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KNEECAPNo Comment **BANKSY ART**Heavenly Recordings
Junglist!Old Skool Ragga, D&B, Jungle 1993-95Soul Jazz Records
Kelan Phil Cohran & LegacyAfrican SkiesListening Position
BOOK! Boss Reggae From PamaForeword by Harry Palmer
Julian Marley & Papa LeviCan't Stop This / South Of The RiverLove Injection Production
MarijahInna MeditationJah Embassy Music
Haroon AyyazInnocent BloodRejoice
Leslie ButlerJa-Gan Expanded EditionDoctor Bird
Mykal RoseSweeterLove Injection Production
RejoiceSymbiosisRejoice
Fenton LawlessThe New York Graffiti Experience 1976Unsettled Scores Records
DhazedTime Is NowJah Embassy Music
Tubby IsiahChanting LionMoonshine Recordings
Dub KazmanStay Humble Vol.1Rough Signal
DanmanWe Need Jah Jah LoveMystic Warrior Sound
Oasis(What's The Story) Morning Glory? [Singles Box]Big Brother
Glenn UndergroundAtmosfear (35th Anniversary Edition)Peacefrog
Paul JohnsonBump Talkin’ (35th Anniversary Edition)Peacefrog
Danny L HarleCeruleanXL Recordings
Paul JohnsonFeel The Music (35th Anniversary Edition)Peacefrog
Mauricio FleuryRevoadaAltercat
DoomCannonSomewhere In BetweenJazz Re:freshed
Temporary BlessingsSumbisoriCollege Of Knowledge
Glenn UndergroundThe Jerusalem EP’s (35th Anniversary Edition)Peacefrog
Hitomi Penny TohyamaTokyo Funk Diva 1981-1988Wewantsounds
LukidUnderloopDeath Is Not The End
Weathering: Issue 17We Jazz
Stephen McCravenWooley The NewtMoved By Sound
Ambush (feat. Tito Puente, The Bronx Horns & Mitch Frohman)Various ArtistsIn The Woods
El Michels AffairAnticipate / IndifferenceBig Crown
Parlor GreensAuld Lang Syne / Everyday Will Be Like A HolidayColemine
Hit-Boy & The AlchemistGOLDFISHSurf Club Inc.
Kelly FinniganI Can't Wait (For Christmas Time) / Snowy Night In OhioColemine
Griot GalaxyLive on WUOM 1979Two Rooms
MalaMilitant DonDeep Medi Musik
- Book (300g)£35.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
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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.
BOOK! Boss Reggae From PamaForeword by Harry Palmer
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BOMB REGGAE BOOK!!
Originally formed in 1967 by the Palmer brothers - Harry, Jeff and Carl – Pama Records was a pioneer in bringing...
- Book (500g)£28.00Expected 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£10.99In 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£26.00In 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...
- Book (900g)£30.00In stockAdd to Bag
Freedom Rhythm and Sound Chapter 2 EVENTThu 18 Dec 2025
Gilles Peterson + Stuart Baker (Soul Jazz Records) + Special Guests Theon Cross and Marysia Osu.
An evening of conversation, music and visuals 7.30-10pm...
- Event E-Ticket£17.50In stockAdd to Bag
Machito and his Afro Cuban Jazz EnsembleWith Flute To Boot!
- New LP 8435307616937£18.99In 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£18.99In stockAdd to Bag
Rock Against Racism 1976-1981By Syd Shelton
Rock Against Racism is a body of photographs that Syd Shelton produced for and about the British Rock Against Racism movement (RAR) of 1976–1981. For...
- Book (1.9kg)£42.99 £15.00In stockAdd to Bag
The Other Side : A Journey into Women, Art and the Spirit World
In an illuminating blend of memoir and art history, The Other Side explores the lives and work of a group of extraordinary women artists. From the twelfth-century...
- Book (350g)£12.99In stockAdd to Bag
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.
