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Glenn UndergroundAtmosfear (35th Anniversary Edition)Peacefrog
Glenn UndergroundThe Jerusalem EP’s (35th Anniversary Edition)Peacefrog
Paul JohnsonBump Talkin’ (35th Anniversary Edition)Peacefrog
Paul JohnsonFeel The Music (35th Anniversary Edition)Peacefrog
KNEECAPNo Comment **BANKSY ART**Heavenly Recordings
Junglist!Old Skool Ragga, D&B, Jungle 1993-95Soul Jazz Records
Kelan Phil Cohran & LegacyAfrican SkiesListening Position
Lloyd Charmers / The LyricsMr. Moses / Girls Like DirtStudio One
Jackie Mittoo / Jackie OpelTrain To Skaville / Go WheyStudio One
Amanda WhitingA Christmas CwtchFirst Word
Africa Shangazi: More Early 1980s Benga & Rumba From East AfricaVarious ArtistsNo Wahala Sounds
Beau WanzerBW 07BW
The PoolDance It Down EPDark Entries
Rick WadeFunctional Anger EPPhonogramme
Kutiman / Ouzo BazookaHarakaBatov
RahaanPraise Be GivenGospel One
VainqueurReductions 1995-1997Scion Versions
Sun Ra & His ArkestraSupersonic Jazz (Expanded Edition)Cosmic Myth
Sheriff Lindo And The HammerTen Dubs That Shook The WorldEM Records
Tiger Jack / Soul Invaders / Motherfox / Pyramid PlusThe Chicago Boogie Volume 4: Comin' At Ya'Star Creature
The Second CircleVarious ArtistsNeroli
RadiohopZathuraWicked Wax
Jah RubyDread AffairsOnlyroots
Paul BlackmanEarth Wind & Fire / Ras. Menilik Congo (Harp)Onlyroots
Audrey HallEight Little NotesPlanets
Leroy SmartFittest Of The FittestG.G.
Freddie & DessieGirls TalkF&D
Tony ReidJah Love Don't Come EasyKettle Records
Yami BoloJah Made Them AllOnlyroots
Richie Mac / Augustus PabloLet HimPablo International
Nick The RecordMove On Down To The Other SideNatural House
Pad AnthonyRebelShaolin Records
Lone RangerRosemariePatate
Leroy SmartShowcase Rub A DubOnlyroots
Barrington BiggsSomething You GotTiger
- Book (700g)£14.99In stockAdd to Bag
New KILLER 100% essential MASSIVE 450+ pages book about the history of electronic music.
'Mars by 1980' is written by the very groovy David Stubbs, author of the classic book about German Rock ('Future Days') as well as - more importantly - sleevenotes to our own Deutsche Electronische Musik albums!
From the beginnings of electronic music in the world of avant-classical composition, up to the cosmic funk of Stevie Wonder, Giorgio Moroder and others, on to 80s pioneers and a current trawl through underground electronic music this book is the bomb!
Featuring Kraftwerk, Suicide, Delia Derbyshire, Sun Ra, Steve Reich, Joy Division, Aphex Twin, Prince, Miles Davis, Brian Eno and about a squillion more!
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)£28.00Expected 12 DecPreorder
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
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
Punk: The Last WordBy Chris Sullivan and Stephen Colegrave
'A thoroughly enjoyable compendium of appalling behaviour.' Nick Logan, Editor NME (1973-1978), founder of The Face
'From the shabby stowaways of the...
- Book (900g)£30.00In stockAdd to Bag
Machito and his Afro Cuban Jazz EnsembleWith Flute To Boot!
- New LP 8435307616937£18.99In stockAdd to Bag
Up the Youth Club : Illuminating a Hidden Historyby Emma Warren
'A timely reminder of what we all truly crave as human beings - connection.' Doc Brown'Warren hows why youth spaces matter - not just for young people,...
- Book (650g) 9780571389216£18.99In 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
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 Sex (Vintage Feminism Short Edition)by Simone de Beauvoir
Vintage Feminism: classic feminist texts in short formWITH AN INTRODUCTION BY NATALIE HAYNESWhen this book was first published in 1949 it was to outrage...
- Book (250g)£6.99In stockAdd to Bag
Beneath the UnderdogBy Chalrles 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)£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
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
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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
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
Poor Boy RappersLow Rider RapSoul Jazz Records
NEW £1000+ KILLER LA low-rider electro rap groover.
MASSIVE tune + seriously hip twisted electro instrumental courtesy of the great Rich Cason. BUMPIN!
SUPER-RARE...
