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    Arrows Studio, Kingston, Jamaica 1993 PHOTOZINEPhotographs by David Corio
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      Hip-Hop in London 1982-94 PHOTOZINEPhotographs by David Corio
      Awesome small and beautiful photo-zine. 36 pages, staple-bound, 14x20 cm 100% ESSENTIAL! Ships in about a week
        Blitz 1979-80 PHOTOZINEPhotographs by Derek Ridgers
        Look here's Steve, Rusty and all the darlinks, darlink... Awesome small and beautiful photo-zine. 36 pages, staple-bound, 14x20 cm 100% ESSENTIAL! Ships...
          Notting Hill Carnival 1987-92 PHOTOZINEPhotographs by Mark McEvoy
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            Peckham 1970s-80s PHOTOZINEPhotographs by Russell Newell
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              The Battle of Lewisham August 13th, 1977 PHOTOZINEPhotographs by Syd Shelton
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                Neil YoungDecade
                  • Original 3×LP£40.00
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                  Soul Jazz Records presentsStudio One Classics
                  Soul Jazz Records celebrate 25 years of working in partnership with Studio One with brand new editions of FIVE of their best-selling CLASSIC Studio One...
                  • The Skatalites – El Pussycat Ska
                  • Carlton & The Shoes – Love Me Forever
                  • Sound Dimension – Rockfort Rock
                  • Johnny Osbourne – Sing Jah Stylee
                  • The Heptones – Pretty Looks Isn't All
                  • Slim Smith – Rougher Yet
                  • Lone Ranger – Automatic
                  • Horace Andy – Fever
                  • Prince Jazzbo – School
                  • The Wailers – Simmer Down
                  • Burning Spear – Rocking Time
                  • Alton Ellis – I'm Just A Guy
                  • Sugar Minott – Oh Mr Dc
                  • Jennifer Lara – Consider Me
                  • Don Drummond – Confucious
                  • Michigan & Smiley – Rub A Dub Style
                  • Sound Dimension – Full Up
                  • Dennis Brown – No Man Is An Island
                  • 2xLP (Limited Edition Coloured Vinyl) + Download Code SJRLP96C2£30.00
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                  Night MagicStudio 54: Night Magic
                  There has never been--and will never be--another nightclub to rival the sheer glamour, energy, and wild creativity that was Studio 54. This catalog accompanies...
                    Power Pop!American Power Pop for the Now Generation 1977-1981
                    15 super-rare USA punk/power pop classics you never heard from bands you never knew! Soul Jazz Records’ new ‘Power Pop! American Power Pop for the...
                    • Ambulance – It's All Up To You
                    • Dow Jones and The Industrials – Let’s Go Steady
                    • Hot Dates – I Can't Stay
                    • Nastyfacts – Drive My Car
                    • Pointed Sticks – What Do You Want Me to Do?
                    • The Normals – Hardcore
                    • Shoes – Tomorrow Night
                    • The Reactions – It's Our Turn Now
                    • Puppet Rulers – Outta My Mind
                    • Testors – Together
                    • The Scruffs – You're No Fun
                    • The Reruns – So So Alone
                    • The Wigs – You Say Ono
                    • The Fingers – Isolation
                    • The Reactions – In Society
                    • New LP (Coloured Vinyl) SJRLP590C£30.00
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                    Allen GinsbergTelevision Was A Baby Crawling ...
                    'Wives in the avocados, babies in the tomatoes!-and you, García Lorca, what were you doing by the watermelons?'Profane and prophetic verses about sex,...
                      William S. BurroughsThe Finger
                      'He felt a sudden deep pity for the finger joint that lay there on the dresser, a few drops of blood gathering around the white bone.'A deliberately severed...
                        XzibitRestless
                        It's only appropriate that Xzibit's highly anticipated, and often-delayed, Restless concluded hip-hop's millennial melting pot. After all, Xzibit's association...
                          Steppin' Razor : The Rebel Life of Peter Toshby John Masouri
                          'A masterwork' - Roger SteffensPeter Tosh: the rude boy, the radical,the Rasta. A founding member of The Wailers and a compelling recording artistin his...
                            Carol Ann DuffyFeminine Gospels
                            n Feminine Gospels, Carol Ann Duffy draws on the historical, the archetypal, the biblical and the fantastical to create various visions – and revisions...
                              • Book (200g) 9781035038565£10.99
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                              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...
                                BasquiatA Quick Killing in Art
                                “A smart, crackling chronicle of fast game, the ’80s art market, [and] the attraction of destruction.”— Village Voice A bold and vivid biography...
                                  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...
                                    Straighten Up! 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...
                                      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£10.99
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                                        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,...
                                          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£26.00
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                                            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£48.00
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                                              Don CherryHear & Now
                                                • New LP (Coloured Vinyl) 0889397842512£17.00
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                                                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...
                                                  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...
                                                    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.
                                                      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...
                                                        The Second Sexby Simone de Beauvoir
                                                        Everyone who cares about freedom and justice for women should read The Second Sex' GuardianSimone de Beauvoir famously wrote, 'One is not born, but rather...
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