[ Soul Jazz / 2 LP ]
Release Date: Saturday 20 April 2024
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Special new 25th anniversary edition of this most popular and highly-acclaimed of all Soul Jazz Records' Dynamite! series - 300% Dynamite is jam-packed with reggae tunes that crossed-over to become dancefloor hits and are 100% guaranteed to rock any party!
Out of print for the last 15 years, this new edition is being released in a one-off limited-edition heavyweight special-edition coloured yellow vinyl pressing + download code exclusively for Record Store Day 2024.
This album is fully remastered, recut and with new tracks exclusively for RSD 24. Wayne Smith's booming anthem "Sleng Teng", Althea & Donna's worldwide hit 'Uptown Top Ranking', Sister Nancy's classic "Bam Bam", Augustus Pablo, Lee Perry - it's all here as 300% Dynamite joins the dots between reggae, jazz, funk, dub and soul.
"Named by MOJO as one of the 100 cult heroes of all time, this is a lovingly curated compilation" THE INDEPENDENT
"NO. 2 COMPILATION OF THE YEAR. A third slicing of vintage reggae, ska and rocksteady from the brilliant Soul Jazz, ranking highly in our faves of 99" TIME OUT
"NO. 4 COMPILATION OF THE YEAR" NME
"Who'd have thought a Ska and Reggae mix would become one of the most acclaimed compilations of the year" MIXMAG
"Absolutely fantastic quality compilation series" SELECT
"As high quality as it gets" Q
A1 Wayne Smith- Under Mi Sleng Teng
A2 Big Youth- Cool Breeze
A3 Sister Nancy- Bam Bam
A4 The Freddie Munnings Orchestra*- Coconut Woman
A5 Bobby Ellis- Step Softly
B1 Althea & Donna- Uptown Top Ranking
B2 Jah Lloyd- Lama
B3 Culture- Stop The Fussing And Fighting
B4 Lee Perry & The Upsetters- Jungle Lion
B5 Johnny & The Attractions- Let's Get Together
C1 Augustus Pablo- Viva Tirado
C2 Archie & Lyn- Rat In The Centre
C3 Jackie Paris (2)- Make Me Smile
C4 Bobby Ellis- Shank I Sheck
C5 Winston Wright & The Upsetters- Jam #1
D1 The Ethiopians- The Whip 3
D2 Chaka Demus & Pliers- The Boom
D3 Glen Adams- Can't Hide Love
D4 Johnny Clarke- Rebel Soldering
D5 Dee Sharp- Let's Dub It Up