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Derrick Morgan in his soulful mid 60s style – as ska was evolving into rocksteady! Recorded qat Beverley's in 66 & 67, this set has as cohesive a stylistic flow as any compilation of Derrick's work we've stocked, and it's consistently strong throughout! Slower rhythms and those wonderful, yearning vocals from Derrick. Great stuff! Includes "Conquering Ruler (Alternative Vs)", "I Am The Ruler", "Woman A Grumble", "Kill Me Dead", "No Dice", "Greedy Girl", "I Mean It", Real Ring Ding" and more. 5 CD bonus tracks: "Happy Independence", "Want More (Vs 2)", "Got You On My Mind" and 2 more.

Early 60s ska from Derrick Morgan – a pioneer and perfector of the form – prime recordings from the early-to-mid 60s! Some of the best of these are produced by Derrick himself, with a healthy batch of Duke Reid productions, plus a couple of CS Dodd productions backed by The Blues Blenders. 16 tracks: "Greatest Thing", "Ain't That A Shame", "Joy Bells", "Let The Good Times Roll" and "National Dance" with Patsy, "Let Me Go", "Oh Shirley", "Little Black Girl", "Wallflower" with Naomi and more.

A great batch of prime ska from Derrick Morgan – most of it culled from the early-to-mid 60s heyday of the sound – slower shuffling tempos for a sweet R&B-laced style of classic ska – with Derrick's soulful voice the best part of all! Legendary ska first wavers are on the instrumentation – Mittoo, Drummond, Brevett, Drumbago, Alphonso, Campbell and more – with 21 tracks in all: "Sweeter Than Honey", "You'll Never Know", "The Moon", "Johnny Grave", "Dinner For Two", "We Are Suffering", "Cool Off Rudie", "Take It Easy", "Cool Off Rudie", "Tears On My Pillow", "No More", "I'm Gonna Leave You" and more. CD bonus track: "Telephone".

Late 60s reggae from Derrick Morgan – largely covering period at the end of the decade, which found Derrick thriving in the post-ska and post rocksteady landscape – making hits, starting dance crazes and bring a depth of soul the the reggae scene! This compilation has hits like "Moon Hop", transcendent covers like "Stand By Me", "Don’t' Play That Song" and "Seven Letters" and much more. 24 tracks in all: "Belly Woman", "First Taste of Love", "What A Thing", "Night At The Hop", "Return Of Jack Slade", "How Can I Forget", "I Love You", "Hard Time", "Come What May", "Give Me Back", "One Morning In May", "Derrick Top Of The Pop Vs 2" and much more.

Yet another value priced box pulling together some of the best from Trojan's huge catalogue of reggae classics. 50 rude boy classics here, heavy on the ska side, for your scooter run down to the shore! Way too many tracks to list here, but we're especially hip to the Skatalites' "Lucky Seven", Duke Reid's "Rude Boy", Laurel Aitken & The Soulmen's "Last Night", Tommy McCook's "Thunderball", The Zodiacs' "Renegade", Derrick Morgan's "Fat Man", and Lee Perry's "Kimble The Nimble".