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Enrique Rodriguez and The Negra Chiway BandFase LiminalSoul Jazz Records
Deutsche Elektronische Musik 4Experimental German Rock and Electronic Music 1971-83Soul Jazz Records
Byron The AquariusApron EPApron Records
MildlifeAutomaticHeavenly Recordings
Nicolas JaarCenizasOther People
Carlos Nino & Miguel Atwood FergusonChicago WavesInternational Anthem Recording Company
Endangered Species Vol. 1Various ArtistsDark Entries
GermannuGermannuNotes On A Journey
Cypress HillInsane In The BrainMr Bongo
Cosmic Vibrations feat. Dwight TriblePathways & PassagesSpiritmuse
Jay DanielSSD EPWatusi High
AnteloperTour Beats Vol. 1International Anthem Recording Company
Makaya McCravenUniversal Beings E&F SidesInternational Anthem Recording Company
Punto SurAyudame A Escribir Esta Cancion (1977)Jaguar Records (3)
Tommy McCookDeath TrapPressure Sounds
Vivian 'Yabby You' JacksonFire In A KingstonPressure Sounds
Danton D. HeslopNo ProblemTrack Star
Bree DanielsOh Me Oh MyPressure Sounds
Bobby Ellis And The UpsettersSka BabyPressure Sounds
Edmond GladstonUntrue LoveTop Ranking Sound
Edmond GladstonUntrue LoverTop Ranking Sound
Willy Quintero Y Su ComboWilly Quintero Y Su Combo (1977)Fonodisco
Laurel AitkenSkinhead TrainPressure Drop
Delano StewartStay A Little Bit LongerDoctor Bird
Martin Daniel and El Rego de CotonouDignovy Din Ton Le / Sur Le Sable De La PlageEts Aux Ecoutes
Abeng Meets Rootikal HornsDowntown BluesDig This Way Records
T.P. Orchestre Poly-RythmoGendarme Si WeAux Ecoutes
T.P. Orchestre Poly-RythmoKunu Ho Dié / Asu Wè HontonAux Ecoutes
El Rego Et Ses CommandosNe M'Attends PlusL.A. Aux Ecoutes
AbengNo Bad IntentionDig This Way Records
Clément Mêlomê and Orchestre Poly-RythmoNougbo Vêhou (La Vérité Blesse)Aux Ecoutes
Billy BoyoOne Spliff A Day / One Dub A DayVP Records
Walter Bishop, Jr.Coral KeysBlack Jazz Records
Cleo SolRose in the DarkForever Living Originals
Butcher Brown#KingButchConcord Jazz
Arca&&&&&PAN
Pole1Mute
Pole2Mute
Pole3Mute
Breaking The Beats: Compiled By Dave Lee & Will FoxVarious ArtistsZ Records
Door To The CosmosVarious ArtistsOn The Corner Records
John ColtraneGiant Steps (60th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)Warner Jazz / Rhino
Thelonious MonkPalo AltoImpulse!
Run The JewelsRTJ4BMG
Spiritual Jazz 12: Impulse!Various ArtistsJazzman
La'verne WashingtonThe Promise / I Found What I've Been Searching ForMelodies International
Huw Marc BennettTresilian BayAlbert’s Favourites
TVII SONTVII SONMIC
SaultUNTITLED (Black Is)Forever Living Originals
Sly5thAveWhat It IsTru Thoughts
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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.
Latin Underground Revolution, Vol. 2: More Swinging Boogaloo, Guaguanco, Salsa & Latin Soul from New York City 1968-1972Various Artists
A killer selection of incendiary latin music cuts from NYC's golden era of the late 60's / early 70s!
- – Los Muchachos de Beln - Orquesta Olivieri.
- – Theres No Other Girl - Orquesta Olivieri
- – Mias Boogaloo - Ozzie Torrens And His Exciting Orchestra
- – Boogaloo in Apt 41 - Ozzie Torrens And His Exciting Orchestra
- – Ha Llegado el Momento (45 Edit) - Brooklyn Sounds
- – Guaguanco Tropical - Brooklyn Sounds
- 1. Los Muchachos de Beln - Orquesta Olivieri.
