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Massive Attack & Tom WaitsBoots on the GroundPlay It Again Sam
William DeVaughnBe Thankful For What You GotDemon Records
MuseThe Wow!Warner Records
Labi Siffre1970-1971Edsel
Joe HisaishiA Big Bold Beautiful JourneyMutant
Your Brother’s Keeper & Gary BartzWhere Rivers MeetBrownswood
De La SoulThe Grind DateBMG
Roy Ayers UbiquityVibrationsVampisoul
MaxwellMaxwell's Urban Hang SuiteSony
Tara Clerkin TrioSomewhere GoodWorld of Echo
Dragon Ball Hit Song CollectionVarious ArtistsNippon Columbia
Boards of CanadaInfernoWarp
Kaiso Power: Sound Revolution in TrinidadVarious ArtistsSoundway Records
Alan & Jan (Portable & Jan Jelinek)Take me, I’m yoursFaitiche
Brown Spirits#1Soul Jazz Records
Brown Spirits#2Soul Jazz Records
Brown Spirits#3Soul Jazz Records
Fairfield Ethio-Jazz ProjectBath KetamaSevern Songs
King Gizzard & The Lizard WizardFrom Demos To DemonsBeat Generation
Amyl and The SniffersGiddy Up / Big Attraction (10 Year Anniversary)Amyl and The Sniffers
Muddy WatersThe Real Folk BluesChess
Howlin' WolfThe Real Folk BluesVerve
YungbludIdols (Complete)Island
Silver ApplesOscillations Studio Mix / The Edge of Wonder (Andrew Weatherall Remix)Silver Apples Foundation
Rebel Island SoulUnder the Influence: Reggae, Funk & Soul in Jamaica in the 1970sSoul Jazz Records
John SilasWater SignLove Injection Records
Kenny DorhamWhistle StopBlue Note
Marcos ValleO Compositor E O CantorVampisoul
Earl Sweatshirt, MIKE & SURF GANGPOMPEII // UTILITY10k & Tan Cressida & Surf Gang Records
Roy Ayers UbiquityRed, Black & GreenVampisoul
Marcos ValleSamba '68Verve
T.P. Orchestre Poly-RythmoWest African Beat: Rare 7s and EPs from Benin and NigerAcid Jazz
Gil Scott-HeronReflectionsL.M.L.R
McCoy TynerAsante [Expanded Edition]Blue Note
Glenn UndergroundAtmosfear (35th Anniversary Edition)Peacefrog
- LP 5060672888554£17.99In stockAdd to Bag
- 1. A Portrait of Robert Thompson (as a young man)
- 2. Mama Too Tight
- 3. Theme for Ernie
- 4. Basheer
Recorded in the middle of Shepp's Impulse period, in 1966, with passion and fire from Roswell Rudd, Grachan Moncur and Howard Johnson in the brass section and the superb Charlie Haden on bass.
Archie SheppBlaseActuel
Great avant garde deep jazz featuring vocals from Jeanette Lee
- LP 5060767441091£27.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- CD 5060767441107£16.00In stockAdd to Bag
Archie SheppOn Green Dolphin StreetDenon
- Original LP YZ-132-ND£25.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print Japanese Vinyl, no ObiIn stockAdd to Bag
Archie SheppKwanza (Verve By Request Series)Verve
These 1969 recordings (released 5 years later) combine Shepp’s free jazz bonafides and a blend of blues and funk through an African lens, all in a big...
- LP (180 gram) 4847618£28.00In stockAdd to Bag
Archie SheppThe Magic Of Ju-Ju (1968)Impulse!
Heavyweight, check the bass-line on Sorry Bout Dat. Hardcore essential.
A must-have for anyone interested in '60's African-American avant-garde jazz....
- LP 7520088£31.99In stockAdd to Bag
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...
