{"product_id":"the-pioneers-don-t-you-know-me-naw-go-a-believe","title":"The Pioneers - Don’t You Know \/ Me Naw Go A Believe","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Pioneers\u003c\/strong\u003e were formed in 1962 by two brothers \u003cstrong\u003eDerrick\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eSidney Crooks\u003c\/strong\u003e and their friend \u003cstrong\u003eWinston Hewitt\u003c\/strong\u003e later replaced by former \u003cstrong\u003eHeptone\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eGlen Adams\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Pioneers' early singles were not successful, and the group broke up in 1967. Sydney started working at \u003cstrong\u003eJoe Gibbs\u003c\/strong\u003e shop and then in the studio where he met a talented new young singer: \u003cstrong\u003eJackie Robinson\u003c\/strong\u003e. The new Pioneers were reborn as a duo. They recorded several successful singles such as \u003cem\u003eLongshot\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eJackpot\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCatch the Beat\u003c\/em\u003e with Gibbs before joining producer \u003cstrong\u003eLeslie Kong\u003c\/strong\u003e where they recorded \u003cem\u003eSamfie Man\u003c\/em\u003e which topped the Jamaican charts. They then recruited \u003cstrong\u003eGeorge Agard\u003c\/strong\u003e and became a trio again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey scored in the charts again with \u003cem\u003eLong Shot (Kick De Bucket)\u003c\/em\u003e a sequel to \u003cem\u003eLong Shot\u003c\/em\u003e, the tragic story of a racehorse that never won and died racing! \u003cem\u003eKick De Bucket\u003c\/em\u003e became an instant hit both in Jamaican and in the U.K. particularly among skinheads in 1969. More hits followed and the band moved to the UK in 1970. Over time, their sound changed and became more pop oriented. They eventually recorded soul albums with \u003cstrong\u003eEddy Grant\u003c\/strong\u003e as a producer in 1976. It was not successful and the band split… before reforming. They have been performing sporadically since then.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA SIDE: Don’t You Know\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA quintessential 1968 Amalgamated-era performance, this killer up-tempo early Reggae track is extremely popular for its cool harmonies allied to a punchy heavily syncopated rhythm and lyrics that blend romantic themes with the emerging language of early reggae.\u003cbr\u003eSuper rare and super cool!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eB SIDE: Me Naw Go A Believe\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis mid-tempo sweet sounding song is in fact more tragic than it seems at first… The mistitled \u003cem\u003eME NAW GO A BELIEVE\u003c\/em\u003e really means “Me Not Go To Bellevue”, Bellevue being Jamaica's premier mental health institution where \u003cstrong\u003eDon Drummond\u003c\/strong\u003e spent time and died in 1969. The song impregnated of Jamaican patois, seems to be about a man refusing to go the infamous psychiatric hospital, maybe a reference to Don Drummond life and death… Nevertheless, this is another top song by The Pioneers and a perfect fit for the more frantic A side…\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harlem Shuffle","offers":[{"title":"Black Vinyl 7\"","offer_id":58207579144537,"sku":"SDZ-46793","price":19.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/LIT_20260603_1104_100850_697_v_7141095213647_008.png?v=1780550583","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/the-pioneers-don-t-you-know-me-naw-go-a-believe","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}