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Voguing: Voguing and the House Ballroom Scene of New York City 1989-92Photographs and interviews by Chantal Regnault, Introduction by Tim LawrenceSoul Jazz Books
Dub ShepherdsBella CiaoBAT Records
Helio Matheus / Doris MonteiroMais Kriola / MaitaMr Bongo
Dani ItesRootsman's MelodyStrictly Dub Records
Winston Francis aka Bob MelodyThe BreakMr. Fix It
The SilvertonesAfrican DubBlack Eagle
Joe WhiteGive And Take (On Both Sides)Ultra Records
The BlackstonesI Don't Feel SecureHorus Records
SkinshapeLife & LoveDloaw & Co.
The BlackstonesOut A RoadHorus Records
Joseph MalikTake A LeftRamrock Red
Paula ClarkeUniversityLiving Music Inc.
Lee PerryVampire (Horns)Upsetter
Alter Echo & E3 Meet Ishan Sound & Rider ShafiqueAh Mi GuideScrub A Dub
Jimi TenorCinema DadaabRonet Records
Gloria TaylorDeep Inside You / World That's Not RealExpansion
The Masqueraders / The Gentlemen FourDo You Love Me Baby / You Can't Keep A Good Man DownOutta Sight
Field Works Vol. II (feat. Japan Blues)Various ArtistsVox Populi Records
LinkwoodFresh GildansFirecracker Recordings
CoreysanHijackedLegsman
Seekers InternationalLost & Found Vol. 2Boomarm Nation
Mdou Moctar & Elite BeatMdou Moctar Meets Elite Beat In A Budget DancehallBoomarm Nation
Scotch Bonnet Records PresentPuffers's Choice Vol 2Scotch Bonnet
John GordonStep By StepPure Pleasure / Strata-East
ZenitStraight AheadEdition Hawara
Garage ClassTerminal Tokyo (inc. JD Twitch edit)Outer Reaches
The Mood ModernThe story of two of the world's greatest recorded music libraries: KPM (1956-1977) and Bruton Music (1978-1980)By Oliver LomaxVocalion Books
Phil RanelinVibes From The TribeTribe / Pure Pleasure
Allysha JoyAcadie : RawGondwana Records
Oneness Of JujuAfrican Rhythms (2018 Edition)Strut
Britxotica Goes Wild!Various ArtistsTrunk Records
Mars89End of the DeathBokeh Versions
The SylversI Know Myself / Wish That I Could Talk To YouMr Bongo
SnipsLondon Livin' EPBarbershop Records
Carrie ClevelandLooking Up: The Complete WorksKalita Records
- CD E512182£7.99In stockAdd to Bag
- New LP (180g) B0015757-01£18.99
- 1. Syeeda's Song Flute
- 2. Mr. Syms
- 3. Cousin Mary
- 4. Naima
- 5. Rufus (Swung, His Face At Last To The Wind, Then His Neck Snapped)
Archie Shepp's first major outing was recorded in August 1964 about a year before John Coltrane gathered some of these same players (Shepp and alto saxophonist John Tchicai) in the studio for the recording of Ascension.
Archie SheppThe Jazz Masters (100 Años De Swing)Folio Collection
Five classic tracks featuring 3 compositions by Cecil Taylor.
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Archie SheppThings Have Got To Change / The Cry Of My PeopleImpulse!
Double CD of the powerfully spiritual "Things Have Got To Change" and "The Cry Of My People". Fierce African rhythms mix with free jazz and blues,...
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Archie SheppPoem For Malcolm (1969)BYG Records
Deep jazz on BYG, recorded in Paris, 1969 - the sound of revoluton!
Archie Shepp – tenor saxophone, piano Hank Mobley – tenor saxophone...
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Archie SheppKwanzaImpulse
Brilliant late 60's Shepp on Impulse, originally recorded in 1968/9
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Howard RobertsAntelope Freeway (1971)Impulse!
Twisted fusion on Impulse 71
Original USA LP Vinyl VG+ /Sleeve VG
100% Guarantee on this and all Original Vinyl at Sounds Of The Universe - 'if you're...
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Keith JarrettByablue (1977)Impulse!
w/ Dewey Redman, Charlie Haden, Paul Motian
Original = Original USA Vinyl VG+ /Sleeve VG
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- Original LP£12.00In stockAdd to Bag
Clark Terry & Chico O'FarrillSpanish Rice (1966)Impulse!
Brassy latin from jazz trumpeter Terry plus vocal instructions on how to make "Spanish Rice"!
Original = Original 2nd press USA LP Vinyl VG+/Sleeve VG...
- Original LP£20.00In stockAdd to Bag
John HandyCarnival (1977)Impulse!
Original = Original USA Vinyl VG+/Sleeve VG100% Guarantee on this and all Original Vinyl at Sounds Of The Universe - 'if you're not happy we're not happy'...
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John ColtraneBoth Directions At Once: The Lost AlbumImpulse!
On March 6, 1963, John Coltrane and his classic quartet - McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, and Elvin Jones - recorded an entire studio album at the legendary...
- 1. Untitled Original 11383 (Take 1)
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- 2×CD Deluxe£16.99
- CD£12.99In stockAdd to Bag
John ColtraneImpressionsImpulse!
Classic modal jazz album from the master of deep jazz and one of the most important performer/composers ever! Modal fans will love the tranquil, melancholic...
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Sons of KemetYour Queen Is A ReptileImpulse!
Sons of Kemet’s third studio album, and first under the impulse! label! Shabaka Hutchings and his band incorporate sounds of spiritual jazz music, while...
- 1. My Queen Is Ada Eastman
- 2. My Queen Is Mamie Phipps Clark
- 3. My Queen Is Harriet Tubman
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- 2xLP + Download Code£20.99
- CD£11.99In stockAdd to Bag
John ColtraneA Love Supreme: The Complete MastersImpulse!
This album-length suite was Coltrane's gift to God. An undeniable masterpiece, one of the best albums recorded, in any genre, ever.
The Complete Masters...
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Les McCannChange, Change, Change (Live At The Roxy) (1977)Impulse!
- Original LP£10.00In stockAdd to Bag
John ColtraneSun ShipImpulse!
Awesome 1965 recordings from the period just after the landmark 'A Love Supreme'! Awe-inspiring deep jazz from a god-like genius! Recommended!
- CD£13.99
- New LP (180g)£23.99In stockAdd to Bag
Lambert, Hendricks & RossSing A Song Of Basie (1965)Impulse!
First Impulse original pressing (first came out on ABC in 1957)
- Original LP£30.00In stockAdd to Bag
Louis BellsonThunderbird (1966)Impulse!
Impulse original vinyl, 1966. 2nd pressing
- Original LP£14.99In stockAdd to Bag
Pharoah SandersKarma (1969)Impulse!
Over half an hour of "The Creator Has A Master Plan"! Leon Thomas on vocals joins the Pharoah for one of the greatest collaborations in deep, spiritual...
- CD£7.99In stockAdd to Bag
John ColtraneKulu Se Mama (1966)Impulse!
Original = first Stereo pressing black/orange label Impulse, Van Gelder stamp in wax, original Impulse inner.Brilliant little-known album from the king...
- Original LP£50.00
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John ColtraneAscension (1965)Impulse!
Landmark free jazz album! An essential classic for any fan of 'new thing' improvisation! John Coltrane was one of the greatest player/composers the world...
- 1. Part I
- 2. Part II
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Yusef LateefPsychicemotus (1965)Impulse!
Superb mid-sixties album featuring a great version of Erik Satie's tranquil classic "First Gymnopedie"!
- 1. Psychicemoyus
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- New LP (180g) + Download Code£21.99In stockAdd to Bag
Sun RaSpace Is The Place (1973)Impulse!
Totally essential deep astro jazz with the full twenty minute version of the title track! One-of-a-kind, out-of-this-world, wonky space anthem! This...
- 1. space is the place
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- New LP (180g) + Download Code£21.99
- CD£7.99In stockAdd to Bag
John ColtraneA Love Supreme (1964)Impulse!
100% essential deep jazz classic! Searching, yearning, BEAUTIFUL spiritual jazz of the highest order! This is considered by many to be his best album and...
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- New LP (180g)£22.99
Albert AylerNew Grass / Music Is The Healing Force Of The UniverseImpulse!
Double CD of the bluesy "New Grass" album and the powerful but often ignored "Music is the Healing Force of the Universe".
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Charles MingusThe Black Saint And The Sinner Lady (1963) / Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus (1964)Impulse!
Two classic 60s Impulse albums from Mingus on one CD
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Archie SheppThings Have Got To Change / The Cry Of My PeopleImpulse!
Double CD of the powerfully spiritual "Things Have Got To Change" and "The Cry Of My People". Fierce African rhythms mix with free jazz and blues,...
- CD£7.99In stockAdd to Bag
Alice ColtraneJourney In Satchidananda (1971)Impulse!
100% essential, C-L-A-S-S-I-C spiritual jazz album featuring Pharoah Sanders! Deep-as-it-gets, hypnotic, trance-like, spiritually uplifting music featuring...
