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Impulse Records: Music, Message And The MomentVarious ArtistsImpulse!
Prince Far IJamaican Heroes (1980)Music On Vinyl
Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & The London Symphony OrchestraPromisesLuaka Bop
Studio One Rocksteady Got SoulSoul Jazz Records
IjahmanAre We A Warrior (1979)Music On Vinyl
Dave and Ansel CollinsDouble Barrel (1971)Music On Vinyl
The Far EastI'm In LoveNames You Can Trust
The Chosen FewEverybody Plays The Fool (1975)Music On Vinyl
Femi Kuti and Made KutiFree Your Mind / Pà Pá PàPartisan Records
Gene RussellTalk To My LadyBlack Jazz Records
Henry FranklinThe SkipperBlack Jazz Records
Two Synths, A Guitar (And) A Drum Machine - Soul Jazz Records #1 Post Punk DanceSoul Jazz Records #1 Post Punk DanceSoul Jazz Records
Cuba: Music and Revolution - Compiled by Gilles Peterson and Stuart BakerCulture Clash In Havana Cuba - Experiments In Latin Music 1975-85 Vol. 1Soul Jazz Records
Amandra035AD 93
Christopher JayBe My LadyAthens Of The North
Rik Van BoeckelDeze Hoofden PratenRaakvlak
Brief EncounterGet a Good FeelingAthens Of The North
Isabr'mIf I Had YouAthens Of The North
True ImageKeep Me DancingAthens Of The North
DreamcastmoeLamont EPIn Real Life Music
BenedekMr. GoodsL.I.E.S.
Portico Quartet / Hania RaniNest / With, Besides, AgainstGondwana Records
Tadi feat. DJKRSeven Diamond LinesOffen Music
InkassoZeichen im Schacht der verschleierten TatsachenOsàre! Editions
Chukki StarAriseTRS
LCSM & ShamisBelieveDopeness Galore
SmerzBelieverXL Recordings
Sir Jay & The SkatanautsCovid-19 Special / LockdownTip-A-Top Records
Dark Angel & ManassehFree Da Minds (original cut)Roots Garden
ZumjayGhetto LifeTRS
Soul Revivers ft. Earl 16Got To LiveAcid Jazz
JuneHorizonsArtificial Dance
I Love The Reggay!Boss Sounds From Randy'sDoctor Bird
Duke Reid All Stars / Roland AlphonsoJudge Sympathy / Never To Be MineTrojan
Black RootsJuvenile DelinquentReal Rock
Cabaret VoltaireShadow of Funk EPMute
Soul Power '68Doctor Bird
Peven EverettSpecialGroovin Recordings
Derrick Harriott And The CrystalitesThe UndertakerDoctor Bird
Tolouse Low TraxUntitled (2021 Edition)Karaoke Kalk
Mad HoneyUpward Bound / Treasure Every SunsetSpace Grapes
Black Roots ft. Dub JudahWhat Them A DoReal Rock
Mika Vainio25082016235210179 - Live at Berlin AtonalAtonal
Carl Craig & Moritz von OswaldAttenuatorPlanet E
Carcass IdentityCarcass IdentityPhase Group
Don CherryCherry JamGearbox Records
DiscodorDiscodorWonderfulsound
StereolabElectrically Possessed (Switched On Volume 4)Duophonic
Jay Richford & Gary StevanFeelingsBe With Records
J-Jazz Volume 3: Deep Modern Jazz from JapanVarious ArtistsBBE
- Book (300g)£35.00In stockAdd to Bag
Out-of-print - as new
Salvador, Bahia, Brazil is an important cradle of Afro-Brazilian culture, and home to musical styles that form the bedrock of much of today's popular sounds. In this book, author Kirk Brundage gives the reader a special and intimate glimpse into the sacred rhythms of the Afro-Brazilian religion of Candomblé, providing context, a historical overview, and practical information on playing the rhythms.
PUNK 45 The Bizarros/Rubber City RebelsRubber City Rebels/White Screen Movies
Seminal punk from Akron, Ohio. Two KILLER tracks of early raw punk from the rubber city packaged in miniature 7" replica of the Bizarros/Rubber City Rebels...