- 2. Theres No Other Girl - Orquesta Olivieri
- 3. Mias Boogaloo - Ozzie Torrens And His Exciting Orchestra
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Junior BylesBeat Down Babylon (Expanded)
• FIRST OFFICIAL RE-ISSUE OF THE ICONIC ALBUM ON CD• MOST TRACKS CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE DIGITALLY• SLEEVE NOTES BY LEE PERRY BIOGRAPHER, DAVID KATZ
Released...
- Junior Byles – (Festival) Da Da
- Junior Byles – I’ve Got A Feeling
- Junior Byles – Don’t Know Why
- Junior Byles – Demonstration (and protest)
- Junior Byles – Coming Again
- Junior Byles – Beat Down Babylon
- Junior Byles – A Place Called Africa
- Junior Byles – A Matter Of Time
- Junior Byles – Poor Chubby
- Junior Byles – Come Da Da
- 2. (Festival) Da Da
- 3. I’ve Got A Feeling
- View full info and tracklisting
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Knowledge
MONSTER HEAVYWEIGHT BOOK!
From 1994 – 2014 Knowledge magazine was the essential destination for the latest drum & bass news and features and had a massive...
- Book (1.1kg)£30.00 £25.00In stockAdd to Bag
State of BassJungle: The Story So Far
ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL NEW EDITION OF THIS SEMINAL STUDY ON JUNGLE
Originally published in 1997, State of Bass explores the scene’s roots through its...
- Book (450g)£15.00In stockAdd to Bag
Miles' Diary: Life of Miles Davis 1947-1961by Ken Vail
- Original Book (700g)£12.00Secondhand out of print paperback in good conditionIn stockAdd to Bag
John Coltrane - A Sound SignatureJohn W. Selfridge
Out of print USA papaerback
- Original Book (300g)£10.00In stockAdd to Bag
Coltrane - The Story Of A SoundBen Ratliff
Description:
No other jazz musician has proved so inspirational and so fascinating as Coltrane. Ben Ratliff, jazz critic for the New York Times, has...
- Book (300g)£10.99In stockAdd to Bag
The Good Auld Days: The Story of Scotland's Entertainers from Music Hall to Televisionby Gordon Irving
- Original Book (800g)£12.00Secondhand hardback book w/dustjacketIn stockAdd to Bag
Passion is a Fashion: The Real Story of the Clashby Pat Gilbert
- Original Book (900g)£15.00Secondhand hardback book in good condIn stockAdd to Bag
Diana Ross: A Legend in Focus (2000)by Sharon Davis
- Original Book (1.4kg)£12.00Large format secondhand hardback bookIn stockAdd to Bag
The Folk Music Encyclopaediaby Kristin Baggelaar And Donald Milton (1977)
- Original Book (1kg)£15.00Secondhand out of print hardback book ex-library with stamps in good conditionIn stockAdd to Bag
How To DJ Properly: The Art And Science Of Playing Recordsby Frank Broughton & Bill Brewster
- Original Book (900g)£9.00Secondhand paperback book in good conditionIn stockAdd to Bag
Stardust: The David Bowie Storyby Henry & Tony Zanetta
- Original Book (900g)£15.00Secondhand out of print first edition hardback with dust jacket in very good conditionIn stockAdd to Bag
More Advanced Electronic Music Projectsby R.A. Penfold
- Original Book (200g)£3.00Secondhand book - sleeve very dirty!In stockAdd to Bag
Dusty : An intimate Portrait Of Dusty Springfield (2008)by Sharon Davis
- Original Book (600g)£10.00In stockAdd to Bag
If I Can Dream: Elvis's Own Storyby Larry Geller And Joel Spector (1989)
A long-time confidante of Elvis Presley reveals intimate details of the legendary performer's dreams and disillusionments, showing his disintegration due...