- 1. Journey in Satchidananda
- 3. Stopover Bombay
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Duke Ellington & John ColtraneDuke Ellington & John Coltrane (1963)Impulse!
Duke Ellington & John Coltrane is a jazz album by Duke Ellington and John Coltrane recorded on September 26, 1962 and released in February 1963 on...
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John ColtraneColtrane (1962)Impulse!
Coltrane's first for Impulse, in 1962, was also the first recording for the classic quartet line-up and is a beautiful blend of extended modal...
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- New LP (180g)£23.99
- Deluxe 2×CD£14.99
Alice ColtranePtah The El Daoud (1970)Impulse!
ESSENTIAL deep jazz featuring Pharoah Sanders and Joe Henderson! This is a true classic of spiritual jazz from one of our favourite artists! Recorded...
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The John Coltrane QuartetAfrica/BrassImpulse!
Lush 1961 album of post-bop modal jazz with a large band conducted by Eric Dolphy. Texturally unlike any other John Coltrane recording, this is a truly...
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- Original LP£19.99
John Coltrane QuartetCrescent (1964)Impulse!
Truly beautiful pre-'A Love Supreme' album from the master of deep jazz, John Coltrane! Classic modal jazz featuring the classic quartet line up with...
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- New LP £16.99
John ColtraneMeditations (1966)Impulse!
Beautiful, intense, spiritual jazz from the master! This is a landmark album for John Coltrane, recorded in his 'classic period' just after his masterpiece...
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Pharoah SandersThembi (1971)Impulse!
Classic deep jazz album that incudes the tranquil "Astral Travelling", the beautiful "Thembi" and features Lonnie Liston Smith and Michael White! All...
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Ray CharlesMess Around / I Got a WomanAtlantic
Two essentials from Ray Charles paired on one natty little 45. 'Mess Around' was one of Ray's first big hits, an irresistible piece of R&B that had...
- 1. Mess Around
- 2. I Got a Woman
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- 7"£6.99
Rahsaan Roland KirkPrepare Thyself To Deal With A Miracle (1973)Atlantic
Experimental, accesible, genius, kirk, roland, rahssan. prepare thyself ...
- 2. Seasons
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- Reissue LP£17.99
Myron and E with The Soul InvestigatorsIf I Gave You My LoveStones Throw
Myron & E are singers with their own style and mood. They are type of singers who tend to make the listener to listen to their songs as if in hypnotic...
- 1. If I gave you my love
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- 7"£7.99
John Cale & Terry RileyChurch Of Anthrax (1971)CBS
Awesome, heavy, heavy bass line hypnotic funk groove like Can, ESSENTIAL for any dancefloor.
- 1. Church Of Anthrax
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- CD£11.99
- New LP (180g)£18.99In stockAdd to Bag
Sun RaStrange Celestial Road (1980)Celestial Recordings
The band Sun Ra had at the end of the '70s was surely the funkiest he ever had.
- New LP £13.99
Gil Scott-Heron & Brian JacksonWinter In AmericaStrata-East
Classic, classic album originally on Strata East and featuring 'The Bottle'. Gil Scott Heron is a legendary soul/jazz/spoken word hero and this is one...
- New LP (180g)£13.99
Sun RaAngels And Demons At Play (1967)Saturn Research
Seminal deep jazz with 'Tiny Pyramids'. Recorded in Chicago late 50s - a true high point! All-star line-up, essential recording.
- Reissue LP£13.99
Sun Ra & His Band From Outer SpaceSpace AuraArt Yard
Another eccentric jazz transmittal from Sun Ra, previously unknown and reissued for the very first time on Art Yard records!
- 1. Solo Piano Introduction
- 2. Space Aura
- 3. Song Of The Sparer
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- 10"£11.99
Joe BataanSalsoulSalsoul
Classic, essential latin funk album from salsa superstar Joe Bataan - one of the most prominant of the new wave of young 1960s artists to mix latin and...
- Reissue LP£11.99
- CD£12.99
Sun RaSecrets of the SunGrey Scale
Mystical magical mid-sixties album from cult Saturnian jazz hero Sun Ra!
Featuring a classic cast of Arkestra muscians including Marshall Allen, John...
- 1. Friendly Galaxy
- 2. Solar Differentials
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- CD£9.99In stockAdd to Bag
- New LP (180g)£13.99
Studio One Jump Up - The Birth Of A SoundJump Up Jamaican R & B, Jazz and Early SkaSoul Jazz Records
New Studio One release featuring loads of killer tunes. Includes booklet text and lots of nice pix!In the early releases featured here you will find the...
- 1. Basil Gabbidon – Mr. Landlord
- 2. Clue J and his Blues Blasters – Milk Lane Hop
- 3. Derrick Morgan – Wigger Wee Shuffle
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- New 2×LP £18.99
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Little WalterMean Old Frisco / Come Back BabyJukebox Jam Series
Killer, unissued rockin' blues cuts here as a double-header, unleashing the hot alternate take of Little Walter's 'Mean Old Frisco' - on 45 for the first...
- 1. Mean Old Frisco
- 2. Come Back Baby
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- 7"£6.99
Susan CadoganHurt So Good (incls. Bonus Tracks)Trojan
Classic Lee Perry production from 1976! Includes 'Nice And Easy', 'Fever', 'In The Ghetto' and the hit tune 'Hurt So Good'. This CD edition also has an...
- 1. In The Ghetto
- 2. Nice And Easy
- 3. Hurt So Good
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- CD£6.00
One-Derful CollectionMar-V-Lus Records: 25 Rare & Unreleased Soul Tracks Circa 1962-1968Secret Stash
The second installment of the One-derful! Collection focuses on Mar-V-Lus, the teen-oriented imprint of this legendary R&B label group. Within the...
- 1. Josephine Taylor – For You My Love
- 2. Johnny Sayles – Don't Turn Your Back On Me
- 3. Alvin Cash & The Crawlers – Sweatin'
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Ella Fitzgerald / MuguetteThese Boots Are Made for Walking / Ces Bottes Sont Faites Pour MarcherJazzman
Although known mostly for her jazz and swing output, Ella was much more than that, as this fantastic recording of the Nancy Sinatra hit testifies - backed...
- 1. Ella Fitzgerald – These Boots Are Made for Walking
- 2. Muguette – Ces Bottes Sont Faites Pour Marcher
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- 7"£5.99
Ken BootheEverything I OwnTrojan
From one of the most soulful voices in reggae, Ken Boothe's '74 classic features such tear-jerkers as the title track, 'Everything I Own', 'Crying Over...
- 1. Everything I Own
- 2. Evil Girl
- 3. Crying Over You
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- CD£6.00
Don CherryWhere Is Brooklyn?Klimt
From 1966, a set from Don Cherry also featuring Ed Blackwell on drums, Henry Grimes on bass as well as Pharoah Sanders on saxophone as part of a quartet....
- 1. Awake Nu
- 2. Taste Maker
- 3. The Thing
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- LP£16.99
The JamaicansChain GangDub Store
Jamaica’s favorite American singer, Sam Cook’s hit was beautifully transformed into a sweet and peaceful vocal Ska when it went through Studio One’s...
- 1. Chain Gang
- 2. Jackie Mittoo & The Soul Brothers – Do The Boogaloo
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- 7"£11.99
Visioneers (Marc Mac)HipologyBBE
Somewhere between producing music for everyone from Jill Scott to Roy Ayers, Phonte to Terry Callier, Marc Mac (1/2 of the legendary 4Hero) found time...
- 2. come and play in the milky night
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- 2×CD£6.00
- 2×LP£14.99
Scientist...The Dub Album They Didn't Want You To Hear!Jah Life
Unreleased roots dub album from the dub master Scientist originally recorded in 1980 but left on the Jah Life shelf till now. Featuring superb mixes such...
- 1. Jah Turn The Dub
- 3. Yallas Dub
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- Reissue LP£17.99
- CD£11.99
Grant GreenGreen Street (1961)Blue Note
Guitarist Green's second album on Blue Note. With Ben Tucker bass and Dave Bailey drums.
180 gram version includes a bonus, alternate take of 'Alone...
- 3. Grant's Dimensions
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- Reissue LP£13.99
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- New LP (180g)£16.99
The UpsetterThe Upsetter: Produced By Lee 'Scratch' Perry (1969) (incls. Bonus Tracks)Trojan
Originally produced by Lee Perry in 1969, this CD version contains an additional eight bonus tracks.
Primarily focused on tracks from The Upsetters, this...
- 1. The Upsetters – Tidal Wave
- 2. The Upsetters – Heat Proof
- 3. Busty Brown – To Love Somebody
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- CD£6.00
Eric DolphyOut To Lunch!Blue Note
Eric Dolphy's most adventurous album. Recorded in February 1964.
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- New LP (180g)£13.99In stockAdd to Bag
Don LettsPresents The Mighty Trojan SoundTrojan
The legendary Don Letts goes deep into the Trojan Vaults to select this double CD of Reggae and Dub. Over 43 tracks, this fine label is showcased via contributions...
- 1. John Holt – It's A Jam In The Streets
- 2. Big Youth – Foreman Vs Frazier
- 3. Lloyd & Claudette – Queen Of The World
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- 2×CD£6.00