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SAULT11Forever Living Originals
SAULTAIIRForever Living Originals
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SAULTUNTITLED (God)Forever Living Originals
London BrewLondon BrewDowntown Music
Chris & CoseyElemental 7CTI International
Chris & CoseyFeral Vapours Of The Silver EtherCTI International
Chris & CoseyMuzik Fantastique!CTI International
De La Soul3 Feet High and RisingCHRYSALIS RECORDS
Idris MuhammadHouse Of The Rising SunMusic On Vinyl
Mainstream Disco Funk: The Finest Funky Sound Of Mainstream Records – 1974-76Various ArtistsWewantsounds
Who Say Reload: Volume One (Original 90s Jungle and Drum & Bass)Various ArtistsVelocity Press
Who Say Reload: Volume Two (Original 90s Jungle and Drum & Bass)Various ArtistsVelocity Press
Archie SheppKwanza (Verve By Request Series)Verve
Ahmad JamalThe Awakening (Verve By Request Series)Verve
The PharcydeBizarre Ride II The PharcydeCraft Recordings
Phil Ranelin, Wendell Harrison, Adrian Younge, Ali Shaheed MuhammadPhil Ranelin & Wendell Harrison JID016Jazz Is Dead
LaraajiSegue To InfinityNumero
Worldwide Connection Vol.1Various ArtistsNon Stop Rhythm
oldchildrenPush StartLouis Den
SanguisugaboggTortured WholeCentury Media
Carter JeffersonRise Of AtlantisMusic On Vinyl
Barry IssacRun Down BabylonRoom In The Sky
Daniel SalinasAtlantisMr Bongo
Wilson PickettChocolate MountainWagram
Disco Not Disco: Leftfield Disco Classics From The New York Underground (Compiled by Joey Negro and Sean P)Various ArtistsStrut
Vusi Mahlasela, Norman Zulu, Jive ConnectionFace To FaceStrut
Traxx + Turtle BuggFight 4 LoveBasement Floor
Gilles Peterson & Lionel LouekeHH ReimaginedEdition Records
Reel People MusicVarious ArtistsReel People Music
Studio One FunkSoul Jazz Records
Andrzej KorzynskiThe Devil TapesFinders Keepers
Paul FerrisWitchfinder General (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)Trunk
Gil Scott-HeronA New Black Poet : Small Talk at 125th and Lennox (1970)Flying Dutchman
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.
Sam SmithGloria
New album includes "Unholy" + 2 bonus tracksLimited edition clear vinyl
- New LP £31.99In stockAdd to Bag
Pacific Breeze Volume 3: Japanese City Pop, AOR & Boogie 1975-1987
Light in the Attic’s Pacific Breeze series has supplied the world’s growing legions of Japanese music fans with an expertly curated selection of the...
The WhatnautsWhatnauts On The Rocks
**As sampled by De La Soul and A Tribe Called Quest!**
While "You Forget Too Easy" could be played on any lowrider mixtape, "I'm So Glad I Found You"...
- – You Forget Too Easy
- – Heads Up
- – Hurry Up And Wait
- – I'm So Glad I Found You
- – Only People Can Save The World
- – Blues Fly away
- – Why Can't People Be Colors Too?
- – Ooh Baby Baby
- – Help is On The Way (Bonus Track)
- 1. – You Forget Too Easy
- 2. – Heads Up
- 3. – Hurry Up And Wait
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- LP£28.00In stockAdd to Bag
Gilles Peterson BOOK! Limited HardbackLOCKDOWN FM: BROADCASTING IN A PANDEMIC
LITERALLY DOWN TO THE LAST 20 COPIES IN THE WORLD!
Lockdown FM: Broadcasting In a Pandemic is a 600+ page cultural documentation of a year in lockdown....
- Book (1.9kg)£40.00In stockAdd to Bag
Soul Jazz Records hoodie (orange)
Brand new Soul Jazz Records Functional Outer Wear Product #1
Exclusive to Sounds of the Universe
Short-run limited edition orange hoodie (large) with...
- Sweatshirt£35.00In stockAdd to Bag
Soul Jazz Records sweatshirt (green)
Exclusive to Soul Jazz Records/Sounds of the Universe
Short-run limited edition green sweatshirt (large) with design.
