King of Kings by Desmond Dekker/The Specials and 11 similar items

Two of the giants of Ska come together for this rare pooling of talents to create this collection of songs from the heyday of Jamaican Ska: the late fifties and early sixties. Each cut gets a brief description in the liner notes. Some highlights: Fat Man: The song that launched the career of Derick Morgan in 1960, Easy Snapping: Arguably the first true Ska recording ever made, recorded by Pianist Theo Beckford in the late fifties. Two songs by Eric Monty Morris, one of the most popular performers throughout the sixties. 1965?s Wings of A Dove, a traditional song made famous not only by The Blues Busters but also by Bob Marley and The Wailers. Jimmy Cliff?s King of Kings, one of his earliest hits which was also one of the first Ska hits in Britain for Ezz Rico and The Launchers a year later. Pure gold!