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Dave & Ansell Collins

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Years Active
1970 – present (54 years)
Founded In
Kingston, Jamaica
Dave Barker (born David John Crooks, 10th October 1947, Kingston), a session vocalist, and Ansell Collins (born 1949, Kingston) , a keyboards player, were working for producer Lee "Scratch" Perry in Kingston, Jamaica in the late 1960s, and joined forces in 1971, for the ska single "Double Barrel". Released on Techniques Records, part of the Trojan Records label, it topped the Jamaican and U.K. charts in March that year. It was the first record the celebrated drummer, Sly Dunbar, ever played on; he was aged fourteen at the time. The follow-up, the similarly styled… read more
Dave Barker (born David John Crooks, 10th October 1947, Kingston), a session vocalist, and Ansell Collins (born 1949, Kingston) , a keyboards player, were working for producer Lee "Scratch" Perry in Kingston, Jamaica in the late 1960s, and joined forces in 1971, for the ska single &… read more
Dave Barker (born David John Crooks, 10th October 1947, Kingston), a session vocalist, and Ansell Collins (born 1949, Kingston) , a keyboards player, were working for producer Lee "Scratch" Perry in Kingston, Jamaica in the late 1960s, and joined forces in 1971, for the ska single "Double Barrel". Released on Techniques Records, part of the Tr… read more

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1 Play track Reggae Anthology: Winston Riley - Quintessential Techniques Double Barrel
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2 Late Night Tales: Fatboy Slim Monkey Spanner
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3 Double Barrel - Ed Solo Remix - Mixed Double Barrel - Ed Solo Remix - Mixed
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4 Double Barrel - Ed Solo Remix - Edit Double Barrel - Ed Solo Remix - Edit
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5 Double Barrel - Phibes Remix - Mixed Double Barrel - Phibes Remix - Mixed
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6 Double Barrel - Phibes Remix - Edit Double Barrel - Phibes Remix - Edit
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7 Best Of The Essential Hits: Dave & Ansel Collins My Best Girl
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8 Double Barrel Impossible Mission
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9 Double Barrel Two four one
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10 Best Of The Essential Hits: Dave & Ansel Collins lonely man am i
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Albums

  1. 4,500 listeners

    1 Jan 1971 · 12 tracks

    Double Barrel
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  2. 415 listeners

    2002 · 14 tracks

    Best Of The Essential Hits: Dave & Ansel Collins
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  3. 278 listeners

    24 Jul 2014 · 14 tracks

    Shocks Of Mighty
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  4. 21 listeners

    2 tracks

    Monkey Spanner
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