- Original Book (700g)£10.00In stockAdd to Bag
TransformerThe Lou Reed Story
- Original Book (800g)£10.00Out of print edition USA hardback book in good conditionIn stockAdd to Bag
Frequency SynthesizerTheory and Design
Rare book on synthesizers. Hardback secondhand w/dustjacket in plastic, ex library w/stamps
- Original Book (900g)£40.00In stockAdd to Bag
Emeli SandeReal Life
Fourth album release from pop/soul singer, Emeli Sande!
- LP + Download Code£18.99In stockAdd to Bag
The Blue Moment: Miles Davis's Kind of Blue and the Remaking of Modern Musicby Richard Williams
- Original Book (300g)£6.00In stockAdd to Bag
The Bluesman: The Musical Heritage of Black Men and Women in the Americasby Julio Finn
Examines the spiritual, social, and anthropological roots of the blues, discussing African animist religion, the slave trade, Voodoo, Hoodoo, and the early...
- Original Book (500g)£10.00Original USA paperback in good condition
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Roy HeathThe Murderer (1979)
A very good short story about flawed characters and evocative of a time and place in Guyana.
secondhand paperback
- Original Book (200g)£7.00Sleeve condition: VG+Original UK paperback in good condition
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Black Music in the United States: an Annotated Bibliographyby Samuel A. Floyd Jr & Marsha J. Reisser
Includes section on Bibliographies of bibliographies and Bibliographies on biographies (!) and 'records and record collections'
- Original Book (650g)£20.00Sleeve condition: VG+Original USA hardback, ex library , w stamps, no dustjacket
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Scooby: The Glory of the Rideby Stuart 'Scooby' Cochrane
More Ibiza madness
- Original Book (400g)£8.00Original secondhand book in ok condition
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Warrior & His Oriental Brothers InternationalMy Success (1981)
Original Nigerian Vinyl! Vinyl/sleeve VG Lots of surface scratches plays well /sleeve F/G- +High-end Audio Desk Systeme Pro Machine Utrasonic cleaned+
- Original LP£20.00In stockAdd to Bag
From the heat of the Dayby Roy Heath
- Original Book (200g)£6.00Sleeve condition: VG+Original UK paperback, pen mark inside
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Changing JamaicaAdam Kuper
Original secondhand hardback first edition (laminated dust jacket, ex library w/stamps)
- Original Book (400g)£12.00In stockAdd to Bag
The Vice LordsWarriors of the Streets
Rare USA small secondhand book in good condition - cultural anthropology case studies about the legendary street gang. This is 1978 edition with different...
- Original Book (200g)£25.00In stockAdd to Bag
The BuzzcutsDead or Alive (Extended Mix)
Previously only released on CD, the extended mix of a cult party classic - a key staple in a DJ Harvey set! Very limited copies in circulation- don't sleep...
- 12"£10.99In stockAdd to Bag
Gerald McCauleyWondering
"Wondering" that came as a result was brought to life by the singer and industry insider Gerald McCauley, who turned his soul inside out for the performance....
- 7"£6.99In stockAdd to Bag
LeewayLee Morgan Discography
Excellent discography on man like Lee Morgan, every record session!
"Roger Wernboe has done Jazz scholars, fans, and collectors a great favor. Thanks...
- Book (200g)£25.00Out of print RARE paperback book. NEW, SEALED OPENED ONCEIn stockAdd to Bag
The Clash FAQAll That s Left to Know About the Clash City Rockers
OVER 50% OFF!!!Founded by guitarist Mick Jones and fronted by the legendary Joe Strummer, the Clash had the charisma of Elvis, the integrity of the Beatles,...
- Book (700g)£15.99 £6.99In stockAdd to Bag
Gypsy Music in European CultureFrom The Late 18th to the Early 29th CenturiesNortheastern University Press
USA IMPORT HARDBACK BOOK 65% OFF!!!! THAT's £17 OFF!!!!
