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Alfa MistRouletteSekito
Sven WunderDaybreakPiano Piano Records
Chet BakerFive From '65: The Quintet Summer SessionsNew Land
Telepathic Fish: Trawling The Early 90s Ambient UndergroundVarious ArtistsFundamental Frequencies
Jackie MittooReggae MagicSoul Jazz Records
The Sabres Of ParadiseSabresonic (Remastered)Warp Records
SAULT10Forever Living Originals
Rotary ConnectionHey LoveCadet
Nick DrakeThe Making of Five Leaves LeftUMR
Captain SkyMoonchildPast Due Records
Donald ByrdStepping Into Tomorrow (1975)Blue Note
Constantine WeirContradictionItez
Annie & The CaldwellsI Made It / I'm Going to RiseLuaka Bop
Independent as F***Underground Hip-Hop 1995-2005
El BúhoCumbias Imaquinarias (inc. Auntie Flo remix)Earthly Measures
Freddie RoachDown To EarthBlue Note
Earthly Tapes 04Various ArtistsEarthly Measures
Kenny DopeEvery DJ Pt.1 & 2 - The Unreleased Kenny Dope ProjectKay-Dee Records
Byron The AquariusJamajama / Higher w. Steven KlavierStar Creature
Paul LoweLet's Work It Out / Make Things BetterStroom
Ron TrentLift OffRush Hour
SHOLTO, Abase & Dave BardonMetropolis / The Right OrchidDeep Matter
Kenny Dope feat. Daniel RojoQue Se Sepa Pt.1&2Kay-Dee Records
Queen Demfeat. Yaeji, Sudan Archives, Yaya Bey, COUCOU CHLOE, Georgia Anne Muldrow & moreSoul Jazz Records
Gabriele PosoRitmo Italiano 'Unspoken Sounds Of Italian Tamburo'Mr Bongo
'Baby Face' WilletteStop And ListenBlue Note
Alden ShumanThe Devil In Miss Jones (Original Soundtrack Recording)Real Gone Music
Laurie MillerTrue LovePresagi
ZEEZEE EPFriendly Recordings
A Mineral Compound Fountain Of YouthVarious ArtistsLight Sounds Dark
Edna Martinez Presents - Picó: Sound System Culture From The Colombian Caribbean (No. 1)Various ArtistsStrut
Juan Atkins Presents The Future EPVarious ArtistsMetroplex
Erika de CasierLifetimeIndependent Jeep Music
Omid GeadizadehLike The Sea Knows BlueWah Wah Wino
The TermitesLove Up Kiss Up / Soul RemedyTreasure Isle
- Original Book (300g)£8.00Secondhand out of print paperbackIn stockAdd to Bag
Yardie stylee! Similar vein to Victor Headley - nice!
'This book follows the life of Danny, a young Jamaican growing up in Brooklyn in the 1970s. At the age of 18, in the middle of a sectarian war, he gets his hand on a gun and his life completely changes he becomes a vigilante, leads a gang, and starts making money by dealing in drugs'
Independent as F***Underground Hip-Hop 1995-2005
Independent As F**: Underground Hip-hop from 1995-2005 explores how a generation of rap artists rebelled against the major record labels and made music...
- Book (500g) 978-1-913231-87-3£14.99Expected 26 MarPreorder
No Logo: An insightful examination of advertising's impact on society and youth cultureBy Naomi Klein
By the time you’re twenty-one, you’ll have seen or heard a million advertisements. But you won’t be happier for it. This is a book about that much-maligned,...
- Book (400g)£10.99In stockAdd to Bag
By Ian PenmanErik Satie Three Piece Suite
Composer, pianist and writer Erik Satie was one of the great figures of Belle Époque Paris. Known for his unvarying image of bowler hat, three-piece suit...
- Book (500g)£12.99In stockAdd to Bag
Susan SontagOn Photography
Susan Sontag's groundbreaking critique of photography asks forceful questions about the moral and aesthetic issues surrounding this art form. Photographs...
