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Desmond Dekker & the Aces

Desmond Dekker (16 July 1941 – 25 May 2006) was a Jamaican ska, rocksteady and reggae singer-songwriter and musician. Together with his backing group The Aces (consisting of Wilson James and Easton Barrington Howard), he had one of the earliest international reggae hits with "Israelites" (1968). Other hits include "007 (Shanty Town)" (1967), "It Mek" (1969) and "You Can Get It If You Really Want" (1970).

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60s Jukebox: The Ultimate Collection [2018]

Song	Duration
The Israelites

Jon Savage's 1968: The Year the World Burned [2018]

Song	Duration
Israelites	2:34

Rudeboy: The Story of Trojan Records [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] [2018]

Song	Duration
007 (Shanty Town)	2:31
Israelites	2:35

This Is Trojan Boss Reggae [2018]

Song	Duration
Israelites	2:35

This Is Trojan Rock Steady [2018]

Song	Duration
007 (Shanty Town)	2:33
It Meik	2:20
Mother's Young Gal	2:55
Unity	2:14

101 No. 1 Hits [2017]

Song	Duration
Israelites	2:34

Copasetic! The Mod Ska Sound [2017]

Song	Duration
Rudy Got Soul	2:48

No. 1 Dad: The Ultimate Collection [2017]

Song	Duration
The Israelites

Summer Reggae: The Ultimate Collection [2017]

Song	Duration
Israelites
007 (Shanty Town)

Ultimate Party Classics [2017]

Song	Duration
Israelites

Israelites [Sanctuary] [2016]

Song	Duration
Israelites
For Once in My Life

Original Rock Steady Classics [2016]

Song	Duration
007 (Shanty Town)

Simply Number Ones [2016]

Song	Duration
The Israelites

The Best of Desmond Dekker [2016]

Song	Duration
(Poor Mi) Israelites	2:35
Unity	2:14
Licking Stick	2:14
It Pays	3:01
Rude Boy Train	2:18
Mother Pepper	2:23
Rudy Got Soul	2:48
Mother's Young Gal	3:01
Wise Man	2:15
Pickney Gal	2:54
Beautiful and Dangerous	2:49
Sabotage	2:46

Original Hits: 1969 [2015]

Song	Duration
Israelites	2:33

The Best of Trojan Rude Boy Ska, Vol. 1 [2015]

Song	Duration
Rudy Got Soul

This Is Trojan [2015]

Song	Duration
(Poor Mi) Israelites	2:35
007 (Shanty Town)	2:32
It Mek	2:32

Trojan Presents: Classic Reggae [2015]

Song	Duration
007 (Shanty Town)	2:34
(Poor Mi) Israelites	2:35

Jackie: Long Hot Summer [2014]

Song	Duration
Israelites	2:34

Plebs [2014]

Song	Duration
007 [Shanty Town]	2:34

Rhythm Is Gonna Get You [2014]

Song	Duration
Israelites	2:35

The King of Ska: The Indispensable Desmond Dekker [2014]

Song	Duration
Wise Man	2:15
007 (Shanty Town)	2:34
Rudy Got Soul	2:48
Rude Boy Train	2:18
Mother's Young Gal	3:01
Sweet Music	2:30
Sabotage	2:46
It Pays	3:01
Beautiful and Dangerous	2:49
Mother Pepper	2:23
Hanging Tree	3:01
A It Mek	2:32
Licking Stick	2:14

The Suggs Selection [2014]

Song	Duration
Israelites	2:34

Trojan Classics [2014]

Song	Duration
Israelites	2:36
007 (Shanty Town)	2:32
It Mek	2:32
Pickney Gal	2:54
Licking Stick	2:14

Ska Explosion [Rhino] [2013]

Song	Duration
Get Up Edina	2:38
007 (Shanty Town)	2:32
It Mek	2:32
Israelites	2:34

Reggae Golden Jubilee: Origins of Jamaican Music [2012]

Song	Duration
Israelites (aka Poor Me Israelites)	2:44

007: The Best of Desmond Dekker [2011]

Song	Duration
Israelites	2:36
(Poor Mi) Israelites	2:35
007 (Shanty Town)	2:34
It Mek [UK Mix]	2:20
Pickney Gal [Alternate Version] [Version]	2:47
Licking Stick	2:15
It Pays [Alternate Version] [#][Version]	3:04
Mother's Young Gal	3:01
Sabotage	2:52
Wiseman	2:15
Rude Boy Train	2:25
Beautiful And Dangerous	2:49
Mother Pepper	2:21
A It Mek [Original Version]	2:22
Unity [Alternate Version] [Alternate Take][#][Version]	2:28
Rudy Got Soul [Alternate Version] [Alternate Take][#][Version]	2:59
Rudy Got Soul [Alternate Take]	2:59
Hanging Tree [Alternative Take] [Alternate Take][#][Version]	2:54
Sweet Music [Alternative Take] [Alternate Take][#][Version]	2:34

Classic Reggae: The Soundtrack to Jamaica [2011]

Song	Duration
007 (Shanty Town)	2:34
(Poor Mi) Israelites	2:34

Jamaica: Island in the Sun [2011]

Song	Duration
Fu Man Chu

Feelin' Groovy: 60 Swinging 60s Singles [2010]

Song	Duration
Israelites	2:39

Made in Dagenham [2010]

Song	Duration
Israelites	2:48

Ska Madness! 20 Reggae Classics Which Inspired the Two Tone Revolution [2010]

Song	Duration
0.0.7 (Shanty Town)	2:33

Sunshine Reggae: 20 Feel Good Reggae Hits [2010]

Song	Duration
Israelites	2:35

Island Life: 50 Years of Island Records [2009]

Song	Duration
Israelites	2:32

Pure 60's [2009]

Song	Duration
Israelites	2:27

Reggae Chartbusters Vol. 1 [Expanded Reissue] [2009]

Song	Duration
Israelites	2:33
It Mek	2:32

Reggae Chartbusters, Vol. 1 [2009]

Song	Duration
Israelites	2:33

The Trojan Rocksteady Collection [2009]

Song	Duration
Beautiful and Dangerous	2:49
Mother's Young Gal	3:01

The Trojan UK Hits Collection [2009]

Song	Duration
007 (Shanty Town)	2:32

Trojan Rude Boy Collection [2009]

Song	Duration
Rudy Got Soul	2:48
Rude Boy Train	2:18

Trojan Ska: Ska-Ing West! [2009]

Song	Duration
Get Up Edina	2:40

Trojan UK Hits Collection [2009]

Song	Duration
0.0.7. (Shanty Town)	2:30
Israelites	2:35
It Mek	2:23
Pickney Gal	2:52

Essential Reggae [2008]

Song	Duration
Israelites	2:35

Reggae Legends [2008]

Song	Duration
(Poor Mi) Israelites	2:36

The Ultimate Collection 100 Hits: Seventies [2008]

Song	Duration
You Can Get It If You Really Want	2:37

Jonny Greenwood Is the Controller [2007]

Song	Duration
Beautiful and Dangerous	2:49

Made in Jamaica [Universal/CCM] [2007]

Song	Duration
Israelites	2:36

This is Crucial Reggae [2007]

Song	Duration
Israelites	2:37
007 (Shanty Town)	2:34
It Mek	2:21
Licking Stick	2:15
Unity	2:24
Pickney Gal	2:55

100 Hits: Reggae [2006]

Song	Duration
007 (Shantytown)	2:30
It Mek	2:21

DJ Spooky Presents - In Fine Style: 50,000 Volts of Trojan Records [2006]

Song	Duration
0.0.7 (Shanty Town)	2:33

Good Times, Vol. 6 [2006]

Song	Duration
Israelites	2:32

Greatest Ever! Easy: The Definitive Collection [2006]

Song	Duration
You Can Get It If You Really Want	2:38

Reggae Action [2006]

Song	Duration
It Mek	2:24
Israelites	2:35

Solitudes: Wonderful World, Beautiful People [2006]

Song	Duration
Israelites	2:36
You Can Get It If You Really Want	2:39

Sunshine Reggae [Somerset] [2006]

Song	Duration
You Can Get It If You Really Want	2:39

Super 60's [Weton] [2006]

Song	Duration
Israelites	2:47

Super Sixties Collection [2006]

Song	Duration
007

The Essential Desmond Dekker [Metro] [2006]

Song	Duration
007

Best Of Reggae [2005]

Song	Duration
007

Best of Ska, Vol. 4: Jamaica Ska Core [2005]

Song	Duration
You Can Get It If You Really Want	2:37

Jamaica Ska Core, Vol. 2 [2005]

Song	Duration
You Can Get It If You Really Want	2:37

Reggae Gold [Hip-O] [2005]

Song	Duration
Israelites	2:38

Ska: A.K.A. [2005]

Song	Duration
007 (Shanty Town)	2:29

The Seventies Album [Sanctuary] [2005]

Song	Duration
You Can Get It If You Really Want	2:27

Trojan Mod Reggae, Vol. 2 [2005]

Song	Duration
Get Up Edina	2:38

You Can Get It If You Really Want: The Definitive Collection [2005]

Song	Duration
Get Up Adina	2:40
Wise Man	2:15
007 (Shanty Town)	2:33
007 [Shanty Town]	2:34
Rudy Got Soul	2:48
Rude Boy Train	2:18
Mother's Young Gal	3:01
Unity	2:23
Sabotage	2:46
It Pays	3:01
Beautiful and Dangerous	2:49
Mother Pepper	2:23
Israelites	2:35
It Mek	2:20
It Mek [UK Mix]	2:32
Licking Stick	2:14
Pickney Gal	2:55

Best of the 60's Mod [Castle] [2004]

Song	Duration
007 (Shanty Town)	2:33

Dick Bartley Presents Classic Oldies 1965-1969 [2004]

Song	Duration
Israelites	2:40

One Step Beyond [2004]

Song	Duration
It Mek	2:23
Israelites	2:35

1967: The Soundtrack [2003]

Song	Duration
007 (Shanty Town)	2:31

Kumharas Ibiza 2003 [2003]

Song	Duration
Israelites [Ibizarre RMX]

Reggae Hits V.3 (Reissue) [2003]

Song	Duration
007	2:41

Rudy Got Soul: The Complete Early Years 1963-1968 [2003]

Song	Duration
007 (Shanty Town)	2:35
Wise Man	2:15
Rudy Got Soul	2:50
Rude Boy Train	2:19
Mother's Young Gal	3:01
Get Up Edina	2:41
Sweet Music	2:30
Sabotage	2:46
It Pays	3:02
Beautiful and Dangerous	2:49
Hanging Tree	3:01
Mother Pepper	2:23
A It Mek	2:21
It's Not Easy	2:12

Trojan Story [UK Import] [2003]

Song	Duration
007 (Shanty Town)	2:33

Young, Gifted and Black [2003]

Song	Duration
0.0.7 (Shanty Town)	2:31
Israelites	2:35

Essential Reggae [BMG] [2002]

Song	Duration
Israelites	2:35

Israelites: The Best of Desmond Dekker [2002]

Song	Duration
Israelites	2:36
007 (Shanty Town)	2:32
It Mek	2:32
Licking Stick	2:14
Unity	2:14
It Pays	3:01
Sabotage	2:46
Wise Man	2:15
Beautiful and Dangerous	2:49
Mother Pepper	2:23

Let's Do Rocksteady: The Story of Rocksteady [2002]

Song	Duration
Unity	2:14
It Mek	2:34
Israelites	2:35

Let's Do Rocksteady: The Story of Rocksteady 1966-68 [2002]

Song	Duration
It Mek	2:32
(Poor Mi) Israelites	2:35

Reggae Pulse: The Heartbeat of Jamaica [2002]

Song	Duration
Israelites	2:36
You Can Get It If You Really Want	2:38

Rude Boy Revival [2002]

Song	Duration
Israelites	2:32

Trojan Box Set: Rude Boy [2002]

Song	Duration
Rudy Got Soul	2:48
Rude Boy Train	2:17

Trojan Box Set: U.K. Hits [2002]

Song	Duration
0.0.7. (Shanty Town)	2:30
Israelites	2:35
It Mek	2:22
Pickney Girl	2:52

100 No. 1 Hits [Universal] [2001]

Song	Duration
The Israelites

Anthology: Israelites 1963-1999 [2001]

Song	Duration
0.0.7. (Shanty Town)	2:34
Get Up Edina	2:40
Wise Man	2:15
007 (Shanty Town)	2:34
0.0.7 (Shanty Town)	2:34
Rudy Got Soul	2:49
Unity	2:14
Mother's Young Gal	3:02
Sabotage	2:46
It Pays	3:01
Beautiful and Dangerous	2:49
Mother Pepper	2:23
Israelites	2:36
It Miek	2:32
Licking Stick	2:14

Mega Reggae [2001]

Song	Duration
007 (Shanty Town)	2:36

Reggae Hits, Vol. 2 [St. Clair] [2001]

Song	Duration
Unity	2:24

The Reggae Box [2001]

Song	Duration
Israelites	2:35

Trojan Box Set: A Jamaican Story [2001]

Song	Duration
Mother's Young Gal	3:01

The Best of Desmond Dekker [Music Club] [2000]

Song	Duration
Israelites	2:35
It Pays	2:57
Licking Stick	2:14
0.0. 7 (Shanty Town)	2:34
0.0.7 (Shanty Town)	2:33
Rudy Got Soul	2:49
It Mek	2:34

The Best of Desmond Dekker [Trojan] [2000]

Song	Duration
007 (Shanty Town)	2:34
Rudy Got Soul	2:48

Deep Ska: 80 Original Ska Classics [1999]

Song	Duration
007	2:42

Trojan Box Set: Rock Steady [1999]

Song	Duration
Mother's Young Gal	3:01

Trojan Box Set: Ska [1999]

Song	Duration
Get Up Edina	2:39

Ultimate Ska Classics [Cleopatra] [1999]

Song	Duration
007 (Shanty Town)	2:30

Ultimate Ska Classics [Cult] [1999]

Song	Duration
007 (Shanty Town)

Old School Ska: An Anthology [1998]

Song	Duration
Israelites
007 (Shanty Town)
It Mek

The Best Ska Album in the World Ever [1998]

Song	Duration
007 (Shanty Town)	2:29

Great Reggae [1997]

Song	Duration
Israelites	2:34

100% Reggae Originals, Vol. 2 [1996]

Song	Duration
007 (Shanty Town)

Reggae Archive [Rialto] [1996]

Song	Duration
It Mek	2:18
Israelites	2:32

Reggae History, Vol. 2 [1996]

Song	Duration
007 (Shanty Town)	2:37

Trojan Singles Collection, Vol. 2 [1996]

Song	Duration
007 (Shanty Town)	2:36
It Mek	2:36
Israelites	2:39

History of Trojan Records, Vol. 1: 1968-1971 [1995]

Song	Duration
The Israelites	2:32
It Mek	2:19

Sounds of the Sixties [1995]

Song	Duration
Israelites	2:36

Shanty Town [1994]

Song	Duration
007 (Shanty Town)
Unity
Wiseman
Rude Boy Train
Mother’s Young Gal
Sweet Music

Shanty Town Original [1994]

Song	Duration
You Can Get It If You Really Want	2:43
Pickney Gal	2:52
Israelites	2:36
Rudy Got Soul	2:22

One Original Step Beyond: The Story of Ska [1993]

Song	Duration
The Israelites
007 (Shanty Town)

Rudies All Round [1993]

Song	Duration
Rude Boy Train	2:17

The Best of Reggae [K-Tel] [1993]

Song	Duration
Israelites	2:35

Bob Marley and the Story of Reggae [1992]

Song	Duration
007 (Shanty Town)	2:31
Israelites	2:35

Bonanza Ska [1992]