Translated from the Polish, Anna G. Piotrowska's 'Gypsy Music in European Culture' details the...
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It Was Twenty Years Ago Todayby Derek Taylor (1987)
- Original Book (600g)£9.00S/hand paperback book in good condition
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Contemporary Music: An Introductionby Francis Routh (1968)
Neat secondhand small hardback book w/dustjacket. Varese, Schoenberg, Copland
- Original Book (300g)£10.00100% Guarantee on this and all Original Books at Sounds Of The Universe - 'if you're not happy we're not happy' money-back guarantee!In stockAdd to Bag
Justo Betancourt Y Su Conjunto BorincubaElla Esta En Otra Rumba (1979)
Heavy two-sider on Fania
- Justo Betancourt Y Su Conjunto Borincuba – Ella Esta En Otra Rumba
- 1. Ella Esta En Otra Rumba
- View full info and tracklisting
- Original 7"£20.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Unplayed Latin 45
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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
African Musics in Context. Institutions, Culture, Identityby Thomas Solomon
African Musics in Context discusses the place of performing arts in Ugandan society, archiving music and music sources, performing archival music, performing...
- Book (550g)£20.00In stockAdd to Bag
Namba RoyNo Black Sparrows
'A vivid portrait of Jamaica in the 1930s"
Excellent social realist novel. Written by Jamaican Namba Roy in the 1950s in Britain. He died in 1961 and...
- Original Book (200g)£15.00Secondhand out of print ex-library paperback copy, library stamp half removed on front page and small tear otherwise goodIn stockAdd to Bag
Blood Posse (1994)by Phillip Baker
Yardie stylee!
'This book follows the life of Danny, a young Jamaican growing up in Brooklyn in the 1970s. At the age of 18, in the middle of a sectarian...
- Original Book (300g)£8.00Secondhand out of print paperback in good condition
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Just Above My Headby James Baldwin
'This is the work of a born storyteller at the height of his powers' Edmund White, Washington Post
When Arthur Montana, world-renowned 'Emperor of Soul',...
- Original Book (900g)£20.00UK 1st edition hardback w/dustjacket covered in plastic in great conditionIn stockAdd to Bag
Music in Africaby Adana Dzemila
Africa is such a large and diverse continent. Outside Africa, there is often only talk about Africa as one country: For example Tunisia and Tanzania could...
- Book (200g)£7.99In stockAdd to Bag
Lion SongsThomas Mapfumo and the Music That Made Zimbabwe
NEARLY 70% OFF ORIGINAL PRICE! LOVELY USA IMPORT HARDBACK BOOK! CHEAPER THAN AMAZON!!
Like Fela Kuti and Bob Marley, singer, composer, and bandleader...
- Book (750g)£29.99 £7.99In stockAdd to Bag
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
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
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
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)£30.00
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...
- Oliver De Coque And His Expo'76 – Ife Chi Kwulu Geme
- 1. Ife Chi Kwulu Geme
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- Original LP£15.00
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
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- Mavis Staples – Tonight I Feel Like Dancing
- 1. Tonight I Feel Like Dancing
- View full info and tracklisting
- Original LP£12.00
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
Herbie MannMemphis Two-Step (1971)Embryo
Super heavyweight funky jazz recorded in Memphis and featuring Roy Ayers.
Original USA Vinyl VG+ /Sleeve VG-100% Guarantee on this and all Original Vinyl...
- Herbie Mann – Memphis Two-Step
- 3. Memphis Two-Step
- View full info and tracklisting
- Original LP£10.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG-Original UK vinyl , sleeve has wear/tape on spines
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Dark MagusThe Jekyll and Hyde Life of Miles DavisBackbeat
USA HARDBACK IMPORT 60% OFF - essential book!"Dark Magus" is a warts-and-all look at the real Miles Davis. As told by his son, this book strips away the...
