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The Bug vs Ghost DubsImplosionPressure
Carlos GarnettCosmos NucleusTime Traveler
Kenny BarronSunset To DawnTime Traveler
Roy BrooksThe Free SlaveTime Traveler
Avril AHousewife SuperstarMemory Dance
Yazmin LaceyTeal DreamsAMF Records
MoodymannBlack MahoganiPeacefrog
MoodymannBlack Mahogani IIPeacefrog
Soul JamaicaFeat. Alton Ellis, Jackie Mittoo, The Heptones, Sound Dimension and more!Soul Jazz Records
Sound Dimension / Merlene WebberSing A Simple Song / How Nice It IsStudio One
Coco Maria presents: New Dimensions In Latin MusicVarious ArtistsClub Coco
SLICKnBOBBY & Liam BaileyDance Affi Nice / Juicy BubbleTouching Bass
FeltFelt 2: A Tribute To Lisa BonetRhymesayers Entertainment
Theo ParrishFirst Floor Pt. 1Peacefrog
Theo ParrishFirst Floor Pt. 2Peacefrog
Ghana Special: HighlifeVarious ArtistsSoundway
helen islandlast liasseKnekelhuis
Beverly Glenn-CopelandLaughter In SummerTransgressive
Tim Reaper / DrumskullNew Town Dub #001Suburban Architecture
DaveThe Boy Who Played The HarpNeighbourhood
Miles DavisThe Complete Plugged Nickel Live 1965Sony
Taylor SwiftThe Life Of A ShowgirlRepublic
Thembi: Issue 16We Jazz
SamiyamUnprecedented Violent ShiftSamiyam
Bobby HutchersonMontaraBlue Note
Alfa MistRouletteSekito
50 Reggae HitsDoctor Bird
Arca@@@@@XL Recordings
Mr. GBlack JammiesNDATL
Carlos Dafé & Adrian YoungeCarlos Dafé JID025Jazz Is Dead
Byron The AquariusGlobal Caress #4Star Creature
The BongolianIndian Summer of LoveBlow Up
Wez Whynt & Moresoul / Prefix One feat. NambiLondon vs Chicago Vol. 1Househead London
The NavigatorMount ZionBlackstarline
Linval ThompsonNegrea Love DubJAMDUNG
- Original LP ASLP 410£40.00Vinyl condition: VGSleeve condition: VGOriginal vinyl, Surface marks plays well RARE Orig Ivory Coast vinylSold out Notify me when in stock
- Bopol Mansiamina – Mariage Forcé
- Bopol Mansiamina – Kala Ye Ngangu
- Bopol Mansiamina – Ye A Bouger
A stunner from Congolese artist Bopol Mansiamina. Recorded in Paris with great production, released in Ivory Coast in 1982. Tight double guitar lines, tough brass, great rhythm section, fantastic vocals - what else can a record need. Faultless!
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)£42.99 £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
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£35.00In stockAdd to Bag
Namba RoyNo Black Sparrows
'A vivid portrait of Jamaica in the 1930s"
Excellent social realist novel. Written by Jamaican Namba Roy in the 1950s in Britain. He died in 1961 and...
- Original Book (200g)£15.00Original Pre-Owned Out of Print paperback copy in good conditionIn 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
Colleen ‘Cosmo’ Murphy presents 'Balearic Breakfast' Volume 4
“There are curators, and then there's Colleen ‘Cosmo’ Murphy.” - Resident Advisor
The sun has finally come out. It’s the first time something...
- 2×LP HVNLP237£32.99In stockAdd to Bag
- 2×CD HVNLP237CD£14.99In 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
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
Nova Scotia House : A Novel
Nova Scotia House takes us to the heart of a relationship, a community and an era. It is both a love story and a lament; bearing witness to the enduring...
- Book (450g)£18.99In stockAdd to Bag
This Woman's Work : Essays on Music
This Woman's Work: Essays on Music is edited by Kim Gordon and Sinead Gleeson and features contributors Anne Enright, Fatima Bhutto, Jenn Pelly, Rachel...
- Book (600g) 9781474621472£20.00In stockAdd to Bag
Women and the Piano : A History in 50 Livesby Susan Tomes
- Book (1.1kg) 9780300266573£25.00In stockAdd to Bag
DJ Disciple & Henry KronkThe Beat, the Scene, the Sound : A DJ's Journey through the Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of House Music in New York City
A thrilling and tumultuous, behind-the-scenes account of house music in NYC. The Beat, the Scene, the Sound follows DJ Disciple and his behind-the-scenes...
- Book (600g)£25.00In stockAdd to Bag
James Kaplan3 Shades of Blue : Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Bill Evans & The Lost Empire of Cool
1959 saw Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Bill Evans and the other members of Miles's sextet come together to record the bestselling jazz album of all time:...
