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Desmond Dekker

Real Name:
Desmond Adolphus Dacres
Profile:
Jamaican singer/songwriter, born July 16, 1941. Often cited as the first superstar of reggae. He made his recording debut in 1963 (with a single titled "Honour Your Mother And Father") and made his international breakthrough with "007 (Shanty Town)" in 1967. He died May 25, 2006.
Sites:
desmonddekker.com, artistdirect.com/music/artist/bio/0,,421963,00.html?artist=Desmond+Dekker
Aliases:
Desmond Dacres
Variations:
All | Desmond Dekker | D. Dacres | D. Dekker | Dekker | Desmond Decker | Desmond Dekkar
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Discography

Releases:
This Woman / Si Señor (7")   Island Records 1965
007 (Shanty Town) / Cool Collie / Judge Dread In Court (7")   Island Records 1967
Pickney Gal / Generosity ◄ (3 versions)   Pyramid (2) ... 1969
This Is Desmond Dekkar (LP, Mono)   Trojan Records 1969
You Can Get It If You Really Want (LP)   Trojan Records 1970
You Can Get It If You Really Want (Single) ◄ (2 versions)   Trojan Records ... 1970
Beware / Mother Nature (7")   Rhino Records 1972
Everybody Join Hands / No Place Like Home (7")   Rhino Records 1973
Sing A Little Song / Pick Up The Phone (7")   Rhino Records 1973
Busted Lad / Travel On (7")   Rhino Records 1974
Greatest Hits (LP)   Ariola 1974
Israelites (7")   Creole Records 1975
Israelites (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Cactus ... 1975
Israelites (Single) ◄ (3 versions)   Cactus ... 1975
Dekker's Sweet 16 Hits (LP)   Trojan Records 1978
Bonanza Ska / Get Up Edina / Beardman Ska (7", RE)   Island Records 1979
The Israelites / It Mek (7", Single)   GIP 1979
Black And Dekker (LP)   Stiff Records 1980
Israelites (7", Single)   Stiff Records 1980
Israelites (7", Single)   Stiff Records 1980
Israelites / Why Fight? (7")   Stiff Records 1980
Please Don't Bend (7", Single)   Stiff Records 1980
Compass Point (LP, Album)   Stiff America 1981
Book Of Rules (7")   Stiff Records 1982
Desmond Dekker (7", MiniAlbum, Comp)   Scoop 33 1984
The Israelites / You Can Get It If You Really Want / 007 (CD, Mini, Single)   Old Gold (2) 1989
I'm In The Mood For Love / Israelites (12")   Mooncrest 1990
The Israelites (Maxi) ◄ (2 versions)   Hot Records (5) 1990
Greatest Hits (CD, Comp)   Evergreen 1991
King Of Ska (LP, Album)   Trojan Records 1991
Israelites (12", Pic)   Trojan Records 1992
Rockin' Steady: The Best Of Desmond Dekker (CD, Album, RM)   Rhino Records (2) 1992
King Of Kings (CD, Album)   Trojan Records 1993
Mine Yu Kill Me Dead / Keep A Cool Head (7", RP)   Hop Records 2001
Rudy Got Soul 1963-1968 The Early Beverley's Sessions (2xCD, Comp)   Trojan Records 2003
Rudy Got Soul 1963-1967 (2xLP)   Earmark 2004
The Best of Desmond Dekker (CD, Album)   Castle Pulse 2004
You Can Get It If You Really Want - The Definitive Collection (2xCD, Comp, Sli)   Trojan Records 2005
...In Memoriam 1941-2006 (CD, Album)   Secret Records Limited 2006
The Essential Desmond Dekker (CD, Album)   Mastercuts 2006
This Is Desmond Dekkar (CD, RE)   Trojan Records 2006
This Is Crucial Reggae (CD, Comp)   Trojan Records 2007
King Of Ska: Greatest Hits (CD, Comp)   Great American Music Company 2008
Dracula / Spitfire (7")   Black Swan  
Fu Man Chu / Give Me A Divorce (7", Ltd, RP, Ora)   Beverley's Records  
Israelites (12", Promo)   Not On Label  
Israelites (LP, Album)   Green Light, Doctor Bird  
Israelites (CD, Comp)   Life Time  
Israelites (7")   Supreme Records  
Keep A Cool Head / Charade (7", Gre)   Beverley's Records  
Sing A Little Song / No Place Like Home (Single) ◄ (2 versions)   Cactus ...  
