Soul Jazz Records Presents - 300% Dynamite Ska Soul Rocksteady Funk And Dub In Jamaica (RSD 2024, 2LP Yellow Vinyl)

  • $64.00


Soul Jazz Records Presents - 300% Dynamite Ska Soul Rocksteady Funk And Dub In Jamaica

  • Record Store Day 2024
  • 2xLP Yellow Vinyl
  • Limited to 2250 copies

RELEASE DATE: 4/20/2024

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.

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

TRACKLIST

Wayne Smith - Under Mi Sleng Teng (4.06)
Big Youth - Cool Breeze (3.26)
Sister Nancy - Bam Bam (3.12)
The Freddie Munnings Orchestra - Coconut Woman (2.18)
Bobby Ellis - Step Softly (3.43)
Althea and Donna - Uptown Top Ranking (3.55)
Jah Lloyd - Lama (3.40)
Culture - Stop The Fussing and Fighting (4.47)
Lee Perry and The Upsetters - Jungle Lion (3.13)
Johnny and The Attractions - Let's Get Together (2.56)

Augustus Pablo - Viva Tirado (3.05)
Archie and Lyn - Rat In The Centre (3.39)
Jackie Paris - Make Me Smile (2.55)
Bobby Ellis - Shank I Sheck (3.55)
Winston Wright and The Upsetters - Jam #1 (3.23)
The Ethiopians - The Whip (3.02)
Chaka Demus & Pliers - The Boom (3.46)
Glen Adams - Can't Hide Love (3.05)
Johnny Clarke - Rebel Soldering (2.56)
Dee Sharp - Let's Dub It Up (4.09)

LABEL: Soul Jazz
UPC: 5026328005430