TRACKLIST
A
1. Wayne Smith - Under Mi Sleng Teng
2. Big Youth - Cool Breeze
3. Sister Nancy - Bam Bam
4. The Freddie Munnings Orchestra - Coconut
5. Bobby Ellis - Step Softly
B
1. Althea and Donna - Uptown Top Ranking
2. Jah Lloyd - Lama
3. Culture - Stop The Fussing and Fighting
4. Lee Perry and The Upsetters - Jungle Lion
5. Johnny and The Attractions - Let's Get Together
C
1. Augustus Pablo - Viva Tirado
2. Archie and Lyn - Rat In The Centre
3. Jackie Paris - Make Me Smile
4. Bobby Ellis - Shank I Sheck
5. Winston Wright and The Upsetters - Jam #1
D
1. The Ethiopians - The Whip
2. Chaka Demus & Pliers - The Boom
3. Glen Adams - Can't Hide Love
4. Johnny Clarke - Rebel Soldering
5. Dee Sharp - Let's Dub It Up
DESCRIPTION
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 yellow coloured vinyl pressing + download code exclusively for Record Store Day 2024.
This album is fully remastered, relicensed 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.
"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