of Montezuma - By Roland Alphonso ; Beverley's All Stars\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Sabotage - By Desmond Dekker ; the Aces\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Pretty Africa - By Desmond Dekker ; the Aces\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Alliance Entertainment","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50521869353234,"sku":"4050538697698","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/desmond-dekker-king-of-ska-the-beverleys-records-singles-collection-1963-1967-cd","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}