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Lester Sterling
Kingston, Jamaica
Lester Sterling is credited on 442 releases across 196 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1963–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
442
Pressings credited
196
Albums
7
Decades active
275
In collections
Biography
Lester "Ska" Sterling OD (31 January 1936 – 16 May 2023), also known as Mr. Versatile, was a Jamaican trumpet and saxophone player.
Bio from Wikipedia
Credited work
442 releases · 196 albums · active 1963–2026
- Performance · 572
- Other credits · 4
- Production · 1
Studios: Federal Records Studio · Dynamic Sounds Studios · Treasure Isle Recording Studio · Wirl Studio
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Back To Black
2006
Songs Of Freedom
1992
Kung Fu Meets The Dragon
1975
Essential Artist Collection
2023
Platinum Ska
2016
Give 'Em The Boot
1997
Greetings From Skamania
1996
More Intensified! Original Ska 1963-67 Vol. 2
1980
Intensified! Original Ska 1962-1966
1979
The Birth Of A Legend
1976
Absolutely The...Uniques
1968
Dubbing At King Tubby's
2016
Trojan Ska Box Set Volume 2
2000
Ball Of Fire
1997
Stretching Out
1986
The Best Of Don Drummond
1969
Walk With Me
2012
Rocksteady Fever
2008
The Skatalites Play Ska
2007
On The Right Track
2007
In Orbit Vol. 1
2005
True Love
2004
Guns Of Navarone (The Best Of The Skatalites)
2003
The Legendary Skatalites In Dub
2003
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