- New LP 5060767441466£26.00In stockAdd to Bag
- CD 5060767441473£16.00In stockAdd to Bag
Archie SheppYasmina, A Black WomanActuel
Great late sixties avant garde jazz, recorded in Paris for Actuel/BYG
- Reissue LP 5060767441121£26.00In stockAdd to Bag
- CD 5060767441138£16.00In stockAdd to Bag
LabyrinthBritish Jazz on Record 1960-75
MASSIVE large format 375 page £3kg hardback book, quarter bound in cloth, debossed cover!
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'This...
- Book (3.6kg)£70.00Expected 01 MayPreorder
Power Pop! (RSD 2026)American Power Pop for the Now Generation 1977-1981
One-off coloured pressing exclusive for RSD 2026
15 super-rare USA punk/power pop classics you never heard from bands you never knew!
Soul Jazz Records’...
- Ambulance – It's All Up To You
- Dow Jones and The Industrials – Let’s Go Steady
- Hot Dates – I Can't Stay
- Nastyfacts – Drive My Car
- Pointed Sticks – What Do You Want Me to Do?
- The Normals – Hardcore
- Shoes – Tomorrow Night
- The Reactions – It's Our Turn Now
- Puppet Rulers – Outta My Mind
- Testors – Together
- The Scruffs – You're No Fun
- The Reruns – So So Alone
- The Wigs – You Say Ono
- The Fingers – Isolation
- The Reactions – In Society
- 1. Ambulance – It's All Up To You
- 2. Dow Jones and The Industrials – Let’s Go Steady
- 3. Hot Dates – I Can't Stay
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- New LP SJRLP590C£30.00In stockAdd to Bag
Jocelyn BrownSomebody Else's Guy
Released in 1984 and a top 20 hit in the UK, Somebody Else’s Guy is a Bonafide classic disco record that everyone knows! Now back in the spotlight more...
- 12" (Coloured Vinyl)£19.99In stockAdd to Bag
Simon Fisher TurnerSTUFF
After portraying Ned East in the 1971 BBC TV adaptation of Tom Brown’s Schooldays and roles in films such as The Big Sleep (with Robert Mitchum) (1978),...
- New LP £25.00In stockAdd to Bag
Wayne Jarrett And The Bull Wackie AllstarsAfrican Woman
DKR say..Six track 12" collecting all the cuts of Wayne's first recording for Wackie's, from 1976. A classic of raw underground vibes from the Sounds Unlimited...
- Wayne Jarrett – African Woman
- Wayne Jarrett – African Woman (LP Mix)
- 1. Wayne Jarrett – African Woman
- 4. Wayne Jarrett – African Woman (LP Mix)
- View full info and tracklisting
- 12" DKR-315£16.00In stockAdd to Bag
Nicola ConteNAQUELA BASE
An RSD vinyl only exclusive of a track from Nicola Conte's next album. A cover of Joao Donato's dancefloor jazz classic Naquela Base. The track will only...
- 7"£13.00In stockAdd to Bag
XzibitRestless
It's only appropriate that Xzibit's highly anticipated, and often-delayed, Restless concluded hip-hop's millennial melting pot. After all, Xzibit's association...
- New 2×LP £39.99In stockAdd to Bag
TroublemanTIME OUT OF MIND
An expanded edition of a long out of print Far Out classic. This double vinyl edition will include the track 'Strikehard' for the first time, which was...
- New 2×LP (Coloured Vinyl)£26.00In stockAdd to Bag
Carol Ann DuffyFeminine Gospels
n Feminine Gospels, Carol Ann Duffy draws on the historical, the archetypal, the biblical and the fantastical to create various visions – and revisions...
- Book (200g) 9781035038565£10.99In stockAdd to Bag
Andy WarholA
Part novel, part Pop artwork, Andy Warhol's a is an electrifying slice of life at his Factory studio'A work of genius' NewsweekIn the early 1960s, Andy...
- Book (500g)£12.99In stockAdd to Bag
Kae TempestDivisible by itself and one
Divisible by Itself and One is the powerful new collection from our foremost truth-teller Kae Tempest. Ruminative, wise, with a newer, more contemplative...
- Book (200g)£10.99In stockAdd to Bag
Straighten Up! BOOK Boss Reggae From PamaForeword by Harry Palmer
We got some more!
