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Kelan Phil Cohran & LegacyAfrican SkiesListening Position
NOW JAZZ NOW - 100 Essential Free Jazz & Improvisation Recordings [1960-80]Writing from Thurston Moore, Byron Coley, Mats GustafssonPreface by Neneh Cherry. Afterword by Joe McPheeECSTATIC PEACE LIBRARY
Ambush (feat. Tito Puente, The Bronx Horns & Mitch Frohman)Various ArtistsIn The Woods
The Bug vs Ghost DubsImplosionPressure
UK Rave Flyers 1988 – 1989Phatmedia presents ...
Larry MarshallRun Babylon / VersionStudio One
Akiko Yano7 O'clock In TokyoWewantsounds
WooolheadsCan't Think About It All The TimeKlang Tone
Daphne Oram: Vari/ations: Ode To OramVarious ArtistsNonclassical
Joe Chambers & Larry YoungDouble ExposureTime Traveler
Bastien KebGhoulsFirst Word
ZiarraHuman FormSonic Serpent
OmastaJazz Report From The HoodAstigmatic
Woody ShawLove DanceTime Traveler
Dele Sosimi & The Estuary 21Mo Se Bola TanMukatsuku
Bukky LeoObedun Sweet Soup: Afrobeat Dance Spoken Words (Deluxe Edition)Drift Recordings
Don LettsOutta SyncCooking Vinyl
CRYSTALReflection OverdriveFLAU
TezetaSEVENTH PLACEKlang Tone Records
StargazersStargazersNight Dreamer
Ife OgunjobiTell Them I'm HereIfe Ogunjobi
HeadacheThank You For Almost EverythingPLZ Make It Ruins
The Lunacy Of FlowersW H I T E S H A D O W SL.O.T.S Records
Skinshape x HorusAct Like You Know ft. Andy PlattsLewis Recordings
Taylor WilliamsDreaming / What About Me?Colemine
BonoboLazarus (Adult Swim Original Series Soundtrack)Sony
Floating PointsLazarus (Adult Swim Original Series Soundtrack)Sony
Jamie Lidell & Luke SchneiderA Companion For The Spaces Between Dreams
Jah MinstrelAfrica RootsJmc Records
Los BilltonesAtlantis / Rattlesnake TwistTip-A-Top Records
Tony MontanaCrosses A Follow Me / Oh Jah / Jamaica NiceBay City Music
Junior VibesFed Up A ThemMeshock I
The DiplomatsGoing Along / Don't Want To Let You GoCaltone
Tad HunterHail YahDebtera Records
Paul ElliotImport CorruptionLucky Love Promotions
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Black Power 50 Edited by Sylviane A. Diouf and Komozi WoodwardForeword by Khalil Gibran Muhammad
- Book (650g) 1620971488£20.00 £10.00In stockAdd to Bag
£10 OFF!!!! That's 50% OFF! WICKED USA large format paperback - nice pix, loads of text. Cheaper than Amazon!
Black Power burst onto the world scene in 1966 with ideas, politics, and fashion that opened the eyes of millions of people across the globe. In the United States, the movement spread like wildfire: high school and college youth organized black student unions; educators created black studies programs; Black Power conventions gathered thousands of people from all walks of life; and books, journals, bookstores, and publishing companies spread Black Power messages and imagery throughout the country and abroad.
"Black Power 50" includes original interviews with key figures from the movement, essays from today’s leading Black Power scholars, and over one hundred stunning images, offering a beautiful and compelling introduction to this pivotal movement.
UK Rave Flyers 1988 – 1989Phatmedia presents ...
Deluxe book showcasing original flyers from the breakthrough years of UK acid house. Sourced from the phatmedia archive and beyond, it captures the raw...
- Book (1.5kg)£45.00 £40.00Expected 30 NovPreorder
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 GuestsAn evening of conversation, music and visuals 7.30-10pm Thu 18 Dec 2025 at The American...
- EARLY BIRD Live Event E-Ticket£10.00In 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
Greensleeves BOOKThe First 100 Covers
WICKED NEW HARDBACK BOOK!
Charts the story of Greensleeves Records —from its beginnings as a mid-1970s West London record shop to its rise as a...
- Book (2.1kg)£50.00In 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£35.00In stockAdd to Bag
Susan SontagNotes on 'Camp'
These two classic essays were the first works of criticism to break down the boundaries between 'high' and 'low' culture, and made Susan Sontag a literary...
