Desmond Dekker – Double Dekker

Colored Vinyl
Price: P3200
UPC: 8719262029804
Label: Music On Vinyl
Release: Feb 9, 2024

Desmond Dekker recorded some of his best-known songs together with his backing group the Aces. Their track “Israelites” from 1968 became one of the earliest international reggae hits. Dekker’s other hits include “007 (Shanty Town)”, “It Mek” and “You Can Get It”, which are all featured on the 1973 compilation album Double Dekker. The album was produced by Leslie Kong and serves an interesting period document of the years 1969-1971, following ska as it evolved into rocksteady. Double Dekker is available as a limited edition of 750 individually numbered copies on gold coloured vinyl.

Tracks:
LP1
1. 007 Shanty Town
2. Israelites
3. It Mek
4. You Can Get It
5. Pickney Gal
6. Peace On the Land
7. I Believe
8. Look What They Re Doing To Me
9. Please Don T Bend
10. My Reward
11. Little Darling
12. Life of Opportunity
13. When I M Cold
14. Archie Wah Wah
LP2
1. Hippopotamus
2. Warlock
3. Licking Stick
4. What Will You Gain
5. Trample
6. The More You Live
7. Go and Tell My People
8. Reggae Recipe
9. Yakety Yak
10. Where Did It Go
11. First Time For a Long Time
12. Stop the Wedding
13. Mother Nature
14. Life Hope and Faith