007 Shanty Town - 2019 European Music On Vinyl label 12-track LP Reissue

Desmond Dekker recorded some of his best known songs together with his backing group the Aces (consisting of Wilson James and Easton Barrington Howard). Their debut album 007 (Shanty Town) includes their single of the same name, which made him Jamaican music's first outernational superstar, reaching the 14^th place in the UK charts. You'll hear how the Ska music from the mid-60s is developing to the Rocksteady sound. This was “Ska” or “Blue Beat”—(or its new name for the slower tempo “Rock Steady”), and the lyrics come from the Calypso-Mento method of telling about current events in music. So in a groovy way, Desmond, James and Barry (the Aces) have given a report of love, politics, nagging women, the celebration of the Fifth anniversary of Independence, and gang warfare. This is were it all started before Desmond became the international star

Even before Bob Marley and Jimmy Cliff Jamaica already had their own international superstar, Desmond Dekker was his name. Famous because of his international hits, such as  "Israelites" (1968) and  "It Miek" (1969).

Tracklisting:

SIDE 1
1. 007 (SHANTY TOWN)
2. UNITY
3. WISE MAN
4. RUDE BOY TRAIN
5. YOU'VE GOT YOUR TROUBLES
6. RUDIE GOT SOUL    

SIDE 2
1. MOTHER YOUNG GAL
2. KEEP A COOL HEAD
3. SHING-A-LING
4. MOTHER LONG TONGUE
5. PERSONAL POSSESSION
6. SWEET MUSIC