- Sweatshirt£40.00In stockAdd to Bag
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...
- Book (250g)£6.99In stockAdd to Bag
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,...
- Book (300g)£10.99In stockAdd to Bag
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...
- Book (1.1kg)£38.95In stockAdd to Bag
Revolutionary Letters
By turns a handbook of countercultural living, a manual for street protest, and a feminist broadside against the repressive state apparatus, Revolutionary...
- Book (350g)£13.99In stockAdd to Bag
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...
- 2×LP HVNLP237£32.99In stockAdd to Bag
- 2×CD HVNLP237CD£14.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
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...
- Book (350g)£13.99In stockAdd to Bag
Sabroso Guaganco Vol. 11Sabroso Guaganco Vol. 11
Latin compilation
- Original CD£9.99CD disc condition: VG+Case & booklet condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned CD in great conditionIn stockAdd to Bag
Sabroso Guaganco Vol. 12Sabroso Guaganco Vol. 12
Latin compilation
- Original CD£9.99CD disc condition: VG+Case & booklet condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned CD in great conditionIn 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£9.99In stockAdd to Bag
Salsa Y Ache
- Original CD£4.99CD disc condition: VG+Case & booklet condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned CD in great conditionIn stockAdd to Bag
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£10.99In 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...
- Book (450g)£18.99In stockAdd to Bag
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£20.00In stockAdd to Bag
Women and the Piano : A History in 50 Livesby Susan Tomes
- Book (1.1kg) 9780300266573£25.00In 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...
- Book (600g)£25.00In stockAdd to Bag
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:...
- Book (300g)£12.99In stockAdd to Bag
Nettleblackby Nat Reeve
'To be blunt: I must escape.' 1893. Henry Nettleblack has to act fast or she'll be married off by her elder sister. But leaving the safety of her wealthy...
- Book (600g)£12.99In 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) 9781560988441£19.99 £10.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
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...
- – The Sixth Sense
- – Short Count
- – Afreaka
- 1. – The Sixth Sense
- 2. – Short Count
- 4. – Afreaka
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- Reissue LP BLUNT84335£25.00In stockAdd to Bag
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.
- – Living For The City
- 1. – Living For The City
- View full info and tracklisting
- Original 7" 981£7.99Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+UNPLAYED Original USA 7"Vinyl
100% Guarantee on this and all Original Vinyl at Sounds Of The Universe - 'if you're not happy we're not happy' or your money back!Sold out Notify me when in stock
Giants of Black Musicby Pauline Rivelli & Robert LevinA Dacapo
Original 1970 Interviews with Alice Coltrane, Horace Tapscott, John Coltrane, Leon Thomas, Gary Bartz and more! Beat that!
- Original Book (250g)£25.00Original USA hardback ex library with stamps and stickers in good condSold out Notify me when in stock
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 P2S 5668£35.00Sold out Notify me when in stock
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'.
- LP 6514964£27.99Part of Blue Note's 'Classic Vinyl' series.In stockAdd to Bag
I Know What I KnowThe Music Of Charles Mingus By Todd S. JenkinsPraeger
s/hand hardback book w/dustjacket ex libraryFrom the mid-1940s until his death in 1979, Charles Mingus created an unparalleled body of recorded work, most...
- Original Book (600g)£12.00Sold out Notify me when in stock
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 GS 2251£50.00Sold out Notify me when in stock
Harvey MasonMarching In The Street (1975)Arista
It's a classic ...
- – Marching In The Street
- 1. – Marching In The Street
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- Original 7" AS 0167£10.00Vinyl condition: NM-Sleeve condition: VG+Unplayed original USA 45In stockAdd to Bag
Voguing: Voguing and the House Ballroom Scene of New York City 1989-92Photographs and interviews by Chantal Regnault, Introduction by Tim LawrenceSoul Jazz Books
BACK IN PRINT!!! The ESSENTIAL book about Voguing featuring 200+ photographs, interviews and text on the LEGENDS of the House Ballroom Scene of New York...
