Dave & Ansell Collins - Double Barrel

[skapoen]

RIP Winston Riley



[teand45s]

remember the Ben Sherman shits and Trevira suits. guys looked classy and the girls looked bril

[HughieDixon]

When I was a kid I used to wonder what he was saying at the start. But now I'm an adult I haven't got a f*cking clue.

[bikri08]

This was the number one song when I was born...but I'm just hearing it for the first time today.

[tabula123456]

@bikri08

Haha...same here mate!

[smokepuroful]

I was 5 or so the 1st time I heard this awesome tune...my big brother had the 45 and I would dance around having the greatest time. Now at the age of 47 while watching a British flick named "East is East" there it was! Double Barrel in a nightclub scene and I was so excited I had to look it up and here I am...still dancing around!

[Ski710]

This was number 1 when I was born, love it

[wordreet]

Heard this on Radio6 a couple of weeks ago, and said to one of the guys at work, I still have this on the original 45rmp single! And he looked at like WTF? X¬D

[Wash6970]

Memories of working the night shift in the spring and summer of 1971, with the radio blasting on the PA system in the warehouse and the store after it closed. 

[TrojanSkinhead94]

me dad recommended this song to me

and he's a rocker

[merlin73096]

absolutley brilliant! takes me back to my disco days when i was young!

[Fluffski2006]

6 dislikes were mods!!

[brickbat44]

@Fluffski2006

i do not think so !

do you undersand THE apprentice THIS WAS MODS MODS YOU FUCKING IDIOT

working class

fucking idiot

[OyaRevolutionary]

MASSIVE!!!

[tes74]

@bazpeeb so strange to think when I was at the gig on Tuesday that a lot of people would've been on my YT page to look at The Specials ..... Superb night wasn't it..... Wish there were two dates..!! I'd have been back.... Nite Klub and Stupid Marriage my faves :)

[bazpeeb]

this was played before The Specials came on stage on tuesday night in glasgow.

quality tune and quality gig!!

[trippyjayne]

this is ooo so good reminds me of my youth ha i was 51 on tuesday lol

[smfbiz]

My Big Brother bought this when it came out 1970/71 . I used to blast it .. I love this song takes me way back to a MUCH better time in Jamaica...

Great piece of music and vocals !!!!!!

[JShadowBlade1]

I'm getting on and the old legs can't skank like they used but this tune is tempting them to get up and proove the old this boy wrong.

[lowbow11]

my first record ever, still love it.

[themainbase]

Sly Dunbar played drums on this track, his first session work at age 15 years old!

[mickygee50]

THE CLUB THE GIRLS THE MUSIC FANTASTIC GRINDING SONG FROM THE SOUTH LONDON SKIN HEADS!!! NICE ONE.

[ImaniHekima]

I was 5 years old when this song was in the charts, I can remember trying to copy Dave Barker's vocals everytime it was played. Such a great record to this day!

[zobya97]

Is this guy havin' an orgasm or is he just plain constipated

[theeuprise]

check out old school 80's brooklyn rapper Special Ed - I'm the Magnificent he samples this track, awesome!

[soulsinnersuk]

A constant reminder that music today is too polished and soulless... bring back recording in a tin shack!!!

[collinandfitch]

Epic. This came out about the same time as In the Summertime, I'm Gonna Run Away From You and Maggie May. I was a little Boot Boy down the youth club with a crush on a girl who wore knee length boots and a mini skirt. Unfortunately she fancied one of the youth workers who looked like MIck Robinson from Magpie; fucking Trog.

[Ninevah77]

@collinandfitch Keep up the bitterness...Love it!

[d13g01988]

@collinandfitch Classic!

[littlejockey1000]

Takes me back to Swinton Dell, with the Dell Boys. The clothes, the girls, the aggro and United... Happy days indeed.

[tanyahowes]

Love it Love it love it ... nuff said x

[backwardshalfwit]

Fookin love this one - straight on me playlist - Thanks Tes !

[rogershearman]

brill ( fuckin skinheads !!!!)

[tezzabanboy]

i worked on a fairground in southsea a long time ago but music and memories live on

[julia71127]

@tezzabanboy yeah this song and those similar were great to hear at the fairground on full blast along with the flashing lights and all the exciting sights and sounds of the fair at night time...

[tezzabanboy]

@julia71127 yor not joking.the pub on the fairground had the 10 commandents by prince buster on it.i was 17 it was 1971.wot a time

[Rafinhabgirl]

Esse som é Feraaaa

[snowwitje1]

lekker nummer

[PassionBonsai]

Loved in then; and now approaching 60 I STILL wish I could work out the intro words:)

[hhelpmaboab]

what a non-tune

hated it then

doesn't improve with age

[smokintony]

Number 1 when I was born, only reason I searched it

[palacios871]

i remenber this song when I was teenager, very good tune at the 70s.

[jubblybubblyful]

The tunes don't get much better than this.................. I am a teenager all over again.

[NaturalProd007]

BIG TUNE!!

[MsBarking]

Takes me right back to my teenage years..... (today I am 58)

Love it

[sigma9570]

thank u i am drinking rum and sitting at my desk wish i could RASS this tune damd neighours LOVING IT XXXXXXX

[trevor1375]

Excellent !!!!!!!! Am dancing now.  Lekker

[SouthSaturnDelta1]

Tune and half!

[terreneserene]

Stilkl get chills when I hear this song...and for some reason 1. when ever I get ahold of a coopy of ths song people ask to borrow it and I never see it again & 2. whenever I play this song on a juke box, really young (at least 18yo men-I'm a wee bit older) offer to buy me drinks and such...If I were a Super Hero, this woukd be my theme song! AHAHAHAHA!

[bognostril]

One of the first singles I ever bought...so simple, so good.

[horstb29]

I was in my early teens when I heard this song for the first time at the bumper car ride on a carnival.

[tonijn1969]

this song look lots like liquidator

[afton1955]

Wow, it's been 40 years and this song still sounds good today!!!!!!!

[Salsahbee]

I used to play this time after time when I left school in 1971 and I loved Monkey Spanner too!

[loron21]

great music it always used to be played at the fairgrounds brings back happy memorys thanks for posting x

[rayhertford]

First record I ever bought! I was ten years old at the time, sounded bloody brilliant then, it still does now!

[secursmash1]

@rayhertford Me too , thogeter with they comming to take me away from Napoleon i think :-)

[123456skylar]

biz markie sampled right there

[1955pigot]

Loved it when i was 16 and still do now im 56, just a sad old bloke- NOT !

[Soulhead1981]

This is the first record i ever bought.thanks for this post :)

[Skadforlife69]

This track is never gonna die, it'll always sound as good as new!

[johnplinehan]

i remember buying an album on trojan that had this and many other great songs, but i cant remember what it was called gave it to my kid brother and he says he lost it whats it worth now

[GordonKeeble100]

@johnplinehan  there's a shop in Islington , London called The Vinyl Countdown (Great name for an old record shop) if it's still in business they would offer serious money for a good copy of this.

[loron21]

@GordonKeeble100

I have the Vinyl 45 of this lol

[GordonKeeble100]

This and Pluto Shervington is about as good as we'll ever hear

[issy3607]

oh yeah!!!!!

[MsCalibras]

fantastic, has brought back the 70s, i remember the summer of 71... had this album too !!! bring it on !!

[Loftusboi]

im 19 and ive grown up with this music, now if anyone in the family says 'i' and pauses for a milisecond too long everyone else in the room shouts out 'am the magnificent!' lol

[Grumburble]

@Loftusboi Good for you! That's just it. I love the beginning. I was 15 at the time it was released.

[jeaniebaby001]

Thanks Tom Milsom... or his dad. ;) 

[SmellyJelly4MyBelly]

Like if Tom Milson brought you here!!! :)

[CallMeBlake1]

@SmellyJelly4MyBelly Milsom, his name is Tom Milsom. :)

[helltopay1]

@SmellyJelly4MyBelly Nopememories of the 70sbrought me here

[MyBauduco]

samba rock da pesada magnifico

[alltoafrica]

Oh my, thanks for loading this, me heart is getting stronger the longer I listen

[ciao614]

sent by simon as well.

[Bluesilvahalo]

Sent here by SimonJCLeBON, love this!!

[MrLIKI13]

wicked!

[johnplinehan]

i agree it would go now

[bertsnodgrass]

Another end of term classic, oh to do it all again !!

[sexymama1966]

oh yes, you are the magnificent:)

[elondontopguy]

soooo good!

[roma19791980]

First record i ever bought, And still fresh today

[cousinneal]

i think this was used in the movie VANISHING POINT

[BedsideGnome]

Feel it :D

[dm11107]

time for a dance then

[socalesler]

song kicks ass. we howled at it as a kid. they ought to re-release it. it might just go today!!!

[Radians51]

Holy crap!  Haven't heard this in years. One of the first records I ever bought, lols

[smithywick]

tune a good one

[nug39]

my god memories

[Zrock0076]

I played this and some mid 60's Manfredd Mann for a girlfriend of mine about ten years ago and she replied "You listen to some weird shit". I said "I know, that 'cause I have great taste". I love this tune.

[SrgStinky]

So uplifting

[CaneFu]

Back in the summer of 1971, I used to take my stereo outside on the driveway everyday and blast this song as loud as it would go while a bunch of us neighborhood kids played basketball.

The neighbors quit talking to me after that summer.

[socalesler]

@CaneFu..... song kicks ass. we howled at it as a kid. they ought to re-release it. it might just go today!!!

[baglamanify]

I walked into town to buy this tune on 45 in 1971 when I was 11 years old, listened to the album and ended up buying that for 99 1/2 p. Liked it then, and I still like it now!!

[slipknothaz]

love this song, lots better than all of that crap that is in the charts for a thirteen year old like me! love the tune, thanks for the post

[robertoterceroify]

jaja suena chido cuando empieza al 0:00 y acaba al 0:01 suena chido el bebe xD

[xSaviourSix]

Bring it out again!

Its Timeless!

[JerseyBlackie]

You are The Magnificent Queen of Ska !! Happy Xmas and New Year XX Telos

[TheCanalCarpMan]

omg i had forgot about this record,, thank the lord for youtube :).

[MsBarking]

oh man this is classic! magnkficent even....

[MsBarking]

oh man this is classic!

[Saras90ful]

AMAZIIIING!

[strepsil08]

What a tuuuuuuuuuuuuuune.

[Technotune]

Still awesome, that dance is impossible now , too good song

[ALNEAL]

One of the best reggae hits of all time. Most do not stand the test of time. This one does!

[DerMitten]

Wow as good today as when I was 11. I had no idea they were black and had never heard of racism, now I am politically aware, the music today doesn't touch this. Fantastic.

[TerryMarineBMF]

Angie Angel~~~>$upergirl!!

me luv Christ an' me luv u

an' see wut H.i.m. have

for me an' u

Angie&theAngels

1000%ROXSTEDDY riddim

[lastXflowers]

<3 <3

[rushcutmob]

splendid

[kittykooky]

I remember my brother playing this at home, he would of been about 17yrs old !! he has just had his 60th birthday.. for you Rodders... much love...xx

[INdieghetto95]

i just shaved my head listening to this song

[mcp6453]

It's acutally "WOOO", as in radio station call letters. "W" is correctly pronounced "double u".

Thanks for posting this. I have not heard it in a L-O-N-G time.

[comicmania2008]

The GREAT record was just too shor only two and a half minutest. I can listen to this once, but it's never enough LOL. Thanks for uploading.

[rocconiel]

GREAT!!!

[sexymama1966]

that was pretty good:)

[zijnemajesteit]

Can anyone tell me what he says at the beginning? "I am the magnificent. And I'm back with the ...???"

[17drw]

@zijnemajesteit

I am the magnificent

I'm backed by the shack of a soul boss most turnin' stormin' sound o'soul

I am double u o,o,o and I'm still up here again

Hey

[zijnemajesteit]

@17drw

Thx!

[Badger57PGA]

@zijnemajesteit

I'm backed by the

Shack of a soul boast

Most turning, storming

Sound of soul

[rmilroy56]

thanks for this song - my disco days spring to mind - long time ago though!

[helen68350]

Love it ..... takes me back to a long time ago.......long live reggae....

a lot of my early teenage years was dominated by this stuff....memories of dancing at Brockham , Newdigate and Rusper village halls....

[JanW666]

freakin' awesom guys!!! still have ALL my original Dave & Ansel Collins singles.......magic - happy, happy days!!! xx

[countfrankfritter]

I love this tune. I remeber my brother playing drums on the side board. ( To this track ) Brilliant

[TheChrissy1960]

i am w000

[aluschi10]

hmm nothing for me i think its nice reggae like bob marley hmm ...

[BoneThugsEternal]

sampled by Special Ed for the song "I'm The Magnificent."

[TerryTeadreg]

I remember this from when I was a wee lad, awesome!!!

[chrisharro]

How cool is this song?

[plownds26]

i thought i was the magnificent w ooo.

[GNIK222]

I haven't heard this song in years.

[thePharoah90086]

as-in "the Magnificent Montague" ???

[jlharpfish54241]

I still have the 45 rpm..brings back some great memories

[freakunt]

when i was 12 this and Marc Bolan were the same thing...i didnt know what it was but it floated my boat,so i asked my mum to buy them for me..and she did....eh Em?

[SuperScarface54]

a riproaring epic, good god!!!

[northernsoulgroover]

it reminds me of fairground rides....

[metalmickey07]

@northernsoulgroover me too!

[afton1955]

@northernsoulgroover Funny you should say that, reminds me of the same. I'm a US Army brat and from 1971-1973 my family lived in Mainz, Germany. Every summer there was a carnival behind the AYA building which was beside the housing we lived in. Double Barrel was one of the records played on the Bumper Car ride. :) Hell yeah!!!!! Those were some good ol' times!!!!!!

[mrspenn1611]

now this brings back some memories, Burnley mecca and away we go, how time fly's

[mrspenn1611]

now this brings back some memories, Burnley mecca and away we go, how time fly's

[yabass]

used to play this on the piano in school 1971 music room was our form room...

[DjTsj]

i got the exact same 7inch, love droppin this

[MsBarking]

I love this to death!!!!!!

[PED51]

Amazing how a song or a piece of music can bring back memories in such accuracy and detail. Makes you smile in a kinda sad way when you realise those times are gone for good.

[wiesBadisch]

Great Song........loooooool!

[darcythegael]

Memories of my youth!! Truly brilliant!! Still wearing monkey boots, tassle loafers and a crombie coat!! Listenting to great tunes!

[roodiz]

God this brings back so many memories of when we were kids. Thank you for posting this.

[natsannho]

Classssssssssssic

[alaskagoldman]

As I remember, this song was on both sides and I used to like the "B" side better. Can you put that one on as well?

[Rootzanculture]

WOW This bring back memories! I've never known, until now thanx to my bruv, what this was called or what artist it came from!

[mags2210]

brilliant song takes me back wot good times!!

[CarlosAdams]

Man! I love this record!

[claudiofrocha]

Very nice... muito bom... som de primeira! mutch mutch mutch.... ahn, ahn, ahn....

[Georgiahulse]

The version I have on 45 is identical to the copy seen in the picture, but seems to sound a bit quicker than this recording?

[jax2159]

I love this song

[discoverydavid]

One of my all time favs...memories of being a toddler and jumping around around to this...Music to remind adults about the pure happiness of being a child...Well, this adult anyway!

[jason5967]

one of thest all time best

[jason5967]

one of thest all time best

[faudil59200]

it's rockstedy or skinhead ?? thanks

[MrTeescott]

I was 10............ skanked til i dropped!

[philip0072]

noting like a bit of reggie

[spectro52]

I am double 0 0 ! and I'm still here with you!

[SharaabiNo1]

I AM THE MAGNIFICENT

[harm1971]

cool, born on april 29th 1971. in Holland no.1 was then Sweet with funny funny

[jjmm112]

So nice.........................

[andyjeens]

5th May 71 i was born.. don't remember it!

[ealaspada]

My birthday song as well. And it beats the hell out of a friend of mine's, who was unfortunately saddled with "Shaddap You Face".

[terimacs]

This was my birthday song - cool , fist time hearin it !

[alasdairgf]

Heh... this was #1 in the UK the day I was born... had never heard it before today. Awesome.

[Keijz74]

Delicious. Thanks.

[Lucyxahe]

Very good song!! :-)

[drleonard]

Dave And Ansel Collins Really Nailed It Down With This Great Song! - Thanks For The Post!

[irobikolovic]

yo this video is available to pull on that site mp4ify as mp3 or mp4 files - google mp4ify

[YCSMusic]

Gotta be one of me all-time faves!

Brilliant!

[BrutalBassBB]

Classic song can you hear the samples? 5/5*

[Gedoing]

I am the magnificent, double u o,o,o

classic

[woodymc27]

Found this song from a thing on The One Show as this was the first record Tony Hadley from Spandau Ballet bought. Very glad i saw it as this is a quailty track!

[KentarEast]

First time I ever heard this song, me and my buddies were window-peeking at a strip club called "The Twilight Zone". Since then I have always loved this song.

[hrmsmk]

for the longest time i thought SPECIAL ED sampled this from The Biz Markie. Untill. my boss at the record store lent me his copy of the LP in 1989.... there is alot of breaks on the double barrel album..

[ampleezy]

they had never even met when this came out actually, voicing was done completely separate from the version