- Book (100g)£3.00In 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£32.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- 2×CD HVNLP237CD£14.99In 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
Alice Coltrane - Monument Eternal (DELUXE HARDBACK)By Ann Philbin, Franya J. Berkman
Rashid Johnson, Cauleen Smith and others pay tribute to a truly extraordinary figure in 20th-century American jazz. This volume unpacks the cultural legacy...
- Book (1.3kg)£50.00In 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
WaxPoeticsWaxPoetics Journal 68Wax Poetics
'WaxPoetics Journal' series is back with its 68th edition! Features include Digable Planets (cover), P.M. Dawn, with other contents covering British synth-pop...
- Magazine (500g) ISSUE 68£12.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
The Kingdom of ZydecoBy Michael Tisserand
There’s a musical kingdom in the American South that’s not marked on any map. Stretching from the prairies of Louisiana to the oil towns of East Texas,...
- Book (650g) 162872692X£14.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Yes Yes Y'all: The Experience Music Project Oral History of Hip Hop's First Decadeby Jim Fricke and Charlie AhearnThe Perseus Press
- Original Book (1kg) 9781903985571£40.00Original Pre-Owned Out of Print USA paperback in good condition, sticker on frontIn stockAdd to Bag
NeinzerWhities 025Whities
Neinzer (International Black/Yumé) drifts between deep, brittle techno and spacey, ambient sound design. Killer release via Whities once again!
- – Voyager
- – Deff
- – Elliptical Footsteps
- – Ronda
- – Falafalus
- 1. – Voyager
- 2. – Deff
- 3. – Elliptical Footsteps
- View full info and tracklisting
- 12" WHYT 025£9.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Main SourceLooking At The Front Door / InstrumentalActual Records
Limited 7" reissue of this stone-cold, Donald Byrd sampling, hip-hop classic from 1991, 'Looking At The Front Door' by Main Source.
- – Looking At The Front Door
- – Looking At The Front Door (Instrumental)
- 1. – Looking At The Front Door
- 2. – Looking At The Front Door (Instrumental)
- View full info and tracklisting
- 7" AL2572£15.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
FactoryThe Story Of The Record LabelVirgin Books
NEW UK PAPERBACK Over 50% off original price!Factory Records' fame and fortune were based on two bands - Joy Division and New Order - and one...
- Book (350g) 9780753518250£12.99 £5.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Penny GoodwinPortrait Of A Gemini (1974)P-Vine Records
Ultra-rare little label production from Richard Evans: beautifully orchestrated soul album featuring "Too Soon You're Old" and a great cover of Gil Scott-Heron's...
- – Today Is The First Day
- – Lady Day And John Coltrane
- – Too Soon You're Old
- – Slow Hot Wind
- 1. – Today Is The First Day
- 4. – Lady Day And John Coltrane
- 7. – Too Soon You're Old
- View full info and tracklisting
- LP PLP-7893£35.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Vinyl AgeMax Brzezinski
Vinyl Age is the definitive record collecting guidebook for the digital era. Written by expert Max Brzezinski and his highly experienced colleagues at...
- Book (800g)£25.00 £12.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
The Adventures Of Grandmaster Flash: A MemoirBy Grandmaster Flash with David RitzBroadway
- Original Book (600g)£15.00Original out of print secondhand USA hardback w/dustjacket in good condition, dedication and signed by Grandmaster Flash himself insideSold out Notify me when in stock
MATstudio (Jonny Nash & Suzanne Kraft)MATstudio 3Melody As Truth
Jonny Nash and Suzanne Kraft in collusion once again as MATstudio with two lengthly album tracks that explore deep space ambience and droning, electronic...
- – Crushing Indifference
- – An Inn For Those Not Permitted
- 1. – Crushing Indifference
- 2. – An Inn For Those Not Permitted
- View full info and tracklisting
- LP MAT-SS3£13.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Kaidi TathamIn Search Of HopeFirst Word Records
Reissue of Kaidi Tatham's Japan-only album from 2008 via First Word! This infectious meld of fusion, broken beat and cosmic jazz vibes has made 'In Search...
- – In Search of Hope, Pt. 1
- – Swift Inspiration (Quick Kid)
- – Do What You Gotta Do
- – Could I Ever Know?
- – He Laughs She Cries
- – So Amazed
- – I'm High
- – Simiya
- – On a Vibe
- – These Things Will Pass
- – In Search of Hope, Pt. 2
- 1. – In Search of Hope, Pt. 1
- 2. – Swift Inspiration (Quick Kid)
- 3. – Do What You Gotta Do
- View full info and tracklisting
- 2×LP FW208LP£27.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- CD FW208CD£11.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
SubstanceInside New OrderDey St.