- PUNK 45 The Bizarros/Rubber City Rebels – Rubber City Rebels
- PUNK 45 The Bizarros/Rubber City Rebels – White Screen Movies
- 1. Rubber City Rebels
- 2. White Screen Movies
- View full info and tracklisting
- 7"£10.00In stockAdd to Bag
Laviscount BrassJamarona / Push Ya Push Day
VERY HEAVY & RARE CALYPSO TUNE - junp-up heavy percussion and brass instrumental cut 2-sider!
- Laviscount Brass – Jamarona
- Laviscount Brass – Push Ya Push Day
- 1. Jamarona
- 2. Push Ya Push Day
- View full info and tracklisting
- Original 7"£30.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Unplayed rare original CALYPSO 45. Deadstock poss few marks plays fine.
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The Secret DJ: Book Two
Through four decades of dance music and club culture, how capitalism bought and sold the utopian dreams of the Acid House generation. Essential reading...
- Book (450g)£20.00In stockAdd to Bag
Synthesizer Evolution: From Analogue to Digital (and Back)by Oli Freke
Synthesizer Evolution: From Analogue to Digital (and Back) celebrates their impact on music and culture by providing a comprehensive and meticulously researched...
- Book (350g)£18.00In stockAdd to Bag
John Coltrane - A Sound SupremeJohn W. Selfridge
- Original Book (350g)£15.00Out of print USA ex-library hardbackIn stockAdd to Bag
Flesh EatersDisintegration Nation E.P.
INSANE and awesome record from one of the first and finest San Francisco punk bands ever! Originally released in 1978 on Chris D's own Upsetter Records....
- Flesh Eaters – Disintegration Nation
- Flesh Eaters – Agony Shorthand
- Flesh Eaters – Radio Dies Screaming
- Flesh Eaters – Twisted Road
- 1. Disintegration Nation
- 2. Agony Shorthand
- 3. Radio Dies Screaming
- View full info and tracklisting
- 7"£10.00In stockAdd to Bag
Ferdinand DennisThe Last Blues Dance
Exiled from his native Jamaica, Boswell Anderson, a reformed gambler and rake, is the proprieter of the run-down Caribbean Sunset Cafe in Hackney. When...
- Original Book (200g)£8.00s/hand paperback in good condition, bit of creasing.
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PUNK 45 The ScabsAmory Building E.P. (1979)
Superb independent UK DIY punk from 1979 - unbelievably hard to find an original copy.
Crazy fold-out sleeve bespoke exact replica DIY PUNK 45!
- PUNK 45 The Scabs – Amory Building
- PUNK 45 The Scabs – Leave Me Alone
- PUNK 45 The Scabs – Don't Just Sit There
- PUNK 45 The Scabs – U.R.E.
- 1. Amory Building
- 2. Leave Me Alone
- 3. Don't Just Sit There
- View full info and tracklisting
- 7"£10.00In stockAdd to Bag
The Hollywood SquaresHillside Strangler
Surely one of the best punk records ever! Los Angeles 1978 double-sider - KILLER indeed!
- The Hollywood Squares – Hillside Strangler
- The Hollywood Squares – Hollywood Square
- 1. Hillside Strangler
- 2. Hollywood Square
- View full info and tracklisting
- 7"£10.00In stockAdd to Bag
Dancing (Know the Game)by Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing
Nuff moves, selectah!
- Original Book (250g)£10.00Secondhand small pamphlet/bookletIn stockAdd to Bag
Stevie WonderBy John Swenson
- Original Book (500g)£10.00Secondhand paperback in great conditionIn stockAdd to Bag
Signed Sealed and DeliveredBy Sue Steward and Sheryl Garratt
Describes the experiences of women in popular music since the fifties, discusses the importance of style, and looks at how women have overcome the industry's...
- Original Book (400g)£15.00Original book in good conditionIn stockAdd to Bag
Just for a Thrill: Lil Hardin Armstrong, First Lady of JazzJames L Dickerson
- Book (750g)£10.00In stockAdd to Bag
English Folk DancingKTG (Know the Game)
Let's do the do-si-do. Can on u nutters get on one!
