100% Dynamite!

August 2026 100% Dynamite! Compilation Various Artists 100-Dynamite-comp-album-cover.jpg 1998 11 9 Reggae 49:23Carlson Soul Jazz SoulJazzSoundSystem100% Dynamite! Soul Jazz Records SJR CD 40 100% Dynamite! is a 1998 compilation album of reggae music from the 1960s and 1970s released by Soul Jazz Records.Braddock 1998 The music is a collection of ska, rocksteady and Jamaican funk music.Braddock 1998 It was reissued in 2015 with bonus tracks. Release 100% Dynamite! was originally released on November 9, 1998.Carlson The album was re-issued 17 years later in 2015 with five bonus tracks.IH 2015 The compilation led to a series of reggae releases by Soul Jazz called the Dynamite series which Jim Carroll of The Irish Times called the labels biggest seller.Carroll 2015 Follow-ups include 200% Dynamite, 300% Dynamite, and 400% Dynamite.Barrow Dalton 2001 95 In the book The Rough Guide to Reggae, the reviewers noted that the tracks in the compilation series often filled dancefloors as the Soul Jazz sessions in London for years in 2001.Barrow Dalton 2001 95 Reception AllMusic 4 5Carlson Mojo 4 5IH 2015 Muzik 5 5Braddock 1998 The Irish Times 4 5Carroll 2015 From contemporary reviews, Kevin Braddock of Muzik praised the album, calling it a "wealth of ingeniously lo-fi tunes wrought with impeccable taste and humor." and listed the album as the Compilation of the Month in their December 1998 issue.Braddock 1998 From retrospective reviews, a reviewer in Mojo declared the album an "outstanding comp of Clement Dodd-licensed reggaefied soul, funk and jazz nuggets from Tommy McCook, Cedrick 'Im' Brooks and others."IH 2015 Caroll described the album as a release that "kickstarted a dynasty" and that the series as a whole "becoming a rewarding guide to reggae's most infectious back pages."Carroll 2015 Track listing Willie Williams – "Armageddon Time" (2:31) The Maytals – "Night and Day" (2:49) The Marvels – "Rock Steady" (3:05) The Upsetters – "Popcorn" (2:05) Tommy McCook – "Green Mango" (3:40) Brentford All Stars – "Greedy G" (3:37) Lennie Hibbert – "Real Hot" (2:27) Johnny Osbourne – "We Need Love" (3:36) Jackie Mittoo – "Stereo Freeze" (3:05) Cedric Im Brooks – "Give Rasta Glory" (4:21) Sound Dimension – "Granny Scratch Scratch" (3:56) Phyllis Dillon – "Woman of the Ghetto" (3:22) Lloyd Robinson – "Cuss Cuss" (6:27) Sound Dimension – "Drum Song" (4:22) References Sources Reggae: The Rough Guide 2 2001 1-85828-558-5 Rough Guides Ltd. Barrow Dalton Steve Peter Muzik Compilations 78 Braddock Kevin December 1998 https://www.allmusic.com/album/100-dynamite%21-mw0000739220 AllMusic 100% Dynamite! August 8, 2021 Carlson Dean Various: 100% Dynamite : Album Review Carroll Jim September 25, 2015 August 8, 2021 The Irish Times https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/various-100-dynamite-album-review-1.2364714 Mojo Filter Reissues Extra IH 104 December 2015 265 Category:1998 compilation albums Category:Soul Jazz Records compilation albums Category:Reggae compilation albums