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Earl Sweatshirt & AlchemistVoir DireWarner Records
GabrielsBloodlineAtlas Artists/Parlophone
Andre 3000New Blue SunEpic
Charles MingusMingus Takes Manhattan- The Complete Birdland Dates: 1961 - 1962Newland
PhotekModus OperandiProper Records
Dominoes: Issue 10We Jazz
Delia Derbyshire & BBC RWSInventions For RadioSilva Screen
Robert Hood & Femi KutiVariationsM-Plant
Midnight EnergyFront Line / Saving All My LoveFreestyle Records
Gilles Peterson & Brownswood Recordings present: Future Bubblers 7.0Various ArtistsFuture Bubblers
GOATLevitation SessionsThe Reverberation Appreciation Society
Ojah ft. Clive HyltonAlwaysAlchemy Dubs
AbacusAnalogue Stories Vol. 2Phonogramme
Larry HeardAnother Night (inc. Moodymann edit)Alleviated
Peter ToshArise BlackmanPressure Beat
Sam Gendel & Marcella CytrynowiczAUDIOBOOKPsychic Hotline
Last Nubian & Sweet Fruity BrunchBabylon ShuffleTouching Bass
Dub JudahBest Foot ForwardBefore Zero
Ranking FoxBurn The TownMountain Top
Gregory IsaacsDon't Believe Him / The VillageJamaican Recordings
Mad ProfessorDub Me Crazy!! 2024 Ariwa CalendarAriwa
Foremost PoetsFlowers EPFoundation Music Productions
Ojah ft. Nik TorpForeverAlchemy Dubs
The ViceroysFour Seasons / Life's Like ThatBig Sax Records
Sly & RobbieFreedomTaxi
East Coast Love AffairI Can't Wait (feat. Philomenah)Athens Of The North
Peter YouthmanLonely FebruaryRed Robin
GabrielsLove And Hate In A Different Time (Greg Wilson Remixes)Atlas Artists/Parlophone
Ron Carroll / Trilogy Inc.Mysteries / Dreams / Awakening / Hi CycleNu Groove Records
SandeeNotice MeFever Records
Piccolo JT / Rio LovePiccolo JT / Rio Love EPAlleviated Records
Tippa LeeReggae A Mi GirlRed Robin
The PioneersReggae Beat / Miss Eve, You Give Me FeverAmalgamated
Detroit RisingRocket Love (feat. Jimpster & Kaidi Tatham remixes)Down Jazz Records
The EmotionsRude Boy Confession / Get On The BallCaltone
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.
Fela KutiBOX SET #6 CURATED BY IDRIS ELBA
Very limited one-off pressing.
Features the albums ‘Open & Close’, ‘Music of Many Colors’, ‘Stalemate’, ‘I Go Shout Plenty!!!’, ‘Live...
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Notting Hill Carnival 1983 PHOTOZINEPhotographs by Peter Anderson
Wicked pictures from Notting Hill Carnival 1983 from photographer Peter Anderson!A perfect accompaniment to the Notting Hill Carnival 1974 and Notting...
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Ken McNabAnd in the End: The Last Days of the Beatles
WICKED HARDBACKThis is the story of the last acrimonious days of the Beatles, a final chapter reconstructing for the first time the seismic events of 1969,...
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Forrest StuartBallad of the Bullet: Gangs, Drill Music, and the Power of Online Infamy
Dr. Stuart's ethnography is simply incredible. He balances strong academic writing with an intriguing narrative, and I never wanted the book to end. I've...
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Pete ShelleyEver Fallen in Love: The Lost Buzzcocks Tapes
Newly discovered recordings of a music legend in his own remarkable words: punk, Buzzcocks and the inspiration behind some of greatest songs ever written.
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Post-Punk Postcards50 Designs Inspired by Influential Albums
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Revisit some of the most cutting-edge rock music of the 70s and 80s with these fifty postcards that reinterpret fifty seminal post-punk album...