- Original Book (200g)£10.00In stockAdd to Bag
Free Jazz Black PowerPhilippe Carles
- Original Book (350g)£10.00 £10.00Secondhand book in German in good conditionIn stockAdd to Bag
Bob MarleyThe Illustrated Disco/Biographyby Observer Station
- Original Book (300g)£10.00In stockAdd to Bag
The ModernsEdited by LeRoi Jones
w/ Jack Kerouac, William Burroughs & more, intro by LeRoi Jones
- Original Book (500g)£30.00UK 1st edition hardback ex-library w/stamps, writing on title page, discoloured plastic cover around dust jacketIn stockAdd to Bag
Long and Winding Road: History of the "Beatles" on RecordStannard
- Original Book (700g)£10.00Secondhand paperback in ok conditionIn stockAdd to Bag
Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music
- Book (400g)£16.95In stockAdd to Bag
The South was Only the Beginning: Laissez les Bons Temps Rouler!
Cajun food innit
- Book (500g)£15.00In stockAdd to Bag
The Man Called Cash: The Life, Love and Faith of an American Legend
- Original Book (400g)£6.00Secondhand paperbackIn stockAdd to Bag
Practical Electronic Music ProjectsBy R.A. Penfold
- Original Book (300g)£30.00Original small book in great condition one crease on front coverIn stockAdd to Bag
Changing Britannia: Life Experience with Britain
Includes Linton Kwesi Johnson
- Original Book (400g)£20.00Orig ex-library paperback with stamps etc, plastic covering in good conditionIn stockAdd to Bag
Soledad Brother: The Prison Letters of George JacksonGeorge Jackson
Penguin original paperback in good condition (sticker on side)
- Original Book (250g)£25.00In stockAdd to Bag
New BohemiaJohn Gruen
A history of the artistic movements in the East Village of New York in the early and mid 1960s, focusing on such individuals as Andy Warhol, Allen Ginsberg,...
- Original Book (300g)£15.00Secondhand book in good condition some pen note markings on some pagesIn stockAdd to Bag
BAMN (By Any Means Necessary): Outlaw Manifestos and Ephemera,ed. by Peter Stansill
Orig Penguin paperback in good condition
- Original Book (500g)£25.00In stockAdd to Bag
From Satchmo to MilesLeonard Feather
- Original Book (400g)£10.00Earlier edition paperback bookIn stockAdd to Bag
The Scarman Report: The Brixton Disorders 10-12 April 1981Lord Scarman
- Original Book (300g)£15.00In stockAdd to Bag
Oscar Peterson (Jazz Masters)Richard Palmer
- Original Book (300g)£10.00Original hardback book in good condIn stockAdd to Bag
Stones Touring Party: Journey Through America with the "Rolling Stones"By Robert Greenfield
- Original Book (500g)£20.00Secondhand 1st edn. UK hardback w/dustjacket sticker on backIn stockAdd to Bag
Hallelujah!The extraordinary story of Shaun Ryder and Happy Mondays
- Original Book (350g)£5.00Secondhand paperback in ok condition onlyIn stockAdd to Bag
Uncommon People: Resistance, Rebellion and JazzEric Hobsbawn
- Original Book (400g)£7.00In stockAdd to Bag
Latin JazzJohn Storm Roberts
- Original Book (800g)£40.00Original hardback first edition ex library with stamps, dustjacket in covering all in good conditionIn stockAdd to Bag
Virginia Piedmont Blues: The Lives and Art of Two Virginia BluesmenBarry Lee Pearson
Documents the journey of two black American bluesmen, Archie Edwards and John Cephas, as they carry their musical heritage to the world.