- Poor Boy Rappers – Low Rider Rap
- Poor Boy Rappers – Low Rider Rap (Instrumental)
- 1. Poor Boy Rappers – Low Rider Rap
- 2. Poor Boy Rappers – Low Rider Rap (Instrumental)
- View full info and tracklisting
- 12" SJR417-12£16.00In stockAdd to Bag
Pink RhythmIndiaBe With Records
Be With Records reissue of the essential, classic, Brit-funk EP from Pink Rhythm. Richly melodic, funk fuelled cruisers, with the added blue-eyed soul...
- – India
- – Trust Me
- – More And More
- – India (Instrumental)
- 1. – India
- 2. – Trust Me
- 3. – More And More
- View full info and tracklisting
- 12" EP BEWITH009TWELVE£12.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
ChicChic (1977)Atlantic
Debut album from Chic with "Dance, Dance, Dance", "Everybody Dance" and more!
- LP 0603497857135£30.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Creative SourceCreative Source (1973)Polydor
Superb soul album featuring the classic tracks: "You Cant Hide Love" & "Who Is He And What Is He To You". A must have album.
- – You Can't Hide Love
- – Who Is He And What Is He To You
- 1. – You Can't Hide Love
- 7. – Who Is He And What Is He To You
- View full info and tracklisting
- Original LP£20.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VGOriginal = Original USA Vinyl gatefold, some sleeve wear, sticker removal mark
surface marks plays fineSold out Notify me when in stock - CD SOL-CD-1207£14.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Afrobeat!Fela and the Imagined ContinentAFRICA WORLD PRESS
In the seventies, as signs of decay began to show in the capitalist experiment of the newly independent African countries, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti tore his...
- Book (500g) 9781592210752£21.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Young Holt UnlimitedSoulful Strut (1968)Brunswick
Seminal album. Features the party classics "Ain't There Something Money Can't Buy", "Soulful Strut" , "Who's Making Love".
- – Who's Making Love
- – Soulful Strut
- – Ain't There Something Money Can't Buy
- 1. – Who's Making Love
- 6. – Soulful Strut
- 11. – Ain't There Something Money Can't Buy
- View full info and tracklisting
- Original LP£25.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned USA vinyl,Sold out Notify me when in stock
Alice ColtraneJourney In Satchidananda (1971)Impulse!
100% essential, C-L-A-S-S-I-C spiritual jazz album featuring Pharoah Sanders! Deep-as-it-gets, hypnotic, trance-like, spiritually uplifting music featuring...
- – Journey in Satchidananda
- – Stopover Bombay
- 1. – Journey in Satchidananda
- 3. – Stopover Bombay
- View full info and tracklisting
- New LP (180g) AAIMP228£36.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- CD IMP12282£7.99In stockAdd to Bag
Flash Of The SpiritAfrican & Afro-American Art & PhilosophyVintage Books
NEARLY 50% OFF THIS BOOK!! CHEAPER THAN AMAZON!!
This is the BIBLE on African-American culture and art. Seminal text!
- Book (350g) 9780394723693£13.99 £7.50Out of stock Notify me when in stock
NightdoctorMenelik (original 1981 mix)
Nightdoctor's instrumental "Menelik" is a track that was originally recorded almost as an afterthought but in the years since, has become recognised as...
- – Menelik (original 1981 mix)
- – Menelik (Original 1981 Unreleased Alternative Mix)
- – Menelik (Original Dubplate Mix)
- – Return Of Menelik
- 1. – Menelik (original 1981 mix)
- 2. – Menelik (Original 1981 Unreleased Alternative Mix)
- 3. – Menelik (Original Dubplate Mix)
- View full info and tracklisting
- 12" RARC022V£9.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Marlena ShawActing Up (1978)Columbia
Featuring her superb version of "I'm Back For More"!
- Original LP£15.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned USA vinylSold out Notify me when in stock
StereolabSwitched OnDuophonic
Originally released in 1992, via Too Pure, this compilation collects together Stereolab's first three singles. A perfect entry point to the motorik soundworld...
- LP D-UHF-D37£24.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Black Popular MusicIn Britain Since 1945Routledge
Black Popular Music in Britain Since 1945 provides the first broad scholarly discussion of this music since 1990. The book critically examines key moments...
- Book (450g) 9781138504875£39.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
MonyakaRocking TimeHornin' Sounds
Taken from the original master tapes, rare roots reggae tune from 70s New York band Monyaka with extended vocal & Dub version plus dubplate mix.
- – Rocking Time (Extended)
- – Rocking Time (Vocal Dub)
- – Rocking Time (Dubwise)
- 1. – Rocking Time (Extended)
- 2. – Rocking Time (Vocal Dub)
- 3. – Rocking Time (Dubwise)
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- 12" HS-09£18.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
TavaresSky-High! (1976)Capitol Records
w/ Heaven Must Be Missing An AngelOriginal = Original UK Vinyl VG+ /Sleeve VG
100% Guarantee on this and all Original Vinyl at Sounds Of The Universe...
- Original LP ST-11533£6.99Sold out Notify me when in stock
Outro Tempo II: Electronic And Contemporary Music From Brazil, 1984-1996Music From Memory
The second essential instalment of Music From Memory’s Brazilian, 'Outro Tempo' series! This volume focuses upon on a new wave of experimental pop and...
- May East – Maraka
- Dequinha e Zaba – Preposições
- Oharaska – A Fábula
- Fausto Fawcett – Shopping de Voodoos
- R.H. Jackson – O Gato de Schrödinger
- Edson Natale – Nina Maika
- Akira S – Tokei
- Low Key Hackers – Emotionless
- Chance – Samba do Morro
- Jorge Degas – Ilha Grande
- Priscilla Ermel – Americua
- Voluntários Da Pátria – Marcha
- Angel's Breath – Velvet
- Fausto Fawcett – Império Dos Sentidos
- Chance – Intro-Amazônia
- Tetê Espíndola – Quero-Quero
- Nelson Angelo – Harmonía de Água
- Jorge Mello – A Natureza Reza
- Júlio Pimentel – Gersal
- Sebastião Neto – Carrousel
- 1. May East – Maraka
- 2. Dequinha e Zaba – Preposições
- 3. Oharaska – A Fábula
- View full info and tracklisting
- 2×CD MFMCD 041£17.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- 2×LP MFM 041£22.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Two Niles to Sing a Melody: The Violins & Synths of SudanOstinato Records
Superb follow up to the essential 'Sweet As Broken Dates' and 'Synthesize the Soul', this gem, 'Two Niles to Sing a Melody' revives the enchanting harmonies,...
- Emad Youssef – Al Bareedo Ana (The One I Love)
- Abdel El Aziz Al Mubarak – Ma Kunta Aarif Yarait (I Wish I Had Known)
- Kamal Tarbas – Min Ozzalna Seebak Seeb (Forget Those That Divide Us)
- Madjzoub Ounsa – Arraid Arraid Ya Ahal (Love, Love Family)
- Khojali Osman – Malo Law Safeetna Inta (What If You Resolve What’s Between Us?)
- Zaidan Ibrahim – Ma Hammak Azabna (You Don’t Care About My Suffering) (Live)
- Saied Khalifa – Igd Allooli (The Pearl Necklace)
- Taj Makki – Ma Aarfeen Nagool Shino! (We Don’t Know What to Say!)
- Hanan Bulu Bulu – Alamy Wa Shagiya (My Pain And Suffering) (Live)
- Abdelmoniem Ekhaldi – Droob A Shoag (Paths To Love)
- Samira Dunia – Galbi La Tahwa Tani (My Heart, Don’t Fall in Love Again)
- محمد وردي – Al Sourah (The Photo)
- Abdullah Abdelkader – Al Zaman Zamanak (It’s Your Time)
- Mustafa Modawi & Ibrahim El Hassan – Al Wilaid Al Daif (The Youth Who Came as a Guest)
- Ibrahim El Kashif – Elhabeeb Wain? (Where is My Sweetheart?)
- محمد وردي – Al Mursal (The Messenger)
- 1. Emad Youssef – Al Bareedo Ana (The One I Love)
- 2. Abdel El Aziz Al Mubarak – Ma Kunta Aarif Yarait (I Wish I Had Known)
- 3. Kamal Tarbas – Min Ozzalna Seebak Seeb (Forget Those That Divide Us)
- View full info and tracklisting
- 3×LP OSTLP005£27.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- 2×CD + Book OSTCD005£18.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Two SistersB-Boys Beware (1983)Sugarscoop
- – B-Boys Beware
- 1. – B-Boys Beware
- View full info and tracklisting
- Original 7" YE-129£10.00Vinyl condition: NM-Sleeve condition: NM-Original Unplayed USA 45Sold out Notify me when in stock
The TemptationsSolid RockGordy (1972)
Killer psychedelic soul, produced by the genius Norman Whitfield.
Interesting trivia - After Motown failing to credit any musicians during the 60s, they...
- – Ain't No Sunshine
- 2. – Ain't No Sunshine
- View full info and tracklisting
- New LP GORD961£23.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- Original LP£15.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original = Original USA vinylSold out Notify me when in stock
Space FunkPOSTERSoul Jazz Records
Oh yes! 50 x 70cm KILLER poster!!
Choose "Poster Freepost" if you want this poster sent with any other vinyl order item (LP/12" vinyl only) at NO extra...
- Poster Freepost£5.00In stockAdd to Bag
- Poster+Tube£10.00In stockAdd to Bag
Studio One RocksteadySoul Jazz Records
Get ready ..
With excellent sleevenotes by Lloyd Bradley (author of the classic book Bass Culture - When Reggae Was King (Penguin)) this album is dedicated...
- The Eternals – Stars
- John Holt – Fancy Make Up
- Cecille Campbell – Whisper To Me
- The Heptones – Party Time
- The Gaylads – Joy In The Morning
- Marcia Griffiths – My Ambition
- The Heptones – Love Won't Come Easy
- Alton Ellis – Hurting Me
- The Wailing Souls – Row Fisherman Row
- Ken Boothe – Home Home Home
- Jackie Mittoo – Our Thing
- Ken Boothe – When I Fall In Love
- Larry & Alvin – Throw Me Corn
- Duke Morgan – Lick It Back
- Carlton and The Shoes – Me and You
- Dennis Brown – Easy Take It Easy
- The Classics – Pack Up
- Ken Boothe – Moving Away
- 1. The Eternals – Stars
- 2. John Holt – Fancy Make Up
- 3. Cecille Campbell – Whisper To Me
- View full info and tracklisting
- 2×LP SJRLP277£28.00In stockAdd to Bag
- CD SJRCD277£12.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- MP3 Release SJRD277£9.99In stockAdd to Bag
One G Plus ThreeSummertime / Poquito Soul (1970)Gordo
Two KILLER Latin Funk Jazz tunes!
Original unplayed vinyl USA ORIGINAL 45 copy.
- – Summer Time
- – Poquito Soul
- 1. – Summer Time
- 2. – Poquito Soul
- View full info and tracklisting
- Original 7"£15.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Unplayed original USA 45Sold out Notify me when in stock
Helena HauffQualmNinja Tune
Hardware techno bruisers from the excellent Helena Hauff! Distorted, rowdy and totally up for it!
- – Barrow Boot Boys
- – Lifestyle Guru
- – btdr-revisited
- – Entropy Created You And Me
- – Fag Butts In The Fire Bucket
- – Hyper-Intelligent Genetically Enriched Cyborg
- – The Smell Of Suds And Steel
- – Primordial Sludge
- – Qualm
- – No Qualms
- – Panegyric
- – It Was All Fields Around Here When I Was A Kid
- 1. – Barrow Boot Boys
- 2. – Lifestyle Guru
- 3. – btdr-revisited
- View full info and tracklisting
- 2xLP + Download Code ZEN253£22.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- CD ZENCD253£11.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Alice ColtraneSwamini A. C. Turiyasangitananda Sepia PhotoInner Path
5" x 7" Original speia tones photograph!
- Photo£15.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Venezuela 70Cosmic Visions of A Latin American Earth VOLUME TWO:Soul Jazz Records
This is the second collection of music from Venezuela in the 1970s and beyond to be released on Soul Jazz Records. The album once again features innovative...
- Vytas Brenner – Agua Clara
- Daniel Grau – Dejando Volar El Pensamiento
- Un Dos Tres Y Fuera – Relafica Negra En Tiempo De Siembra
- Orchestra Julian – Do It With Class
- Vytas Brenner – Gavilan
- Fernando Yvosky – Estoy Viviendo
- Daniel Grau – Delirio En Fa Menor
- Vytas Brenner – Mandingo
- Un Dos Tres Y Fuera – Machu Picchu Dos (El Niño Anciano)
- Vytas Brenner – La Sabana
- Johnny Lamas – Noches En Caracas
- Aldemaro Romero Y Su Onda Nuevo – Moilendo Cafe
- Vytas Brenner – Morrocoy
- Daniel Grau – Voy Caminando Feliz
- Grupo Bota – Solos
- Vytas Brenner – Tragavenado
- La Cuarta Calle – Camino A Casa (On My Way Home)
- Aldemaro Romero Y Su Onda Nuevo – Una Por Una
- 1. Vytas Brenner – Agua Clara
- 2. Daniel Grau – Dejando Volar El Pensamiento
- 3. Un Dos Tres Y Fuera – Relafica Negra En Tiempo De Siembra
- View full info and tracklisting
- 2xLP (+ Download Code) SJRLP419£26.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- CD SJRCD419£12.00In stockAdd to Bag
- MP3 Release SJRD419£9.99In stockAdd to Bag
Dudley Moore TrioToday (1971)Atlantic
- Original LP£14.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned UK vinyl, top spine tapedSold out Notify me when in stock