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Sounds of the Universe sweatshirt (yellow)
Exclusive to Soul Jazz Records/Sounds of the Universe
Short-run limited edition yellow sweatshirt (large) with design.
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Soul Jazz Records sweatshirt (white)
Exclusive to Soul Jazz Records/Sounds of the Universe
Short-run limited edition white sweatshirt (large) with design.
- Sweatshirt£35.00In stockAdd to Bag
Birdlegs And PaulineBirdlegs And Pauline
Among the rarest albums from Jim Kirchstein’s Wisconsin-based Cuca label, 1964’s Birdlegs & Pauline runs a playful gamut of girl group soul, sultry...
- New LP (Coloured Vinyl)£28.00In stockAdd to Bag
To Be Loved: The Music, the Magic, the Memories of Motown : An Autobiography by Berry Gordy (1994)by Berry Gordy
- Original Book (800g)£30.00Out of print Secondhand 1st edition hardback w/dustjacket in good conditionIn stockAdd to Bag
A History of the Jamaican Recording IndustryBook Three : THE UPSETTER TO THE COMPUTER ‘FROM THE BLACK ARK TO FIREHOUSE
THE UPSETTER TO THE COMPUTER ‘FROM THE BLACK ARK TO FIREHOUSE featuring Lee Scratch Perry, King Jammys, King Tubby, Augustus Pablo!!!
Superb hardback...
- Book (650g)£17.99In stockAdd to Bag
Sun Ra: Art on Saturn NEW BOOKThe Album Cover Art of Sun Ra's Saturn Label
Drawn from private collections around the world, this is the first comprehensive collection of the Saturn label’s printed record covers, along with...
- Book (2.2kg)£75.00In stockAdd to Bag
Hiatus KaiyoteChoose Your Weapon (Deluxe Version)
The band have received overwhelming critical acclaim for their releases and live shows, and have fans in the industry’s leading figures like Prince,...
- 2×LP + 7"£27.00In stockAdd to Bag
Various ArtistsEddie Piller & Dean Rudland present: Acid Jazz (Not Jazz)
A compilation of the finest early 1990s underground club sounds, presented by Eddie Piller and Dean Rudland.As Acid Jazz began a period of extraordinary...
- The Ballistic Brothers vs. Eccentric Afros – Blacker
- Humble Souls – Beads, Things & Flowers
- Marden Hill – Come On
- The Subterraneans – Last Night Beats
- A Man Called Adam – APB
- The Quiet Boys – Modal (Blue Train Dub)
- A-Zel – Jazz Jupiter (Da Scat Mix)
- Dhama B vs. Ace of Clubs – Everything Is Going To The Beat
- 1. The Ballistic Brothers vs. Eccentric Afros – Blacker
- 2. Humble Souls – Beads, Things & Flowers
- 3. Marden Hill – Come On
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Abdel Halim HafezMawood
Wewantsounds is delighted to reissue 'Mawood' one of the cornerstones of Egyptian music, recorded in 1971 by legendary Arabic singer Abdel Halim Hafez,...
- LP£30.00In stockAdd to Bag
Soul Jazz Records presents Studio One Soul (Black vinyl edition)
New classic black vinyl pressing
More classic Reggae from Jamaica's most important label ever .
Studio One Soul tracks the link between American Funk...
- New 2×LP £26.00In stockAdd to Bag
Ephemeral Scents for Infinite Listens
Each box contains x20 30 minute insence ropes for a total burn time of 10hrs. Handmade in the Himalayan mountains from organic plant material and packaged...
- Box of Insence Ropes£18.00In stockAdd to Bag
Members Only HARDBACK BOOK(V.Ltd. 1st Edn. Individually numbered)
Deluxe hardback book - 432 pages! … every first edition book is individually numbered as a throwback to many of the original membership cards.
Members...
- Book (1.2kg)£30.00 £25.00In stockAdd to Bag
NEW BOOK! Boss Reggae From PamaForeword by Harry Palmer
We got some more! New large format softback edition
BOMB REGGAE BOOK!!
