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Desmond Dekker …
Desmond Dekker (16 July 1941 – 25 May 2006) was a Jamaican ska, rocksteady and reggae singer-songwriter and musician. Together with his backing group The Aces (consisting of Wilson James and Easton Barrington Howard), he had one of the earliest international reggae hits with "Israelites" (1968). Other hits include "007 (Shanty Town)" (1967), "It Mek" (1969) and "You Can Get It If You Really Want" (1970).
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60s Jukebox: The Ultimate Collection [2018]
Song | Duration |
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The Israelites |
Jon Savage's 1968: The Year the World Burned [2018]
Song | Duration |
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Israelites | 2:34 |
Rudeboy: The Story of Trojan Records [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] [2018]
Song | Duration |
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007 (Shanty Town) | 2:31 |
Israelites | 2:35 |
This Is Trojan Boss Reggae [2018]
Song | Duration |
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Israelites | 2:35 |
This Is Trojan Rock Steady [2018]
Song | Duration |
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007 (Shanty Town) | 2:33 |
It Meik | 2:20 |
Mother's Young Gal | 2:55 |
Unity | 2:14 |
101 No. 1 Hits [2017]
Song | Duration |
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Israelites | 2:34 |
Copasetic! The Mod Ska Sound [2017]
Song | Duration |
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Rudy Got Soul | 2:48 |
No. 1 Dad: The Ultimate Collection [2017]
Song | Duration |
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The Israelites |
Summer Reggae: The Ultimate Collection [2017]
Song | Duration |
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Israelites | |
007 (Shanty Town) |
Ultimate Party Classics [2017]
Song | Duration |
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Israelites |
Israelites [Sanctuary] [2016]
Song | Duration |
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Israelites | |
For Once in My Life |
Original Rock Steady Classics [2016]
Song | Duration |
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007 (Shanty Town) |
Simply Number Ones [2016]
Song | Duration |
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The Israelites |
The Best of Desmond Dekker [2016]
Song | Duration |
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(Poor Mi) Israelites | 2:35 |
Unity | 2:14 |
Licking Stick | 2:14 |
It Pays | 3:01 |
Rude Boy Train | 2:18 |
Mother Pepper | 2:23 |
Rudy Got Soul | 2:48 |
Mother's Young Gal | 3:01 |
Wise Man | 2:15 |
Pickney Gal | 2:54 |
Beautiful and Dangerous | 2:49 |
Sabotage | 2:46 |
Original Hits: 1969 [2015]
Song | Duration |
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Israelites | 2:33 |
The Best of Trojan Rude Boy Ska, Vol. 1 [2015]
Song | Duration |
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Rudy Got Soul |
This Is Trojan [2015]
Song | Duration |
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(Poor Mi) Israelites | 2:35 |
007 (Shanty Town) | 2:32 |
It Mek | 2:32 |
Trojan Presents: Classic Reggae [2015]
Song | Duration |
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007 (Shanty Town) | 2:34 |
(Poor Mi) Israelites | 2:35 |
Jackie: Long Hot Summer [2014]
Song | Duration |
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Israelites | 2:34 |
Plebs [2014]
Song | Duration |
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007 [Shanty Town] | 2:34 |
Rhythm Is Gonna Get You [2014]
Song | Duration |
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Israelites | 2:35 |
The King of Ska: The Indispensable Desmond Dekker [2014]
Song | Duration |
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Wise Man | 2:15 |
007 (Shanty Town) | 2:34 |
Rudy Got Soul | 2:48 |
Rude Boy Train | 2:18 |
Mother's Young Gal | 3:01 |
Sweet Music | 2:30 |
Sabotage | 2:46 |
It Pays | 3:01 |
Beautiful and Dangerous | 2:49 |
Mother Pepper | 2:23 |
Hanging Tree | 3:01 |
A It Mek | 2:32 |
Licking Stick | 2:14 |
The Suggs Selection [2014]
Song | Duration |
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Israelites | 2:34 |
Trojan Classics [2014]
Song | Duration |
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Israelites | 2:36 |
