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...in the 60s, just before Peter Tosh, Bunny Livingston and Bob Marley's star really caught fire and took off, Desmond Dekker was one of Jamaica's more popular recording artists who helped spread the Island vibe beyond the Caribbean ...if you're down with the crucial, old-school ska joints from the Yard, then I highly suggest you snag yourself a copy of Rockin' Steady: The Best of Desmond Dekker...released originally back in '92 on Rhino, this album contains a grip of De... MORE
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Ok, here I am dragging in late for Popeye's Laff-Olympics, but I was offline all day yesterday. Did you know there's a whole non-virtual world out there? Weird.
Here's a short but funny old commercial for Maxell tapes from the UK. Pete's Weird Al "Bob" post inspired me to dig this out.
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desmond dekker meets fu manchu. it doesn't get much better than this. one of jamaica's best.
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So Crashpryor has gotten me onto a bit of a ska kick. I have found myself getting out more and more of its music, and playing it in the backround while I am searching for work in the great state of Minnesota. It's a genre that is highly underrated, and I feel should get its proper due. Trojan records has been putting out cd's since 1967. Their whole thing is to try and "present the very best in classic Jamaican sounds". While diving into a new type of music can be dangerou... MORE
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Desmond Dekker – Rudy Got Soul - 1963-1968 : The Early Beverly Years (Trojan) Rudy Got Soul: The Complete Early Years 1963-1968 chronicles Desmond Dekker's first single from 1963, "Honour Your Father and Mother," through his enormously successful Jamaican hits recorded in the mid- to late '60s with the Aces. The disc highlights the outset of rocksteady with the tracks "Hey Grandma," "Music Like Dirt," "Rudie Got Soul," "Sabotage," "Rude Boy Train," and the James Bond... MORE