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Folk Song In EnglandSteve Roud
ONLY £10!!
England was once dubbed 'the land without music', but in the early twentieth century collectors and enthusiasts such as Cecil Sharp, Ralph...
- Book (1.1kg)£18.99 £10.00In stockAdd to Bag
Deep Blues 1960–1988 PHOTOZINEPhotographs by Val Wilmer
Val Wilmer's seminal photographs documenting of the avant-garde jazz scene in the USA in the 60s and 70s are revered everywhere. Her book As Serious As...
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Northern Soul 1993–1996 PHOTOZINEPhotographs by Elaine Constantine
90s' Northern Soul - nice pix in this groovy new photozine!
"It was Saturday night, the year was 1993, and I had recently moved to London to try to push...
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Sound System Culture Jamaica & UK 1986–88 PHOTOZINEPhotographs by Wayne Tippetts
Excellent dancehall photos form the 1980s!Wayne Tippetts:
'It was at a ‘yard’ in the capital Kingston Jamaica on a hot and humid night, April 1986...
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The Base and Jazz Den Cape Town, South Africa 1987–1989 PHOTOZINEPhotographs by Michael Wyeth
The Base was a popular nightclub at 88 Shortmarket Street in Cape Town’s historical city centre. It opened on 19 August 1987. Shortly afterwards, the...
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Ubiquitous Meh!Songs Wrought Wrong / Fecund With Love
Starting out as an organ and drum machine solo project for Luke Richards, Ubiquitous Meh! are now a fully-fledged band. Self-described as ‘Cult post-something...
- LP£23.00In stockAdd to Bag
Boss Sounds: Classic Skinhead ReggaeBy Marc Griffiths
- Original Book (300g)£125.00Well read but solid conditionIn stockAdd to Bag
Be My BabyRonnie Spector - A memoir
MORE THAN HALF PRICE!!! £13 OFF!!! LOVELY NEW USA HARDBACK BOOK
Hailed by Rolling Stone magazine as one of the greatest rock memoirs of all time, Be...
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Soul Jazz Records presentsStudio One Classics
Studio One Classics features a non-stop selection of stone-cold classic Studio One killers! Spanning 40 years of the legendary label, this album is a celebration...
- The Skatalites – El Pussycat Ska
- Carlton & The Shoes – Love Me Forever
- Sound Dimension – Rockfort Rock
- Johnny Osbourne – Sing Jah Stylee
- The Heptones – Pretty Looks Isn't All
- Slim Smith – Rougher Yet
- Lone Ranger – Automatic
- Horace Andy – Fever
- Prince Jazzbo – School
- The Wailers – Simmer Down
- Burning Spear – Rocking Time
- Alton Ellis – I'm Just A Guy
- Sugar Minott – Oh Mr Dc
- Jennifer Lara – Consider Me
- Don Drummond – Confucious
- Michigan & Smiley – Rub A Dub Style
- Sound Dimension – Full Up
- Dennis Brown – No Man Is An Island
- 1. The Skatalites – El Pussycat Ska
- 2. Carlton & The Shoes – Love Me Forever
- 3. Sound Dimension – Rockfort Rock
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This Isn't Happening:Radiohead's 'Kid A' and the Beginning of the 21st Century
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"This Isn't Happening is beyond a mere analysis of Kid A. It is a vast and contextual...
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You Are Beautiful and You Are Alone:The Biography of Nico
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A ROUGH TRADE, MOJO, UNCUT & LOUDER THAN WAR BOOK OF THE YEAR
A redemptive, myth-shattering biography...
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Lou ReedA Life
£10 OFF THIS NEW USA HARDBACK - JUST £15 - CURRENTLY £25 AND NONE ON AMAZON
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As lead singer and songwriter for the Velvet Underground...