007 (Shanty Town) | 2:32 |
It Mek | 2:32 |
Pickney Gal | 2:54 |
Licking Stick | 2:14 |
Ska Explosion [Rhino] [2013]
Song | Duration |
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Get Up Edina | 2:38 |
007 (Shanty Town) | 2:32 |
It Mek | 2:32 |
Israelites | 2:34 |
Reggae Golden Jubilee: Origins of Jamaican Music [2012]
Song | Duration |
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Israelites (aka Poor Me Israelites) | 2:44 |
007: The Best of Desmond Dekker [2011]
Classic Reggae: The Soundtrack to Jamaica [2011]
Song | Duration |
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007 (Shanty Town) | 2:34 |
(Poor Mi) Israelites | 2:34 |
Jamaica: Island in the Sun [2011]
Song | Duration |
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Fu Man Chu |
Feelin' Groovy: 60 Swinging 60s Singles [2010]
Song | Duration |
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Israelites | 2:39 |
Made in Dagenham [2010]
Song | Duration |
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Israelites | 2:48 |
Ska Madness! 20 Reggae Classics Which Inspired the Two Tone Revolution [2010]
Song | Duration |
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0.0.7 (Shanty Town) | 2:33 |
Sunshine Reggae: 20 Feel Good Reggae Hits [2010]
Song | Duration |
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Israelites | 2:35 |
Island Life: 50 Years of Island Records [2009]
Song | Duration |
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Israelites | 2:32 |
Pure 60's [2009]
Song | Duration |
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Israelites | 2:27 |
Reggae Chartbusters Vol. 1 [Expanded Reissue] [2009]
Song | Duration |
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Israelites | 2:33 |
It Mek | 2:32 |
Reggae Chartbusters, Vol. 1 [2009]
Song | Duration |
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Israelites | 2:33 |
The Trojan Rocksteady Collection [2009]
Song | Duration |
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Beautiful and Dangerous | 2:49 |
Mother's Young Gal | 3:01 |
The Trojan UK Hits Collection [2009]
Song | Duration |
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007 (Shanty Town) | 2:32 |
Trojan Rude Boy Collection [2009]
Song | Duration |
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Rudy Got Soul | 2:48 |
Rude Boy Train | 2:18 |
Trojan Ska: Ska-Ing West! [2009]
Song | Duration |
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Get Up Edina | 2:40 |
Trojan UK Hits Collection [2009]
Song | Duration |
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0.0.7. (Shanty Town) | 2:30 |
Israelites | 2:35 |
It Mek | 2:23 |
Pickney Gal | 2:52 |
Essential Reggae [2008]
Song | Duration |
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Israelites | 2:35 |
Reggae Legends [2008]
Song | Duration |
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(Poor Mi) Israelites | 2:36 |
The Ultimate Collection 100 Hits: Seventies [2008]
Song | Duration |
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You Can Get It If You Really Want | 2:37 |
Jonny Greenwood Is the Controller [2007]
Song | Duration |
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Beautiful and Dangerous | 2:49 |
Made in Jamaica [Universal/CCM] [2007]
Song | Duration |
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Israelites | 2:36 |
This is Crucial Reggae [2007]
Song | Duration |
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Israelites | 2:37 |
007 (Shanty Town) | 2:34 |
It Mek | 2:21 |
Licking Stick | 2:15 |
Unity | 2:24 |
Pickney Gal | 2:55 |
100 Hits: Reggae [2006]
Song | Duration |
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007 (Shantytown) | 2:30 |
It Mek | 2:21 |
DJ Spooky Presents - In Fine Style: 50,000 Volts of Trojan Records [2006]
Song | Duration |
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0.0.7 (Shanty Town) | 2:33 |
Good Times, Vol. 6 [2006]
Song | Duration |
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Israelites | 2:32 |
Greatest Ever! Easy: The Definitive Collection [2006]
Song | Duration |
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You Can Get It If You Really Want | 2:38 |
Reggae Action [2006]
Song | Duration |
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It Mek | 2:24 |
Israelites | 2:35 |
