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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
KNEECAPFENIANHeavenly Recordings
Nightmares On Wax vs Adrian SherwoodIn A Space Outta DubWarp Records
Nightmares On WaxIn A Space Outta Sound [20th Anniversary Edition]Warp Records
John Lee HookerThat’s My Story: John Lee Hooker Sings the BluesConcord
Fight The Fire: Digital Reggae, Conscious Roots and Dub in Nigeria 1986-91Various ArtistsSoundway Records
Ryuichi SakamotoOPUSSony
Black Jazz RecordsThe Best Of Black Jazz Records 1971-75Soul Jazz Records
Doug CarnThe Best Of Doug CarnSoul Jazz Records
YeBULLYgamma.
Mark RonsonLate Night FeelingsSony
Eddie PalmieriVamonos Pa'l MonteConcord
The ProdigyFirestarter [x30 Vinyl Edition]XL Recordings
John ColtraneThe Best Of John ColtraneConcord
ShabakaOf The EarthShabaka Records
Charles StepneyEternal Journey - The Arrangements And Productions Of Charles StepneyVarious ArtistsBGP
Pan Afrikan People's ArkestraLive At Widney High December 26th, 1971The Village
Bill CallahanMy Days Of 58Drag City
Jon LucienSearch For the Inner SelfKent
The GladiatorsBongo Red / VersionSoul Jazz Records
George MichaelFaithSony
Habibi Funk PrintHabibi Funk Print 001: SpotlightsHabibi Funk Print
Let's Play Chess (A Chess Records Anthology)Various ArtistsVerve
Bob DylanMTV UnpluggedSony
600% DynamiteSka, Soul, Rocksteady, Funk and Dub in Jamaica NEW EDITION 2026Soul Jazz Records
Gal CostaGal CostaVampisoul
Jackie MittooGet Up and Get It / Keep On DancingSoul Jazz Records
IntertotoSiccar PointWhat About Never
Jerry JonesThere's A Chance For Me / Trying TimesSoul Jazz Records
FameBy Andy Warholgardners
Joey Bada$$B4.DA.$$Cinematic Music Group
SupertrampBreakfast In AmericaUMR / Polydor
- 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!
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
Kae TempestDivisible by itself and one
Divisible by Itself and One is the powerful new collection from our foremost truth-teller Kae Tempest. Ruminative, wise, with a newer, more contemplative...
- Book (200g)£10.99In stockAdd to Bag
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)£28.00In 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
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
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
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
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
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)
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- 12" SJR417-12£16.00 £10.00In stockAdd to Bag
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
Ohio PlayersContradiction (1976)Mercury
Boogie funk, 76
- Original LP£8.00Vinyl condition: VGSleeve condition: VGOriginal Pre-Owned Out-of-Print USA vinyl VG ONLYSold out Notify me when in stock
Brothers Johnson Look Out For #1 (1976)A&M Records
Classic jazz funking toons
- Original LP SP-4567£10.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print USA 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!In stockAdd to Bag
Voodoo, Truth and Fantasy (aka Voodoo Search for the Spirit)By Laennec HurbonNew Horizons
A bit like the Rough Guide to Reggae - except for Voodoo. Recommended!
Out of Africa came the cult of spirits who could enter human beings and cross...
- Original Book (250g) 9780810928572£10.00Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print Paperback,In 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)
- View full info and tracklisting
- 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
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- 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