Desmond Dekker - Essential Artist Collection - Desmond Dekker | National Album Day 2026
Desmond Dekker - Essential Artist Collection - Desmond Dekker is presented for National Album Day 2026.
This concise Essential Artist Collection highlights Desmond Dekker's major role in ska, rocksteady and early reggae. It brings together key recordings including Israelites, 007 (Shanty Town), It Mek and King of Ska, tracing the sound that helped Jamaican music reach an international audience. For National Album Day 2026 the collection is available on black EcoRecord vinyl as well as a CD digisleeve edition with booklet.
Released on 17 October 2026, this National Album Day edition is a limited physical release supplied through the specified UK distributor.
Side A
1. (Poor Mi) Israelites
2. You Can Get It If You Really Want
3. 007 (Shanty Town)
4. It Mek
5. Fu Man Chu
6. King of Ska
7. Intensified ’68 (Music Like Dirt)
Side B
1. Unity
2. Get Up Edina
3. Licking Stick
4. It Pays
5. Pickney Gal
6. Sing A Little Song
7. Jamaica Ska