Solitudes: Wonderful World, Beautiful People [2006]
Song | Duration |
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Israelites | 2:36 |
You Can Get It If You Really Want | 2:39 |
Sunshine Reggae [Somerset] [2006]
Song | Duration |
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You Can Get It If You Really Want | 2:39 |
Super 60's [Weton] [2006]
Song | Duration |
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Israelites | 2:47 |
Super Sixties Collection [2006]
Song | Duration |
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007 |
The Essential Desmond Dekker [Metro] [2006]
Song | Duration |
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007 |
Best Of Reggae [2005]
Song | Duration |
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007 |
Best of Ska, Vol. 4: Jamaica Ska Core [2005]
Song | Duration |
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You Can Get It If You Really Want | 2:37 |
Jamaica Ska Core, Vol. 2 [2005]
Song | Duration |
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You Can Get It If You Really Want | 2:37 |
Reggae Gold [Hip-O] [2005]
Song | Duration |
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Israelites | 2:38 |
Ska: A.K.A. [2005]
Song | Duration |
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007 (Shanty Town) | 2:29 |
The Seventies Album [Sanctuary] [2005]
Song | Duration |
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You Can Get It If You Really Want | 2:27 |
Trojan Mod Reggae, Vol. 2 [2005]
Song | Duration |
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Get Up Edina | 2:38 |
You Can Get It If You Really Want: The Definitive Collection [2005]
Song | Duration |
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Get Up Adina | 2:40 |
Wise Man | 2:15 |
007 (Shanty Town) | 2:33 |
007 [Shanty Town] | 2:34 |
Rudy Got Soul | 2:48 |
Rude Boy Train | 2:18 |
Mother's Young Gal | 3:01 |
Unity | 2:23 |
Sabotage | 2:46 |
It Pays | 3:01 |
Beautiful and Dangerous | 2:49 |
Mother Pepper | 2:23 |
Israelites | 2:35 |
It Mek | 2:20 |
It Mek [UK Mix] | 2:32 |
Licking Stick | 2:14 |
Pickney Gal | 2:55 |
Best of the 60's Mod [Castle] [2004]
Song | Duration |
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007 (Shanty Town) | 2:33 |
Dick Bartley Presents Classic Oldies 1965-1969 [2004]
Song | Duration |
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Israelites | 2:40 |
One Step Beyond [2004]
Song | Duration |
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It Mek | 2:23 |
Israelites | 2:35 |
1967: The Soundtrack [2003]
Song | Duration |
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007 (Shanty Town) | 2:31 |
Kumharas Ibiza 2003 [2003]
Song | Duration |
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Israelites [Ibizarre RMX] |
Reggae Hits V.3 (Reissue) [2003]
Song | Duration |
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007 | 2:41 |
Rudy Got Soul: The Complete Early Years 1963-1968 [2003]
Song | Duration |
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007 (Shanty Town) | 2:35 |
Wise Man | 2:15 |
Rudy Got Soul | 2:50 |
Rude Boy Train | 2:19 |
Mother's Young Gal | 3:01 |
Get Up Edina | 2:41 |
Sweet Music | 2:30 |
Sabotage | 2:46 |
It Pays | 3:02 |
Beautiful and Dangerous | 2:49 |
Hanging Tree | 3:01 |
Mother Pepper | 2:23 |
A It Mek | 2:21 |
It's Not Easy | 2:12 |
Trojan Story [UK Import] [2003]
Song | Duration |
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007 (Shanty Town) | 2:33 |
Young, Gifted and Black [2003]
Song | Duration |
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0.0.7 (Shanty Town) | 2:31 |
Israelites | 2:35 |
Essential Reggae [BMG] [2002]
Song | Duration |
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Israelites | 2:35 |
Israelites: The Best of Desmond Dekker [2002]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Israelites | 2:36 |
007 (Shanty Town) | 2:32 |
It Mek | 2:32 |
Licking Stick | 2:14 |
Unity | 2:14 |
It Pays | 3:01 |
Sabotage | 2:46 |
Wise Man | 2:15 |
Beautiful and Dangerous | 2:49 |
Mother Pepper | 2:23 |
Let's Do Rocksteady: The Story of Rocksteady [2002]
Song | Duration |
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Unity | 2:14 |
It Mek | 2:34 |
Israelites | 2:35 |
Let's Do Rocksteady: The Story of Rocksteady 1966-68 [2002]
Song | Duration |