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Marvin Gaye, My BrotherBy Frankie Gaye
Currently £35 on Amazon. ONLY £12 here! NEW USA HARDBACK BOOK
The brother of the Motown legend shares his account of life with Marvin Gaye in this revealing,...
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Long Train Runnin'The Doobie Brothers
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"The Doobie Brothers' saga truly is one of the untold stories in rock." --Rolling Stone"Founding...
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Janette Beckman — Hip Hop Years The B Sides 1982-2020 PHOTOZINEPhotographs by Janette Beckman
First time ever in print for this new second selection of Janette Beckman's amazing hip-hop photography. Featuring Roxanne Shante, Rakim, Bambaataa, Scott...
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While We Were Getting High:Britpop & the ‘90s in photographs with unseen images
A WHOPPING £15 OFF. That's 50% OFF> CHEAPER THAN AMAZON. NEW UK HARDBACK BOOK
"To flip through the book is to be immersed back in the glory days of...
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Wu-Tang Clan 1994-2004 PHOTOZINEPhotographs by Eddie Otchere
'Of Wu Tang and things…I’d say off the bat it’s the Ol' dirty bastard, asking me to destroy the negatives, that will never leave me. Meth showing...
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Billboard Book of Brazilian Musicby Chris McGowan
- Original Book (600g)£25.00Original out of print book in good conditionIn stockAdd to Bag
Outside the Lines:Lost photographs of punk and new wave's most iconic albums
ONLY £10!!! CHEAPER THAN AMAZON!!!! UK HARDBACK BOOKDescriptionEveryone recognises the iconic photo from the cover of the Ramones' self-titled album of...
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Notting Hill Sound Systems PHOTOZINEPhotographs by Brian David Stevens
Unbelievably good photo-zine featuring Notting Hill Carnival soundsystem speakers. Speaker box porn, speakers as surreal ghost in the machine monsters!
Awesome...
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Notting Hill Carnival 1974 PHOTOZINEPhotographs by Chris Miles
Unbelievably good photo-zine about Notting Hill Carnival 1974 -wicked and joyous photos! Know history - buy this!
Awesome small and beautiful photo-zine....
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Teach Yourself Ballroom Dancingby Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing
- Original Book (350g)£10.00Original out of print paperback in good conditionIn stockAdd to Bag
Disco PogoIssue 3
Disco Pogo is the new, bi-annual, electronic music magazine from the original founders of seminal 90s title Jockey Slut.
Issue 3 is a heavyweight 220...
- Magazine (300g)£15.00Grace Jones coverExpected 10 MayPreorder
- Magazine (300g)£15.00Roisin Murphy cover
Rasta RevelationBy Jah Shakespear
n Kingston, Jamaica, Ras Fire is murdered, a Dutch Rasta man with very special characteristics. Johan Bode travels to Jamaica to investigate the case on...
- Book (650g)£15.00In stockAdd to Bag
Alias David Bowieby Peter Gillman and Leni Gillman
- Original Book (1kg)£10.00Secondhand out of print paperbackIn stockAdd to Bag
Soul SurvivorsBy Russ Winstanley
"I really enjoyed the book, Russ Winstanley seems a real ebullient guy but towards the end it wasnt really all about the music but about the money. They...
- Original Book (650g)£20.00Secondhand out of print paperback in good conditionIn stockAdd to Bag
Manuel de la CruzEl Petroleo (1979)
- – El Petroleo
- 1. – El Petroleo
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- Original 7"£15.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Unplayed original Tex-Mex 45In stockAdd to Bag
Cypherby Charles Peterson
Peterson takes a fresh look at the phenomenon of breakdancing with his own brand of fine art documentation. He focuses not only on some of the most radical...
- Book (650g)£25.00In stockAdd to Bag
Why Me?:The Sammy Davis, Jr. Story
With wit and candor, rage and integrity, Sammy Davis, Jr. reflects on the dark side of his superstardom--his fear of losing his appeal, alcoholism, his...
