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Kelan Phil Cohran & LegacyAfrican SkiesListening Position
NOW JAZZ NOW - 100 Essential Free Jazz & Improvisation Recordings [1960-80]Writing from Thurston Moore, Byron Coley, Mats GustafssonPreface by Neneh Cherry. Afterword by Joe McPheeECSTATIC PEACE LIBRARY
Ambush (feat. Tito Puente, The Bronx Horns & Mitch Frohman)Various ArtistsIn The Woods
The Bug vs Ghost DubsImplosionPressure
UK Rave Flyers 1988 – 1989Phatmedia presents ...
Larry MarshallRun Babylon / VersionStudio One
Akiko Yano7 O'clock In TokyoWewantsounds
WooolheadsCan't Think About It All The TimeKlang Tone
Daphne Oram: Vari/ations: Ode To OramVarious ArtistsNonclassical
Joe Chambers & Larry YoungDouble ExposureTime Traveler
Bastien KebGhoulsFirst Word
ZiarraHuman FormSonic Serpent
OmastaJazz Report From The HoodAstigmatic
Woody ShawLove DanceTime Traveler
Dele Sosimi & The Estuary 21Mo Se Bola TanMukatsuku
Bukky LeoObedun Sweet Soup: Afrobeat Dance Spoken Words (Deluxe Edition)Drift Recordings
Don LettsOutta SyncCooking Vinyl
CRYSTALReflection OverdriveFLAU
TezetaSEVENTH PLACEKlang Tone Records
StargazersStargazersNight Dreamer
Ife OgunjobiTell Them I'm HereIfe Ogunjobi
HeadacheThank You For Almost EverythingPLZ Make It Ruins
The Lunacy Of FlowersW H I T E S H A D O W SL.O.T.S Records
Skinshape x HorusAct Like You Know ft. Andy PlattsLewis Recordings
Taylor WilliamsDreaming / What About Me?Colemine
BonoboLazarus (Adult Swim Original Series Soundtrack)Sony
Floating PointsLazarus (Adult Swim Original Series Soundtrack)Sony
Jamie Lidell & Luke SchneiderA Companion For The Spaces Between Dreams
Jah MinstrelAfrica RootsJmc Records
Los BilltonesAtlantis / Rattlesnake TwistTip-A-Top Records
Tony MontanaCrosses A Follow Me / Oh Jah / Jamaica NiceBay City Music
Junior VibesFed Up A ThemMeshock I
The DiplomatsGoing Along / Don't Want To Let You GoCaltone
Tad HunterHail YahDebtera Records
Paul ElliotImport CorruptionLucky Love Promotions
- Original Book (900g)£20.00Original Pre-Owned USA hardback book club editionSold out Notify me when in stock
'This is the work of a born storyteller at the height of his powers' Edmund White, Washington Post
When Arthur Montana, world-renowned 'Emperor of Soul', is found dead in a London pub, his grief-stricken brother looks back over thirty years in the lives of their group of friends: from their childhood spent preaching and singing in Harlem churches, to their struggles with war and poverty, and their encounters with wealth, love and fame.
UK Rave Flyers 1988 – 1989Phatmedia presents ...
Deluxe book showcasing original flyers from the breakthrough years of UK acid house. Sourced from the phatmedia archive and beyond, it captures the raw...
- Book (1.5kg)£45.00 £40.00Expected 30 NovPreorder
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
Freedom Rhythm and Sound Chapter 2 EVENTThu 18 Dec 2025
Gilles Peterson + Stuart Baker (Soul Jazz Records) + Special GuestsAn evening of conversation, music and visuals 7.30-10pm Thu 18 Dec 2025 at The American...
- EARLY BIRD Live Event E-Ticket£10.00In 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£35.00In 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£32.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
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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
Soul of a Nation 2Soul Jazz Records
Soul Jazz Records’ new release ‘Soul of A Nation: Jazz is the Teacher, Funk is the Preacher’ is a powerful new collection of radical jazz, street...
- The Art Ensemble Of Chicago – Theme De Yoyo
- The Har-You Percussion Group – Welcome To The Party
- The Pharaohs – Damballa
- Baby Huey – Hard Times
- James Mason – Sweet Power, Your Embrace
- Byron Morris and Unity – Kitty Bey
- Funkadelic – Nappy Dugout
- Rashied Ali & Frank Lowe – Exchange Part 2 (II)
- Gary Bartz NTU Troop – Celestial Blues
- Oneness Of Juju – Space Jungle Funk
- Sarah Webster Fabio – Work It Out
- Tribe (Wendell Harrison and Phillip Ranelin) – Beneficent
- Gil Scott-Heron – Whitey On The Moon
- Don Cherry – Brown Rice
- 1. The Art Ensemble Of Chicago – Theme De Yoyo
- 2. The Har-You Percussion Group – Welcome To The Party
- 3. The Pharaohs – Damballa
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- 3×LP + Download Code SJRLP423£34.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- CD SJRCD423£12.00In stockAdd to Bag
- MP3 Release SJRD423£9.99In stockAdd to Bag
Junior ReidOriginal Foreign MindBlack Roots
Junior Reid's outstanding debut album from 1985 with killer production from Sugar Minott, pushing rhythm & sound effects to the max. Includes the classic...
- – Love Mama
- – Hunts Bay
- – Sensie A Medicine
- – Rub A Dubbing
- – Original Foreign Mind
- – Original Foreign Mind Dub 12" Mix
- – If You Would Be Mine
- – What Do You Know
- – Black Man Seed
- – Cool Breeze Blowing
- – Junior Nature
- – Junior Nature dub 12" mix
- 1. – Love Mama
- 2. – Hunts Bay
- 3. – Sensie A Medicine
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- LP BDLP04£23.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Kellee PattersonKelleeModulor / Octave Lab
Reissue of Kellee Patterson's 'Kellee' album, recorded in 1976. Her the second album after her debut album 'Maiden Voyage' was released on Black Jazz Records....
- – I'm Gonna Love You Just A Little More, Baby
- – What You Don't Know
- – Mister Magic
- – You Are So Beautiful
- – I Love Music
- – Stop, Look & Listen To Your Heart
- – Jolene
- – Time To Space
- – Once Not Long Ago
- 1. – I'm Gonna Love You Just A Little More, Baby
- 2. – What You Don't Know
- 3. – Mister Magic
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- LP OTS240£26.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
The Dirty Dozen Brass BandJelly (The Dirty Dozen Brass Band Plays Jelly Roll Morton)Columbia
New Orleans brass does the Jelly RollGreat Original still-sealed cassette tape !!!
- Cassette Tape COLUM53214£10.00Original unplayed out-of-print sealed cassetteIn stockAdd to Bag
Mr. MagicMr. Magic's Rap Attack Volume 2Profile Records
Old school hip-hopGreat Original still-sealed cassette tape !!!
- Cassette Tape PROF1227£10.00Original unplayed out-of-print sealed cassetteOut of stock Notify me when in stock
Mr. MagicMr. Magic's Rap Attack Volume 3Profile Records
Booming hip-hop tapeGreat Original still-sealed cassette tape !!!
- Cassette Tape PROF1249£10.00Original unplayed out-of-print sealed cassetteIn stockAdd to Bag
The South was Only the Beginning: Laissez les Bons Temps Rouler!
Cajun food innit
- Book (500g)£15.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Classic Jamaican CookingBy Caroline SullivanSerif
Believe us, Studio One sounds better if you're eating Ackee & Saltfish. Find out how, right now, right here.
- Original Book (250g)£12.00Original book as newSold out Notify me when in stock
Portraits Of Who We AreThe David C. Driskell CentreThe University of Maryland
This catalogue is published in conjunction with the exhibition of the same title, organised by the The David C. Driskell Centre for the study of the Visual...
- Book (400g) 9780981909387£15.00 £7.50Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Marie, Voodoo Queenby Margot ArnoldMayflower
Novel based on the story of Marie Levaux, famous New Orleans Voodoo queen.
Secondhand UK paperback in good condition
- Original Book (300g)£15.00Sold out Notify me when in stock
New Orleans 1960By William Claxton and Joachim E. BerendtTaschen
Amazing photographs of New Orleans musicians and carnival in 1960. Deluxe secondhand hardback book in good condition
- Original Book (1.3kg) 9783822811801£15.00Original Pre-Owned Hardback BookSold out Notify me when in stock
Mandy's Favourite Louisiana RecipesNatalie V. Scott
Cajun style - secondhand out of print paperback cookery book in good condition
- Original Book (200g)£10.00Sold out Notify me when in stock
The WinstonsColor Him FatherSoul Jazz Records
What do Tyler the Creator, Mantronix, Stetsasonic, DJ Shadow, Eric B and Rakim, Brand Nubian, Jay-Z and N.W.A. have in common?
What do UK Apachi and...
