500% Dynamite!

1. Guns in the Ghetto - Bounty Killer, Morgan Heritage

2. East of the River Nile - Augustus Pablo

3. Goody 2 Shoes - Red Rat

4. Loran's Dance - Mudie's All-Stars

5. Healing of the Nation - Jacob Miller

6. African Dub Chapter Three - Joe Gibbs

7. Body - Sister Charmaine

8. Frankenstein - Byron Lee

9. Natural Collie - Freddie McGregor

10. Party Wit Me - Tiger Ranks

11. I'm Still in Love - Marcia Aitken

12. Bam Bam - Toots & the Maytals

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
UK compilation featuring ska, soul, rocksteady, funk, dancehall & dub. Artists include Marcia Aitken, Red Rat, Joe Gibbs, Toots & The Maytals, Agustus Pablo and more. Soul Jazz Records. 2001.

500% Dynamite!,Various Artists,Soul Jazz,Contemporary Reggae,Dancehall,Dub,Pop,R&B/Soul,Ragga,Reggae,Roots Reggae,Ska,Soul/R & B Collections,V/a Compilations

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500% more info, please
Red Hot Reggae !
Running out of classics
oh my god, that's some funky s**t

500% Dynamite!
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Manufacturer: Soul Jazz
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005O163
Release Date: 2004-01-01

Tracks:

Guns in the Ghetto - Bounty Killer, Morgan Heritage
East of the River Nile - Augustus Pablo
Goody 2 Shoes - Red Rat
Loran's Dance - Mudie's All-Stars
Healing of the Nation - Jacob Miller
African Dub Chapter Three - Joe Gibbs
Body - Sister Charmaine
Frankenstein - Byron Lee
Natural Collie - Freddie McGregor
Party Wit Me - Tiger Ranks
I'm Still in Love - Marcia Aitken
Bam Bam - Toots & the Maytals

Album Description

UK compilation featuring ska, soul, rocksteady, funk, dancehall & dub. Artists include Marcia Aitken, Red Rat, Joe Gibbs, Toots & The Maytals, Agustus Pablo and more. Soul Jazz Records. 2001.

Customer Reviews:

500% more info, please.......2004-12-24

I have to take issue with the Soul Jazz label for the very limited amount of label information on offer, which is pared to the minimum. What year did this track originally come out? What label was it on? What won it its inclusion on this selection? No answers to be found here, though it seems to scan a period from the 1960s to the present time.
However, no quarrel with the musical contents; as it says on the jacket: "Super Funky Ska from Byron Lee, Dub from Augustus Pablo and Joe Gibbs, Calypso Style from Toots, Dancehall Kings and Queens Red Rat and Sister Charmaine, Roots classics from Freddie McGregor and Jacob Miller. Yes it's all here! This record is Dynamite!" And so it is

Red Hot Reggae !.......2001-11-12

This is the fifth installment of the awesome " Dynamite " reggae compilations , and the quality still remains unbelievably high . All sorts of styles are represented on these discs in no particular order , it seems to me that the only requirement needed is that the tracks have to be genuine Jamaican classics , that are as vital today as they were when first released . The reputation of these compilations is such , that people in the know buy each new release without bothering to read it`s reviews , such is their confidence in the compilers at Soul Jazz Records .

The biggest compliment I can give to these compilations is that they`ll be talked about , and danced to , long after they`ve been deleted .

Running out of classics.......2001-11-08

Soul Jazz records latest release, 500% dynamite, concludes the dynamite dynasty so far.It has unfortunately fallen short of the rockin' standards that have been the key to success of the previous compilations.It's focus has turned towards a more modern dancehall ragga, that somehow isn't as melodic or liberating as previous ska, reggae, soul, and funk that compiles these albums.400% dynamite featured a few inclinations toward a ragga style content,with tunes such as Buju Banton's remix of "ring the alarm".This is a top tune, with a ranging beat, of great originality and very stirring.Unlike the ragga that ranges on 500% dynamite, which lacks inherent jamaican soul.The majority of this compilation is ragga and i think this reflects the record label's desire to captivate music of a more modern era.Soul jazz records have perhaps reached the capacity of their music vaults, when it comes to the old, traditional music that made the dynamite series become "dynamite", with soothing rocksteady, funky, soulful reggae and storming, hip-moving ska.Let's hope that the next album rediscovers its classical touch.When passion ignites: "dynamite"...Explodes!

oh my god, that's some funky s**t.......2001-10-27

What is it about Reggae that makes it so appealing to the masses? Maybe the fact that it's like the coolest type of music in the world? I mean, Willie William's Armageddon Time in 100% really blew the people away. This time around in 500%, expect the same thing, but the fact that it's so cool shouldn't mean a damn thing. A real Summertime c.d. Suck down the cerveza, smoke the cohiba, and listen to these bad boys.