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Donna SummerThe Casablanca YearsDriven By Music
Space AfrikaQuiet StormDAIS Records
Ezra CollectiveHere Because of HopePartisan Records
Adrian YoungeAfro-Disco MakossaLinear Labs
PixiesBossanova4AD
Ibibio Sound MachineChopping MountainMerge Records
PixiesTrompe le Monde4AD
Fibre FoundationFree Your MindBig Big Trax
HannaGhost EPCasa Voyager
Soul ReviversHolding It DownAcid Jazz
A Certain RatioThe Joy of SextetMute
Anderson .PaakK-POPS! (Music from and inspired by K-POPS! Motion Picture)Interscope
Eccentric Soul: The Magic Touch Label Vol. 1Various ArtistsNumero
The Womack SistersThe Womack SistersDaptone Records
Steve LacyOh Yeah?RCA
OvermonoPure DevotionXL Recordings
Massive Attack & Tom WaitsBoots on the GroundPlay It Again Sam
George ClintonComputer GamesAce
Isaiah CollierJOYBrownswood Recordings
Motorway City – The Golden Age Of Car Travel 1966-82Various ArtistsAce
Ariana GrandepetalIsland
De-PhazzbeloopedearMusic
Curio CurioCurio CurioMr Bongo
Nia ArchivesEmotional JunglistIsland
Peter ToshLegalize It (50th Anniversary)CMG
Charli XCXMusic, Fashion, FilmAtlantic
Orquesta AkokánAmerica!Daptone Records
RobynComplete Body TalkUMR
Gracie AbramsDaughter From HellInterscope
Earth, Wind & FireI AmCMG
Ivan Smagghe presents…The Sound of Love International #008Various ArtistsLove International x Test Pressing
Earth, Wind & FireOpen Our EyesCMG
Yoko OnoSeason of GlassSecretly Canadian
Earth, Wind & FireThat's The Way Of The WorldCMG
Blues in the Mississippi NightVarious ArtistsLomax Archive
- 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 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 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£26.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- 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
Alton EllisLet's Stay Together
SUPER RARE STUDIO ONE 45 FRESHLY REMASTERED FROM ORIGINAL TAPES
The most soulful voice in reggae covers the most soulful voice in soul - what's not to...
- Alton Ellis – Let's Stay Together
- Sound Dimension – Let's Stay Together
- 1. Alton Ellis – Let's Stay Together
- 2. Sound Dimension – Let's Stay Together
- View full info and tracklisting
- 7" (Black vinyl)£16.99In 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
- View full info and tracklisting
- 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
Power Pop!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
- View full info and tracklisting
- New LP SJRLP590C£30.00In 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
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...
- Book (150g)£3.00In 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Talking to Women
In 1964, Nell Dunn spoke to nine of her friends over a bottle of wine about men, sex, work, money, babies, freedom and love. The Pop Artist Pauline Boty...
- Book (350g)£13.99In 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
Women and the Piano : A History in 50 Livesby Susan Tomes
- Book (1.1kg) 9780300266573£25.00In stockAdd to Bag
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
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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
- 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£26.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- 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
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
- View full info and tracklisting
- 7" BGPS038£7.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Rahsaan Roland KirkNatural Black Inventions : Root StrataAtlantic
'Natural Black Inventions', from 1971, sees Rahsaan Roland Kirk excel on a whole host of instruments from tenor sax, clarinet and flute to the more esoteric...
- – Something For Trane That Trane Could Have Said
- 1. – Something For Trane That Trane Could Have Said
- View full info and tracklisting
- Original LP£15.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned Vinyl, UK vinyl/USA sleeveSold out Notify me when in stock
Wes MontgomeryMovin' Wes (1964)Verve
Guitarist Wes on fire with big band accompaniment. Check Caravan for an idea!
- – Caravan
- – Movin' Wes (Part I)
- 1. – Caravan
- 3. – Movin' Wes (Part I)
- 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
Next Stop Soweto Presents Spirit Of MalomboMalombo, Jabula, Jazz Afrika 1966-1984 Strut
Following the label’s acclaimed ‘Next Stop Soweto’ compilation series, Strut returns to the rich music heritage of South Africa for another...
- Malombo Jazz Makers Plus 2 – Bahula Dithabeng
- Malombo Jazz Men – Abie's Mood
- Malombo Jazz Makers – Hleziphi
- Malombo Jazz Makers – Matshenyogo
- 1. Malombo Jazz Makers Plus 2 – Bahula Dithabeng
- 2. Malombo Jazz Men – Abie's Mood
- 3. Malombo Jazz Makers – Hleziphi
- View full info and tracklisting
- 2×LP STRUT119LP£18.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- 2×CD STRUT119CD£9.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Conjunto Papa Upa El Jalabolismo / Aprietalo Music With Soul
El Jalabolismo opens with a direct dose of 60’s Sudamérica style surf-garage. An electrified combination of rock and roll, Guaguancó,...
- – El Jalabolismo
- – Aprietalo
- 1. – El Jalabolismo
- 2. – Aprietalo
- View full info and tracklisting
- 7" MWS 007 £7.99In stockAdd to Bag
Dollar BrandBlack Lightning (1976)Chiaroscuro Records
- New LP CHIRS2005£23.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Everything Is EverythingSuncutSuncut
Exclusive live mix full of cherry-picked tunes from one of our favourite DJ's (as heard on Ben UFO's Rinse Fm show). Excellent sequencing of little-known...
- – sample one
- – sample two
- – sample three
- – sample four
- 1. – sample one
- 2. – sample two
- 3. – sample three
- View full info and tracklisting
- CD£8.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Dubkasm Feat. YT / Dubkasm Feat. Rudey LeeHigher MedsDubkasm
Dennis Brown's eighties Two Friends classic 'No More Walls' gets a fresh rework courtesy of Dubkasm. YT and Rudey Lee weigh in on vocal dutys plus a dub...
- Dubkasm Feat. YT – Higher Meds
- Dubkasm Feat. Rudey Lee – Coming In Ruff (Discomix)
- 1. Dubkasm Feat. YT – Higher Meds
- 3. Dubkasm Feat. Rudey Lee – Coming In Ruff (Discomix)
- View full info and tracklisting
- 12" DUBK026£8.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Art Ensemble Of ChicagoMessage To Our FolksActuel
More from the AEC's phenomenal creative period in Paris in the summer of '69
- New LP 5060767449653£26.00In stockAdd to Bag