Originally formed in 1967 by the Palmer brothers - Harry, Jeff and Carl – Pama...
- Book (500g)£28.00In stockAdd to Bag
London Rave Flyers 1990-1996
London Rave Flyers from 1990 to 1996 - 88 page groovy small book. Well nice! Limited copies
Ships in about a week
- Book (300g)£15.00In stockAdd to Bag
Sinatra: A Complete LifeBy J. Randy Taraborrelli
One of the best books on Sinatra with Taraborrelli unbiased in his opinion and gives the good and bad of his character.
- Original Book (800g)£15.00USA 1st edn hardback w/dustjacket in good condIn stockAdd to Bag
ElvisBy Albert Goldman
- Original Book (800g)£25.00UK 1981 first edition hardback w/dustjacket in good conditionIn stockAdd to Bag
The Song Company - Burden of Truth: 50th Anniversary Limited Edition Gatefold 12" Transparent Red Vinyl LPGavin Bryars' Jesus Blood Never Failed Me Yet + Antony Pitts' Transiens
BACK IN STOCK!500 copies only in the world! Superb hypnotic leftfield vocal modern classical LP - exclusive to Sounds of the Universe. Very limited copies!
Specially...
- – Gavin Bryars' Jesus Blood Never Failed Me Yet
- – Transiens
- 1. – Gavin Bryars' Jesus Blood Never Failed Me Yet
- 2. – Transiens
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- New LP £40.00In stockAdd to Bag
Taj MahalAutobigoraphy of a bluesman
- Original Book (800g)£18.00Secondhand 1st edn UK hardback w/dustjacket in good conditionIn stockAdd to Bag
Soul Jazz Records presentsStudio One Classics
Soul Jazz Records’ new 20th anniversary one-off limited-edition heavyweight special-edition purple coloured double vinyl pressing + download code and...
- 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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- 2xLP (Coloured Vinyl) + Download Code£34.00In stockAdd to Bag
New York Rockerby Gary Valentine
- Original Book (500g)£10.00Secondhand out of print edition UK paperbackIn stockAdd to Bag
Britain's Black Population, A New Perspective2nd Edition
- Original Book (600g)£10.00Out of print edition secondhand paperback bookIn stockAdd to Bag
Bessie : Empress of the BluesA biography by Chris Albertson
The first estimable full-length biography not only of Bessie Smith but of any black musician."--Whitney Balliett, New Yorker (on the first edition)"A remarkably...
- Original Book (600g)£15.001st edition UK hardback ex-library w/stampsIn stockAdd to Bag
Living in AmericaThe Soul Saga of James Brown
- Original Book (350g)£6.00Secondhand paperback in ok condIn stockAdd to Bag
Signed, Sealed and DeliveredThe Soulful Journey of Stevie Wonder
- Original Book (800g)£10.00Secondhand hardback w/dustjacket (small mark on front)In stockAdd to Bag
The Killing of Tupac Shakurby cathy scott
- Original Book (500g)£8.00secondhand paperback in good condIn stockAdd to Bag
Out of SpaceHow UK Cities Shaped Rave Culture
Out of Space plots a course through the different UK towns and cities club culture has found a home. From Glasgow to Margate via Manchester, Sheffield...
- Book (500g)£14.99In stockAdd to Bag
Beyond BlingVoices of Hip-Hop in Art
- Original Book (500g)£10.00secondhand paperback book in good condIn stockAdd to Bag
They Gave The Crowd Plenty Fun:West Indian Cricket and its Relationship with the British-Resident Caribbean Diaspora
In 1950, the West Indies cricket team beat England for the first time on English soil. West Indian cricket continued to provide a source of self-esteem...
- Original Book (350g)£10.00Out of print paperback in good condition ex library with stamps and plastic 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
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)£12.00 £6.00In stockAdd to Bag
Celia CruzCanciones Premiadas De Celia Cruz Con La Sonora Matancera (1961)Seeco
Killer early Celia Cruz
Original Venezuelan pressing Vinyl VG+/Sleeve VG
100% Guarantee on this and all Original Vinyl at Sounds Of The Universe - 'if...
- 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)£19.99In stockAdd to Bag