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It Mek | 2:32 |
(Poor Mi) Israelites | 2:35 |
Reggae Pulse: The Heartbeat of Jamaica [2002]
Song | Duration |
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Israelites | 2:36 |
You Can Get It If You Really Want | 2:38 |
Rude Boy Revival [2002]
Song | Duration |
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Israelites | 2:32 |
Trojan Box Set: Rude Boy [2002]
Song | Duration |
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Rudy Got Soul | 2:48 |
Rude Boy Train | 2:17 |
Trojan Box Set: U.K. Hits [2002]
Song | Duration |
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0.0.7. (Shanty Town) | 2:30 |
Israelites | 2:35 |
It Mek | 2:22 |
Pickney Girl | 2:52 |
100 No. 1 Hits [Universal] [2001]
Song | Duration |
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The Israelites |
Anthology: Israelites 1963-1999 [2001]
Song | Duration |
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0.0.7. (Shanty Town) | 2:34 |
Get Up Edina | 2:40 |
Wise Man | 2:15 |
007 (Shanty Town) | 2:34 |
0.0.7 (Shanty Town) | 2:34 |
Rudy Got Soul | 2:49 |
Unity | 2:14 |
Mother's Young Gal | 3:02 |
Sabotage | 2:46 |
It Pays | 3:01 |
Beautiful and Dangerous | 2:49 |
Mother Pepper | 2:23 |
Israelites | 2:36 |
It Miek | 2:32 |
Licking Stick | 2:14 |
Mega Reggae [2001]
Song | Duration |
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007 (Shanty Town) | 2:36 |
Reggae Hits, Vol. 2 [St. Clair] [2001]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Unity | 2:24 |
The Reggae Box [2001]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Israelites | 2:35 |
Trojan Box Set: A Jamaican Story [2001]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Mother's Young Gal | 3:01 |
The Best of Desmond Dekker [Music Club] [2000]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Israelites | 2:35 |
It Pays | 2:57 |
Licking Stick | 2:14 |
0.0. 7 (Shanty Town) | 2:34 |
0.0.7 (Shanty Town) | 2:33 |
Rudy Got Soul | 2:49 |
It Mek | 2:34 |
The Best of Desmond Dekker [Trojan] [2000]
Song | Duration |
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007 (Shanty Town) | 2:34 |
Rudy Got Soul | 2:48 |
Deep Ska: 80 Original Ska Classics [1999]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
007 | 2:42 |
Trojan Box Set: Rock Steady [1999]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Mother's Young Gal | 3:01 |
Trojan Box Set: Ska [1999]
Song | Duration |
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Get Up Edina | 2:39 |
Ultimate Ska Classics [Cleopatra] [1999]
Song | Duration |
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007 (Shanty Town) | 2:30 |
Ultimate Ska Classics [Cult] [1999]
Song | Duration |
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007 (Shanty Town) |
Old School Ska: An Anthology [1998]
Song | Duration |
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Israelites | |
007 (Shanty Town) | |
It Mek |
The Best Ska Album in the World Ever [1998]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
007 (Shanty Town) | 2:29 |
Great Reggae [1997]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Israelites | 2:34 |
100% Reggae Originals, Vol. 2 [1996]
Song | Duration |
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007 (Shanty Town) |
Reggae Archive [Rialto] [1996]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
It Mek | 2:18 |
Israelites | 2:32 |
Reggae History, Vol. 2 [1996]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
007 (Shanty Town) | 2:37 |
Trojan Singles Collection, Vol. 2 [1996]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
007 (Shanty Town) | 2:36 |
It Mek | 2:36 |
Israelites | 2:39 |
History of Trojan Records, Vol. 1: 1968-1971 [1995]
Song | Duration |
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The Israelites | 2:32 |
It Mek | 2:19 |
Sounds of the Sixties [1995]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Israelites | 2:36 |
Shanty Town [1994]
Song | Duration |
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007 (Shanty Town) | |
Unity | |
Wiseman | |
Rude Boy Train | |
Mother’s Young Gal | |
Sweet Music |
Shanty Town Original [1994]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
You Can Get It If You Really Want | 2:43 |
Pickney Gal | 2:52 |
Israelites | 2:36 |
Rudy Got Soul | 2:22 |