- The Winstons – Color Him Father
- The Winstons – I've Gotta Be Me
- The Winstons – The Chokin' Kind
- The Winstons – The Greatest Love
- The Winstons – A Handful Of Friends
- The Winstons – Everyday People
- The Winstons – Love Of The Common People
- The Winstons – Wheel Of Fortune
- The Winstons – The Days Of Sand And Shovels
- The Winstons – Birds Of A Feather
- The Winstons – Only The Strong Survive
- The Winstons – Traces
- The Winstons – Amen, Brother
- The Winstons – Say Goodbye To Daddy
- The Winstons – Mama's Song
- The Winstons – Amen, Brother (Extended Mix)
- 1. The Winstons – Color Him Father
- 2. The Winstons – I've Gotta Be Me
- 3. The Winstons – The Chokin' Kind
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- LP + Bonus Dubplate 12" SJRLP497£26.00In stockAdd to Bag
- CD SJRCD497£12.00In stockAdd to Bag
Bourbon Street Black (1973)The New Orleans Black JazzmanOxford University Press (1973)
Description:
"New Orleans, "Mecca" of the Jazz world, has always pulsated with musical life. At the heart of this life is Bourbon Street Black - a nearly...
- Original Book (400g)£20.00Secondhand ex-library hardback book w/stamps, small tear on side d/jacketIn stockAdd to Bag
Life Between IslandsSoul Jazz Records
Soul Jazz Records new ‘Life Between Islands’ collection is released in conjuction with Tate Britain’s exhibition of the same name. This landmark...
- Black Slate – Sticks Man
- Dee Sharp – Rising To The Top
- Asher Senator – One Bible
- Cymande – Fug
- Digital Mystikz – Misty Winter
- Winston Curtis – Be Thankful For What You've Got
- Trevor Hartley – It Must Be Love
- Shut Up and Dance featuring The Ragga Twins – Java Bass
- Brown Sugar – Black Pride
- The Terrorist – RK1
- Black Harmony – Don't Let It Go To Your Head
- Pebbles – Positive Vibrations
- The Ragga Twins – Ragga Trip
- Janet Kay and Alton Ellis – Still In Love
- Funk Masters – Love Money
- Cosmic Idren – Compelled
- Harry Beckett – No Time For Hello
- Sandra Reid – Ooh Boy
- Tabby Cat Kelly – Don't Call Us Immigrants
- Brown Sugar – I'm In Love With A Dreadlocks
- 1. Black Slate – Sticks Man
- 2. Dee Sharp – Rising To The Top
- 3. Asher Senator – One Bible
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- 3×LP SJRLP507£34.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
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James BaldwinArtist on FireLaurel
The author, a longtime Baldwin friend, uses personal memories and interviews with more than a hundred friends and associates, to offer a detailed profile...
- Original Book (600g) 0440205735£10.00Sold out Notify me when in stock
Studio One LoversSoul Jazz Records
Lovingly compiled, this album features only the finest Lovers from Jamaica’s finest label. From Blues parties in London, Birmingham, Bristol etc Lovers...
- Delroy Wilson – I Don't Know Why
- Basil Daley – Hold Me Baby
- Myrna Hague – Touch Me Baby
- John Holt & The Paragons – Darling, I Need Your Loving
- The Sharks – How Could I Live (1st Cut)
- The Mad Lads – Ten To One
- Jackie Mittoo – Reggae Magic (2nd Cut)
- Larry & Alvin – Your Love
- Freddy & Jenny – Too Long Will Be Too Late
- Alton Ellis – Let Him Try
- Albert Tomlinson – Don't Wait For Me
- Horace Andy – Got To Be Sure
- Carlton & His Shoes – Never Give Your Heart Away
- The Heptones – Ready To Learn
- Bob & Marcia – Really Together (No Strings)
- Ernest Wilson – Undying Love
- Bob Marley & The Wailers – I'm Still Waiting (1st Cut)
- Doreen Schaeffer – We're All Alone
- 1. Delroy Wilson – I Don't Know Why
- 2. Basil Daley – Hold Me Baby
- 3. Myrna Hague – Touch Me Baby
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- 2×LP SJRLP116£28.00In stockAdd to Bag
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The Stevie Wonder Scrapbookby James Haskins with Kathleen BensonCassell
Great 1979 book about Stevie Wonder's life with loads (100s) of stunning black and white photos and text. Great!
- Original Book (600g)£10.00Out of print secondhand p/b in good conditionSold out Notify me when in stock