The Best Of & The Rest Of (CD)   Action Replay Records  
The Israelites (CD)   Tring International PLC  
The Magic Collection (CD, Album)   ARC Records  
Appears On:
007 / El Toro (7") 007 Beverley's Records 1967
Ikaros (LP) Mistä Sais (Israelites) RCA Victor 1978
Belle Blue / Shanty Town (12", Sup) Shanty Town Hansa 1979
007 (7")   MCA Records 1983
Scandal Ska (CD, Comp) Honour Your Mother & F... Mango 1989
We Are They Who Ache With Amorous Love (CD, Album) Shanty Town T.E.C. Tones 1990
Reggae 92 (Cass) Israelites Frituna 1992
Rudies All Round (CD, Comp) Rude Boy Train Trojan Records 1993
Walkin' Down Brentford Road (CD, Album)   Grover Records 1993
Planète Ska (CD, Comp) The Israelites, 007 (S... Déclic Communication, Déclic Communication 1994
Pickney Gal (CD, Single, Car) Pickney Gal Stockholm Records, Stockholm Records 1995
Skinhead Jamboree (CD, Comp) Hippopotamus Receiver Records Limited 1995
Today's Specials (Album) ◄ (2 versions) 007 Virgin Music (Canada) ... 1996
Lozin' Must (7", Ltd) Israelites Burning Heart Records 1997
Volume 2 • 1964-1969 • Rhythm & Blues Beat (CD, Comp) Israelites Island Records 1997
A Gift Before I Go (CD, Album)   Asian Man Records 1998
Pure Reggae (CD, Comp) Israelites PolyGram TV 1998
Trojan Rocksteady Box Set (3xCD, Comp, Ltd + Box, Ltd) Beautiful And Dangerous Trojan Records, Trojan Records 1998
Share The World (CD, Album) 007 Dove House Records 1999
Reggae Box (EP) (7", EP, Promo) Israelites Hip-O Records, Island Records 2001
The Harder They Come - Original Soundtrack Recording (CD, Comp, RM, RE)   Mango, Island Records 2001
Kumharas - Lounge Ibiza (CD, Comp, P/Mixed, Dig) Israelites (Ibizarre Rmx) House D'arret 2003
Hitbreaker 1/2008 (2xCD, Comp) Bonafide Girl Sonocord, RM Buch Und Medien Vertrieb GmbH 2007
Ska Mania The Return Of The Rudeboy! (2xCD, Comp) Israelites, 007 (Shant... Universal Music TV, Universal Music TV, Universal Music TV 2009
Trojan Explosion (7") 007 Trojan Records  
Tracks Appear On:
Reggae Chartbusters (LP, Comp) Israelites, It Mek Trojan Records, Trojan Records 1969
The Wonderful World Of Reggae (LP) 007, It Miek, Israelites Music For Pleasure 1970
Reggae Chartbusters Vol Two (LP) You Can Get It If You ... Trojan Records 1971
Reggae Chartbusters Volume 3 (LP, Comp) The Song We Used To Sing Trojan Records 1971
Jimmy Cliff In The Harder They Come (Original Soundtrack Recording) (Comp, Album) ◄ (12 versions) Shanty Town Mango ... 1972
Original Reggae Greats (LP, Comp) Israelites Hallmark Records 1972
Reggae Power Vol. 2 (LP, Comp) Get Up Little Suzie Trojan Rercords 1972
Big 12 - Reggae Steady Go Vol 2 (LP, Comp) Beware, Mother Nature Rhino Records 1973
Jimmy Cliff In The Harder They Come (Original Soundtrack Recording) (LP) Shanty Town Mango 1973
24 Reggae Greats (LP, Comp) Israelites, You Can Ge... K-Tel 1974
Original Reggae Greats Vol. 2 (LP, Comp) Lickin' Stick Hallmark Records 1974
Alle 14 Hits (LP, Comp) Israelites Vip Records BV 1975
Greatest Reggae Hits (LP) Israelites, You Can Ge... Trojan Records 1976
Reggae Chartbusters (LP, Comp) It Mek Cactus 1976
The Trojan Story (2xLP) Pretty African, 007 (S... Trojan Records 1976
20 Reggae Blockbusters (LP) You Can Get It If You ... Trojan Records 1979
Magic Reggae (LP) Israelites, You Can Ge... K-Tel International GmbH 1979
Reggae (LP, Comp) Israelites K-Tel International (Sweden) AB 1979
Club Ska '67 (Comp) ◄ (5 versions) 007 (Shanty Town) Mango ... 1980
Monkey Business (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) 007 Shanty Town Trojan Records 1980
Reggae Fever - The Best Of Today's Reggae (LP) It Mek K-Tel International GmbH 1981
Reggae Recipe (LP) Reggae Recipe Music For Pleasure 1981
Rhythm 'N Reggae (LP, Comp) Many Rivers To Cross K-Tel 1981
Roots Of Reggae (2xLP, Comp) Israelites Dominion Records (NL) 1981
Roots Reggae (LP, Comp) Israelites Telstar 1983
The Roaring Sixties (7") Israelites Amro Zilvervloot Productie 1983
Reggae Hits (LP, Comp) Israelites, You Can Ge... K-Tel 1987
Lovers Rock - 18 Classic Reggae Hits (CD, Comp) Israelites Bellevue Entertainment 1988
Young Collection 1 (CD) Israelites Ariola Express 1988
Young Collection 2 (CD) Roots Rock Ariola Express 1988
Jammin' (Comp) ◄ (3 versions) Israelites PolyGram ... 1989
Pressure Drop Volume 2 (12") 007 (Shanty Town) Mango 1989
Reggae Dancing (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) You Can Get It If You ... Arcade 1989
Scandal Ska (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Honour Your Mother & F... Island Records ... 1989
The Reggae Album (2xLP) Israelites Arcade 1989
This Is Ska (LP) 007 Telstar 1989
14 Golden Hits From The 70's (CD) You Can Get It If You ... Woodford Music 1990
60 Number Ones Of The Sixties (3xCD, Comp) Israelites Telstar 1990
Million Sellers 2 (CD, Comp) Israelites Disky 1991
Reggae Hits (4xCD, Box) You Can Get It If You ... Disky, Disky, Disky, Disky, Disky 1991
Super Smash Hits (CD, Comp) Israelites Bellaphon 1991
The Hit Collection (CD) Israelites Disky 1991
The Roots Of Reggae (CD) You Can Get It If You ... Music Club 1991
The Roots Of Reggae II (CD) 007 (Shanty Town) Music Club 1991
Hit Comfort (CD) Israelites Disky 1992
One Love - 20 Caribbean Classics (CD, Comp) You Can Get It If You ... Prism Leisure 1992
Reggae 92 (Cass) Israelites Frituna 1992
Reggae Classics (2xCD, Comp) You Can Get It If You ... EVA 1992
Sounds Nice Volume 1 (CD, Smplr) Israelites Point Productions 1992
Sunshine Reggae (CD) Israrlites Arcade Deutschland GmbH 1992
The Roots Of Reggae III (CD, Comp) It Mek Music Club 1992
The Stiff Records Box Set (4xCD) Israelites, Allamana Demon Records 1992
De Pre Historie 1969 Vol. 2 (CD, Comp) Israelites EVA Belgium 1993
Reggae Greats Volume 4 (CD) Roots Rock Tring International PLC 1993
Reggae Music All Night Long (CD, Comp) You Can Get It If You ... Prima Musik 1993
Sunshine Reggae 2 (CD) You Can Get It If You ... Arcade Deutschland GmbH 1993
Tougher Than Tough - The Story Of Jamaican Music ◄ (2 versions) 007 (Shanti Town), Isr... Mango 1993
Breakaway & Other Big Shots From The Vaults Of Stiff (CD, Smplr) Israelites, Many River... Castle Communications 1994
