Original 1968 Beverley’s Records album – For the first time reissued on vinyl- Newly restored & remastered- Pressed on 140-gram black vinyl- Comes in a reverse-board outer sleeve- With printed inner sleeve featuring exclusive sleeve notes by music journalist and reggae authority John Masouri. A wonderful set of rocksteady and early reggae bouncing off the irrepressible reggae rhythms and bounding harmonies of Desmond Dekker and the Aces. The follow-up to their Action! Predecessor, Intensifiedfeatures the major hits ‘Poor Me Israelites’ and ‘Ah It Mek’which topped the UK & US charts in the late 60s & early/mid 70s. Also featured on the album is the punchy ‘Sweet Music’, a celebration of those knock-out vocal harmonies, where Dekker is at his best. With the great ‘Rude Boy Train’, Dekker was a precursor to the ‘rude boy’ phenomenon, which has since become a mainstay in reggae songs.

Label: Beverley’s Records
UPC: 5060767449875
Release Date: July 19, 2024

Track List

1. Ah It Mek
2. Too Much Too Soon
3. Coconut Water
4. Sweet Music
5. My Lonely World
6. Rude Boy Train
7. Poor Me Israelites
8. It Is Not Easy
9. Intensified
10. Nincompoop
11. Tips Of My Fingers
12. Wiseman