• The Pioneers – Mother Matty
    • The Pioneers – Things Got To Change
    • 1. Mother Matty
    • 2. Things Got To Change

    Two killer boss sounds from 1969 produced by Joe Gibbs & Sidney Crooks from The Pioneers.

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    The PioneersI Feel So BadOriginal Gravity
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    • – I Feel So Bad
    • – I Feel So Bad Boss Version
    The PioneersHit After Hit After Hit Vol. 5Pioneer International
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      The PioneersMiss Tourist / Come BrothersAmalgamated Records
      Jackie Robinson on lead vocals with The Pioneers 1968 cut "Miss Tourist" plus Hugh Malcolm's saxophone led uptempo instrumental on the flip.
      • The Pioneers – Miss Tourist
      • Hugh Malcolm – Come Brothers
      The PioneersBad Company / Shubeen We DehPioneer International
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        • – Trouble Deh Bush
        • – Drive Back
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