- Book (300g)£12.99In stockAdd to Bag
Nettleblackby Nat Reeve
'To be blunt: I must escape.' 1893. Henry Nettleblack has to act fast or she'll be married off by her elder sister. But leaving the safety of her wealthy...
- Book (600g)£12.99In stockAdd to Bag
Friedrich NietzscheAphorisms on Love and Hate
'We must learn to love, learn to be kind, and this from our earliest youth ... Likewise, hatred must be learned and nurtured, if one wishes to become a...
- Book (150g)£4.00In stockAdd to Bag
Eros the Bittersweet : An Essayby Anne Carson
Named one of the 100 best nonfiction books of all time by the Modern LibraryAnne Carson’s remarkable first book about the paradoxical nature of romantic...
- Book (350g)£13.99In stockAdd to Bag
Japan : A Culinary Travel Diaryby Clemence Leleu
This gastronomic journey through Japan blends cultural touchpoints and authentic recipes to chronicle the myriad flavors, ingredients, and traditions that...
- Book (1.6kg) 9783791393001£30.00In stockAdd to Bag
Days at the Morisaki Bookshopby Satoshi Yagisawa
The beloved Japanese bestseller: a tale of love, family, new beginnings, and the comfort that can be found between the pages of a good book. When twenty-five-year-old...
- Book (300g) 9781786583239£10.99In stockAdd to Bag
Luke de NoronhaDeporting Black Britons : Portraits of Deportation to Jamaica
Since the late nineties, the UK has deported thousands of people to Jamaica. Many of these ‘deportees’ left the Caribbean as infants and grew up in...
- Book (400g)£12.99In stockAdd to Bag
Jacqueline CrooksFire Rush
Yamaye lives for the weekend, when she can go raving with her friends at The Crypt, an underground club on the outskirts of London. Then everything changes....
- Book (700g)£16.99In stockAdd to Bag
Dr Maya AngelouI Know Why The Caged Bird Sings
Maya Angelou's six volumes of autobiography are a testament to the talents and resilience of this extraordinary writer. Loving the world, she also knows...
- Book (350g)£10.99In stockAdd to Bag
Keith Gildart & Stephen CatterallKeeping the Faith : A History of Northern Soul
In the 1970s, Northern Soul held a pivotal position in British youth culture. Originating in the English North and Midlands in the late-1960s, by the mid-1970s...
- Book (650g)£25.00In stockAdd to Bag
Margo JeffersonNegroland : A Memoir
'Jefferson's eye for details yields some devastatingly honest and painful insights' The Times'Captivating... Charm is this book's watchword' Colin Grant,...
- Book (300g)£10.99In stockAdd to Bag
Emanuele CocciaPhilosophy of the Home : Domestic Space and Happiness
A bedroom, a kitchen, a bathroom - are these rooms all that make a home? Not at all, argues Emanuele Coccia. The buildings we inhabit are of immense psychological...
- Book (250g)£10.99In stockAdd to Bag
Jason OkundayeRevolutionary Acts
In this landmark work, Jason Okundaye meets an elder generation of Black gay men and finds a spirited community full of courage, charisma and good humour,...
- Book (350g)£10.99In stockAdd to Bag
Alex Haley (Author) , Malcolm X (Author)The Autobiography of Malcolm X
Malcolm X's The Autobiography of Malcolm X was written in collaboration with Alex Haley, author of Roots, and includes an introduction by Paul Gilroy,...
- Book (500g)£9.99In stockAdd to Bag
The Black Power Mixtape : 1967-1975
Featuring images recently discovered in the archives of Swedish television, The Black Power Mixtape shows the Black Power movement as never seen before....
- Book (550g)£16.99In stockAdd to Bag
Daft PunkWe Were The Robots: A Disco Pogo Tribute
Featuring a new foreword by David and Stephen Dewaele, better known as Soulwax and 2manydjs.
Daft Punk featured often in the formative years of Jockey...
- Book (2.1kg)£30.00In stockAdd to Bag
Friedrich NietzscheWhy I Am so Clever
'Why do I know a few more things? Why am I so clever altogether?'Self-celebrating and self-mocking autobiographical writings from Ecce Homo, the last work...
- Book (200g)£4.00In stockAdd to Bag
Woman Life Freedom
Jina Mahsa Amini’s death at the hands of Iran’s Morality Police on 16 September 2022 sparked widespread protests across the country. Women took to...
- Book (550g)£14.99In stockAdd to Bag
Michael E. VealLiving Space
Examines John Coltrane's "late period" and Miles Davis's "Lost Quintet" through the prisms of digital architecture and experimental photography Living...
- Book (800g)£20.99In stockAdd to Bag
The Power of Now : The Global Phenomenon: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenmentby Eckhart Tolle
"A book to cherish. Every sentence rings with truth and the power to bring deep serenity, stillness, and a sacred Presence." Deepak Chopra The international...
- Book (300g) 9780340733509£12.99In stockAdd to Bag
Kyeremateng Atwede & The Kyeremateng StarsI Go Die For You
Absolutely stunning Ghanian highlife (as featured on Soundways' Ghana Sounds collection)
Mali, West Africa
- – Su Su Ka
- – I Go Die For You
- 1. – Su Su Ka
- 3. – I Go Die For You
- View full info and tracklisting
Baba Ley AssakaInnovation Vol. 1(1980)Disques Innovation
A-Class soukous from Congolese musician Assaka, one-time leader of Orchestra Rock-A-Mambo, member of Dr Nico's band, Taby Ley's Afrisa and TPOK Jazz...
- – Pitie, Je Veux La Reconciliation
- – Bibiche Oyambaka Ngai
- 1. – Pitie, Je Veux La Reconciliation
- 3. – Bibiche Oyambaka Ngai
- View full info and tracklisting
- Original LP INLP 001£15.00Vinyl condition: GSleeve condition: VGOriginal Ivory Coast vinyl, multiple surface marks plays okSold out Notify me when in stock
Eba Aka JeromeWonderful Of Africa Vol. 1 - Trahison (1978)Papa-Disco
SO GOOD! Check the audio! Absolutely stunning hypnotic funky afro soukous hi-life! from Ivory Coast 1978 includes 'Trahison' - big big tune!
"With “Treason”,...
- – Trahison
- – Viliemon
- – Djiblito
- 1. – Trahison
- 2. – Viliemon
- 3. – Djiblito
- View full info and tracklisting
- Original LP Disco 001£10.00Vinyl condition: GSleeve condition: VGOriginal Mali vinyl - Audible mark at start of side b V.CHEAP!Sold out Notify me when in stock
Julios LukauInnovation Présente Julios Lukau - Orchestre Mode Succes Vol.2Disques Innovation
SOLD OUT THIS PRE-ORDER IS NOW CLOSED. Press remind envelope and u will get an email if we get any more - thanks!
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- – Chérie Makwanza
- – L'amour Est Plus Doux
- 1. – Chérie Makwanza
- 2. – L'amour Est Plus Doux
- View full info and tracklisting
- Original LP INLP 002£35.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original UNPLAYED deadstock vinyl coming direct from Mali!Sold out Notify me when in stock
Jean Raph LoumbetRenaissance Vol.1Production Et Edition Loukelo Samba
Soukous from Congolese rumba musician Jean Raph Loumbet, made for the dancefloor who came to the Ivory Coast in 1966 from the Congo, joining the group...
- – Mes Amis
- – Laisse-Toi Juger
- 1. – Mes Amis
- 2. – Laisse-Toi Juger
- View full info and tracklisting
- Original LP RENLP 001£20.00Vinyl condition: VGSleeve condition: VG-Original Ivory coast vinylIn stockAdd to Bag
Bopol MansiaminaDeception MotemaShakara Music
Congolese artist Bopol Mansiamina. This album was later released on Makossa International (Lafayette Afro Rock Band, Fela Kuti etc) in the US. This...
- – Décèption Motema
- – Cardiaque Ya L'Amour
- – Issa Touré
- – Papy Ozonga
- 1. – Décèption Motema
- 2. – Cardiaque Ya L'Amour
- 3. – Issa Touré
- View full info and tracklisting
- Original LP SHA 0015£25.00Vinyl condition: VGSleeve condition: VGOrig Ivory Coast vinyl pressingSold out Notify me when in stock
François LougahFrom New York With LoveYaba Records
SOLD OUT THIS PRE-ORDER IS NOW CLOSED. Press remind envelope and u will get an email if we get any more - thanks!
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48-hr...
- – Aloko
- 1. – Aloko
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- Original LP AE 0001£40.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+In stockAdd to Bag
Ernesto DjéDjéLe Roi du ZiglibithyBadmos
Hi-profile Ivory Coast singer and musician during late 70s & early 80s (died in 83). Lived in Paris 62-68 playing with Manu Dibango. Returned to the Ivory...
- – Ziglibithiens
- – Loue Digbeu
- 2. – Ziglibithiens
- 3. – Loue Digbeu
- View full info and tracklisting
- Original LP BLP 5021£20.00Vinyl condition: VG-Sleeve condition: VG-Original rare Mali vinyl - VG- ONLYSold out Notify me when in stock
Norfolk / Midnight LoveMamas Baby Boy / You Are My Doll BabyAthens Of The North
Reissue of these two rare, late 80s soulful dancers from groups Norfolk and Midnight Love!
