Harry J Allstars - The Liquidator - HD

Harry Zephaniah Johnson (6 July 1945 – 3 April 2013), known by the stage name Harry J, was a Jamaican reggae record producer of African, Sicilian and Scottish descent.
Born in Westmoreland Parish, Jamaica, Johnson started to play music with the Virtues as a bass player before moving into management of the group. When the band split up he worked as an insurance salesman. He first appeared as a record producer in 1968, when he launched his own record label, "Harry J", by releasing The Beltones' local hit "No More Heartaches", one of the earliest reggae songs to be recorded. His agreement with Coxsone Dodd allowed him to use Studio One's facilities, where he produced the hit "Cuss Cuss" with singer Lloyd Robinson, which became one of the most covered riddims in Jamaica. Johnson also released music under a subsidiary label, Jaywax.
In October 1969, he met success in the UK with "The Liquidator" (number 9 in the UK Singles Chart) recorded with his session band, The Harry J All Stars (it was also a hit in 1980, reaching number 42).This single became one of the anthems of the emerging skinhead youth subculture; together with other instrumental hits released in the UK through his own subdivision "Harry J" on Trojan Records, on a compilation album of the same name.
In the beginning of the 1970s he enjoyed another big success with the vocal duo Bob and Marcia with the song "Young, Gifted and Black". His productions also included Jamaican hits with DJs like Winston Blake or Scotty among others, and many dub versions.
(Some of the footage is from The Tv Series "Gideon's Way" a British television crime series made by ITC Entertainment and broadcast for ITV in 1965/66, based on the novels by John Creasey (as J. J. Marric).
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[DAN.eight]

I have literally been searching for this song for so so so long, i keep hearing it played in the market on eastenders and a guy used to play it who lived in the same block of flats as me, finally found it through searching what samples bass o matic used in fascinating rhythm... I was going around humming the tune to people and no one recognised it, i thought it sounded Caribbean to me.. bit like the cricket theme tune soul limbo lool. Seriously 10 year search finally over

[TwistedCantQuickscope]

GTA London 1969 and Chelsea fc brought me here

[keithnaylor]

Heavenly, and cleverly extended.
Brings back 1969 and the coffee bar. Great days.

[davidgray]

This song was always played at Chelsea football Ground in 1970. More or less The Anthem

[brianjenkins]

I defy anyone not to move to this!!! 😊👍

[chrisa]

Dude, this was fantastic beyond all expectations. You get a gold star, sir. Holy crap, those guys were on old street bikes jumping and twisting through Downtown MTB trail in Mammoth! I can't imagine doing that on my old Triumpsh. And Liquidator on tunes. Classic bro, on every level.

[TTheHooligan]

Hearing this song before Chrlsea natch knowing I'm gonna experience 90+ minutes of suffering and pain

[janellis]

Have this record. Still love it. Happy days as a teenager in the 60s

[philipgiles]

First heard this on a radiogram half the size of the lounge at my Nans Christmas party 1969, I was 11. Loved it ever since

[ashleyadkins]

London would love you to think it brought you here....True story West Bromwich Albion 60s

[TomClarkSouthLondon]

LOVE IT! my brother was a skinhead and had this in his collection.

[ElPreciooofrmdaE]

Heard this yesterday when we played West Brom







Nice song

[bowbutter]

This was played around all football grounds in the 70s

[BeautifulBirman]

Awesome! One of my fave reggae tracks. The vid brings back recollections of the fun we had fighting with skinheads. Those were the days! 😁

[rayogaro]

This reminds me of my school days, brilliant video. 🎬🎥♥️👍

[Badger-]

Sod Chelsea its been played down the Baggies since the late 60s.... OGs!!!!

[wordsmith]

Good ol skin head music! They used to shout out very loud: "Chelsea" in between the organ bits! Was always something going on! "down the Shed" (sometimes quite painful!!) lol!

[pierceryan]

reminds me of my time in Kentish Town and Camden Town.in London.Oui.

[MjayzToonz]

Haven't heard this instrumental in a very long time MS, it used to be played all the time back in the day, I never knew who it was by though, but I do now.lol..I remember that Gideons Way series, he was always smoking his pipe, wouldn't be allowed now, haha..★★★★★

[ladymeghenderson]

the video is a clip from Gideon's way which starred John Gregson