50% OFF =That's £15 OFF!!! LOVELY DELUXE OUT OF PRINT USA IMPORT EDITION HARDBACK BOOK!!!
Following on from his bestselling titles The Haçienda and...
- Book (1.1kg) 0062307975£30.00 £15.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
StarvueUpward BoundP-Vine Records
Official reissue of this superb, super-rare and highly sought-after disco / boogie LP from 1980. Features the essential tunes, 'Body Fusion' and 'Love...
- – Love Affair
- – Body Fusion
- 2. – Love Affair
- 3. – Body Fusion
- View full info and tracklisting
- LP PLP-7927£35.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Inner City PressureThe Story of Grime
£10 OFF UK HARDBACK - CHEAPER THAN AMAZON
Beginning at the start of the new millennium in the council estates of inner London, Inner City Pressure tells...
- Book (650g) 0008257132£20.00 £10.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Bomb The SuburbsBy William Upski WimsattSubway & Elevated
- Original Book (250g)£8.00Original out of print secondhand book ex-library with stamps
100% guarantee on this and all original books at Sounds of the Universe.Sold out Notify me when in stock
Dorothy AshbyDorothy's Harp (1969)Cadet
One of Dorothy Ashby's hardest records to find! Classic 1969 release produced by the legendary Richard Evans for Chess Records. Nice Brazilian cuts such...
- New LP (180g) MOVLP1977£26.99In stockAdd to Bag
Alton EllisI'm Still In LoveSoul Jazz Records
It's the bomb!Out today in all good record shops or direct from us right now here!STONE COLD CLASSIC STUDIO ONE ANTHEM ALERT !
Alton Ellis's original...
- Alton Ellis – I'm Still In Love
- The Soul Vendors – Just A Bit Of Soul
- 1. Alton Ellis – I'm Still In Love
- 2. The Soul Vendors – Just A Bit Of Soul
- View full info and tracklisting
- 12" SJR433-12£15.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
People Get ReadyThe Future Of Jazz Is Now!Duke University Press
MORE THAN 50% OFF ORIGINAL PRICE! LOVELY USA IMPORT PAPERBACK BOOK! CHEAPER THAN AMAZON!!!
In 'People Get Ready', musicians, scholars, and journalists...
- Book (500g) 9780822354253£20.99 £15.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Roy PorterJessicaP-Vine Records
More killer funky Jazz originally released on the tinh Chelan label in Los Angeles in 1974. Rare as hen's teeth! Japanese re-issue of this rare groove...
- – Jessica
- – Drums for Daryl
- 1. – Jessica
- 5. – Drums for Daryl
- View full info and tracklisting
- LP + 7" P7LP-1/2£46.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)Sly Stone
One of the few indisputable geniuses of pop music, Sly Stone is a trailblazer who created a new kind of music, mixing Black and white, male and female,...
- Book (500g) 9781399601580£10.99In stockAdd to Bag
Edwidge DanticatAfter the Dance - A Walk Through carnival in Jacmel, HaitiCrown
If you've seen Soul Jazz Records' Kanaval book - here is an eye-witness look at the carinival in Haiti
- Original Book (300g)£10.00S/hand hardback US first edition bookSold out Notify me when in stock
Alice Coltrane & Carlos SantanaIlluminations (1974)Columbia
Alice 'Turiya' Coltrane is joined by Carlos 'Devadip' Santana on a transcendental musical trip!
- Original LP£20.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+ORIGINAL Pre-Owned USA vinyl (quad!)Sold out Notify me when in stock
- New LP (180g) MOVLP2367£21.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
The Wailing SoulsTrouble Maker / Run My PeopleSoul Jazz Records
Seminal, uplifting, righteous, soulful roots anthem!
- The Wailing Souls – Trouble Maker
- The Wailing Souls – Run My People
- 1. The Wailing Souls – Trouble Maker
- 2. The Wailing Souls – Run My People
- View full info and tracklisting
- 12" SJR430-12£15.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Never Grow OldStudio One Discography & Rhythm Directory
This is the definitive new edition of Rob Chapman's 100% essential discography of Studio One. Rob Chapman has written sleevenotes for a number of our Soul...
- Book (300g)£15.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Marvin Peterson And The SoulmastersIn ConcertP-Vine Records
The intense live album played by 70's legendary trumpeter Marvin Peterson with a total of eight musicians is back! Enjoy a legendary night that transcends...
- – Groove For Otis
- – Our Groove
- 1. – Groove For Otis
- 4. – Our Groove
- View full info and tracklisting
- LP PLP-7181£35.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock