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SAULTActs Of FaithForever Living Originals
Steve ReichCollected WorksNonesuch
Jacob CollierDjesse Vol. 4 (Deluxe Edition)Decca
Studio One Showcase 45 (Expanded Edition)Feat. The Skatalites, The Heptones, Horace Andy, Bob Marley, Jackie Mittoo and moreSoul Jazz Records
Q LazzarusGoodbye Horses: The Many Lives of Q Lazzarus (Music from the Motion Picture)Sacred Bones
Joe BataanAftershower Funk / FinSoul Jazz Records
Joe BataanLatin Strut / Peace, Friendship and SolidaritySoul Jazz Records
A Love From Outer SpaceVarious ArtistsMaterial Music
Marshall AllenNew DawnWeek-End Records
Echoes Of Italy: Artists In Wonderland - Early 90s House Vibes Vol. 1 (Compiled By Don Carlos)Various ArtistsJungle Fantasy
Echoes Of Italy: Artists In Wonderland - Early 90s House Vibes Vol. 2 (Compiled By Don Carlos)Various ArtistsJungle Fantasy
The AltonsHeartache in Room 14Daptone Records
MadvillainMadvillainy DemosStones Throw
Bonnie “Prince” BillyThe Purple BirdDomino
Vorsicht! Digital Themes From The Arcadia LibraryVarious ArtistsBuried Treasure Records
Ronald SnijdersBox SetNight Dreamer
FKA TwigsEUSEXUAYoung
Art PepperGettin’ Together!Craft Recordings
Spiritual Jazz 17: SABA / MPSVarious ArtistsJazzman
MogwaiThe Bad FireRock Action
Prince Lasha QuintetThe Cry!Craft Recordings
Don Cherry BOOKEternal RhythmBy Graeme Ewens
Addict AmebaAosmosi / Por NostalgiaMukatsuku Records
Mac MillerBalloonerismRostrum Records
Sevil & AylaBebek / IrgatZel Zele
E. Bobby G.Bobby BusinessResearch Records
Angela MunozDescansoStones Throw Records
Gabriel & The AngelDread In A EarthGolden Air
Nidia & ValentinaEstradasLatency
Alton EllisLegendAttack
The Sun Ra ArkestraLights On A SatelliteIn+Out Records
BlueLove AffairBig N Independent
Fred again..Ten DaysAtlantic Records UK
Bitty Mclean / Sly & RobbieWalk Away From LoveTabou 1
Wagner TisoAo Vivo Na EuropaAriola
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Don Cherry BOOKEternal Rhythm
The eternal rhythm is the vital conduit that links music through breath to life itself. Don Cherry certainly lived music. And his music is alive.When he...
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FemalesBy Andrea Long Chu
“Everyone is female, and everyone hates it.”So begins Andrea Long Chu’s genre-defying investigation into sex and lies, desperate artists and reckless...
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Notes on GriefBy Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
On 10 June 2020, the scholar James Nwoye Adichie died suddenly in Nigeria.
In this tender and powerful essay, expanded from the original New Yorker text,...
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The City and Its Uncertain WallsBy Haruki Murakami
When a young man’s girlfriend mysteriously vanishes, he sets his heart on finding the imaginary city where her true self lives. His search will lead...
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Empire Roller DiscoPhotographs by Patrick D. Pagnano
Brooklyn’s Empire Rollerdrome opened its doors in 1941 and soon became the borough’s premier destination for recreational and competitive roller skating....
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Play It As It LaysBy Joan Didion
A ruthless dissection of American life in the late 1960s, Play It as It Lays captures the mood of an entire generation, the ennui of contemporary society...
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The Markets Of LondonAlec Forshaw and Theo Bergström
What a great book!Together with street maps (which pinpoint nearest bus and tube stops) and the superb photographs.
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Vintage Italian Work JacketOriginal Clothing
- Original Clothing (Jacket)£40.00Size XLIn stockAdd to Bag
Fleeced Denim JacketOriginal Clothing
- Original Clothing (Jacket)£30.00Label Size - kids age 12In stockAdd to Bag
Small WorldsBy Caleb Azumah Nelson
One of the most acclaimed and internationally bestselling "unforgettable" (New York Times) debuts of the 2021, Caleb Azumah Nelson's London-set love story...
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Talking 'Bout Your MamaThe Dozens, Snaps, And The Deep Roots Of RapOxford University Press
ONLY £10 Import USA HARDBACK BOOK CHEAPER THAN AMAZON
From Two Live Crew's controversial comedy to Ice Cube's gangsta styling and the battle rhymes of...
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Divine HorsemenThe Living Gods Of Haiti by Maya DerenDocumentext
First published in 1953, Maya Deren's famous account of the Haitian deities, practitioners and rituals of Voudoun was written with the special insight...
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Highlife GiantsWest African Dance Band PioneersCassava Republic Press
As West Africa's oldest form of popular music, Highlife was the soundtrack of the independence era and its influence still resonates widely today. Highlife...
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Jazz PeopleBy Valerie WilmerAllison and Busby
Fantastic. Deep jazz all the way. w/ Archie Shepp, Cecil Taylor, Monk, Randy Weston and more.
