PIONEERS, The - Some Having A Ball - Vinyl (limited 7")
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Free delivery on many items. Same-day despatch, no-question returns. Authorised dealers - full technical support. Online since 1997. Shop categories Information The PIONEERS Some Having A Ball (limited 7") Harlem Shuffle
Cat: HSRSS 0021. Rel: 3 Jul 23
Reggae Classics/Oldies/Ska
Side 1. The Pioneers - Some Having A BallSide 2. The Pioneers - Whip Them
Jamaican reggae / rocksteady vocal trio The Pioneers hear two classics of theirs reissued: 'Some Having A Bawl' and 'Whip Them'. First released in 1968 by Joe Gibbs' Amalgamated Records, the tracks are raw, melodic social anthems, with the A-sider musing: "no time for fun, 'cos we're on the run", deliberating on the tearful unjust plight of some, and the unfair delight of others (note the clever entendre "having a bawl"). The B, meanwhile, iroincally likens singer-songwriting to coercive power; "left and right... I'm gonna whip them with my songs".
