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 record, which coupled two of his own songs, 'Honour Your Mother And Father' and 'Madgie', became an instant best-seller and heralded the beginning of a long and immensely successful run of singles by Dekker, both as a solo artist and later, as lead singer for The Aces.
Tracklist :
1. Desmond Dekker - Honour Your Mother and Father (2:25)
2. Desmond Dekker;The Beverley's All Stars - Madgie (2:40)
3. Desmond Dekker - Happy Birthday Jamaica (3:07)
4. Desmond Dekker - Sinners, Prepare! (2:39)
5. Desmond Dekker - Parents (2:31)
6. Desmond Dekker - Labour for Learning (2:38)
7. Desmond Dekker - Dracula (2:55)
8. Don Drummond - Spitfire (3:18)
9. Desmond Dekker;The Cherry Pies - Jeserine (2:41)
10. Theophilus Beckford - Take Your Time (2:35)
11. Desmond Dekker;The Cherry Pies - King of Ska (2:44)
12. Tony Washington & The D.C's - Boof Ska (2:46)
13. Desmond Dekker;The Aces - Get Up Adina (2:41)
14. Sonny Burke & His Group - Sleepwalk (1:56)
15. Desmond Dekker - It Was Only a Dream (2:59)
16. The Four Aces - Just One Little Girl (2:30)
17. Desmond Dekker;The Aces - This Woman (2:34)
18. Desmond Dekker;The Four Aces - Mount Zion (2:45)
19. Desmond Dekker - Soldering (2:33)
20. Sonny Burke & His Group - Just in Time (It's Always a Pleasure) (2:18)
21. Desmond Dekker;The Aces - It's a Shame (2:23)
22. Roland Alphonso;The Beverley's All Stars - On the Move (3:20)
23. Desmond Dekker;The Aces - 007 (Shanty Town) (2:34)
24. Roland Alphonso;The Beverley's All Stars - El Torro (Edit) (3:23)
25. Desmond Dekker;The Aces - Wise Man (2:16)
26. Roland Alphonso;The Beverley's All Stars - Middle East (2:50)
27. Desmond Dekker;The Aces - Rude Boy Train (2:19)
28. Roland Alphonso;The Beverley's All Stars - Nothing for Nothing (2:57)
29. Desmond Dekker - Mother's Young Gal (2:58)
30. Roland Alphonso;The Beverley's All Stars - Jungle Bit (3:13)
31. Desmond Dekker;The Aces - You've Got Your Troubles (3:16)
32. Roland Alphonso;The Beverley's All Stars - Don Special (2:45)
33. Desmond Dekker;The Aces - Unity (2:14)
34. Desmond Dekker;The Aces - Sweet Music (2:30)
35. Desmond Dekker;The Aces - Keep a Cool Head (2:04)
36. Roland Alphonso;The Beverley's All Stars - Charade (3:06)
37. Desmond Dekker;The Aces - Mother Long Tongue (2:11)
38. Roland Alphonso;The Beverley's All Stars - Halls of Montezuma (3:17)
39. Desmond Dekker;The Aces - Sabotage (2:44)
40. Desmond Dekker;The Aces - Pretty Africa (2:41)
FORMAT : FLAC
