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, Intensified features 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.

TRACKLIST:

A1. It Mek

A2. Hippopotamus

A3. Nincompoop

A4. Opportunity

A5. Sabotage

B1. You Can Get It If You Really Want

B2. Unity

B3. Where Did It Go

B4. Israelites

B5. Sing A Little Song