- Original Book (500g)£20.00Orig USA paperback ex-library with stamps, laminated cover, in good conditionIn stockAdd to Bag
Black Youth, Rastafarianism and the Identity Crisis in BritainLen Garrison
Rare small book nice pix and info
- Original Book (250g)£25.00Sticker on side, cover is red not green. In good condition but spine is split so need to be careful when opened as pages may become unglued, minor creasing on sleeveIn stockAdd to Bag
The Rock File: Making it in the Music BusinessNorton York
- Original Book (500g)£10.00In stockAdd to Bag
The Logic of RacismE. Ellis Cashmore
- Original Book (400g)£5.00Secondhand paperback FAIR ONLYIn stockAdd to Bag
Dizzy Gillespie: Life and TimesBarry McRae
- Original Book (350g)£10.00Orig book in good conditionIn stockAdd to Bag
Why No Beethoven?: Diary of a Vagrant MusicianHumphrey Lyttleton
- Original Book (400g)£12.00Orig hardback with dustjacket in good condIn stockAdd to Bag
The Skull Talks BackZora Neale Hurston
- Original Book (400g)£15.00Orig hardback book ex library with stamps, plastic covering over dust jacket in good conditionIn stockAdd to Bag
Reggae: The Story of Jamaican MusicLloyd Bradley, Dennis Morris
- Original Book (400g)£15.00Secondhand large paperback ex-library with stamps and writing on title page, plastic covering to coverIn stockAdd to Bag
BackbeatEarl Palmer's StorySmithsonian Institute Press
USA IMPORT HARDBACK BOOK 50% OFF. INTERESTED IN NEW ORLEANS FUNK - 100%read about New Orleans finest drummer!There he is, drumming on "Tutti Frutti," "You've...
- Book (600g)£19.99 £10.00
The Evolution of MannHerbie Mann and the Flute in JazzHal Leonard
60% OFF ORIGINAL PRICE!!! USA IMPORT PAPERBACK BOOK! - CHEAPER THAN AMAZON!!!
More than any other musician, Herbie Mann was responsible for establishing...
- Book (450g)£14.99 £6.00In stockAdd to Bag
Raimundo FagnerRaimundo Fagner (1976)CBS
Deep 70s roots Brazil 70 Original Brazilian pressing Vinyl VG+/Sleeve VG- (top spine part split/wear)
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- Raimundo Fagner – ABC
- Original LP£20.00
Junior ManceHoly Mama (1979)Inner City Records
Moody trio business - check the audio. Recorded in Japan
Original European Vinyl VG+/Sleeve VG+ (cutout top right)
- Junior Mance – That Mellow Feeling
- 3. That Mellow Feeling
- View full info and tracklisting
- Original LP£15.00
People Apart1950s Cape Town RevisitedBlack Dog Publishing
People Apart: 1950s Cape Town Revisited offers a rich and fascinating insight into South Africa at the very beginning of the apartheid era through Bryan...
- Book (1.3kg)£19.95 £10.00In stockAdd to Bag
Take Me To The RiverAl Green: An AutobiographyChicago Review Press
OVER 50% OFF ORIGINAL PRICE!!! LOVELY USA IMPORT PAPERBACK BOOK!
Take Me to the River is an inspiring, unsparing, and ultimately transforming autobiography....
- Book (550g)£10.99 £6.99
Celia CruzCanciones Premiadas De Celia Cruz Con La Sonora Matancera (1961)Seeco
Killer early Celia Cruz
Original Venezuelan pressing Vinyl VG+/Sleeve VG
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- Original LP£20.00
24 Hour Party PeopleThe Story Of Tony Wilson and Factory RecordsChannel 4 Books
Really funny and great book by the late Tony Wilson, founder of Factory Records. The story was later made into an equally funny and great film of...
- Book (400g)£12.99 £5.00In stockAdd to Bag
Soul of a Nation (BOOK)Art in the Age of Black Power
BACK IN STOCK!!!!In the period of radical change that was 1963-1983, young Black artists at the beginning of their careers in the USA confronted key questions...
- Book (1.4kg)£30.00In stockAdd to Bag
Milton CarlosSamba Quadrado (1975)RCA Victor
Rare quality sambaOriginal Brazilian pressing Vinyl VG+/Sleeve VG+
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- Original LP£20.00
JunkanooFestival Of The BahamasMacMillan Caribbean
Examines the history and development of the festival called Junkanoo, held each Christmas in the Bahamas. This survey aims to give the reader an insight...