Het Grote Radio-Verzoekprogramma (5xCD) You Can Get It If You ... Reader's Digest 1994
I Love Reggae (CD, Comp) Israelites, You Can Ge... Movieplay (2) 1994
Planète Ska (CD, Comp) The Israelites, 007 (S... Déclic Communication, Déclic Communication 1994
Reggae Dance (CD) You Can Get It If You ... Arcade 1994
Reggae Feeling III (CD) You Can Get It If You ... Koch International 1994
The Stiff Years (CD, Comp) Many Rivers To Cross Stiff Records 1994
Welthits Der Werbung (CD, Comp) You Can Get It If You ... Edelton 1994
What Color Is Love (CD) You Can Get It If You ... Song Digital 1994
History Of Trojan Records 1968 - 1971 (Volume 1) (2xCD, Comp) Pickney Girl, You Can ... Trojan Records 1995
Reggae Greatest (CD) Israelites Dino Music 1995
The History Of Ska (CD, Comp) King Of Ska Receiver Records Limited 1995
And The Beat Goes On (CD) Israelites Delta Music 1996
Sun Fun Reggae (CD) You Can Get It If You ... Delta Music 1996
The Sixties Anthology Vol. 1 (2xCD) You Can Get It If You ... Columbia 1996
Yesterday Part 3 (CD) Blackbird Trojan Records 1996
Feelin' Good (2xCD, Comp) Israelites Double Gold 1997
Jamaica Ska - Kore (3xCD + Box) Israelites, It Mek Dressed To Kill 1997
Mega Beat Box ◄ (2 versions) The Israelites Disky 1997
Reggae - Music Box Collection (2xCD) You Can Get It If You ... Mecado 1997
Reggae Fieber (2xCD, Comp) The Israelites, Many R... Disky 1997
Ska Is The Limit (CD) Work Out, Please Don't... Disky 1997
Ska Mania (CD, Album) It Mek, 007 (Shanty Town) Crimson 1997
This Is Ska! (CD, Comp) 007 (Shanty Town), Pic... Music Club 1997
Tropical Summer Hits (2xCD, Comp) Everybody Join Hands Disky 1997
Volume 2 • 1964-1969 • Rhythm & Blues Beat (CD, Comp) Israelites Island Records 1997
40 Hits Of 1965 - 1969 (2xCD) The Israelites Disky 1998
Concrete Jungle (2xCD, Comp) Carry Go Bring Home, K... Receiver Records Limited 1998
Pure Reggae (CD, Comp) Israelites PolyGram TV 1998
The Beat Goes On (The Greatest Hits Of The 60's And 70's) (10xCD) The Israelites Disky, Disky, Disky, Disky, Disky, Disky, Disky, Disky, Disky, Disky, Disky 1998
Trojan Rocksteady Box Set (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Beautiful And Dangerous Trojan Records 1998
Trojan Ska Box Set (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Get Up Edina, 007 (Sha... Trojan Records 1998
Unforgettable Love Songs (2xCD, Comp) Many Rivers To Cross Super Doubles 1998
Whine And Grine : Club Ska '67 (CD) 007 (Shanty Town) Island Masters, Island Records 1998
Bar Culture: The Essential Pre-Club Mix (2xCD) You Can Get It If You ... Circa Records Ltd. 1999
FHM Presents... Bar Culture: The Essential Pre-Club Mix (2xCD) You Can Get It If You ... Virgin 1999
Fetenhits - Oldies (2xCD, Comp) You Can Get It If You ... Polystar Records 1999
Millennium Hits 1960 - 1969 (4xCD + Box) The Israelites Disky, Disky, Disky, Disky, Disky 1999
Ska: A.K.A (CD, Comp) 007 (Shanty Town), It Mek Crimson 1999
Ultimate Reggae (CD) You Can Get It If You ... Crimson 1999
Wow That Was The 60's (8xCD) The Israelites Disky 1999
