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Idris MuhammadBlack Rhythm Revolution!Craft Recordings
Pharoah SandersBlack Unity (1971)Impulse!
Yusef LateefPsychicemotus (1965)Impulse!
Reggae Disco 45 BOOKReggae Disco 45 BOOKBy Matin 'Skyjuice' Blomqvist
Miles DavisSorcerer (1967)Columbia
King GeedorahTake Me To Your LeaderNinja Tune
HawksmoorTelepathic HeightsSoul Jazz Records
Charles MingusChanges: The Complete 1970s Atlantic StudioRhino
RrosePlease TouchEaux
Greg Foat & Gigi MasinDolphinStrut
Little SimzNO THANK YOUForever Living Originals
MadlibShades of Blue (Classic Vinyl Series)Blue Note
Shadow Shapes: Issue 8We Jazz
Delta Swamp Rock new 2023 EditionSounds From The South: At The Crossroads Of Rock, Country And SoulSoul Jazz Records
RAMPEverybody Loves The Sunshine / DaylightSouth Street Soul
Daft PunkWe Were The Robots (A Disco Pogo Tribute)Disco Pogo
Dorothy Ashby BOX SETWith Strings Attached
Studio One U.K. Red Series8 U.K. SinglesStudio One
Nana VasconcelosAfricadeusAltercat
The Malombo Jazz MakersDown Lucky's WayTapestry Works
RezzettMeant Like ThisThe Trilogy Tapes
Second PhaseMentasmR&S
Harmonious TheloniousMetro Tribe EPDISK
Nana VasconcelosNana, Nelson Angelo, NovelliAltercat
Alogte Oho & His Sounds of JoyO Yinne!Philophon
Janette Beckman — Hip Hop Years The B Sides 1982-2020 PHOTOZINEPhotographs by Janette Beckman
Soul SupremePoetic JusticeSoul Supreme Records
Étienne de CrécySuper Discount 2Pixadelic
Étienne de CrécySuper Discount 3Pixadelic
Dansette DamageThe Only Sound / New Musical ExpressSoul Jazz Records
Joey BeltramVolume IIR&S Records
Laraaji & KramerBaptismalJoyful Noise Recordings
Alton EllisBlackish WhiteSoul Jazz Records
Harold LandDamisiWewantsounds
The Observer All Stars & King TubbysDubbing With The ObserverDoctor Bird
- 1. Listen To Me
- 2. Mama Get Yourself Together
- 3. A Change Is Gonna Come
- 4. Mighty Mighty
- 5. Hard Times
- 6. Californi Dreamin
- 7. Running
- 8. One Dragon Two Dragon
His only solo album, recorded just before his untimely death: great psychedelic soul featuring a cover of Curtis Mayfield's "Hard Times" and Sam Cooke's "A Change Is Gonna Come".
Curtis MayfieldSweet ExorcistCurtom
Curtis album from '74 that includes nuff funky tunes
- – kung fu
- 5. – kung fu
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- Original LP£30.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Orig = Orig USA vinyl, bit of spine wear, sleeve ageingIn stockAdd to Bag
Curtis MayfieldNeed Someone To Love / Do Do Wap Is Strong In Here (Edit)Curtom
Killer rare groove funky soul
- – Do Do Wap Is Strong In Here (Edit)
- 1. – Do Do Wap Is Strong In Here (Edit)
- View full info and tracklisting
- Original 7"£20.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Unplayed USA original 45In stockAdd to Bag
The ImpressionsChoice Of Colors / Mighty Mighty Spade & Whitey (1969)Curtom
- Original 7"£15.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+In stockAdd to Bag
R-StashDance With Me (1977)Curtom
(This is Rasputin's Stash under shortened name!) FUNK on Curtom Records. MIX by Leroy Hutson!
- – Dance With Me
- 1. – Dance With Me
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- Original 7"£12.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Unplayed original USA 45.
100% Guarantee on this and all original vinyl at Sounds of the UniverseIn stockAdd to Bag
Leroy HutsonThe Man! (1973)Curtom
Seminal rare groove debut album from the legendary Leroy Hutson released on Curtis Mayfield's Curtom label in 1973. Killer
- Reissue LP£20.00In stockAdd to Bag
Curtis MayfieldLive!Curtom
Electric performance from the soul legend in a live recording from 1971. 'Up close and personal with an all-time soul great' said Q magazine, which included...
- – Mighty mighty (spade and whitey)
- 1. – Mighty mighty (spade and whitey)
- View full info and tracklisting
- 2×LP (180g)£32.99In stockAdd to Bag
- CD£7.99
Leroy HutsonLeroy HutsonCurtom
'All Because Of You, 'Lucky Fellow'....Leroy Hutson is still the man on Curtom in 1975
- CD£12.99
- Reissue LP£20.00In stockAdd to Bag
Gil Scott-Heron And Brian JacksonThe First Minute Of A New Day (1975)Arista
Classic, radical mid-70's album from Gil and The Midnight Band featuring "The Liberation Song", "Ain't No Such Thing As Superman" and the live spoken word/poem...
- Original LP£40.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VGOriginal = Original USA Vinyl, some sleeve wear, top spine taped
Jaubi feat. TenderloniousSatanic Nafs (inc. The Gaslamp Killer remix)Astigmatic Records
**A SOTU EXCLUSIVE 200 COPIES ONLY - Eastern mysticism re-imagined by Jaubi and Tenderlonious **
Tenderlonious and Lahore, Pakistan based Jaubi explore...
- – Satanic Nafs
- – Satanic Nafs (The Gaslamp Killer & Mophono Remix)
- 1. – Satanic Nafs
- 2. – Satanic Nafs (The Gaslamp Killer & Mophono Remix)
- View full info and tracklisting
- 7" (SOTU Exclusive)£15.00
Bettye SwannMake Me Yours (1967)Money Records
This album is wicked! Killer female deep southern soul. So many good tracks on this album!
- – Make Me Yours
- – Don't Look Back
- – You Gave Me Love
- – The Heartache Is Gone
- 1. – Make Me Yours
- 3. – Don't Look Back
- 8. – You Gave Me Love
- View full info and tracklisting
- LP£19.00
Dorothy AshbyThe Rubaiyat Of Dorothy AshbyDecca
Absolutely SEMINAL deep funk and jazz and from harpist Dorothy Ashby.
Perhaps lesser known than Alice Coltrane, Dorothy Ashby remains the best-kept secret...
- – Myself When Young
- – For Some We Loved
- – Wax And Wane
- – Drink
- – Wine
- – Dust
- – Joyful Grass And Grape
- – Shadow Shapes
- – Heaven And Hell
- – The Moving Finger
- 1. – Myself When Young
- 2. – For Some We Loved
- 3. – Wax And Wane
- View full info and tracklisting
- New Audiophile LP (180 GRAM)£28.00Verve By Request Version
The HeadhuntersSurvival Of The Fittest (1975)Arista
Super funky Herbie Hancock spin-off project featuring the musicians from his classic 'Headhunters' album. Includes the ultimate funk track "God Made Me...
- – God Made Me Funky
- 1. – God Made Me Funky
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- Reissue LP£16.00
Norman ConnorsDark Of LightBuddah
Heavyweight fusion - check 'Laughter". Album includes Herbie Hancock, Stanley Clarke, Cecil McBee, Gary Bartz, Eddie Henderson, Carlos Garnett, Buster...
- Reissue LP£18.00
- Original LP£15.00
Terry CallierWhat Color Is Love (1973)Cadet
Definitive collaboration between Terry Callier and Charles Stepney for Cadet. Features "Dancing Girl" and "You Goin Miss Your Candyman"
- LP (180 gram)£26.99In stockAdd to Bag
- CD£7.99
Vis-A-VisObi Agye Me DofoWe Are Busy Bodies
As both a popular live act and in-demand studio musicians, Vis-A-Vis released 13 albums between 1975 and 1982, of which Obi Agye Me Dofo remains the most...
- – Obi Agye Me Dofo
- – Kankyema
- – Gyae Su
- – Gladys Mmbobor
- – Susan Suo
- 1. – Obi Agye Me Dofo
- 2. – Kankyema
- 3. – Gyae Su
- View full info and tracklisting
- LP£29.00
Lonnie Liston SmithAstral Travelling (1973)Flying Dutchman
Classic album of deep, deep, funky jazz......Includes 'Astral Travelling', as covered by Pharoah Sanders. Heavyweight line-up including Cecil McBee on...
- Reissue LP£18.00
- CD£7.99
Femi Kuti and Made KutiFree Your Mind / Pà Pá PàPartisan Records
**SOTU EXCLUSIVE!** VERY LIMITED - EXCLUSIVE TO SOUNDS OF THE UNIVERSE!
Two of the key tracks from Femi Kuti and Made Kuti's 'Legacy +' album - only available...
- – Pà Pá Pà
- 1. – Pà Pá Pà
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- 7"£10.00In stockAdd to Bag
New Orleans FunkSoul Jazz Records
Album features Ernie K Doe’s ‘Here Come The Girls’, The Meters, Eddie Bo, Professor Longhair, Lee Dorsey, Wild Magnolias and more.
This is the definitive...
- The Explosions – Hip Drop
- Lee Dorsey – Who's Gonna Help Brother Get Further
- Gentleman June Gardner – It's Gonna Rain
- Eddie Bo – Check Your Bucket
- Professor Longhair – Big Chief
- Huey "Piano" Smith & His Clowns – Free, Single And Disengaged
- Chuck Carbo – Can I Be Your Squeeze
- Aaron Neville – Hercules
- Mary Jane Hooper – I've Got Reasons
- The Gaturs – Gator Bait
- Allen Toussaint – Get Out Of My Life Woman
- Cyril Neville – Tell Me What's On Your Mind
- Bo Dollis & The Wild Magnolia Mardi Gras Indian Band – Handa Wanda
- Lee Dorsey & Betty Harris – Love Lots Of Lovin
- The Explosions – Garden Of Four Trees
- Ernie & The Top Notes – Dap Walk
- The Meters – Just Kissed My Baby
- Marilyn Barbarin – Reborn
- Dr. John – Mama Roux
- Danny White – Natural Soul Brother
- Eddie Bo – Hook 'N' Sling, Pt. 2
- Ernie K. Doe – Here Come The Girls
- Robert Parker – Hip-Huggin
- The Meters – Handclapping Song
- 2. The Explosions – Hip Drop
- 3. Lee Dorsey – Who's Gonna Help Brother Get Further
- 4. Gentleman June Gardner – It's Gonna Rain
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- 3×LP£34.00In stockAdd to Bag
- CD£12.00In stockAdd to Bag
- MP3 Release£9.99In stockAdd to Bag
Marvin GayeLet's Get It On (1973)Tamla Motown
Seminal sensual seventies soul!
- – let's get it on
- – come get to this
- 1. – let's get it on
- 5. – come get to this
- View full info and tracklisting
- Reissue LP£18.00In stockAdd to Bag
- CD£7.99
Patrick GordonRealizeSunshine
Very rare early 80s vocal roots 12" originally released on Sunshine records from New York USA, if you like the Wackies sound check the killer Instrumental...
- – Realize
- – Realize (Version)
- 1. – Realize
- 2. – Realize (Version)
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- 12"£15.00
Roy Ayers UbiquityMystic Voyage: 45s CollectionDynamite Cuts
Dynamite Cuts presents the best cuts from Roy Ayers' classic LP, Mystic Voyage. Features the essential rare groove dancer "Brother Green", and "Life is...
- – Brother Green (The Disco King)
- – The Black Five
- – Life Is Just A Moment - Part 1
- 1. – Brother Green (The Disco King)
- 2. – The Black Five
- 3. – Life Is Just A Moment - Part 1
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- 2×7"£18.99
The 24 Carat BlackGhetto: Misfortune’s WealthStax
HEAVY, HEAVY, HEAVY break-heavy deep, deep funk - check out the incredible vocal cut Ghetto Misfortunes Wealth and the moody left-field instrumental cut...
- – Ghetto: Misfortune's Wealth
- – 24-Carat Black (Theme)
- 7. – Ghetto: Misfortune's Wealth
- 8. – 24-Carat Black (Theme)
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- New LP £16.99
MadlibSound Ancestors (Limited Alt. Cover by Jason Jagel)Madlib Invazion
**Arranged By Kieran Hebden! New, alternative artwork by cult artist Jason Jagel (MF DOOM)**
Gil Evans to Miles Davis…. Holger Czukay to the ensemble...
- – There Is No Time (Prelude)
- – The Call
- – Theme De Crabtree
- – Road Of The Lonely Ones
- – Loose Goose
- – Dirtknock
- – Hopprock
- – Riddim Chant
- – Sound Ancestors
- – One For Quartabê/Right Now
- 1. – There Is No Time (Prelude)
- 2. – The Call
- 3. – Theme De Crabtree
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- LP£50.00Limited silk screened art printed edition
Carlton NewmanFront Line / Pressure (1985)Roots Pool
- Carlton Newman – Front Line
- 1. Carlton Newman – Front Line
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- Original 7"£25.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Unplayed spotless UK reggae 45
Cosmic Discotheque Vol. 4: 12 Junkshop Disco Funk Gems from the 70sNaughty Rhythm Records
Pulsating, electronic euro-funk, groovy space-disco, acid afro funk and more on this killer, oddball selection of tunes from the more eccentric end of...
- – Fu King - Fu King
- – Kebekelektrik - War Dance
- – Epsilon - Wake Up
- – Kawasaki Band - Japan Disco
- – Enigma - Cave Man
- – Michael Stone - Bravo New York" (instrumental)
- – Laser - Laser
- – Rosebud - Women Of Ireland
- – Night Creatures - That's The Night
- – Orchester Walter Kubiczeck - King Kong
- – Linda Law - All The Night
- – I Visconti - Rhesus OPlus
- 1. – Fu King - Fu King
- 2. – Kebekelektrik - War Dance
- 3. – Epsilon - Wake Up
- View full info and tracklisting
- LP£19.00
Chico BuarqueChico Buarque & Maria Bethânia Ao Vivo (1975)Philips
razil
- Original LP£10.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG-
Roots Radics meets Scientist And King Tubby In A Dub ExplosionIn A Dub ExplosionRoots
Heavyweight mixes of Jamaican's top studio band/musicians of the late 70s and 80s The Roots Radics, here featuring King Tubby & Scientist mixes.
- CD£13.99