- Original Book (800g)£15.00Secondhand hardback book in good condIn 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
Take Me To The RiverAl Green: An AutobiographyChicago Review Press
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Take Me to the River is an inspiring, unsparing, and ultimately transforming autobiography....
- Book (550g)£12.00 £6.00
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)£6.00Secondhand paperback
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)£30.00
Milton CarlosSamba Quadrado (1975)RCA Victor
Rare quality sambaOriginal Brazilian pressing Vinyl VG+/Sleeve VG+
100% Guarantee on this and all Original Vinyl at Sounds Of The Universe - 'if you're...
- 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...
- – What Kind Of Love
- 6. – What Kind Of Love
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- 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)£14.99
DJ Black LowUwamiAwesome Tapes From Africa
Awesome Tapes From Africa releases another shining example (following Teno Afrika's 'Amapiano Selections') of 'amapiano' music from South Africa from young...
- – DJ Black Low & Hapas Music feat. DJ KS & Patna - Jaiva Low
- – DJ Black Low & Tap Soul feat. Licy Jay & Eto - Emcimbinii
- – DJ Black Low feat. DJ Saxo Boy - 9 Days
- – DJ Black Low & Kapzela feat. Licy Jay & MLG - Emonate Oe Bethela D Vosho
- – DJ Black Low - Downfall Revisit
- – DJ Black Low & Mr Perfect feat. DJ La Bengwa - Alone in a Dark
- – DJ Black Low feat. DJ La Bengwa Licy Jay & Menate Entertainment - Sbono (Vocal Mix)
- – DJ Black Low feat. DJ La Bengwa - Down the Road (Original Mix)
- – DJ Black Low - Vula Vala
- – DJ Black Low - 60 Days No Sleep
- – DJ Black Low - Stiwawa Quitter
- 1. – DJ Black Low & Hapas Music feat. DJ KS & Patna - Jaiva Low
- 2. – DJ Black Low & Tap Soul feat. Licy Jay & Eto - Emcimbinii
- 3. – DJ Black Low feat. DJ Saxo Boy - 9 Days
- View full info and tracklisting
- LP + Download Code£20.00
- CD£12.00
Brazilian JiveFrom Samba to Bossa and RapReaktion Books
£7.50 OFF!!! That's 50% OFF!!! UK PAPERBACKIn Brazilian Jive, David Treece uncovers the genius of Brazilian song, both as a sophisticated, articulate...
- Book (600g)£14.95 £7.50
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...
- – Son Of The Preacher Man
- 2. – Son Of The Preacher Man
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- 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 £7.99
BensonThe AutobiographyDa Capo
USA IMPORT HARDBACK BOOK - 60% OFF!!!!Benson: The Autobiography follows George's remarkable rise from the ghettos of Pittsburgh to the stages of South...
- Book (550g)£17.99 £7.99
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)£35.00
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...
- – Ife Chi Kwulu Geme
- 1. – Ife Chi Kwulu Geme
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- 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
Mavis StaplesOh What A Feeling (1979)Warner Bros. Records
Quality soul/disco era Mavis Staples
Original = USA Vinyl VG+ /Sleeve VG+ ( cutout)100% Guarantee on this and all Original Vinyl at Sounds Of The Universe...
- – Tonight I Feel Like Dancing
- 1. – Tonight I Feel Like Dancing
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- Original LP£12.00
The Secret DJBy AnonymousFaber & Faber
From Ibiza to the Norfolk Broads: The Secret DJ's Guide to Surviving Dance Music is a true story of DJing, from an authentic voice speaking to this scene....
- Book (300g)£9.99
From Jazz Funk & Fusion To Acid JazzThe History Of The UK Jazz Dance Scene By SnowboyAuthorHouse
This is the first time the history of the uniquely British 'Jazz Dance' scene has been documented in such depth, written over a period of 10 years by Mark...
- Book (700g)£19.99