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BADBADNOTGOODMid SpiralXL Recordings
Seun Kuti & Egypt 80Heavier Yet (Lays The Crownless Head)Record Kicks
Dorothy AshbyAfro-Harping (1968) NEW EXPANDED DELUXE EDITIONCadet
Ezra CollectiveDance, No One's WatchingPartisan Records
Bring Me The HorizonPOST HUMAN: NeX GEnRCA
Steve HiettDown On The Road By The BeachBe With
The Lijadu SistersHorizon UnlimitedNumero
Jamie xxIn WavesYoung
SadeLove DeluxeSony
SadeLovers RockSony Music
Art Blakey & The Jazz MessengersArt Blakey & The Jazz Messengers (Verve by Request)Decca
Roots ManuvaBrand New Second HandBig Dada
Floating PointsCascadeNinja Tune
Lady BlackbirdSlang SpiritualsBMG
The Albarika Story (Vol. 1)Various ArtistsAcid Jazz
JaubiA Sound HeartRiaz Records
CandidoDancin' & Prancin'Real Gone Music
Nala SinephroEndlessnessWarp Records
Brian HardenInstinctive PleasureAll That Jelly
YellowmanKing YellowmanMusic On Vinyl
Rex Orange CountyThe Alexander TechniqueSony
The Doug Carn TrioThe Doug Carn Trio (All-Analog Vinyl Edition)Real Gone Music
Andrew Wasylyk & Tommy PermanAsh Grey and the Gull Glides OnClay Pipe Music
Sister NancyBam BamVP Records
Arthur RussellIn The Light Of The Miracle - RemixesBe With
Chocolate MilkAction Speaks Louder Than WordsMusic On Vinyl
The ProdigyAlways Outnumbered, Never OutgunnedXL Recordings
Private JoyDesire!Rhythm Section International
Patrice RushenPrelusionCraft Recordings
The Ballistic Brothers & The Eccentirc AfrosThe Ballistic Brothers Vs. The Eccentric Afros - Volume 1Acid Jazz
Cocteau Twins And Harold BuddThe Moon And The Melodies4AD
Wayne SmithYouthman SkankingVP Records
Dom SalvadorDom SalvadorMusic On Vinyl
Sonny RollinsEast Broadway Run DownDecca / Verve
Lee MorganThe GigoloDecca / Blue Note
- Book (900g) 9780822362029£26.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Here we go .. massive NYC dancefloor 500+ page book by the excellent Tim Lawrence - who wrote Love Saves The Day and also has written for Soul Jazz Records' (Chantal Regnault's stunning Voguing book).
100% ESSENTIAL purchase! Buy now! Featuring Francois K, Fab 5 Freddy, Nicky Siano, Bambaataa, Keith Haring, Grandmaster Flash, Larry Levan discography - what are you waiting for!
"Tim Lawrence's powerfully pulsating and enthusiastically researched book Life and Times on the New York Dancefloor vividly captures the cultural revolution I took part in" FAB 5 FREDDY
"Tim Lawrence follows his now classic Love Saves The Day with a magnificent account of one of the most fertile and influential periods of NYC's long musical history. A must-read for anyone curious how modern dance music got to where it is." FRANCOIS KERVORKIAN
"As the 1970s gave way to the 80s, New York's party scene entered a ferociously inventive period characterized by its creativity, intensity, and hybridity. Life and Death on the New York Dance Floor chronicles this tumultuous time, charting the sonic and social eruptions that took place in the city's subterranean party venues as well as the way they cultivated breakthrough movements in art, performance, video, and film."
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Breaker's RevengeEXCLUSIVE TOTE BAG!
Impress your friends with this groovy 'easy to carry' small-run Breaker's Revenge tote bag. Perfect for your Jimmy Castor Bunch, Dennis Coffey, James Brown...
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The White AlbumBrian Southall
£15 - LOVELY DELUXE HARDBACK £5 CHEAPER THAN AMAZONPacked full of musical and historical analysis centred on the Beatles at the peak of their popularity,...
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Nothing But Love in God's Water: Volume I: Black Sacred Music from the Civil War to the Civil Rights MovementRobert Darden
£15 OFF. THAT's 50% oFF THIS SUPERB USA IMPORT HARDBACK BOOK. £11 CHEAPER THAN AMAZON!"Nothing but Love in God's Water, volume 1, fills a significant...
- Book (650g)£30.00 £15.00In stockAdd to Bag
Plastic Ono BandJohn & Yoko
MASSIVE DELUXE USA HARDBACK £20 OFF!!!!! £10 CHEAPER THAN AMAZON
Described by Lennon as ‘the best thing I’ve ever done’, and widely regarded by...
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Let's Visit NigeriaBy Nicholas Freville
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Don't ExplainA Song of Billie Holiday
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Conrad SchnitzlerSlow Motion
“Slow Motion” is an important document in Schnitzler’s oeuvre, seamlessly taking its place alongside his many other releases, whilst also highlighting...
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Jazz: The Essential CompanionIan Carr, Digby Fairweather and Brian Priestley
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Beyond the Baseline: 500 Years of Black British MusicEdited by Paul Bradshaw
The story of Black British music is a five-hundred-year journey from the court of King Henry VIII to the ‘Ends’ of South London; from Africa to the...