One Original Step Beyond: The Story of Ska [1993]
Song | Duration |
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The Israelites | |
007 (Shanty Town) |
Rudies All Round [1993]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Rude Boy Train | 2:17 |
The Best of Reggae [K-Tel] [1993]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Israelites | 2:35 |
Bob Marley and the Story of Reggae [1992]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
007 (Shanty Town) | 2:31 |
Israelites | 2:35 |
Bonanza Ska [1992]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
007 (Shanty Town) | 2:30 |
Celebration: 25 Years of Trojan Records [1992]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
007 (Shanty Town) | 2:31 |
Israelites | 2:35 |
It Mek | 2:20 |
Music Like Dirt [1992]
Song | Duration |
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King of Ska | |
Rudy Got Soul | |
Rude Boy Train | |
Mother's Young Gal | |
Sweet Music | |
It Mek |
Rockin' Steady: The Best of Desmond Dekker [1992]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
007 (Shanty Town) | 2:48 |
Unity | 2:15 |
Wise Man | 2:07 |
Israelites | 2:39 |
A It Mek | 2:28 |
Rude Boy Train [*] | 2:20 |
Mother Pepper [*] | 2:18 |
King of Ska [Varese] [1991]
Song | Duration |
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007 (Shanty Town) | 2:41 |
20 Reggae Classics, Vol. 2: Inspiration Continues [1988]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Israelites | 2:42 |
20 Reggae Classics: The Music That Inspired A Generation [1987]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
007 (Shanty Town) | 2:32 |
Black & Dekker [Bonus Track] [1980]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
007 | 2:53 |
The Harder They Come [Deluxe Edition] [1972]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Israelites | 2:37 |
Intensified [1970]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
It Mek | 1:40 |
Sweet Music | 2:29 |
Rude Boy Train | 2:16 |
Wise Man | 2:15 |
This Is Desmond Dekker [1969]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Rudy Got Soul | 2:43 |
It Pays | 2:58 |
Mother's Young Gal | 2:54 |
Rude Boy Train | 2:14 |
A It Mek | 2:19 |
Israelites | 2:35 |
This Is Desmond Dekker [Bonus Tracks] [1969]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
0.0.7 (Shanty Town) | 2:32 |
(Poor Mi) Israelites [*] | 2:34 |
007 Shanty Town [1967]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Mother's Young Gal | 3:01 |
Israelites [Sanctuary]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
It's Not Easy | 2:12 |
It Mek | 2:32 |
Rude Boy Train | 2:18 |
Kings of Reggae [Box]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
007 (Shanty Town) | 2:34 |
Monkey Business: The 7” Vinyl Box Set
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Israelites |
Monkey Business: The Definitive Skinhead Reggae Collection
Song | Duration |
---|---|
007 (Shanty Town) | 2:32 |
(Poor Mi) Israelites | 2:35 |
More Monkey Business
Song | Duration |
---|---|
It Mek | 2:32 |
Ska
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Israelites | 2:34 |
Ska & Reggae Classics
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Israelites | 2:35 |
It Mek | 2:33 |
007 (Shanty Town) | 2:30 |
Pickney Gal | 2:54 |
The Best of Trojan Reggae, Vol. 1
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Israelites | 2:33 |
The Best of Trojan Rock Steady, Vol. 1
Song | Duration |
---|---|
007 [Shanty Town] | 2:32 |
The Best of Trojan Ska, Vol. 1
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Get Up Adina | 2:40 |
The Dawning of a New Era [Mojo]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
It Mek | 2:12 |
This Is Crucial Reggae: Summer Jam Party
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Israelites | 2:36 |
Trojan 50th Anniversary
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Israelites |
Trojan Presents Rock Steady
Song | Duration |
---|---|
007 (Shanty Town) | 2:32 |
Mother's Young Gal | 3:01 |
A It Mek | 2:18 |
Unknown Album
Song | Duration |
---|---|
007 (Shanty Town) | 2:32 |
0.0.7 (Shanty Town) | 2:33 |
Israelites | 2:39 |
Unity | 2:15 |
Fu Man Chu | 3:16 |
A It Mek | 2:19 |
You Can Get It If You Really Want | 2:43 |
It Mek | 2:33 |
Get Up Edina | 2:38 |
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