BOMB REGGAE BOOK!!
Originally formed in 1967 by the Palmer brothers - Harry, Jeff and Carl – Pama Records was a pioneer in bringing...
- Book (500g)£28.00In stockAdd to Bag
Supreme City: How Jazz Age Manhattan Gave Birth to Modern AmericaBy Donald L. Miller
- Original Book (500g)£8.00Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print Paperback BookIn stockAdd to Bag
Awopbopaloobop AlopbamboomBy Nik Cohn
- Original Book (300g)£12.00Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print Paperback BookIn stockAdd to Bag
The West Indian Experience in British SchoolsBy Raymond Giles
- Original Book (350g)£15.00Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print Paperback Book in good conditionIn stockAdd to Bag
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
Nikki GiovanniPoems: 1968-2020
Nikki Giovanni's poetry has dazzled and inspired readers for more than sixty years. When she first emerged from the Black Arts Movement in the late 1960s,...
- Book (600g)£12.99In 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
I Hear Music In The StreetsNew York 1969-89
Capturing the energy of New York City's music subcultures—across hip-hop, punk and rap—through an array of snapshots by photographers including...
- Book (1.4kg) 9788410024687£48.00In 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)£15.00 £15.00In stockAdd to Bag
Clarks in JamaicaBy Al Fingers, includes photos by Adrian Boot, Dave Hendley, David Corio, Mark Read, Beth Lesser
Back in stock! Last copies!Superb brand new edition of this excellent deluxe 240 pages hardback, 100s and 100s of photos and text.
New edition includes...
- Book (1.5kg) 9780956777393£40.00 £35.00In 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£40.00In 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 Sexby Simone de Beauvoir
Everyone who cares about freedom and justice for women should read The Second Sex' GuardianSimone de Beauvoir famously wrote, 'One is not born, but rather...
- Book (400g) 9780099595731£14.99In stockAdd to Bag
Beneath the UnderdogBy Charles 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)£3.00In 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
ArcaXenMute
BACK IN STOCK
After a string of EPs, collaborations with FKA twigs, and contributions to Yeezus, Venezuelan artist Arca releases his debut album for...
- – Now You Know
- – Held Apart
- – Xen
- – Sad Bitch
- – Sisters
- – Family Violence
- 1. – Now You Know
- 2. – Held Apart
- 3. – Xen
- View full info and tracklisting
- LP STUMM374£16.99 £10.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Gil Scott-Heron / Cesar 830Lady Day And John Coltrane / See-Saw AffairKent
Two bullets from the Flying Dutchman label - one of Gil Scott-Heron's masterpieces backed with a rare, funky latin cut from Cesar 830.
- 7" town 147£7.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Keysound RecordingsKeysound Recordings presents: Certified ConnectionsKeysound Recordings
The compilation features many members of the Keysound family, including Logos, Dusk + Blackdown, previous Dummy Mix masters Parris and Wen, Murlo, and...
- Logos – Metropolis
- Parris – Pressure
- Dusk + Blackdown – Do You Mean?! (dub)
- Aphix – King
- Caski – Tunnel Music
- Etch – Champion Dancehall
- Wen – It's Alot
- Balistiq Beats – The Machine (Yardman Riddim) (feat. Riko) (Sully remix)
- Murlo – Broken Arrow
- DLVRY – Guilt
- E.m.m.a. – Light Years
- Facta – Quince
- Epoch – Aerospace
- Luke Benjamin – Asha
- 1. Logos – Metropolis
- 2. Parris – Pressure
- 3. Dusk + Blackdown – Do You Mean?! (dub)
- View full info and tracklisting
- 2×12" LDN050£13.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- CD LDN050CD£12.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Fontella BassThe New Look Checker (1966)
Seminal 60's Fontella Bass album on Chess with "Rescue Me".
Original USA first stereo Checker pressing vinyl. Lots of visual scratches...
- – Rescue Me
- 4. – Rescue Me
- View full info and tracklisting
- Original LP£14.99Sold out Notify me when in stock
Cooly G Wait Til NightHyperdub
Cooly G is one of the best artists in the UK and we love this album. Cooly's second album release for Hyperdub hints at R’n'B, reggae sound system...
