Soul Jazz Records
VA / Soul Jazz Records Presents - 100% DYNAMITE! Ska, Soul, Rocksteady and Funk in Jamaica
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“100%
Dynamite
is
among
the
finest
compilations
ever
assembled.”
The
Quietus.
This
new
coloured
vinyl
expanded
edition
is
exclusively
for
Record
Store
Day
2022.
Since
the
album’s
original
release,
100%
Dynamite
has
become
a
cornerstone
of
funky
reggae
music.
Eighteen
killer
tracks
that
show
the
influence
that
American
Jazz,
Funk
and
Soul
music
had
on
Jamaican
Reggae.
The
album
was
Soul
Jazz
Records
first
foray
into
the
mighty
vaults
of
Studio
One
and
many
of
the
tracks
featured
come
from
the
legendary
label.
100%
Dynamite
features
come
serious
and
heavyweight
Jamaican
funk
by
Jackie
Mittoo,
The
Upsetters
and
Toots
&
The
Maytals,
alongside
the
cream
of
Jamaican
jazz
musicians
such
as
Tommy
McCook,
Cedric
Brooks
and
Lennie
Hibbert.
Also
included
here
are
killer
Reggae
versions
of
USA
Soul
classics
including
Marlena
Shaw’s
‘Woman
of
the
Ghetto’,
Aretha
Franklin’s
‘Rocksteady’,
Syl
Johnson’s
‘Is
It
Because
I’m
Black’,
William
DeVaughan’s
seminal
‘Be
Thankful’
and
more.
Jamaican/USA
influences
went
both
ways
and
included
here
are
many
cornerstone
reggae
songs
that
cross
into
the
worlds
of
both
hip-hop
and
punk
worlds
–
check
Brentford
All
Stars
massive
‘Greedy
G’,
the
basis
for
Boogie
Down
Productions’
‘Jack
of
Spades’,
and
Willie
Williams’
‘Armagideon
Time’
later
covered
by
The
Clash.
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