Greatest Hits Of The 60's (8xCD, Comp + Box) The Israelites Disky 2000
Oi! Warning OST (CD) Coomyah Vielklang 2000
Reggae Chartbusters (CD) 007 Metro 2000
Serious Ska (CD) Work Out, Please Don't... EMI Plus (Europe) B.V. 2000
The Sounds Of The Caribbean Summer (2xCD) You Can Get It If You ... Channel Four Music 2000
Trojan Jamaican Hits Box Set (3xCD, Comp + Box) Honour Your Mother & F... Trojan Records, Trojan Records 2000
Trojan Ska Box Set Volume Two (3xCD, Comp + Box) King Of Ska Trojan Records 2000
75 Disco Hits (3xCD) You Can Get It If You ... Musicline, Musicline 2001
Best Of Ska (3xCD, Comp + Box) The Israelites, 007 (S... Disky 2001
History Of Ska (2xCD) 007, Israelites, You C... Recording Arts SA 2001
Simply The Best Of The 60's (4xCD) The Israelites BMG UK & Ireland 2001
Simply The Best Reggae Album (2xCD, Comp) The Israelites Warner Strategic Marketing 2001
Street Corner - Ska Classics And The Original Rude Boy Sound (CD, Comp) Get Up Edina Metro 2001
The Harder They Come - Original Soundtrack Recording (CD, Comp) 007 (Shanty Town) Island Records 2001
The Liquidators: 24 Original Ska Classics (CD, Comp) It Mek, Isrealites, 00... Connoisseur Collection 2001
Commercial Break - Songs From T.V. Adverts (2xCD, Comp) You Can Get It If You ... Castle Music 2002
Comprehensive School Classics (2xCD, Comp) Israelites Castle Music 2002
Dynamite Reggae Classics (3xCD + Box) You Can Get It If You ... Decadance Recordings 2002
Fusion Beats (CD) 007-Shanty Town Cutting Edge 2002
Karma Chillout (CD) Israelites (Ibizarre Mix) Ministry Of Sound Nordic 2002
Rough & Tough: The Story Of Ska 1960-1966 (2xCD, Comp) Honour Your Mother And... Trojan Records 2002
Rude Boy Revival (2xCD) Israelites Telstar TV 2002
Scusa Lounge (CD) Israelites (Lenny Ibiz... Hypnotic (DK) 2002
Simply Rockers Vol II: Jamaican Music From The Vaults (2xVinyl, Comp) 007 (Shanty Town) One Stop Records 2002
Surrealism (2xCD) The Israelites (Lenny ... Cartel 2002
Young Gifted And Black Vol. 1 (2xCD + Box) You Can Get It If You ... Trojan Records 2002
Kumharas - Lounge Ibiza (CD, Comp, P/Mixed, Dig) Israelites (Ibizarre Rmx) House D'arret 2003
Reggae Classics (2xCD) Israelites, 007 Universal Music TV 2003
Reggae Steady Ska (3xCD + Box) It Mek, 007 (Shanty Town) Disky 2003
The Ultimate Reggae Party Album (3xCD) You Can Get It If You ... Sanctuary Records 2003
Baba Boom! Musically Intensified Festival Songs (2xCD, Comp) Unity, Intensified '68... Trojan Records 2004
Broken Lizard's Club Dread: Music From The Motion Picture Soundtrack To Die For (CD, Comp) King Of Ska Sanctuary Records 2004
Gaz Mayall Top Ska Tunes! (Album, Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Soldering Trojan Records 2004
Here Comes That Feeling (2xCD, Comp) Blackbird Singing Trojan Records 2004
Jamaica Ska Core Volume 3 (2xCD + Box) Take Me Back To Africa Pazzazz 2004
Jamaica Ska Core Volume One (2xCD + Box) Israelites Pazzazz 2004
Jamaica Ska Core Volume Two (2xCD + Box) It Mek Pazzazz 2004
Trojan Beatles Tribute Box Set (3xCD, Comp + Box) Blackbird (singing) Trojan Records 2004