- Book (550g)£18.99 £6.99
Miles DavisMiles Davis At Fillmore (1970)Columbia
Seminal electric Miles. USA original 2XLP gatefold vinyl.Original = Original USA Vinyl VG+ /Sleeve VG (some wear)
100% Guarantee on this and all Original...
- Miles Davis – Wednesday Miles
- 1. Wednesday Miles
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- Original LP£30.00
The BerimbauSoul Of Brazilian MusicUniversity Press Of Mississippi
The berimbau, a musical bow, is most commonly associated with the energetic martial art/dance/game of capoeira. This study explores the berimbau's stature...
- Book (400g)£30.00In stockAdd to Bag
Chief Dr. Sikiru Ayinde BarristerLove (1983)Siky Oluyole Records
Rare Nigerian vinyl.HEAVY! Quality Fuji sounds!Vinyl VG, sleeve G+(lot of wear)+High-end Audio Desk Systeme Pro Machine Utrasonic cleaned+100% Guarantee...
- Chief Dr. Sikiru Ayinde Barrister – Ife
- Original LP£20.00
Lee MorganThe Sixth Sense (1968)Blue Note
RARE & KILLER. Wicked tunes. Seminal Blue Note 1968. Lee Morgan, Jackie McClean, Frank Mitchell, Cedar Walton, Victor Sproles and Billy Higgins. Recorded...
- Lee Morgan – The Sixth Sense
- Lee Morgan – Short Count
- Lee Morgan – Afreaka
- 1. The Sixth Sense
- 2. Short Count
- View full info and tracklisting
- Reissue LP£12.99
Ray CharlesLiving For The City / Then We'll Be Home (1975)Crossover Records (3)
Nice moody version of Stevie's classic played by Ray Charles mid-70s. Funky!Unplayed/mint but few crackles at beginning.
- Ray Charles – Living For The City
- 1. Living For The City
- View full info and tracklisting
- Original 7"£7.99Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+UNPLAYED Original USA 7"Vinyl
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Miles DavisLive-Evil (1971)Columbia
Original = Original USA Vinyl VG+ /Sleeve VG (wear/top&bottom spine taped/non-gatefold)
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- Original 2×LP£35.00
Art Blakey And The Jazz MessengersLike Someone In LoveBlue Note
An album resulting from exactly the same 1960 sessions as the better-known 'A Night in Tunisia'
Original =B1-84245 1988 pressing
Original = Original...
- Original LP£20.00
- CD£7.99
- New LP (180g)£19.99
ShadowReturn Of De BassmanStraker's Records
Rare LP from the great tropical and funky Shadow
Original = Original USA Vinyl VG+ /Sleeve VG+ (in shrink)
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- Original LP£50.00
Harvey MasonMarching In The Street (1975)Arista
It's a classic ...
- Harvey Mason – Marching In The Street
- 1. Marching In The Street
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- Original 7"£10.00Vinyl condition: NM-Sleeve condition: VG+UNPLAYED Original USA 7"Vinyl
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African RhythmsThe Autobiography of Randy WestonDuke University Press
OVER 60% OFF ORIGINAL PRICE !!! LOVELY USA IMPORT HARDBACK BOOK! ONLY £10 SQUID - CHEAPER THAN AMAZON!!!
Essential book - buy me!
The pianist, composer,...
- Book (800g)£34.00 £10.00
Duke PearsonThe Right TouchBlue Note
Super killer dance jazz classic Blue Note. 'Chilli Peppers' is one of the toughest tunes ever and the album is solid.
Rare blue/black Liberty original...
- Duke Pearson – Chili Peppers
- 1. Chili Peppers
- View full info and tracklisting
- Original LP£50.00
King Sunny Ade & His African BeatsDestiny (1988)Atom Park
RARE Original Nigerian Vinyl VG lot of surface marks plays fine listen actual audio/Sleeve VG- (lot of wear)High-end Audio Desk Systeme Pro Machine...
- King Sunny Ade & His African Beats – Destiny
- 1. Destiny
- View full info and tracklisting
- Original LP£15.00