Essential Artist Collection (Violet Vinyl)

Brand new sealed double LP, Compilation, Violet viny housed in a gatefold cover.

Trojan Records release the final set of releases from their new 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, in Desmond Dekker + Marcia Griffiths. Championing their stellar catalogues, the series highlights the most important ska and reggae tracks from the most influential artists and vocal/instrumental groups with each title available in 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.

A1		Israelites
A2		It Mek
A3		Fu Man Chu
A4		The Song We Used To Sing
A5		Beautiful And Dangerous
A6		King Of Ska
A7		Intensified '68
B1		You Can Get It If You Really Want
B2		Unity
B3		Live And Learn
B4		Rudy Got Soul
B5		Get Up Adina
B6		Generosity
B7		Pretty Africa
C1		007
C2		The First Time For A Long Time
C3		Rude Boy Train
C4		Honour Your Mother And Father
C5		It Pays
C6		Problems
C7		Wise Man
D1		Sing A Little Song
D2		Mother Pepper
D3		Mount Zion
D4		Licking Stick
D5		Young Generation
D6		Pickney Gal
D7		Jamaica Ska