Trojan Creole Reggae Box Set (3xCD, Comp, Ltd + Box) Sing A Little Song Trojan Records 2004
Typisch Zestig! (DVD-V, Comp) The Israelites Sony Music Media 2004
Café Jamaica - Roots, Rum And Reggae (CD, Comp) You Can Get It If You ... Union Square Music 2005
Dawing Of A New Era - The Roots Of Skinhead Reggae (2xLP, Comp) (What A) Revenge Earmark 2005
Mastercuts Reggae (3xCD) Israelites Mastercuts 2005
Reggae Gold (2xCD) You Can Get It If You ... Universal Music (Netherlands) 2005
Reggae Roots (3xCD) Take Me Back To Africa... Ringo 2005
Süddeutsche Zeitung Diskothek 1968 (CD, Comp) Israelites Süddeutsche Zeitung 2005
This Is Reggae Music - The Golden Era 1960 - 1975 (4xCD) Israelites, You Can Ge... Trojan Records 2005
Trojan Mod Reggae Box Set Volume 2 (3xCD, Comp) Honour Your Mother And... Trojan Records 2005
Revolution Rock: A Clash Jukebox (CD, Comp) Israelites Trojan Records, Sanctuary Records 2006
Trojan Document ◄ (2 versions) Get Up Edina Trojan Records 2006
30 Years Of Stiff Records Volume One (CD, Comp) The Israelites Stiff Records 2007
Die Vanity Fair Sommer Musik-Hits 2007 (CD, Comp, Car) You Can Get If You Rea... Vanity Fair (Germany) 2007
Pop Music (CD, Comp, Promo) You Can Get It If You ... Roton 2007
The Big Stiff Box Set (4xCD, Comp + Box) Please Don't Bend Salvo 2007
One Step Beyond - The Unstoppable Rhythm Of Reggae & Ska (CD, Comp) You Can Get It If You ... Universal Music Special Markets, Starbucks Entertainment 2008
Top Ranking Santogold - A Diplo Dub (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Shanty Town Mad Decent 2008
Ziggy Marley In Jamaica (CD, Comp, Promo) Israelites District 6, Tuff Gong Worldwide 2008
Ska Mania The Return Of The Rudeboy! (2xCD, Comp) 007 (Shanty Town) Universal Music TV, Universal Music TV, Universal Music TV 2009
20 Million Bestsellers By The Original Artists - Vol. 1 (LP) Israelites Rainbow  
20 Sweet Memories (LP) Israelites Universum Music  
British Rock (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Israelites Dino Music (2)  
Commercials (CD) You Can Get It If You ... Deshima Music  
Danse Non Stop (LP) You Can Get It If You ... Philips  
Hit Memories 1966-1976 (3xLP, Comp) You Can Get It If You ... BR Music  
International Pop Mix (LP) You Can Get It If You ... Negram  
Maes Pils Beach Music Volume 3 (Cass, Promo) Israelites Variety  
Oldie-Hitparade Vol. 2 (3xCD, Smplr, Car) The Israelites Saturn-Hansa  
Reggae Hits Vol. 1 (CD, Album, Comp) Roots Rock Double Play  
Summertime - Die Power-Grillparty (3xCD, Comp) You Can Get It If You ... Not On Label  
Super Oldies Collection (LP) Israelites SR International  
The No.1 Hits - 1970 (CD) You Can Get It If You ... SR International  
Trojan Explosion (7") 007 Trojan Records  
Trojan Explosion (7") It Mek Trojan Records  
Trojan Explosion (7") The Song We Used To Si... Trojan Records  
Trojan Explosion (7", Mono) Israelites, It Mek Trojan Records  
Tropical Feeling (4xCD) You Can Get It If You ... Polymedia Marketing Group GmbH  
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