- – Wait til Night
- – Like a Woman Should
- – Your Sex
- – I Like
- 1. – Wait til Night
- 2. – Like a Woman Should
- 3. – Your Sex
- View full info and tracklisting
- LP HDBLP023£9.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- CD HDBCD023£10.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Jimmy Smith & Wes MontgomeryJimmy & Wes - The Dynamic Duo Verve (1966)
USA original gatefold sleeve, 1966.
- – Down By The Riverside
- 1. – Down By The Riverside
- View full info and tracklisting
- Original LP£25.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print USA VinylSold out Notify me when in stock
MoodymannABCD: The AlbumKDJ
ABCD: The Album is an expanded version of the mini ABCD EP released earlier this year and promises slinky deep house on heat, with some co-production from...
- – Never Quite The Same
- – Desire
- – Come 2 Me
- – U look like Ice Cream in the Summertime
- – Sloppy Cosmic
- – Bonus 12 - Why do we feel
- 2. – Never Quite The Same
- 3. – Desire
- 7. – Come 2 Me
- View full info and tracklisting
- CD KDJ44CD£13.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Willie BoboBobo Motion (1967)Verve
Killer 60's latin jazz!
- – evil ways
- 7. – evil ways
- View full info and tracklisting
- Original LP£35.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original = USA Vinyl
100% Guarantee on this and all Original Vinyl at Sounds Of The Universe - 'if you're not happy we're not happy' money-back guarantee!Sold out Notify me when in stock
Rick WilhiteVibes 2: Part 2Rush Hour
KILLER exclusive collection compiled by 3 Chair's member Rick Wilhite -- gathering tracks from the most innovative and pioneering producers from New York,...
- Moodymann – Momma
- Sean Tate – A Matter Of Honor
- Gerald Mitchell – It's The Future
- Dj Stingray – Temporary Bond
- Tj Dumas & Raybone Jones – Runnin 2 U
- Rick Wilhite & Calvin Morgan – Memories Anailia
- Orlando Voorn – The Recipe
- K-Alexi Shelby – Head Banger
- 1. Moodymann – Momma
- 2. Sean Tate – A Matter Of Honor
- 3. Gerald Mitchell – It's The Future
- View full info and tracklisting
- 2×LP RHM 010.2£13.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- CD RHM 010 CD£12.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Roberta FlackFirst Take (1969)Atlantic
This essential album includes the monster version of Les McCann's "Compared To What", the super deep "Tryin' Times" and more! (and of course The First...
- – Compared To What
- – The First Time I Ever Saw Your Face
- – Tryin' Times
- 1. – Compared To What
- 6. – The First Time I Ever Saw Your Face
- 7. – Tryin' Times
- View full info and tracklisting
- Original LP£30.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print USA VinylSold out Notify me when in stock
Afrikan Sciences Circuitous PAN
Astral, afro-futurist cosmic electonic music from Eric Douglas Porter aka Afrikan Sciences on PAN! Taking elements of jazz, hip hop and techno re-imagined...
- – two in the chamber
- – reddin off
- – transient authority
- – evolved in twists
- 1. – two in the chamber
- 2. – reddin off
- 3. – transient authority
- View full info and tracklisting
- CD PAN54 (CD)£9.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- New 2×LP PAN54 (LP)£18.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Bill WithersUse Me (1972)Sussex
Classic funky soul tune
- – Use Me
- 1. – Use Me
- View full info and tracklisting
- Original 7"£10.00Sold out Notify me when in stock
Gabriel Garzon-MontanoBishoune: Alma del Huila (Deluxe Edition)Styles Upon Styles
**DELUXE CD EDITION FEATURES NEW GATEFOLD ARTWORK AND REMIXES FROM LORD RAJA (GHOSTLY), BRENDON MOELLER (ECHOCHORD/PROLOGUE), ARCHIE PELAGO (MISTER SATURDAY...
