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007 Shanty Town (Purple Vinyl)
FORMAT
LP

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MOV 2347PUR-LP MOV 2347PUR-LP
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RELEASE DATE
2/6/2026

"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 outer national superstar, reaching the 14th 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,' 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 where 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. 007 Shanty Town is available as a limited edition of 750 individually numbered copies on purple colored vinyl."