Desmond Dekker / The Aces - Israelites 1969 Original UNI 73059 Stereo plays EX++
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Sep 11, 2015 Sold Date
Aug 18, 2015 Start Date
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Desmond Dekker & The Aces ~ Israelites

1969 Original 1st pressing
Uni records - 73059 Stereo
Vinyl is EX++
Vinyl looks EX++: light marks, faint scuffs and slight imperfections.
Vinyl plays EX++: light background-crackle and occasional faint clicks between tracks and in some quiet passages.
Labels are EX++ to Mint-, mostly Mint-: slight imperfections.
Cover is EX to EX+: wear, bends, indentations and small tears.
The original inner-sleeve has a 1" seam-split bottom-edge.
Includes a HQ inner-sleeve which the vinyl is stored in.
Out of print original

"Probably no other Jamaican artist has brought more international acclaim to his island home than Desmond Dekker, barring, of course, Bob Marley, but Dekker came first. Most people's introduction to the island's unique musical sound came via the singer's many hits, most notably "Israelites" and "0.0.7. (Shanty Town)." Needless to say, he was even more influential in his homeland.

Born Desmond Dacres in Kingston, Jamaica, on July 16, 1942, the star-to-be was orphaned in his teens. Left to earn a living on his own, he apprenticed as a welder. It was his workmates who first noted his vocal talents, as the youngster sang around the workshop. With their encouragement, in 1961 the young man decided to have a go at recording and auditioned for both Coxsone Dodd at Studio One and Duke Reid at Treasure Isle. Neither man found anything remarkable about this young hopeful and sent him on his way. Not discouraged, Dacres next tried his luck with Leslie Kong, owner of the Beverley's label. He auditioned before the stable's biggest hitmaker, Derrick Morgan, who immediately spotted the young man's potential. However, it was to be two long years before Kong finally took him into the studio, waiting patiently for him to compose a song worthy of recording. "...

-allmusic

Note: there may be some camera-glare on the cover and other surfaces in the photos from the lighting and angle.

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