Desmond Dekker – Double Dekker (Vinyl 2LP)

Description

*This is a Vinyl LP*

Release Date:  2022

Label:  Music On Vinyl

 

Track List

Side A

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

Side B

1. Look What They’re Doing To Me
2. Please Don’t Bend
3. My Reward
4. Little Darling
5. Life Of Opportunity
6. When I’m Cold
7. Archie Wah Wah

Side C

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

Side D

1. Reggae Recipe
2. Yakety Yak
3. Where Did It Go
4. First Time For A Long Time
5. Stop The Wedding
6. Mother Nature
7. Life Hope And Faith

 

Notes

180 gram audiophile vinyl

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 2LP on black vinyl.