The Pioneers Greetings From The Pioneers (Expanded)

• The Pioneers – DISC 1: ME NAW GO A BELIEVE – The Pioneers
• The Pioneers – YOU’LL NEVER GET AWAY – The Pioneers
• The Pioneers – BABY DON’T BE LATE – The Righteous Flames
• The Pioneers – SHAKE IT UP – The Pioneers
• The Pioneers – NO DOPE ME PONY – The Pioneers
• The Pioneers – WHIP THEM – The Pioneers
• The Pioneers – GIMME GIMME GIRL – The Righteous Flames
• The Pioneers – THINGS JUST GOT TO CHANGE – The Pioneers
• The Pioneers – SWEET DREAMS – The Pioneers
• The Pioneers – TICKLE ME FOR DAYS – The Pioneers
• The Pioneers – JACKPOT – The Pioneers
• The Pioneers – GIVE ME A LITTLE LOVING – The Pioneers
• The Pioneers – BONUS TRACKS: LONG SHOT – The Pioneers
• The Pioneers – GIVE IT TO ME – The Pioneers
• The Pioneers – GOODIES ARE THE GREATEST – The Pioneers
• The Pioneers – DIP AND FALL BACK – The Pioneers
• The Pioneers – HAVING A BALL – The Pioneers
• The Pioneers – PAN YA MACHETE – The Pioneers
• The Pioneers – MISS EVA – The Pioneers
• The Pioneers – (RUN COME) WALLA WALLA – The Pioneers
• The Pioneers – REGGAE BEAT – The Pioneers
• The Pioneers – ALLI BUTTON – The Pioneers
• The Pioneers – WHO THE CAP FITS – The Pioneers
• The Pioneers – DON’T YOU KNOW – The Pioneers
• The Pioneers – CATCH THE BEAT – The Pioneers
• The Pioneers – SECRET WEAPON – Ansell Collins

• 1. DISC 1: ME NAW GO A BELIEVE – The Pioneers
• 2. YOU’LL NEVER GET AWAY – The Pioneers
• 3. BABY DON’T BE LATE – The Righteous Flames
• 4. SHAKE IT UP – The Pioneers
• 5. NO DOPE ME PONY – The Pioneers
• 6. WHIP THEM – The Pioneers
• 7. GIMME GIMME GIRL – The Righteous Flames
• 8. THINGS JUST GOT TO CHANGE – The Pioneers
• 9. SWEET DREAMS – The Pioneers
• 10. TICKLE ME FOR DAYS – The Pioneers
• 11. JACKPOT – The Pioneers
• 12. GIVE ME A LITTLE LOVING – The Pioneers
• 13. BONUS TRACKS: LONG SHOT – The Pioneers
• 14. GIVE IT TO ME – The Pioneers
• 15. GOODIES ARE THE GREATEST – The Pioneers
• 16. DIP AND FALL BACK – The Pioneers
• 17. HAVING A BALL – The Pioneers
• 18. PAN YA MACHETE – The Pioneers
• 19. MISS EVA – The Pioneers
• 20. (RUN COME) WALLA WALLA – The Pioneers
• 21. REGGAE BEAT – The Pioneers
• 22. ALLI BUTTON – The Pioneers
• 23. WHO THE CAP FITS – The Pioneers
• 24. DON’T YOU KNOW – The Pioneers
• 25. CATCH THE BEAT – The Pioneers
• 26. SECRET WEAPON – Ansell Collins
• 27. DISC TWO: LETTER TO MUMMY AND DADDY – Errol Dunkley
• 28. EL CASINO ROYALE – Lyn Taitt & The Jets
• 29. FEEL GOOD – The Mellotones
• 30. OVER AND OVER – Jackie Robinson
• 31. SOUL GLIDE – Neville Hinds
• 32. WOMAN OF SAMARIA – The Spanishites
• 33. FEEL GOOD – Errol Dunkley
• 34. LET THE LITTLE GIRL DANCE – Jackie Robinson
• 35. THIS IS SOUL – Lyn Taitt & The Jets
• 36. GOOD TIME ROCK – Hugh Malcolm
• 37. GET ON UP – The Creations
• 38. DECIMAL CURRENCY – The Blenders
• 39. PLEASE MR GATEMAN – The Versatiles
• 40. HOLDING OUT – Jackie Robinson
• 41. JUMPING JACK – Carl Bryan
• 42. NEVER SEE COME SEE – The Royals
• 43. HURRY COME UP – The Invaders
• 44. THE GAME SONG – Drumbago & The Blenders
• 45. ONCE MORE – Errol Dunkley
• 46. BELLY LICK – Dennis Walks
• 47. DELILAH – Tyrone Taylor
• 48. OFF TRACK – The Cannonball Trio
• 49. PEOPLE GRUDGEFUL – Sir Gibbs
• 50. JANAN – The Immortals
• 51. REGGAE JEGGAE – Drumbago & The Blenders
• 52. JUMPY JUMPY GIRL – The Conquerors
• 53. MORTGAGE (YOUR LAND) – Hugh Malcolm
• 54. MAN ABOUT TOWN – The Cannonball Trio

First official CD reissue of seminal 1968 rock steady album

• Includes numerous Jamaican hits and elusive rarities

• Features tracks new to CD

Although the Sydney Crooks-led Pioneers were already veterans of Jamaican music scene when, in 1967, they came to join the small roster of the then rookie producer Joe Gibbs, the vocal trio had as yet failed to achieve any significant success.

Within a year, however, they were regulars in the national charts, with significant hits including ‘Long Shot’, ‘Jackpot’, ‘Catch The Beat’ and ‘No Dope Me Pony’.

In recognition of their popularity both at home and in the UK, London-based Trojan Records released an entire collection showcasing the best of their work to date: ‘Greetings From The Pioneers’.

Issued on the Amalgamated subsidiary label that had been created as a vehicle for Gibbs’s works, the set became an essential purchase for many both in the UK’s growing Afro-Caribbean community and among a rapidly expanding young, white working class fanbase.

Now, over half a century since his historic release, the collection finally sees release on CD, with its original 12 tracks augmented by an astounding 48 Joe Gibbs-produced recordings from the period.

Included are numerous major Jamaican chart hits and equally obscure recordings from the archives.