- Book (1.3kg) SJR249£30.00 £24.00In stockAdd to Bag
African RhythmsThe Autobiography of Randy WestonDuke University Press
OVER £10 OFF ORIGINAL PRICE !!! LOVELY USA IMPORT PAPERBACK BOOK! ONLY £12 SQUID - THAT's £10 CHEAPER THAN AMAZON!!!
Essential book - buy me!----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The...
- Book (800g) 9780822347842£23.00 £12.00In stockAdd to Bag
Duke PearsonThe Right TouchBlue Note
Super killer dance jazz classic Blue Note. 'Chilli Peppers' is one of the toughest tunes ever, a mainstay of Gilles Peterson/jazz dance back in the days...
- – Chili Peppers
- – Make It Good
- – My Love Waits (O Meu Amor Espera)
- – Los Malos Hombres
- – Scrap Iron
- – Rotary
- 1. – Chili Peppers
- 2. – Make It Good
- 3. – My Love Waits (O Meu Amor Espera)
- View full info and tracklisting
- CD 5897177£16.99In stockAdd to Bag
- New Audiophile LP (180 GRAM) 43879837£39.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
King Sunny Ade & His African BeatsDestiny (1988)Atom Park
RARE Original Nigerian Vinyl High-end Audio Desk Systeme Pro Machine Utrasonic cleaned+
- – Destiny
- 1. – Destiny
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- Original LP APLPS 7£15.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print Nigerian VinylIn stockAdd to Bag
White Line FeverLemmy: The AutobiographyPocket Books
Lemmy’s name was synonymous with notorious excess. His blood would have killed another human being. This is the up-to-date story of the heaviest drinking,...
- Book (200g) 9781849834315£8.99 £5.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Cumbia!Scenes of a Migrant Latin American Music GenreDuke University Press
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Cumbia is a musical form that originated in northern Colombia and then...
- Book (500g) 9780822354338£20.99 £7.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
The Soulful StringsThe Soulful Strings Play Gamble-Huff (1970)Cadet
- Original LP LPS 846£30.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+USA orig copy has minor surface marksSold out Notify me when in stock
King Sunny Ade & His African BeatsExplosion! (1984)Sunny Alade
RARE Original Nigerian Vinyl
- – Kirakira
- 1. – Kirakira
- View full info and tracklisting
- Original LP SALPS 40£15.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: GOriginal Pre-Owned Out-of-Print Nigerian Vinyl, damage to sleeve at backSold out Notify me when in stock
The Evolution of MannHerbie Mann and the Flute in JazzHal Leonard
£10 OFF!!! That's more than 50% OFF ORIGINAL PRICE!!! USA IMPORT PAPERBACK BOOK! Great book on Herbie Mann!
More than any other musician, Herbie Mann...
- Book (450g) 9781458419811£18.00 £10.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Raimundo FagnerRaimundo Fagner (1976)CBS
Deep 70s roots Brazil 70
- – ABC
- 11. – ABC
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- Original LP 137964£20.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned Brazilian vinyl, name on frontIn stockAdd to Bag
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)
- – That Mellow Feeling
- 3. – That Mellow Feeling
- View full info and tracklisting
- Original LP IC 6018£15.00Sold out Notify me when in stock
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) 978-1907317859£19.95 £10.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Take Me To The RiverAl Green: An AutobiographyChicago Review Press
OVER 50% OFF ORIGINAL PRICE!!! USA IMPORT PAPERBACK BOOK! BARGAIN!
Take Me to the River is an inspiring, unsparing, and ultimately transforming autobiography....
- Book (550g) 9781556528101£12.00 £6.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
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 SCLP-9215£20.00Sold out Notify me when in stock
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) 9780752220253£6.00Secondhand paperbackOut of stock Notify me when in stock