- – You Are My Doll Baby
- – Mamas Baby Boy
- 1. – You Are My Doll Baby
- 2. – Mamas Baby Boy
- View full info and tracklisting
- 7" ATH110£13.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Club StyleCrazy WildDance Mania
Official reissue of this absolute CLASSIC from Chi-Town legends, Paul Johnson and Robert Armani who work in some Detroit influenced techno manoeuvres into...
- – Crazy Wild
- – Spirit
- – Pennies From Heaven
- – Laws Of Gravity
- 1. – Crazy Wild
- 2. – Spirit
- 3. – Pennies From Heaven
- View full info and tracklisting
- 12" DM080£14.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Antonio CastroW.E.L.F.A.R.EAthens Of The North
Amazing deep soul gem from the early 70's reissued via Athens Of The North!
- – W.E.L.F.A.R.E
- – Why Can't I Have You
- 1. – W.E.L.F.A.R.E
- 2. – Why Can't I Have You
- View full info and tracklisting
- 7" ATH122£11.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
The Pop GroupY In DubMute
The Pop Group’s seminal 1979 post-punk album 'Y' has been given a new dub mix by British reggae legend Dennis “Blackbeard” Bovell!
- – Theif Of Fire (Dennis Bovell Dub Version)
- – Snowgirl (Dennis Bovell Dub Version)
- – Blood Money (Dennis Bovell Dub Version)
- – Savage Sea (Dennis Bovell Dub Version)
- – We Are Time (Dennis Bovell Dub Version)
- – Words Disobey Me (Dennis Bovell Dub Version)
- – Don't Call Me Pain (Dennis Bovell Dub Version)
- – Boys From Brazil (Dennis Bovell Dub Version)
- – Don't Sell Your Dreams (Dennis Bovell Dub Version)
- – She Is Beyond Good And Evil (Dennis Bovell Dub Version)
- – 338 (Dennis Bovell Dub Version)
- 1. – Theif Of Fire (Dennis Bovell Dub Version)
- 2. – Snowgirl (Dennis Bovell Dub Version)
- 3. – Blood Money (Dennis Bovell Dub Version)
- View full info and tracklisting
- 2xLP + Download Code TPGYD1£24.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- CD TPGYD1CD£11.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
The Sounds Of SoulSo Much LoveAthens Of The North
The insanely rare first 45 from the band that became Brief Encounter - essential reissue Athens Of The North!
- – So Much Love
- – Yes I'm Ready
- 1. – So Much Love
- 2. – Yes I'm Ready
- View full info and tracklisting
- 7" ATH145£13.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
PremonitionsPremonitionsAthens Of The North
Reissue of this impossibly rare, deep funk/soul and disco from Premonitions' self-titled 1978 album. Includes their singles as bonus tracks. One not to...
- – Premonitions
- – Don't Act Like a Fool
- – Way I Feel
- – Righteous Love
- – Our Love
- – Disco Kat
- – Daddy's Home
- – Bass Man Do Your Thing
- – In Love
- – Look into the Future
- – Early Morning Blues
- – All Night Long
- – I Didn't Believe
- – Here in the Name of Love
- 1. – Premonitions
- 2. – Don't Act Like a Fool
- 3. – Way I Feel
- View full info and tracklisting
- LP AOTNLP039£24.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Jerry BlacksheerDefectedAthens Of The North
Reissue of this awesome, mega-rare modern soul bullet from 1986! Essential, party-starting reissue via Athens Of The North!
- – Defected
- – You are the One
- 1. – Defected
- 2. – You are the One
- View full info and tracklisting
- 7" ATH116£13.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
The ShadesRas Mani / Love & HarmonyDarker Shades Of Roots
Great earthy new roots skank from Take It Easy studio house band The Shades with the vocal cut "Love & Harmony" on the flip. New roots music from Switzerland...
- – Ras Mani
- – Love & Harmony
- 1. – Ras Mani
- 2. – Love & Harmony
- View full info and tracklisting
- 7" DSR 043/044£9.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Tetragon: Issue 3We Jazz
This is the third issue of the 'We Jazz' magazine! Includes inspiring stories include Joe Henderson by Daniel Spicer, International Anthem by Tina Edwards,...
- Magazine (300g) WJMAG03£19.00128 pages 174 x 250 mm in size and printed on 140g Edixion paper with laminated 300g invercote covers.Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Mungo's Hi-Fi ft. Solo BantonWe Pulsating / Pulsating DubScotch Bonnet
The welcome return of Scotland's finest soundsystem Mungo's Hi-Fi with MC/Vocalist Solo Banton on this wicked new 7" cut with dub on the flip.
- Mungo's Hi-Fi ft. Solo Banton – We Pulsating
- Mungo's Hi-Fi – Pulsating Dub
- 1. Mungo's Hi-Fi ft. Solo Banton – We Pulsating
- 2. Mungo's Hi-Fi – Pulsating Dub
- View full info and tracklisting
- 7" SCOB075£10.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock