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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
Gloria Scott(A Case Of) Too Much Lovemakin' / What Am I Gonna DoSelector Series
DaphniButterflyJiaolong
Dennis BovellcLOUD mUsIcBe With Records
Robert GlasperCode DerivationLoma Vista Recordings
Brandy DaltonFallen AngelDark Entries
Robert GlasperKey To The City Volume 1Loma Vista Recordings
Robert GlasperLet GoLoma Vista Recordings
NodegaOh NoNature Sounds
Subway feat. WaveTen Toes UpPast Due Records
AbacusThe Relics E.P.Clone Classic Cuts
Oh NoNodegaNature Sounds
Underground Wave Vol 7: Cassette Music From Belgium & The NetherlandsVarious ArtistsWalhalla
Dalston DubstarsDub WorksConscious Sounds
Miles Davis + 19Miles AheadFontana
Junior Walker & The All StarsRoad RunnerSoul
Basic ChannelBasic ReshapeBasic Channel
Isao Suzuki & New FamilyMongolian ChantJazz Room Records
Lloyd Charmers / The LyricsMr. Moses / Girls Like DirtStudio One
James StevensOST: They Came From Beyond SpaceBuried Treasure
Jackie Mittoo / Jackie OpelTrain To Skaville / Go WheyStudio One
Ambient WarriorWarrior VoicesIsle Of Jura
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
RahaanPraise Be GivenGospel One
VainqueurReductions 1995-1997Scion Versions
- 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
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
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
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
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)£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
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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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
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
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
Anthony C. RenfroFeel Like Dancing FunkyRenfro
Rare Wicked Independent label Rare groove Funky 45 (none for sale on discogs)
Original = USA Unplayed 45 Vinyl VG /Sleeve VG+
100% Guarantee on this...
- – Feel Like Dancing Funky
- 1. – Feel Like Dancing Funky
- View full info and tracklisting
- Original 7" 45-A£25.00Sold out Notify me when in stock
Harry J. All StarsLiquidator (Expanded Edition)Doctor Bird
The seminal boss reggae instrumental collection is now further enhanced with a dozen bonus tracks from Harry Johnson’s eponymously named All Stars band.
- CD DBCD-012£13.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Freedom, Rhythm and SoundPOSTERSoul 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
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Future DaysKrautrock and the Building of Modern Germany Faber & Faber
West Germany, following the Second World War, was a country in shock: estranged from its recent history, and adrift from the rest of Europe. But this disorientating...
- Book (400g) 9780571346639£14.99In stockAdd to Bag
A Flexible History of Fluxus Facts & Fictions70 'Kunstfibel' Collages Digitally Remastered by Ann NoelEdition Hansjorg Mayer
USA IMPORT HARDBACK BOOK - 60% OFF!!!!!Seventy colourful, pseudo-historical collage-drawings, digitally remastered for this edition, peopled with often-irreverent...
- Book (800g) 9780500976647£25.00 £10.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
The MaytalsMonkey Man & From The RootsDoctor Bird
2 Original LP's On One CD. Includes 3 bonus tracks
Recorded at Dynamic Sounds Studio, Kingston, Jamaica, 1969 to 1970.
- Monkey Man – Peeping Tom
- – Monkey Man
- – Pressure Drop
- From The Roots – Pee Pee Cluck Cluck
- – Thy Kingdom Come
- – One Eye Enos
- – She's My Scorcher (Alt. Version)
- – African Doctor (Alt. Version)
- 1. Monkey Man – Peeping Tom
- 8. – Monkey Man
- 10. – Pressure Drop
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- CD DBCD-017£14.00In stockAdd to Bag
Count Ossie & The Mystic Revelation Of Rastafari – Tales Of MozambiquePosterSoul Jazz Records
Oh yes! 50 x 70cm KILLER poster!!
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RAMZiPhobiza Vol. 3: Amor FatiFATi Records
Lush, tropical infused drone / new age / club experiments from Ramzi who completes the third part of her 'Phobiza' series (previously on Mood Hut). With...
- – Bibwel Intro
- – Ya Chaki
- – Piton
- – Sunshini
- – Mui Chubbi
- – Det Calash
- – Tourtou
- – Evora
- – Coeur Cassé
- – Oxum
- – Warhasu
- 1. – Bibwel Intro
- 2. – Ya Chaki
- 3. – Piton
- View full info and tracklisting
- LP FAT01£15.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Bob & MarciaYoung Gifted And Black / Pied PiperDoctor Bird
Two best-selling Trojan albums from the early 1970s, featuring reggae music's golden couple : Bob Andy and Marcia Griffiths...
- CD DBCD-014£12.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Boombox Early Independent Hip Hop, Electro and Disco Rap 79 - 82PosterSoul Jazz Records
Oh yes! 50 x 70cm KILLER poster!!
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GQDisco Nights (1979)Arista
All-time disco boogie classic!
- Original LP£15.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print USA VinylSold out Notify me when in stock
Lee Perry & The UpsettersThe Trojan Albums Collection (1971-1973)Trojan Records
Collection of the four classic albums 'Africa's Blood', 'Battle Axe', 'Rhythm Shower', and 'Double Seven'.
- 2×CD TJDCD565£12.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Boombox 3POSTERSoul Jazz Records
Oh yes! 50 x 70cm KILLER poster!!
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Basement Beehive: The Girl Group UndergroundNumero
Who do we become when we live our dreams? It’s all here - the high hairdos, the dreams and schemes, the tender camp, the wedding bell fantasias and chaste...
- The Four J’s – Will You Be My Love
- The Chantells With The Aqua Lads – I'll Never Know
- The Passionettes – My Fault
- The Tonettes – I Gotta Know
- Vickie & The Van Dykes – I Wanna Be A Winner
- The Vandelettes – A Love Of Mine
- The Devilettes – I'll Say Yes
- Dot & The Velvelettes – Searching For My Man
- 1. The Four J’s – Will You Be My Love
- 2. The Chantells With The Aqua Lads – I'll Never Know
- 3. The Passionettes – My Fault
- View full info and tracklisting
- 2×LP NUM75LP£30.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- 2×CD + Book NUM75CD£21.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
LabellePhoenix (1975)Epic
Classic funky uplifting soulful boogie
- Original LP£10.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original = Original UK Vinyl
100% Guarantee on this and all Original Vinyl at Sounds Of The Universe - 'if you're not happy we're not happy' or your money back!Sold out Notify me when in stock
Black Fire! New Spirits! PosterSoul Jazz Records
Large deep, spiritual jazz poster for your bedroom wall, innit.
Oh yes! 50 x 70cm KILLER poster!!
Choose "Poster Freepost" if you want this poster sent...
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Donna SummerFour Seasons Of Love (1976)Casablanca Records
Produced by Giorgio Moroder
- Original LP£10.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print USA vinylSold out Notify me when in stock
- CD AA8262362£8.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Instant FunkInstant Funk (1979)Salsoul
Includes "I Got My Mind Made Up"
- – I Got My Mind Made Up
- 1. – I Got My Mind Made Up
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- New LP (180g) SSL8513H£26.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- Original LP£15.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VGOriginal Pre-Owned Out-of-Print USA Vinyl,Sold out Notify me when in stock
Understanding Jamaican PatoisAn Introduction to Afro-Jamaican GrammarLMH Publishing
This easy-to-understand introduction to Afro-Jamaican grammar explains clearly and simply the basics of Jamaican patois. Never again will u mix up your...
- Book (400g) 9789766101558£12.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Garfield FlemingGarfield FlemingCordial Recordings
Cordial Recordings release a mini-LP of new material from Philadelphia soul legend, Garfield Fleming!
- – Ain't Nothing Too Good For My Woman
- – Daddy's Home
- – Is That OK?
- – Grass Ain't Greener (Daft Funk's Funktion Creep Rub)
- – Is That OK?
- – Hustlin'
- 1. – Ain't Nothing Too Good For My Woman
- 2. – Daddy's Home
- 3. – Is That OK?
- View full info and tracklisting
- LP CORD12001£17.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Donna SummerBad Girls (1979)Casablanca
Disco classic double-album featuring "Hot Stuff" and "Bad Girls"...Toot toot, beep beep!
- – Bad Girls
- 2. – Bad Girls
- View full info and tracklisting
- Original 2×LP£12.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned USA vinylSold out Notify me when in stock
- CD 8225572£7.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Thelma HoustonAny Way You Like It (1976)Motown/EMI
- – don't leave me this way
- 2. – don't leave me this way
- View full info and tracklisting
- Original LP£10.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print USA VinylSold out Notify me when in stock
Brian EnoVisual MusicChronicle Books
Visual Music is a one-of-a-kind guided tour through the visual art of creative polymath Brian Eno. Featuring more than 300 images of Eno's installation,...
- Book (800g) 9781452169361£19.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
AfrodisiaElephant SunriseCordial Recordings
Cordial reissue Afrodisia's sought-after 'Elephant Sunrise' album from 1980. A combination of US soldiers with local musicians from Worms, Germany, Afrodisia....
- – T.M.F.F.
- – Elephant Sunrise
- – Psychic Summers
- – Could It Only Be Me
- – Sugar Free
- – Good Thang
- – Wild Turkey
- – Goin' Down To The Disco
- – Zugabe (Encore)
- 1. – T.M.F.F.
- 2. – Elephant Sunrise
- 3. – Psychic Summers
- View full info and tracklisting
- LP CORDLP002£20.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- CD CORDCD002£10.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock