102155

    What Is Existentialism?By Simone de Beavoir

    How should we think and act in the world? These writings on the human condition by one of the twentieth century's great philosophers explore the absurdity of our notions of good and evil, and show instead how we make our own destiny simply by being.

    Other Releases by

    Africa Shangazi: More Early 1980s Benga & Rumba From East AfricaNo Wahala Sounds
    Drawn from the Audio Productions catalogue of early 80s Nairobi, this is a compilation that captures a luminous period in Kenya's urban music, when rumba...
    • – Ruwengo Bros Band - Mama Chiru
    • – Orch Bana Nzenza - Dunia Yetu
    • – Liwanza Komecha - Juliana
    • – Super Wanyika - Matatizo Nimeyazoea
    • – Ambira Boys Band - Mama Otongolo
    • – Les Kizai-Zai (Magoma Moto) - Jaqueline
    • – Sega Sega Band - Jirani
    • – Orch Shika Shika - Diana
    The Second CircleNeroli
    Since Volcov's Neroli label was named in honour of a fine ambient album by Brian Eno, it made sense to mark the imprint's 20th birthday with a compilation...
    • – Claude Young - Aquatic Collage
    • – Molinaro - Sabtal
    • – Other Lands - Energy (Replenished)
    • – Zopelar - Estrela
    • – Jordan GCZ - I Said What I Said
    • – EDB - Dream Rivers
    • – Volcov - The Pavilion
    • – Joe Claussell - A Gentle Gesture
    • – Lars Bartkuhn - Born Again (Instrumental)
    • – Meftah - 7
    • – Stephen Lopkin - Pigment (Part 1)
    • – Nu Era - Lost Seven
    The Love Magician Archives: Boogie & Post Disco NYC 1980-1983 Vol 3Past Due
    Jerome Derradji's Past Due imprint continues to rummage around in the archives of one of New York disco's most overlooked and least-known talents - the...
    • – If You Were Mine (Version 2)
    • – Rockin' It In The Pocket (Instrumental)
    • – What's In It For Me (Short Mix)
    • – Out To Get You (Demo)
    • – Love Robots (Version 2)
    • – Knock Knock (Demo)
    • – Flaunt It
    • – Dance 2000
    The Sound Of Sub-Urban Vol. 2 (feat. Platinum Doll, Key To Life & more)Sub-Urban Records
    Since being resurrected by Defected late last decade, 1990s NYC house label Sub-Urban has kept up a prolific digital release schedule. Surprisingly, though,...
    • – Platinum Doll - Believe In A Brighter Day (feat PY Anderson) (Micky More & Andy Tee Remix)
    • – Key To Life - Forever (feat Sabrina Johnston) (Michael Gray Remix)
    • – Deep Zone It's Gonna Be Alright (Help Is On The Way) (feat Ceybil Jefferies) (The Mike & Matty Show)
    • – Jazz-N-Groove Keep Givin' Me Love (The Groove Mix)
    • 1. – Platinum Doll - Believe In A Brighter Day (feat PY Anderson) (Micky More & Andy Tee Remix)
    • 2. – Key To Life - Forever (feat Sabrina Johnston) (Michael Gray Remix)
    • 3. – Deep Zone It's Gonna Be Alright (Help Is On The Way) (feat Ceybil Jefferies) (The Mike & Matty Show)
    • View full info and tracklisting
    Weathering: Issue 17We Jazz
    Features aja monet by Ayana Contreras, Azymuth by Ben Lee, Henry Threadgill by Bret Sjerven, Sven-Åke Johansson by Magnus Nygren, Anna Webber by Stewart...
      • Magazine (300g) WJMAG17£18.99
        128 pages, 170 x 240 mm in size and printed on 140g Edixion paper with laminated 300g Invercote covers.
        In stockAdd to Bag
      Ambush (feat. Tito Puente, The Bronx Horns & Mitch Frohman)In The Woods
      The Woods All Stars return with an essential Latin jazz session, uniting the great Tito Puente (with his Orchestra and Top Percussion Ensemble), saxophonist/flautist...
      • – Mitch Frohman’s Latin Jazz Quartet - Accents Con Ritmo
      • – Tito Puente and his Orchestra - Oye Como Va
      • – The Bronx Horns - Catch the Feeling
      • – Tito Puente’s Top Percussion Ensemble - Rhumba Abierta 1
      • – Mitch Frohman’s Latin Jazz Quartet - Cha Cha with the Bronx Horn
      • – Tito Puente and his Orchestra - Generation del 80
      • – The Bronx Horns - Mitch’s Mambo
      • – Tito Puente’s Top Percussion Ensemble - Rhumba Abierta 2
      • 1. – Mitch Frohman’s Latin Jazz Quartet - Accents Con Ritmo
      • 2. – Tito Puente and his Orchestra - Oye Como Va
      • 3. – The Bronx Horns - Catch the Feeling
      • View full info and tracklisting
      • New LP (Coloured Vinyl)£22.00
        Limited clear vinyl edition
        In stockAdd to Bag
      Dub ConfrontationStudio 16
      Originally released in 1980 on Third World subsidiary label Live & Love, featuring awesome dub mixes by the then Prince Jammy at King Tubby's. 10 heavyweight...
      • – Ranking Dub
      • – Jahoviah Dub
      • – Aggro Dub
      • – Bitter Dub
      • – Revenge Dub
      • – Repatriation Dub
      • – Chapter Two
      • – Dreader Dub
      • – College Dub
      • – Afrika Dub
      Jazz Dispensary: Green BulletsConcord
      Gas, grass, or jazz, nobody rides for free. Jazz Dispensary presents Green Bullets, a new compilation of high-octane funk and fusion-soaked heaters, soundtracking...
        • New LP (Coloured Vinyl) 7270831£31.99
          RSD Black Friday 2025
          'Green Thunder' coloured vinyl.
          In stockAdd to Bag
        From The Basement With Love (feat. Suburban Knight)Detroit Techno Records
        Curated straight out of the Detroit Basement, this compilation captures the true spirit of a city that never stopped creating, never stopped fighting,...
          • 2×12" DTRV010£32.99
            Expected 19 DecPreorder
          Daphne Oram: Vari/ations: Ode To OramNonclassical
          The pioneering electronic sounds of Daphne Oram reimagined by TAAHLIAH, Cosey Fanni Tutti, Marta Salogni, Arushi Jain and others using tapes from Oram's...
            Let Me Down Easy: Echoes From Cheri RecordsMiles Away
            On the label's latest deep dive, Miles Away tells the story of Boo Frazier's Cheri Records, a tiny New Jersey imprint whose slim catalogue (remarkably,...
              Sassy J presents: A SanctuaryPatchwork
              Sassy J’s acclaimed A Sanctuary tape mix arrives as a double vinyl release, featuring 18 of the 22 original tracks. All exclusive and previously unreleased...
                Techno Kayo Vol 1: Japanese Techno Pop 1981-1989Rush Hour
                A dancefloor-friendly selection focusing on Japanese proto-techno, electro-pop, and synthpop from the 1980s. Pressed on 45 RPM. Comes with OBI and insert...
                  Nicola Conte Presents ViaggioFar Out
                  Following his acclaimed five-part Viagem compilation series celebrating Brazil's forgotten bossa nova and samba jazz, Far Out, Blue Note and Schema recording...
                  • – Amedeo Tommasi - Brasilia (The Sound)
                  • – Desert - Leaving (Desert)
                  • – Latrudi - Feeling (Teleobiettivo)
                  Pure Garage 25th Anniversary Special Edition Part 1Pure Garage Records
                  The Legacy Continues… Pure Garage is back with an exclusive 25th Anniversary Special Edition, created for the true heads, collectors, and DJs who...
                    Meditation DubHornin' Sounds
                    Originally released in 1977 on Winston Riley's Techniques label featuring killer dubs to classic Sensations, Johnny Osbourne, Techniques, Cornell Campbell...
                    • – Born To Love Dub
                    • – Purify Dub
                    • – Gambling Dub
                    • – In The Mood Dub
                    • – I'll Be Waiting Dub
                    • – Man Of My Word Dub
                    • – Find A Fool Dub
                    • – Fish Mouth Dub
                    • – Marry Me Dub
                    • – Stalag Dub
                    Wild Style (Special Edition)Mr. Bongo
                    Blurring the lines between fiction and documentary, the seminal film Wild Style, directed by Charlie Ahearn and developed alongside Fred Braithwaite aka...
                      • New 2×LP (Coloured Vinyl) MRBLP332£35.99
                        'Transparent Blue & Orange' coloured vinyl.
                        In stockAdd to Bag
                      50 Reggae HitsDoctor Bird
                      At last, Doctor Bird collection presents a second hit-packed collection of feel-good reggae hits from the 1970s! Picking up where the popular 2021 compilation...
                      • – Ken Boothe - Everything I Own
                      • – John Holt - Help Me Make It Through The Night
                      • – Susan Cadogan - Hurt So Good
                      • – Paul Davidson - Midnight Rider
                      • – Laurel Aitken - Fattie Bum Bum
                      • – Bruce Ruffin - Candida
                      • – The Pioneers - A Little Bit Of Soap
                      • – Boris Gardiner - You Make Me Feel Brand New
                      • – Nicky Thomas - Lonely For Your Love
                      • – Jackie Edwards - Julie On My Mind
                      The World Is But a Place of Survival: Begena Songs from EthiopiaDeath Is Not The End
                      The begena is a large ten-stringed lyre which is part of the traditional Amharic heritage of Ethiopia. The Amharas, who have long formed the politically...
                        IF Music presents: You Need This - World Jazz Grooves Volume 2 (Compiled by Jean-Claude & Victor Kiswell)BBE
                        The collaboration between BBE Music and If Music continues with another excellent compilation in the ongoing If Music Presents series with this 2nd volume...
                          Safe In My Garden - American Pop In The Shadows 1967-1972Ace
                          Peace and love in late 60s America did not come without parallel feelings of fear and confusion about the social situation – specifically about Vietnam....
                            Jon Savage's 1986-1990 Rollin' Under The MelodyAce
                            As we’ve come to expect from Ace’s much-admired series of Jon Savage-curated two CD collections, this new – and sadly final – volume is a multi-genre...
                              Revolutionary Letters
                              By turns a handbook of countercultural living, a manual for street protest, and a feminist broadside against the repressive state apparatus, Revolutionary...
                                Joropop: Psych-Pop & Folk In Venezuela 1968-1976Munster
                                Welcome to a kaleidoscopic picnic where you can feast on a music scene that was rich, sparkling, multi-colored, ground-breaking and it'll blow your mind....
                                  Colleen ‘Cosmo’ Murphy presents 'Balearic Breakfast' Volume 4
                                  “There are curators, and then there's Colleen ‘Cosmo’ Murphy.” - Resident Advisor The sun has finally come out. It’s the first time something...
                                    The Down Town Albums CollectionDoctor Bird
                                    Now, at long last, all four of these historically important albums have been gathered onto this superb two-disc set, with all but “Blow Your Horn”...
                                      King Street Sounds Sampler Vol. 4 (feat. Mike Delgado, 95 North & more)King Street Sounds
                                      King Street Sounds are back again with their fourth installment in the King Street Sounds Sampler Series. This release unearths four classics from house...
                                        CoversJazz Room Records
                                        Jazz Room Head Honcho Paul Murphy kept hearing all these fab versions of some of his favourite tunes.He couldn't release them all, a year is just not long...
                                          Talking to Women
                                          In 1964, Nell Dunn spoke to nine of her friends over a bottle of wine about men, sex, work, money, babies, freedom and love. The Pop Artist Pauline Boty...
                                            2015 – 2025 Les Disques Bongo Joe: 10 Years of Sonic ExplorationsBongo Joe
                                            Since 2015, Les Disques Bongo Joe have been exploring musical margins with passion and precision — from rare reissues to bold local projects and...
                                              • New 2×LP (Coloured Vinyl) BJR10YLP£31.99
                                                'Splatter' vinyl.
                                                In stockAdd to Bag
                                              • CD BJR10YCD£16.99
                                                In stockAdd to Bag
                                              Unlock Your Mind With Morning Glory – Compiled by James EndeacottTwo-Piers
                                              Crate digger and music enthusiast James Endeacott compiles ‘Unlock Your Mind With Morning Glory’ for Two-Piers Records – A glorious heady mix of...
                                                • New 2×LP (Coloured Vinyl) BN15LPX£41.99
                                                  'Sunbeam Orange' coloured vinyl.
                                                  In stockAdd to Bag
                                                • CD BN15CD£12.99
                                                  In stockAdd to Bag
                                                Nova Scotia House : A Novel
                                                Nova Scotia House takes us to the heart of a relationship, a community and an era. It is both a love story and a lament; bearing witness to the enduring...
                                                  Party Time - The Sunshot Singles 1974Doctor Bird
                                                  • Most tracks new to CD. • Includes numerous major Jamaican hits. • Features some of reggae’s biggest stars. During the first half of the 1970s,...
                                                    Night City Life IISpacetalk Records
                                                    Much has changed for Ilan Pdahtzur since the release of his Night City Life compilation six years ago. Back then, he was a little-known record collector...
                                                      Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)UME/ABKCO
                                                      2025 marks the 15th anniversary of 2010's comedy film Scott Pilgrim Vs The World, co-written, produced and directed by Edgar Wright, based on the graphic...
                                                        • New LP (Coloured Vinyl) 7103431£36.99
                                                          Red vinyl.
                                                          In stockAdd to Bag

                                                        Other Releases on

                                                        BOOK! Boss Reggae From PamaForeword by Harry Palmer
                                                        We got some more! BOMB REGGAE BOOK!! Originally formed in 1967 by the Palmer brothers - Harry, Jeff and Carl – Pama Records was a pioneer in bringing...
                                                          • Book (500g)£28.00
                                                            Expected 12 DecPreorder
                                                          Rebel SoundsMusic as Resistance
                                                          'Empathy is the currency of all music and Joe Mulhall does a great job of explaining how that quality has been used to generate solidarity for the struggle...
                                                            • Book (350g) 9781804442241£10.99
                                                              In stockAdd to Bag
                                                            Jamie Lidell & Luke SchneiderA Companion For The Spaces Between Dreams
                                                            Jamie Lidell and Luke Schneider have created a kind of sonic tool to navigate a liminal state of mind. Their new collaborative LP, A Companion For The...
                                                              • New LP (Coloured Vinyl) 0309272740004£26.00
                                                                In stockAdd to Bag
                                                              Punk: The Last WordBy Chris Sullivan and Stephen Colegrave
                                                              'A thoroughly enjoyable compendium of appalling behaviour.' Nick Logan, Editor NME (1973-1978), founder of The Face 'From the shabby stowaways of the...
                                                                Don CherryEternal Now
                                                                  • New LP (Coloured Vinyl) 0889397842314£17.00
                                                                    In stockAdd to Bag
                                                                  Don CherryHear & Now
                                                                    • New LP (Coloured Vinyl) 0889397842512£17.00
                                                                      In stockAdd to Bag
                                                                    Ellis ReginaO Bem Do Amor
                                                                      • New LP (Coloured Vinyl) 7427255403500£18.99
                                                                        In stockAdd to Bag
                                                                      Up the Youth Club : Illuminating a Hidden Historyby Emma Warren
                                                                      'A timely reminder of what we all truly crave as human beings - connection.' Doc Brown'Warren hows why youth spaces matter - not just for young people,...
                                                                        • Book (650g) 9780571389216£18.99
                                                                          In stockAdd to Bag
                                                                        Greensleeves BOOKThe First 100 Covers
                                                                        WICKED NEW HARDBACK BOOK! Charts the story of Greensleeves Records —from its beginnings as a mid-1970s West London record shop to its rise as a...
                                                                          Soul Jazz Records hoodie (navy)
                                                                          Brand new Soul Jazz Records Functional Outer Wear Product #1 Exclusive to Sounds of the Universe Limited edition navy hoodie (large) with design.
                                                                            Susan SontagNotes on 'Camp'
                                                                            These two classic essays were the first works of criticism to break down the boundaries between 'high' and 'low' culture, and made Susan Sontag a literary...
                                                                              The Second Sex (Vintage Feminism Short Edition)by Simone de Beauvoir
                                                                              Vintage Feminism: classic feminist texts in short formWITH AN INTRODUCTION BY NATALIE HAYNESWhen this book was first published in 1949 it was to outrage...
                                                                                Beneath the UnderdogBy Chalrles Mingus
                                                                                Bass player extraordinaire Charles Mingus, who died in 1979, is one of the essential composers in the history of jazz, and Beneath the Underdog, his celebrated,...
                                                                                  The Art of DancehallPosters and Flyers of Soundsystem Culture
                                                                                  Wicked book! Combining the energy and vibrancy of vernacular Jamaican art with the cultural insight that only original ephemera can bring, the flyers...
                                                                                    Revolutionary Letters
                                                                                    By turns a handbook of countercultural living, a manual for street protest, and a feminist broadside against the repressive state apparatus, Revolutionary...
                                                                                      Colleen ‘Cosmo’ Murphy presents 'Balearic Breakfast' Volume 4
                                                                                      “There are curators, and then there's Colleen ‘Cosmo’ Murphy.” - Resident Advisor The sun has finally come out. It’s the first time something...
                                                                                        Talking to Women
                                                                                        In 1964, Nell Dunn spoke to nine of her friends over a bottle of wine about men, sex, work, money, babies, freedom and love. The Pop Artist Pauline Boty...
                                                                                          Sabroso Guaganco Vol. 11Sabroso Guaganco Vol. 11
                                                                                          Latin compilation
                                                                                            • Original CD£9.99
                                                                                              CD disc condition: VG+Case & booklet condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned CD in great condition
                                                                                              In stockAdd to Bag
                                                                                            Sabroso Guaganco Vol. 12Sabroso Guaganco Vol. 12
                                                                                            Latin compilation
                                                                                              • Original CD£9.99
                                                                                                CD disc condition: VG+Case & booklet condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned CD in great condition
                                                                                                In stockAdd to Bag
                                                                                              The Blood of OthersSimone de Beauvoir
                                                                                              Potent and vividly emotional, Simone de Beauvoir’s captivating novel questions freedom and individual responsibility in the face of brutality‘These...
                                                                                                • Book (350g) 9780241696453£9.99
                                                                                                  In stockAdd to Bag
                                                                                                Salsa Y Ache
                                                                                                  • Original CD£4.99
                                                                                                    CD disc condition: VG+Case & booklet condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned CD in great condition
                                                                                                    In stockAdd to Bag
                                                                                                  Alice Coltrane - Monument Eternal (DELUXE HARDBACK)By Ann Philbin, Franya J. Berkman
                                                                                                  Rashid Johnson, Cauleen Smith and others pay tribute to a truly extraordinary figure in 20th-century American jazz. This volume unpacks the cultural legacy...
                                                                                                    My Grandmother's Hands : Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodiesby Resmaa Menakem
                                                                                                    THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 'Insightful, thought-provoking and profound. I can't recommend highly enough' Sunny Singh'A revolutionary work of beauty,...
                                                                                                      • Book (350g) 9780141996479£10.99
                                                                                                        In stockAdd to Bag
                                                                                                      Nova Scotia House : A Novel
                                                                                                      Nova Scotia House takes us to the heart of a relationship, a community and an era. It is both a love story and a lament; bearing witness to the enduring...
                                                                                                        This Woman's Work : Essays on Music
                                                                                                        This Woman's Work: Essays on Music is edited by Kim Gordon and Sinead Gleeson and features contributors Anne Enright, Fatima Bhutto, Jenn Pelly, Rachel...
                                                                                                          • Book (600g) 9781474621472£20.00
                                                                                                            In stockAdd to Bag
                                                                                                          DJ Disciple & Henry KronkThe Beat, the Scene, the Sound : A DJ's Journey through the Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of House Music in New York City
                                                                                                          A thrilling and tumultuous, behind-the-scenes account of house music in NYC. The Beat, the Scene, the Sound follows DJ Disciple and his behind-the-scenes...
                                                                                                            James Kaplan3 Shades of Blue : Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Bill Evans & The Lost Empire of Cool
                                                                                                            1959 saw Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Bill Evans and the other members of Miles's sextet come together to record the bestselling jazz album of all time:...