- – 6 8
- – Everything Is Everything
- – Naeja
- 1. – 6 8
- 2. – Everything Is Everything
- 3. – Naeja
- View full info and tracklisting
- CD SUS002CD£9.99 £4.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Cannonball Adderley QuintetOh Babe / Games (1967)Capitol Records
1967 cut
- – Oh Babe
- 1. – Oh Babe
- View full info and tracklisting
- Original 7"£10.00Sold out Notify me when in stock
Rahsaan Roland KirkRahsaan Rahsaan (1970)Atlantic
Rahsaan the Seeker, recorded in a house on xmas night, introduces us to Tongue Snatcher on 'Baby Let Me Shake Your Tree', and only he can play two horns...
- Reissue LP ATL1575£9.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- CD Obi Strip 0081227968595£7.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Ramsey LewisSalongo (1975)Columbia
Classic mid-70s boogie jazz fusion album featuring seminal rare groove classics such as 'Slick' (co-written by the great Charles Stepney) and 'Brazilica'....
- – slick
- – brazilica
- 1. – slick
- 5. – brazilica
- View full info and tracklisting
- Original LP£35.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned USA VinylSold out Notify me when in stock
Archie Shepp and the Full Moon EnsembleLive In Antibes (Vol. 1) (1970)BYG Records
180 gm, original French BYG recordings - seminal deep jazz.
- New LP (180g) BYG38£12.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
WarAll Day Music (1971)United Artists
Includes classic tracks such as "Nappy Head", "Slipping Into Darkness" and a live version of "Baby Brother"!
- – nappy head
- – slipping into darkness
- 5. – nappy head
- 6. – slipping into darkness
- View full info and tracklisting
- Original LP£25.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print USA VinylSold out Notify me when in stock
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...
- New LP 5060767441466£26.00In stockAdd to Bag
- CD 5060767441473£16.00In stockAdd to Bag
James BrownGet Up, Get Into It, Get InvolvedKing
Classic JB Funk! Killer tune. UNPLAYED USA original 45.
- – Get Up, Get Into It, Get Involved Past 1
- 1. – Get Up, Get Into It, Get Involved Past 1
- View full info and tracklisting
- Original 7"£15.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Unplayed original USA 45Sold out Notify me when in stock
Roland KirkThe Inflated Tear (1968)Atlantic
Crazy, deep jazz from 1968! 'The Inflated Tear' describes the incident where Roland was in hospital and a nurse gave him an injection which led to him...
- – the black and crazy blues
- 1. – the black and crazy blues
- View full info and tracklisting
- Reissue LP ATL1502£9.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- CD 8122736142£7.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- Original LP£15.00Sold out Notify me when in stock
James BrownSuper Bad (Part 1 & Part 2 & Part 3)King
Killer JB funk.
- – Call Me Super Bad (Part 1 & Part 2)
- 1. – Call Me Super Bad (Part 1 & Part 2)
- View full info and tracklisting
- Original 7"£15.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Unplayed USA 45Sold out Notify me when in stock
Roland KirkLeft & Right (1969)Atlantic
Whilst one of the most commercially accesible and succesfull of artists, Rahsaan is also one of the most radical. Check out Mystery of the Black Notes...
- – black mystery has been revealed
- 1. – black mystery has been revealed
- View full info and tracklisting
- Reissue LP SD1518£9.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Tom Scott Rural Still Life (1968)Impulse
Tough deep jazz album. Original Impulse USA gatefold heavy vinyl - rare
- – Rural Still Life #26
- 1. – Rural Still Life #26
- View full info and tracklisting
- Original LP£30.00Sold out Notify me when in stock
Max RoachPercussion Bitter SweetVerve
Percussion Bittersweet from 1961 captures Max Roach at his most radical, both politically and emotionally, as well as sonically. The album was recorded...
- – Garvey's Ghost
- – Mama
- – Tender Warriors
- – Praise For A Martyr
- – Mendacity
- – Man From South Africa
- 1. – Garvey's Ghost
- 2. – Mama
- 3. – Tender Warriors
- View full info and tracklisting
- LP 7826289£27.99In stockAdd to Bag