- Book (150g)£9.99In stockAdd to Bag
Jess Sah BiJesus-Christ Ne Deçoit Pas
Jesus-Christ Ne Deçoit Pas is Jess Sah Bi’s first and only gospel album. Fortunately, fans responded with enthusiasm: widespread radio airplay and concerts...
- Cassette Tape AFTA051CS£14.99In stockAdd to Bag
The Tribul'zationsMelody Babylon
The Tribulizations are a Brighton UK-based reggae vocal harmony duo living the rocker's life style! We pay homage to uk style lovers rock and spiritual...
- – Melody Babylon
- – Freedom Fighter
- – Politicians
- – Fade Away
- – Without You
- – One Step Forward
- – Just Let It Be
- – Fever
- – Social Riot
- – Rest In Love
- 1. – Melody Babylon
- 2. – Freedom Fighter
- 3. – Politicians
- View full info and tracklisting
- LP£22.00In stockAdd to Bag
Andy WarholFame
The legendary sixties New York pop artist Andy Warhol's hilarious and insightful vignettes and aphorisms on the topics of love, fame and beauty.
- Book (100g)£3.00In stockAdd to Bag
Brasil IndomitoBrasil Indomito
- Original LP 14-1627£12.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print Colombian VinylIn stockAdd to Bag
Lizzy Mercier DesclouxDesiderata
NYC no wave/ze records scenester Descloux book of poetry, collages and moreIntroduction by Patti Smith
- Book (350g)£17.99In stockAdd to Bag
Louisiana CajunsTurner Browne
Excellent book - stunning black and white photography. Highly recommended
- Original Book (350g)£30.00Out of print Pre-Owned Original USA paperback bit of ageingIn stockAdd to Bag
Jackie DeshannonLove Forever - Demo Recordings 1966-1967
Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Jackie DeShannon got her start singing gospel at home and in church as a child in her native Kentucky, and then singing...
- New 2×LP (Coloured Vinyl) RLGM18131PMI£35.99In stockAdd to Bag
Flip the Script: How Women Came to Rule Hip Hop
FLIP THE SCRIPT showcases some of the best rappers currently making music in the UK. It has taken a significant amount of time for women to get recognition...
- Book (150g)£7.50In stockAdd to Bag
Nasty Women
With intolerance and inequality increasingly normalised by the day, it's more important than ever to share real experiences and hold the truth to account...
- Book (250g)£8.99In stockAdd to Bag
Audre LordeThe Black Unicorn
Filled with rage and tenderness, Audre Lorde's most acclaimed poetry collection speaks of mothers and children, female strength and vulnerability, renewal...
- Book (200g)£8.99In stockAdd to Bag
By John BergerWays of Seeing
John Berger's Ways of Seeing is one of the most stimulating and influential books on art in any language. First published in 1972, it was based on the...
- Book (150g)£9.99In stockAdd to Bag
Dismantling the Patriarchy, Bit by Bit: Art, Feminism, and Digital Technology
In Dismantling the Patriarchy, Bit by Bit, Judith K. Brodsky makes a ground-breaking intellectual leap by connecting feminist art theory with the rise...
- Book (2.4kg)£29.99In stockAdd to Bag
The Velvet Underground, New York 1965–66 PHOTOZINEPhotographs by Adam Ritchie
Awesome small and beautiful new photo-zine of rare pix of the Velvet Underground in New York 1965-66. In the zone! Look there's Andy (hi Andy!), Lou,...
- Book (200g) ISSN 2752-5619£10.00In stockAdd to Bag
Afro-American Short StoriesRichard Wright, James Baldwin, William Melvin Kelley, Langston Hughes, LeRoi Jones, Alice Walker
- Original Book (200g)£6.00Original Pre-Owned Out-Of-Print Small Paperback Book in Good ConditionIn stockAdd to Bag
When I Dare to Be Powerful
Written with a 'black woman's anger' and the precision of a poet, these searing pieces by the groundbreaking writer Audre Lorde are a celebration of female...
- Book (300g)£7.99In stockAdd to Bag
Letter From Birmingham Jail
This landmark missive from one of the greatest activists in history calls for direct, non-violent resistance in the fight against racism, and reflects...
- Book (150g)£3.00In stockAdd to Bag
Los JinetesSin Me
- Original 7"£7.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Unplayed USA 45sIn stockAdd to Bag
Catarino LeosMandamiento
Mariachi
- Original 7"£7.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Unplayed Original USA 45In stockAdd to Bag
by Silvia FedericiCaliban and the Witch
A cult classic since its publication in the early years of this century, Caliban and the Witch is Silvia Federici's history of the body in the transition...
- Book (600g)£10.99In stockAdd to Bag
George OrwellDown And Out in Paris and London
George Orwell's vivid memoir of his time living among the desperately poor and destitute, Down and Out in Paris and London is a moving tour of the underworld...
- Book (300g)£9.99In stockAdd to Bag
We Called It MusicEddie Condon
- Original Book (200g)£20.00Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print Paperback book, inside yellowing to pagesIn stockAdd to Bag
Miguel GallardoTu Amante O Tu Enemigo
- Original 7"£5.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Unplayed Original USA 45In stockAdd to Bag
William S. BurroughsJunky
A shocking exposé of the desperate subculture surrounding heroin addiction, William S. Burroughs' Junky is edited with an introduction by Oliver Harris...
- Book (200g)£8.99In stockAdd to Bag
Letters to GilMalik Al Nasir
£12 OFF UK HARDBACK!Description'A searing, triumphant story. A testament to the tenacity of the human spirit as well as a beautiful ode to an iconic figure'...
- Book (600g) 9780008464431£20.00 £8.00In stockAdd to Bag
Last Night a DJ Saved My Life: The History of the Disc Jockey
When someone says, 'You have to know your history...' this is it. A pop culture classic for over two decades, now fully refreshed and updated as part of...
- Book (700g)£16.99In stockAdd to Bag
There And Black Again
By Don Letts and Mal Peachey
Don Letts – filmmaker, musician, DJ, broadcaster, social commentator, husband and father – has always defied conformity....
- Book (400g)£12.99In stockAdd to Bag
JazzBy Freddy J. Angstmann
(in french). Nice photos
- Original Book (500g)£10.00Original Pre-Owned Out-Of-Print Hardback Book in Good ConditionIn stockAdd to Bag
Dinosaurs in the MorningBy Whitney Balliett
- Original Book (400g)£25.00Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print UK 1st Edn. Hardback Book w/DustjacketIn stockAdd to Bag
A Little Feminist History of Art
Emerging in the late 1960s as women artists struggled to de-gender their work to compete in a male-dominated arena, the feminist art movement has played...
- Book (350g)£12.99In stockAdd to Bag
Subcontinental SynthesisElectronic Music at the National Institute of Design, India 1969-1972
The history of India's first electronic music studio founded in 1969 at the National Institute of Design in Ahmedabad by David Tudor.Subcontinental Synthesis...
- Book (300g)£23.00In stockAdd to Bag
Invisible Man
Ralph Ellison's blistering and impassioned first novel tells the extraordinary story of a man invisible 'simply because people refuse to see me'. Published...
- Book (550g)£9.99In stockAdd to Bag
Steelbands & ReggaeBy Pail FarmerLongman (1981/88)
- Original Book (200g)£15.00Sold out Notify me when in stock
Mkwaju EnsembleKi-MotionWe Release Whatever The Fuck We Want Records
Official reissue of legendary album 'KI-Motion' by Japanese percussionist Midori Takada’s Mkwaju Ensemble. A highly creative and transcendental fusion...
- – Wood Dance
- – Maximum
- – Ki-Motion
- – Angwora Steps
- – Hot Air
- – Zindo Zindo
- 1. – Wood Dance
- 2. – Maximum
- 3. – Ki-Motion
- View full info and tracklisting
- LP WRWTFWW026£24.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- CD WRWTFWW026CD£11.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Inna LiverpoolBenjamin ZephaniahAK PRESS (1995)
- Original Book (200g)£20.00Sold out Notify me when in stock
Black Man's Pride 2 (Studio One)Soul Jazz Records
This is the second installment of deep roots Rastafarian reggae at Studio One and features classic music from some of the most important figures in reggae...
- Horace Andy – Illiteracy
- The Heptones – Be A Man
- The Manchesters – Natty Gone
- The Gladiators – Down Town Rebel
- Willie Williams – Calling
- Roland Alphonso & Brentford All Stars – Sir D Special
- Keith Wilson – God I God I Say
- Alton Ellis – Almost Anything
- Bobby Kalphat & The New Establishment – Adis A Wa Wa
- Peter Broggs – Sing A New Song
- Mystic Revelations Of Rastafari – Let Freedom Reign
- Larry & Alvin – Free I Lord
- Ernest Wilson & The Sound Dimension – Freedom Fighter
- Jackie Mittoo – Happy People
- Prince Lincoln – Daughters Of Zion
- High Charles – Zion
- Winston Jarrett – Love Jah Jah
- 1. Horace Andy – Illiteracy
- 2. The Heptones – Be A Man
- 3. The Manchesters – Natty Gone
- View full info and tracklisting
- 2xLP + Download Code SJRLP414£28.00In stockAdd to Bag
- CD SJRCD414£12.00In stockAdd to Bag
- MP3 Release SJRD414£9.99In stockAdd to Bag
Gangsta RapBy Benjamin ZephaniahBloomsbury (2004)
Ray has given up school. He sees no point in education and despises authority. And then he has no choice about school as he is excluded. But Ray also has...
- Original Book (300g)£8.00Original secondhand hardback out of print edition
100% Guarantee on this and all Original Books at Sounds Of The Universe - 'if you're not happy we're not happy' money-back guarantee!Sold out Notify me when in stock
Norris ReidThe Kingston Sessions 1978-1985Onlyroots
2XLPs Best Of Norris Reid released many singles under the aegis of producer Augustus Pablo that he later covered as a member of the Viceroys. With them...
- – Poverty
- – Got To Return
- – Give Jah The Praise
- – Entrance To Jah World
- – Black Forces
- – Feel Good
- – Protect Them
- – Rise In The Strength Of Jah
- 1. – Poverty
- 2. – Got To Return
- 3. – Give Jah The Praise
- View full info and tracklisting
- 2×LP ORLP12£22.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Johnny ClarkeCreation RebelVP Records
Only Johnny Clarke would come close to challenging Bob Marley & Dennis Brown for reggae’s crown, his unequaled run of hit songs, powered by Striker’s...
- – Play Fool Fe Get Wise
- – Live Up Jah Man
- – Dread A Dread
- – Time Will Tell
- – Blood Dunza
- – King In The Arena
- – Fire And Brimstone A Go Burn The Wicked
- – African People
- 1. – Play Fool Fe Get Wise
- 2. – Live Up Jah Man
- 3. – Dread A Dread
- View full info and tracklisting
- 2×CD£17.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- New 2×LP VPRL4220£32.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Earthquake on Orange StreetBuster's Jamaican Singles Story
New book/zine - Full discography, nice pics, wicked label scans - a work of love - it's the bomb! Only 10 squid!A4 55 pages
- Book (300g)£10.00Expected 30 Nov Notify me when in stock
Betty HarrisThe Lost Queen Of New Orleans SoulSoul Jazz Records
Betty Harris’ The Lost Queen of New Orleans Soul features all of her classic deep soul, sister funk and northern soul songs recorded in New Orleans in...
- Betty Harris – There's A Break In The Road
- Betty Harris – 12 Red Roses
- Betty Harris – Mean Man
- Betty Harris – I'm Gonna Git Ya
- Betty Harris – Ride Your Pony
- Betty Harris – Show It
- Betty Harris – I Don't Wanna Hear It
- Betty Harris – Bad Luck
- Betty Harris – Hook, Line 'n' Sinker
- Betty Harris – Lonely Hearts
- Betty Harris – What A Sad Feeling
- Betty Harris – What'd I Do Wrong
- Betty Harris – Trouble With My Lover
- Betty Harris – Sometime
- Betty Harris – I'm Evil Tonight
- Betty Harris – Nearer To You
- Betty Harris – All I Want Is You
- 1. Betty Harris – There's A Break In The Road
- 2. Betty Harris – 12 Red Roses
- 3. Betty Harris – Mean Man
- View full info and tracklisting
- 2×LP SJRLP345£28.00In stockAdd to Bag
Lament For Rastafari and Other Playsby Edgar WhiteMarion Boyars
Lament for Rastafari is part-ritual, part-panoramic vision of black/white relations within the confines of Rastafarian consciousness. It begins in the...
- Original Book (300g) 9780714527567£10.00Sold out Notify me when in stock
Black EchoesD.E.B. Music
Superb Dennis Brown produced compilation originally released in 1978, mainly recorded at Joe Gibbs Studio featuring Bob Andy, The Heptones, Junior Delgado...
- Bob Andy – War In The City
- Dennis Brown – Africa
- Lennox Brown – Frozen Soul
- Dennis Brown – The Half
- Junior Delgado – Famine
- 1. Bob Andy – War In The City
- 2. Dennis Brown – Africa
- 3. Lennox Brown – Frozen Soul
- View full info and tracklisting
- LP DEBLP 02£16.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Bob MarleyConquering Lion Of ReggaePlexus Publishing
Rebel, visionary and uncompromising champion of human rights, Robert Nesta Marley rose from the slums of Kingston, Jamaica to become a spiritual and political...
- Original Book (600g)£10.00Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print Paperback book, large handwritten inscription on insideIn stockAdd to Bag
Count Ossie & The Mystic Revelation Of RastafariTales Of MozambiqueSoul Jazz Records
Following on from the recent super-deluxe box set edition of The Mystic Revelation of Rastafari's 'Grounation', Soul Jazz Records are releasing a new edition...
- – Sam's Intro
- – Tales Of Mozambique
- – Selam Nna Wadada (Peace & Love)
- – No Night In Zion
- – I Am A Warrior
- – Wicked Babylon
- – Let Freedom Reign
- – Lock, Stock And Barrel
- – Nigerian Reggae
- – Run One Mile
- – Rasta Reggae*
- – Samia*
- 1. – Sam's Intro
- 2. – Tales Of Mozambique
- 3. – Selam Nna Wadada (Peace & Love)
- View full info and tracklisting
- 2xLP (+ Download Code) SJRLP325C£28.00In stockAdd to Bag
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The Dead YardA Story Of Modern JamaicaFaber and Faber
Jamaica used to be the source of much of Britain's wealth, a tropical paradise for the planters, a Babylonian exile for the Africans shipped to the Caribbean....
- Original Book (500g)£15.00Pre-Owned USA paperbackIn stockAdd to Bag
- Book (300g) 9780571227624£12.99In stockAdd to Bag
Rastafari (2024 Edition)The Dreads Enter BabylonSoul Jazz Records
Classic release ‘Rastafari – The Dreads Enter Babylon 1955-83’ in a new one-off pressing limited edition blue coloured double vinyl edition. The...
- Count Ossie & The Rasta Family – Africa We Want Fe Go
- Johnny Clarke – None Shall Escape The Judgement
- Laurel Aitken – Haile Selassie
- Count Ossie & The Mystic Revelation of Rastafari – Tales of Mozambique
- Mutabaruka – Say
- Bongo Herman & Jah Lloyd – African Drums
- Count Ossie & The Mystic Revelation of Rastafari – Sam's Intro
- Bongo Herman, Les and Bunny – Salaam
- Winston and Ansell – Zion I
- Techniques All Stars – Zion I Version
- Lord Lebby & The Jamaican Calypsonians – Ethiopia
- Hugh Mundell – One Jah, One Aim, One Destiny
- The Heaven Singers – Rasta Dreadlocks
- Count Ossie & Leslie Butler – Soul Drums
- Cornel Campbell – Conscious Rastaman
- QQ – Betta Must Come
- Roy Shirley – Israelites Leave Babylon
- Count Ossie & The Mystic Revelation of Rastafari – Narration
- Ronald Downer & Count Ossie – A Ju Ju Wa
- 1. Count Ossie & The Rasta Family – Africa We Want Fe Go
- 2. Johnny Clarke – None Shall Escape The Judgement
- 3. Laurel Aitken – Haile Selassie
- View full info and tracklisting
- 2xLP (Limited Edition Coloured Vinyl) + Download Code SJRLP544C£30.00In stockAdd to Bag
- MP3 Release SJRD544£8.99In stockAdd to Bag
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...
- Book (700g) 9781901447965£14.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Count Ossie & The Rasta FamilyMan From Higher HeightsSoul Jazz Records
This album is a strictly 1000-copies only worldwide digitally remastered exact repro LP+ download code. Also available as a very limited...
- – Africa We Want Fe Go
- – Cruisng Down The Line
- – Misfits
- – Crossing River Jordan
- – Mystic Memories
- – Drums For Wise Man
- – Chanting Higher Heights
- 1. – Africa We Want Fe Go
- 2. – Cruisng Down The Line
- 3. – Misfits
- View full info and tracklisting
- LP SJRLP331£23.00In stockAdd to Bag
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- MP3 Release SJRD331£6.99In stockAdd to Bag
Reggae SoundsystemOriginal Reggae Album Cover ArtSoul Jazz Books
Sorry. Out of Print.Reggae Soundsystem! is a new deluxe 200 page hard-back 12”x12” book featuring hundreds of stunning full size record cover designs...
- SJ Book (2.2kg)£25.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Dennis BrownLove's Gotta Hold On MeStudio 16
Great upbeat 1984 roots reggae album recorded at Joe Gibb's studio with We The People Band and produced by the Mighty Two Errol Thompson & Joe Gibbs. Check...
- – Souls Keep Burning
- – Let Love In
- – Your Love Gotta Hold On Me
- – Right Fight
- – Hoolingan
- – I Can't Stand It
- 1. – Souls Keep Burning
- 2. – Let Love In
- 3. – Your Love Gotta Hold On Me
- View full info and tracklisting
- LP JGML-60079£16.00In stockAdd to Bag
6th & 7th Book Of Moses, And The Magical Uses Of The P6th & 7th Book Of Moses, And The Magical Uses Of The PsalmsLushena Books
It is unknown when these magical books were written, but we know they were translated from the ancient Hebrew.
- Book (250g) 9781930097742£8.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Vodou Drums in Haiti 2: The Living Gods Of HaitiSoul Jazz Records
LIsten on SPOTIFY here
Soul Jazz Records’ new album features the truly intense, hypnotic and fascinating Vodou drums of Haiti, a stunning collection...
- – Bolero
- – Adaptation
- – Kod Kout
- – Pastorelle
- – Ti Mole
- – Doki
- – Rara
- – Mazoune
- – Tichampet
- – Chay-O-Pye
- – Kokoplim
- – Raboday
- – Indien
- – Ti Jocelin
- – Kalipso
- – Banda
- 1. – Bolero
- 2. – Adaptation
- 3. – Kod Kout
- View full info and tracklisting
- 2×LP SJRLP371£26.00In stockAdd to Bag
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Ken BootheArtibellaSunshot
- – Artibella
- 3. – Artibella
- View full info and tracklisting
- 7" SS26£9.00In stockAdd to Bag
Horace AndyDancehall Stylewackies
One of the best and well known Wackies albums from the States. Includes wicked versions of 'Money Money', 'Cuss Cuss', and 'Spying Glass'!! NEW REPRESS..
- Reissue LP WRLP1383A£14.49Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- CD WACKIES1383£12.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Ninja ManThe Last Of Flourgan (1990)Blue Mountain
Digital dancehall, sound bwoy murderation ...original vinyl
- Original 12"£8.99Sold out Notify me when in stock