Desmond Dekker Fu Man Chu (with The Aces)
Order Now: Trojan Records is proud to announce The Essential Artist Collection, a brand new series of artistfocused compilation albums showcasing some of the very best talent from the labels 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 preeminence, the title of the world s leading reggae performer rested firmly with another young singer from Kingston: Jamaicas Desmond Dekker. Between 1967 and 1970, Desmond enjoyed a succession of international hit singles, breaking new ground with singles such as 007, the first Jamaicanproduced 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
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