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The HaciendaHow Not To Run A ClubPocket Books
Peter Hook, as co-founder of Joy Division and New Order, has been shaping the course of popular music for thirty years. He provided the propulsive bass...
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The Drummer's PathMoving the Spirit with Ritual and Traditional DrummingDestiny Books
Drummer, dancer, folklorist, and researcher, Sule Greg Wilson studied drumming under Baba Ngoma as well as the premier students of Baba Ishangi, Ladji...
- Original Book (300g)£8.00Original secondhand USA paperback
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Talking HeadsOnce In A Lifetime - The Stories Behind Every SongHal Leonard
GROOVY USA PAPERBACK BOOK OVER 60% OFF!!!Talking Heads were arguably the most significant band to emerge from the late seventies' New York punk...
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Northern Sun, Southern MoonEurope's Reinvention of JazzYale University Press
100% ESSENTIAL BOOK ON EUROPEAN JAZZUSA IMPORT HARDBACK BOOK. 70% OFF!!!! £8 ONLY!Until the 1960s American jazz, for all its improvisational and rhythmic...
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Electric Eden: Unearthing Britain's Visionary Musicby Rob Young (2010)
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SylviaL.A. Sunshine / Taxi (1976)Vibration
- – L.A. Sunshine
- 1. – L.A. Sunshine
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- Original 7" VI-567£7.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Mint unplayed original independent label USA 45.Sold out Notify me when in stock
Dundun: The Talking Drum of the Yoruba People of South-West Nigeriaby Oyeniyi OsundinaAustin Macauley
In Dundun, Niyi Osundina offers the reader the chance to dip into a key cultural component of the people of western Nigeria. Drumming is a vital tradition...
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Pop TrumpsLibrary Music Edition (SOTU Exclusive)Trunk Records
**The classic card game from the late 70s, Trunk Records style - shipping from the end of the week!**
Will the KPM Big Beat smash Big Beat on de Wolfe?...
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Young, Gifted & BlackThe Story of Trojan RecordsOmnibus Press
The inside story - gossipy and addictive!
- Original Book (500g) 9781787601178£10.00Original Pre-Owned UK paperback in good conditionSold out Notify me when in stock
Dennis CoffeyBack Home / Our Love Goes On Forever (1977)Westbound Records
Spacey instrumenta + funky disco cut on the flip. A Tom Moulton Mix. Unplayed original USA 45
- – Our Love Goes On Forever
- – Back Home
- 1. – Our Love Goes On Forever
- 2. – Back Home
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- Original 7" WB 55402£10.00Sold out Notify me when in stock
Trouble Man: The Life and Death of Marvin Gayeby Steve TurnerMichael Joseph
- Original Book (500g) 9780140271027£8.00Secondhand out of print paperback in good conditionIn stockAdd to Bag
Music Is The Weapon Of The FutureFifty Years Of African Popular MusicLawrence Hill Books
Secondhand book in good condition, stickers on cover, insides cleanFrom the unique voice of Salif Keita and the hard funk of Fela Kuti to the poignant...
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Underground ResistanceRiot EPUnderground Resistance
Reissue of this militant Detroit techno classic from 1991!
- – Riot
- – Panic
- – Rage
- – Assault
- 1. – Riot
- 2. – Panic
- 3. – Rage
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- 12" UR-010£15.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Point From Which Creation Begins (2004)The Black Artist's Group Of St. LouisMissouri Historical Society Press
From 1968 to 1972, St. Louis was home to the Black Artists' Group (BAG), a seminal arts collective that nurtured African American experimentalists involved...
- Book (750g) 9781883982515£28.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Message to Our Folks: The Art Ensemble of ChicagoPaul SteinbeckChicago University Press
This year marks the golden anniversary of the Art Ensemble of Chicago, the flagship band of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians....
- Book (650g) 9780226375960£35.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Eumir DeodatoHappy Hour (1982)Warner Bros. Records
Classic tune!
- – Happy Hour (Edit)
- 1. – Happy Hour (Edit)
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- Original 12" PRO-A-1032£10.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Orig USA 12" Promo copy with promo sleeveSold out Notify me when in stock
Spanish Harlem's Musical Legacy 1930-80By Silvio H. Alvava
A collection of photographs of the Latino musicians from 1930 - 1980's primarily in El Barrio, NY but features several from Los Angeles, CA and other parts...
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Love Saves The DayA History Of American Dance Music Culture, 1970-1979Duke University Press
Essential, thorough book on the underground New York Disco scene of the 1970s written by Tim Lawrence (who also wrote the sleevenotes for Soul Jazz Records'...
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MtumeYou, Me And He (1984)Epic
Great 80s boogie
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Lee 'Scratch' Perry - Kiss Me NeckThe Scratch Story In Words, Pictures And RecordsCherry Red Books
With more than 1,000 releases to Lee "Scratch" Perry's name in some form or other, there is a wealth of material for fans and collectors to immerse themselves...
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Lion SongsThomas Mapfumo and the Music That Made Zimbabwe
Like Fela Kuti and Bob Marley, singer, composer, and bandleader Thomas Mapfumo and his music came to represent his native country's anticolonial struggle...
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