Desmond Dekker - It Pays (with The Aces)

Order Now: Trojan Records is proud to announce The Essential Artist Collection, a brand new series of artist-focused compilation albums showcasing some of the very best talent from the label’s esteemed roster. Championing their stellar catalogues, the series will highlight the most important ska and reggae tracks from the most influential artists and vocal/instrumental groups with each title available on double colour vinyl, double CD and digital formats. Before Bob Marley’s rise to pre-eminence, the title of the world’s leading reggae performer rested firmly with another young singer from Kingston: Jamaica’s Desmond Dekker. Between 1967 and 1970, Desmond enjoyed a succession of international hit singles, breaking new ground with singles such as ‘007’, the first Jamaican-produced single to break into the UK top twenty, and ‘Israelites’, the first reggae single to reach the Number One spot in Britain and to breach the US chart. Further triumphs followed thereafter, with major chart hits including ‘It Mek’, ‘Pickney Gal’, ‘You Can Get It If You Really Want’ and ‘Sing A Little Song’, all of which cemented his place in history as Jamaica’s first global superstar. This Essential Artist Collection set pays due respect to the original King of Reggae and superbly demonstrates the immense talent that set Desmond Dekker apart from his peers during the Golden Age of Jamaican music. LP TRACKLIST LP1 SIDE 1 1. Israelites (with The Aces) 2. It Mek (with The Aces) 3. Fu Man Chu (with The Aces) 4. (Where Did It Go) The Song We Used To 5. Beautiful and Dangerous (with The Aces) 6. King of Ska (with The Cherry Pies) 7. Intensified ’68 (with The Aces) LP1 SIDE 2 1. You Can Get It If You Really Want 2. Unity (with The Aces) 3. Live and Learn 4. Rudy Got Soul (with The Aces) 5. Get Up Adina (with The Four Aces) 6. Generosity 7. Pretty Africa (with The Aces) LP2 SIDE 1 1. 007 (with The Aces) 2. The First for a Long Time 3. Rude Boy Train (with The Aces) 4. Honour Your Mother and Father 5. It Pays (with The Aces) 6. Problem (with The Aces) 7. Wise Man (with The Aces) LP2 SIDE 2 1. Sing a Little Song 2. Mother Pepper (with The Aces) 3. Mount Zion (with The Four Aces) 4. Licking Stick (with The Aces) 5. Young Generation (with The Aces) 6. Pickney Gal (with The Aces) 7. Jamaica Ska (with The Specials) CD TRACKLIST CD 1 1. Israelites (with The Aces) 2. It Mek (with The Aces) 3. Fu Man Chu (with The Aces) 4. (Where Did It Go) The Song We Used To 5. Beautiful and Dangerous (with The Aces) 6. King of Ska (with The Cherry Pies) 7. Intensified ’68 (with The Aces) 8. Sabotage (with The Aces) 9. Sugar Dumpling (with The Aces) 10. Don’t Blame Me (with The Aces) 11. Perseverance 12. It’s a Shame (with The Aces) 13. Jeserine (with The Cherry Pies) 14. Bongo Gal (with The Aces) 15. Pick Up The Phone 16. Mother’s Young Gal (with The Aces) 17. This Woman (with The Four Aces) 18. Shing a Ling (with The Aces) 19. You Can Get It If You Really Want 20. Unity (with The Aces) 21. Live and Learn 22. Rudy Got Soul (with The Aces) 23. Get Up Adina (with The Four Aces) 24. Generosity 25. Pretty Africa (with The Aces) CD 2 1. 007 (with The Aces) 2. The First for a Long Time 3. Rude Boy Train (with The Aces) 4. Honour Your Mother and Father 5. It Pays (with The Aces) 6. Problems (with The Aces) 7. Wise Man (with The Aces) 8. Mother Nature 9. It Gotta Be So 10. Beware 11. Coconut Water (with The Aces) 12. Soldering (with The Four Aces) 13. Busted Lad 14. Sweet Music (with The Aces) 15. Labour for Learning 16. No Place Like Home 17. Writing on the Wall (with The Aces) 18. Parents 19. Sing a Little Song 20. Mother Pepper (with The Aces) 21. Mount Zion (with The Four Aces) 22. Licking Stick (with The Aces) 23. Young Generation (with The Aces) 24. Pickney Gal (with The Aces) 25. Jamaica Ska (with The Specials) #DesmondDekker #TrojanRecords #Reggae