The King of Ska : The Beverley’s Records Singles Collection, 1963 – 1967

The King of Ska : The Beverley’s Records Singles Collection, 1963 – 1967In 1963, a 21 year old welder with dreams of becoming a full time singer songwriter, auditioned for one of Jamaicas new elite record producers, Leslie Kong, owner of the recently launched Beverleys 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

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BELLADONNA MOONSHINE (1971 REMIX)

It was the same territory that the wild raucous flutes found on early Incredible String Band occupied

2-17 The Sorrows– You've Got What I Want 1:57

Indian Summer

"The songs ripple with [New York City's] energy

highlighting the spaces between the polarity of softness and grit

B4 Silence

2CD: break-out of the audio element from the NEW ORDER Definitive box Movement (1981)

Contains the classic "Nobody's Fault But My Own"

Tracks from this instrumental series have been used internationally in gallery installations

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