# Desmond Dekker & The Aces — Israelites

Desmond Dekker & The Aces’s Israelites (1968) is No. 5 in our Reggae ranking. The full verdict, and where to hear it.

- **Released:** 1968
- **Label:** Pyramid
- **On one list:** Reggae
- **Updated:** 2026-08-29
- **Artist:** [Desmond Dekker & The Aces](https://waxonia.com/artist/desmond-dekker-and-the-aces/)
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/track/desmond-dekker-and-the-aces--israelites/

## What we say

### No. 5 in [Reggae](https://waxonia.com/genre/reggae/)

A number one in Britain that most of Britain could not make out a word of. Cheerful music about being broke before dawn, and the first reggae record to travel on its own terms.

## Listen

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Desmond%20Dekker%20%26%20The%20Aces%20Israelites) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=0wSXTN2EfRo)

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