Among the first reggae hits to pierce the UK pop chart in 1969 ‘Long Shot Kick De Bucket’ made global stars of the Pioneers and led to Trojan Records swiftly releasing the trio’s ‘Long Shot’ LP towards the close of the year. The album became a best-seller for the company with the group’s popularity in the UK prompting a follow-up collection “Battle Of The Giants” which hit the record shops the following year. Now both of these popular Leslie Kong-produced LPs are brought together to form the basis of this collection with the “Battle Of The Giants” set making its CD debut. And with the release further bolstered by seven rare and previously unissued bonus tracks this collection not only gathers the very best of the Pioneers’ recordings for noted Jamaican producer Leslie Kong it also features some of the most popular recordings from the boss reggae era.

LONG SHOT:
1. LONG SHOT KICK DE BUCKET
2. CARANAPO
3. BLACK BUD
4. LONG UP YOUR MOUTH
5. BRING HIM COME
6. MOTHER RITTY
7. POOR RAMESES
8. SAMFIE MAN
9. BELLY GUT
10. LUCKY SIDE
11. TROUBLE DEY A BUSH
12. BOSS FESTIVAL
BATTLE OF THE GIANTS:
13. MONEY DAY
14. CONSIDER ME
15. DRIVEN BACK
16. GORGEOUS AND MARVELLOUS
17. NOW YOU ARE GONE
18. BATTLE OF THE GIANTS
19. SLIP AWAY
20. CHERIE CHERIE
21. SIMMER DOWN QUASHIE
22. TWICE AROUND THE DAFFODILS
23. MALLY MALLY
BONUS TRACKS:
24. EASY COME EASY GO (ROCK STEADY VERSION)
25. PEE PEE CLUCK CLUCK
26. METTLE (AKA MICKLE)
27. JUST ENOUGH (TO KEEP ME HANGIN’ ON)
28. CHA LA LA I NEED YOU
29. GET READY
30. EASY COME EASY GO (REGGAE VERSION)