Song	Duration
007 (Shanty Town)	2:30

Celebration: 25 Years of Trojan Records [1992]

Song	Duration
007 (Shanty Town)	2:31
Israelites	2:35
It Mek	2:20

Music Like Dirt [1992]

Song	Duration
King of Ska
Rudy Got Soul
Rude Boy Train
Mother's Young Gal
Sweet Music
It Mek

Rockin' Steady: The Best of Desmond Dekker [1992]

Song	Duration
007 (Shanty Town)	2:48
Unity	2:15
Wise Man	2:07
Israelites	2:39
A It Mek	2:28
*Rude Boy Train []**	2:20
*Mother Pepper []**	2:18

King of Ska [Varese] [1991]

Song	Duration
007 (Shanty Town)	2:41

20 Reggae Classics, Vol. 2: Inspiration Continues [1988]

Song	Duration
Israelites	2:42

20 Reggae Classics: The Music That Inspired A Generation [1987]

Song	Duration
007 (Shanty Town)	2:32

Black & Dekker [Bonus Track] [1980]

Song	Duration
007	2:53

The Harder They Come [Deluxe Edition] [1972]

Song	Duration
Israelites	2:37

Intensified [1970]

Song	Duration
It Mek	1:40
Sweet Music	2:29
Rude Boy Train	2:16
Wise Man	2:15

This Is Desmond Dekker [1969]

Song	Duration
Rudy Got Soul	2:43
It Pays	2:58
Mother's Young Gal	2:54
Rude Boy Train	2:14
A It Mek	2:19
Israelites	2:35

This Is Desmond Dekker [Bonus Tracks] [1969]

Song	Duration
0.0.7 (Shanty Town)	2:32
*(Poor Mi) Israelites []**	2:34

Action! [1968]

Song	Duration
Mother Pepper	2:23
Unity	2:23
007	2:40
It Pays	3:01
Sabotage	2:46

007 Shanty Town [1967]

Song	Duration
Mother's Young Gal	3:01

Israelites [Sanctuary]

Song	Duration
It's Not Easy	2:12
It Mek	2:32
Rude Boy Train	2:18

Kings of Reggae [Box]

Song	Duration
007 (Shanty Town)	2:34

Monkey Business: The 7” Vinyl Box Set

Song	Duration
Israelites

Monkey Business: The Definitive Skinhead Reggae Collection

Song	Duration
007 (Shanty Town)	2:32
(Poor Mi) Israelites	2:35

More Monkey Business

Song	Duration
It Mek	2:32

Record Store Day Presents: Trojan Records Rude Boy

Song	Duration
007 (Shanty Town)

Rock 'N' Roll Hall Of Fame, Vol. 12: Groovy Kind Of Love

Song	Duration
Israelites

Ska

Song	Duration
Israelites	2:34

Ska & Reggae Classics

Song	Duration
Israelites	2:35
It Mek	2:33
007 (Shanty Town)	2:30
Pickney Gal	2:54

The Best of Trojan Reggae, Vol. 1

Song	Duration
Israelites	2:33

The Best of Trojan Rock Steady, Vol. 1

Song	Duration
007 (Shanty Town)

The Best of Trojan Rock Steady, Vol. 1

Song	Duration
007 [Shanty Town]	2:32

The Best of Trojan Ska, Vol. 1

Song	Duration
Get Up Adina	2:40

The Dawning of a New Era [Mojo]

Song	Duration
It Mek	2:12

This Is Crucial Reggae: Summer Jam Party

Song	Duration
Israelites	2:36

Trojan 50th Anniversary

Song	Duration
Israelites

Trojan Presents Rock Steady

Song	Duration
007 (Shanty Town)	2:32
Mother's Young Gal	3:01
A It Mek	2:18

Unknown Album

Song	Duration
007 (Shanty Town)	2:32
0.0.7 (Shanty Town)	2:33
Israelites	2:39
Unity	2:15
Fu Man Chu	3:16
A It Mek	2:19
You Can Get It If You Really Want	2:43
It Mek	2:33
Get Up Edina	2:38

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