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Joe Hisaishi, Royal Philharmonic OrchestraThe Boy and the Heron: Symphonic Suite For Piano And OrchestraDeutsche Grammophon
Jordan RakeiA Safe Place To Be WildFontana
Brigitte FontaineComme À La RadioWewantsounds
Shabazz PalacesIt’s A Style SportSub Pop
Mad ProfessorCuts & Dubs – Volume OneTest Pressing Recordings
Z-Factor (feat. Jesse Saunders)Dance Party AlbumNumero
Fontaines D.C.Dopamine ChamberXL RECORDINGS
Various ArtistsIranian FunkAkenaton
Various ArtistsIranian NuggetsAkenaton
Various ArtistsLex XXLex Records
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan & Michael BrookNight Song [30th Anniversary Edition]Real World Records
Ziad RahbaniAna Moush KaferWewantsounds
Antiyano ProgresivoVarious ArtistsSoundway Records
Space GhostBack From RealityPeace World Records
Holy TongueBasilikumAD 93
Kimiko Kasai with Herbie HancockButterflyBe With Records
ElasticaElastica (Deluxe Edition)Rough Trade Records
This HeatHealth and EfficiencyThis Heat Records
Letta Mbulu In The Music......The Village Never EndsBe With Records
Marcia GriffithsPlay Me Sweet And NiceBe With Records
Teodros MakonnenTeodros Makonnen With His OrganMuzikawi
Donna SummerThe Casablanca YearsDriven By Music
Héctor Lavoe¡Que Sentimiento!Concord
KNEECAP3CAGHeavenly Recordings
Willie Colón & Héctor LavoeCosa NuestraConcord
Space AfrikaQuiet StormDAIS Records
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The Ron Trent Collection Vol.2 (feat. Chez Damier & Ron Trent, Roland Clark & USG)Various ArtistsKing Street Sounds
Chaka KhanChakzillaBMG
Glenn UndergroundChicago State of Mind Pt. 2Organix
Telefon Tel AvivFahrenheit Fair Enough (25th Anniversary Edition)Ghostly International
GoatHeadsoupRocket Recordings
Ezra CollectiveHere Because of HopePartisan Records
Yoko OnoIt's Alright (I See Rainbows)Secretly Canadian
- 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
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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 SheppFour For Trane (1964)Impulse!
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...
- LP 7826290£23.99In stockAdd to Bag
- CD E512182£7.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- Original LP AS-71£40.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned USA vinyl 1975 ABC Impulse reissue copy, gatefold sleeve, sticker on frontSold out Notify me when in stock
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 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 SheppYasmina, A Black WomanActuel
Great late sixties avant garde jazz, recorded in Paris for Actuel/BYG
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- CD 5060767441138£16.00In stockAdd to Bag
Arrows Studio, Kingston, Jamaica 1993 PHOTOZINEPhotographs by David Corio
Arrows Studio in 57C Windward Road, East Kingston, Jamaica had a reputation for producing dub plates and tough, hard hitting, digital dancehall reggae...
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Hip-Hop in London 1982-94 PHOTOZINEPhotographs by David Corio
Awesome small and beautiful photo-zine. 36 pages, staple-bound, 14x20 cm
100% ESSENTIAL!
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Blitz 1979-80 PHOTOZINEPhotographs by Derek Ridgers
Look here's Steve, Rusty and all the darlinks, darlink...
Awesome small and beautiful photo-zine. 36 pages, staple-bound, 14x20 cm
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Notting Hill Carnival 1987-92 PHOTOZINEPhotographs by Mark McEvoy
Awesome small and beautiful photo-zine. 36 pages, staple-bound, 14x20 cm
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Peckham 1970s-80s PHOTOZINEPhotographs by Russell Newell
Awesome small and beautiful photo-zine. 36 pages, staple-bound, 14x20 cm
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The Battle of Lewisham August 13th, 1977 PHOTOZINEPhotographs by Syd Shelton
The Battle of Lewisham was a violent confrontation on August 13, 1977, when roughly 500 members of the far-right National Front attempted to march from...
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Neil YoungDecade
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- Original 3×LP£40.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print USA vinyl, some sleeve wearIn stockAdd to Bag
Soul Jazz Records presentsStudio One Classics
Soul Jazz Records celebrate 25 years of working in partnership with Studio One with brand new editions of FIVE of their best-selling CLASSIC Studio One...
- 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 (Limited Edition Coloured Vinyl) + Download Code SJRLP96C2£30.00In stockAdd to Bag
- CD SJRCD96B£12.00In stockAdd to Bag
- MP3 Release SJRD96£9.99In stockAdd to Bag
Night MagicStudio 54: Night Magic
There has never been--and will never be--another nightclub to rival the sheer glamour, energy, and wild creativity that was Studio 54. This catalog accompanies...
- Book (1kg)£16.99In stockAdd to Bag
Power Pop!American Power Pop for the Now Generation 1977-1981
15 super-rare USA punk/power pop classics you never heard from bands you never knew!
Soul Jazz Records’ new ‘Power Pop! American Power Pop for the...
- 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 (Coloured Vinyl) SJRLP590C£30.00In stockAdd to Bag
Allen GinsbergTelevision Was A Baby Crawling ...
'Wives in the avocados, babies in the tomatoes!-and you, García Lorca, what were you doing by the watermelons?'Profane and prophetic verses about sex,...
- Book (150g)£3.00In stockAdd to Bag
William S. BurroughsThe Finger
'He felt a sudden deep pity for the finger joint that lay there on the dresser, a few drops of blood gathering around the white bone.'A deliberately severed...
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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
Steppin' Razor : The Rebel Life of Peter Toshby John Masouri
'A masterwork' - Roger SteffensPeter Tosh: the rude boy, the radical,the Rasta. A founding member of The Wailers and a compelling recording artistin his...
- Book (700g)£14.99In 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
BasquiatA Quick Killing in Art
“A smart, crackling chronicle of fast game, the ’80s art market, [and] the attraction of destruction.”— Village Voice
A bold and vivid biography...
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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...
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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
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
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)£4.00In 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
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)
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- 2×12" LDN050£13.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
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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
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- 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
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- LP HDBLP023£9.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
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Jimmy Smith & Wes MontgomeryJimmy & Wes - The Dynamic Duo Verve (1966)
USA original gatefold sleeve, 1966.
- – Down By The Riverside
- 1. – Down By The Riverside
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- 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
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- 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
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- Original LP£35.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original = USA Vinyl
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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
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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
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- 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
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- CD PAN54 (CD)£9.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
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Bill WithersUse Me (1972)Sussex
Classic funky soul tune
- – Use Me
- 1. – Use Me
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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...
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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)
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- LP 7826289£27.99In stockAdd to Bag
Gil Scott-HeronThe Revolution Will Not Be Televised / Home Is Where The Hatred IsBGP
Killer double-sider reissued - with Gil at his radical best.
- – the revolution will not be televised
- – home is where the hatred is
- 1. – the revolution will not be televised
- 2. – home is where the hatred is
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- 7" BGPS038£7.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock