New/Sealed
RSD Exclusive
2LP w/ download card
REGGAE
SOUL JAZZ 0000543
UPC: 5026328005430
Release Date: 4/20/2024
 
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. Reviews: "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 (This is a 2024 Record Store Day release)
 
Disc 1
Track
Title
1
Wayne Smith - Under Mi Sleng Teng (4.06)
2
Big Youth - Cool Breeze (3.26)
3
Sister Nancy - Bam Bam (3.12)
4
The Freddie Munnings Orchestra - Coconut Woman (2.18)
5
Bobby Ellis - Step Softly (3.43)
6
Althea and Donna - Uptown Top Ranking (3.55)
7
Jah Lloyd - Lama (3.40)
8
Culture - Stop The Fussing and Fighting (4.47)
9
Lee Perry and The Upsetters - Jungle Lion (3.13)
10
Johnny and The Attractions - Let’s Get Together (2.56)
Disc 2
Track
Title
1
Augustus Pablo - Viva Tirado (3.05)
2
Archie and Lyn - Rat In The Centre (3.39)
3
Jackie Paris - Make Me Smile (2.55)
4
Bobby Ellis - Shank I Sheck (3.55)
5
Winston Wright and The Upsetters - Jam #1 (3.23)
6
The Ethiopians - The Whip (3.02)
7
Chaka Demus & Pliers - The Boom (3.46)
8
Glen Adams - Can’t Hide Love (3.05)
9
Johnny Clarke - Rebel Soldering (2.56)
10
Dee Sharp - Let’s Dub It Up (4.09)