The Liquidator is a popular ska tune released in the United Kingdom by the Harry J. Allstars in the late 1960's. Ska is a form of Jamaican music combining elements of traditional mento and calypso with an American jazz and rhythm and blues sound. ... cover of the Harry J Allstars single Liquidator released in 1969 by Trojan This article is about a reggae producer for other names see Harry Johnson (disambiguation) Harry Johnson aka Harry J (born c. ...

In the UK, the song is famous for being played before football matches of local rivals West Bromwich Albion and Wolverhampton Wanderers. However in recent years the West Midlands Police Force and local safety committees made both clubs remove the track from their playlists, due to obscenities directed at their rivals chanted by supporters. During the 2005/2006 season Albion briefly re-introduced the track, encouraging fans to clap instead of swearing. The request was ignored and the track once again removed. The Liquidator still remains a firm favourite with both sets of fans, and is often sold as a mobile phone ringtone targeted at these supporters. West Bromwich Albion Football Club is an English football club formed by workers from Salters Spring Works in West Bromwich, West Midlands in 1878. ... Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. is a Wolverhampton-based football club playing at Molineux. ...

Fans of both clubs lay claim to being the first to play the track during the sixties, and the song being 'theirs'. However evidence given is almost always unsubstantial. It is claimed that Chelsea F.C. were the first to introduce the song and indeed they still play it before every match. However this myth has been dispelled as it emerged Harry Johnson moved to the Wolverhampton area in the early 70's. Chelsea Football Club (also known as The Blues or previously as The Pensioners), founded in 1905, are an English Premier League football team. ...