- Book (750g)£9.99
- Original Book (400g)£7.99
Between WorldsA Sourcebook of Central European Avant-Gardes, 1910-1930The MIT Press
USA IMPORT BIG HARDBACK BOOK - 75% OFF!!!!Hundreds of primary documents from the Central European artistic avant-gardes, most of them translated into English...
- Book (1.7kg)£40.00 £10.00
Sounds and ColoursBrazilSounds and Colours
Sounds and Colours Brazil is an excellent book and CD focused on Brazilian music and culture. Comprising nearly 50 articles, plus illustrations and photos...
- Book (500g)£10.00
AnacostiaAnacostia (1977)MCA Records
What Kind of Love - wicked two-step tune
Original USA LP Vinyl VG+/Sleeve VG+ (cutout)100% Guarantee on this and all Original Vinyl at Sounds Of The Universe...
- Anacostia – What Kind Of Love
- Original LP£20.00
Tradition And The Black AtlanticCritical Theory in the African DiasporaBasic Civitas Books
Henry Louis Gates, Jr.’s Tradition and the Black Atlantic is both a vibrant romp down the rabbit hole of cultural studies and an examination...
- Book (350g)£14.99In stockAdd to Bag
Brazilian JiveFrom Samba to Bossa and RapReaktion Books
60% off RRP!In Brazilian Jive, David Treece uncovers the genius of Brazilian song, both as a sophisticated, articulate art form crafted out of the dialogue...
- Book (600g)£14.95 £6.00
Eddie JeffersonCome Along With Me (1969)Prestige
Rare jazz vocals w/ groovy version of Son of a Preacher Man! Classic Prestige soul jazz
Original = Original USA (green label Prestige) Vinyl LP VG+ /Sleeve...
- Eddie Jefferson – Son Of The Preacher Man
- 2. Son Of The Preacher Man
- View full info and tracklisting
- Original LP£25.00
Silencing the Sounded SelfJohn Cage and the American Experimental Tradition By Christopher ShultisUniversity Press of New England
Import USA Paperback edition bookHaving placed Cage in the experimental tradition of music, poetry, and literature, Christopher Shultis offers provocative...
- Book (300g)£35.00 £7.99In stockAdd to Bag
Gregory IsaacsOver The BridgeDee Jay Music
Produced by Clive HuntOriginal Jamaican Vinyl VG+ /Sleeve VG+100% Guarantee on this and all Original Vinyl at Sounds Of The Universe - 'if you're not happy...
- Original LP£20.00
Lipstick TracesA Secret History of the Twentieth CenturyFaber & Faber
In Lipstick Traces, Greil Marcus's classic book on punk, Dadaism, the situationists, medieval heretics and the Knights of the Round Table (amongst others),...
- Book (950g)£15.00
Message to Our Folks: The Art Ensemble of ChicagoPaul SteinbeckChicago University Press
This year marks the golden anniversary of the Art Ensemble of Chicago, the flagship band of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians....
- Book (650g)£35.00In stockAdd to Bag
Oliver De Coque And His Expo'76Oliver De Coque And His Expo'76 (1978)Olumo Records
Highlife master. Original Nigerian vinyl.
Vinyl G+ ONLY, sleeve G- (tape spine, some writing, watermarks, edge of opening wear)
+High-end Audio Desk...
- Oliver De Coque And His Expo'76 – Ife Chi Kwulu Geme
- 1. Ife Chi Kwulu Geme
- View full info and tracklisting
- Original LP£15.00
Listening for AfricaFreedom, Modernity, and the Logic of Black Music's African OriginsDuke University Press
In Listening for Africa David F. Garcia explores how a diverse group of musicians, dancers, academics, and activists engaged with the idea of black music...
- Book (600g)£24.99
Cookin'Hard Bop and Soul Jazz 1954-1965Canongate
Cookin' examines the birth and development of two of the key jazz styles of the post-war era, hard bop and its related offshoot, soul jazz. Hard bop was...
- Book (500g)£16.00