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The Worlds Of JazzAndre Hodeir
- Original Book (700g)£50.00Rare Original Out of Print Pre-Owned First Edition Hardback with Dustjacket (some wear to DJ)In stockAdd to Bag
Disco 2Soul Jazz Records
This is a second selection of independent disco records featuring rare and classic tracks originally released in the USA between the halcyon years of 1977...
- Stevo – Pay The Price
- High Frequency – Summertime
- Dunn Pearson Jr. – Groove On Down
- Mad Dog Fire Department – Cosmic Funk
- Needa – Rock-A-Freak
- Cream De Coco – Disco Strut
- Anita Maldonado – What Can I Do To Make You Dance
- The Shades Of Love – Come Inside
- Skip Jackson – Micro Wave Boogie
- Jahneen – Everybody's Dancin'
- Montego Joe – Freestyle
- Timmy Thomas – Africano
- Paper Doll – Get Down Boy
- Jazz – I Feel Like Love
- Paco & Flaco & Coco – He's Here
- Ripple – Victorious
- Universal Love – Moon Ride
- Panache – Jam On
- Otis Brown's Grade A – Strut On
- 1. Stevo – Pay The Price
- 2. High Frequency – Summertime
- 3. Dunn Pearson Jr. – Groove On Down
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- 2×LP Vol.1 SJRLP311-1£26.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
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Peter Gordon & David Van TieghemWinter / SummerFoom
Two previously unreleased recordings from 1978 by Arthur Russell affiliate, Peter Gordon and David Van Tieghem who together we part of Love Of Life Orchestra...
- – Winter
- 1. – Winter
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- 12" FM006£8.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
John Coltrane and Black America's Quest for Freedom: Spirituality and the MusicEdited by Leonard L. BrownOxford University Press
Edited by prominent musician and scholar Leonard Brown, John Coltrane and Black America's Quest for Freedom: Spirituality and the Music is a timely exploration...
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Keith Jarrett: The Man and His Musicby Ian CarrGrafton Books
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Richie Ray & Bobby CruzEl Sonido De La Bestia (1980)Vaya Records
Hardcore salsa.
Vinyl VG, sleeve G (tape on spine)+High-end Audio Desk Systeme Pro Machine Utrasonic cleaned+
Venezuelan vinyl
- – El Sonido De La Bestia
- 7. – El Sonido De La Bestia
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ABRARoseNinja Tune
Atlanta based singer, songwriter and producer ABRA releases her critically acclaimed 2015 mixtape ‘Rose’ as a limited vinyl edition via Ninja Tune!
- 2xLP + Download Code ZEN246£19.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
The Bobby Williams GroupBoogaloo Mardi GrasSoul Jazz Records
EXCLUSIVE NEW 45rpm - ONLY available direct from Soul Jazz Records or Sounds of the Universe.
This is another killer EDDIE BO...
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- 7" SJR356-7£12.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Small Axe Bookzine 6U RoyMuzik Tree
Great 50 page Bookzine with features on the original DJ Daddy U Roy. With photos, reviews and text
- Book (100g)£4.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Listen Up: The Lives of Quincy Jonesby Courtney RossWarner Books
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Eric MercuryEric Mercury (1975)Mercury
Boogie funk 75
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The Funky 16 CornersStones Throw
Excellent funk album from the Stones Throw camp.
- – Intro
- Ernie And The Top Notes – Dap Walk
- James Reese and The Progressions – Let's Go (It's Summer Time)
- Bad Medicine – Trespasser
- 1. – Intro
- 2. Ernie And The Top Notes – Dap Walk
- 3. James Reese and The Progressions – Let's Go (It's Summer Time)
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- 2×LP I-STH2038£18.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Untouchable Machine ShopMachine Shop Part 1 / Part 2Soul Jazz Records
EXCLUSIVE NEW 45rpm - ONLY available direct from Soul Jazz Records or Sounds of the Universe.
KILLER rare groove funk bomb! This...
- – Machine Shop Part 1
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- 1. – Machine Shop Part 1
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PrinceInside the Music and the MasksSt Martin's Griffin
Prince is the first book to give full treatment to his thirty-five-year career. Acclaimed music journalist Ronin Ro traces Prince's rise from anonymity...
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Miriam MakebaMy StoryBloomsbury
- Original Book (700g) 9780747501466£6.00Sold out Notify me when in stock
Love And KissesHow Much, How Much I Love You (1978)Casablanca
Disco epic-ness produced by Alec Costandinos
- Original LP£10.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original USA LP Vinyl in original shrink
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The Complete Guide ToDisco DancingWarner Books
- Original Book (400g)£12.00Second-hand original paperback book in good condition
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Brass HorizonHorizon's Theme Pt. 1& 2Minda Mark / Super Disco Edit
Brass Horizon only ever had one effort put out onto vinyl. The much sought after 'We Want To Play" on the Minda Mark label. Currently commanding big bucks...
- – Horizons Theme (Part 1)
- – Horizons Theme (Part 2)
- 1. – Horizons Theme (Part 1)
- 2. – Horizons Theme (Part 2)
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- 7" SDE21£11.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Brazilian JiveFrom Samba to Bossa and RapReaktion Books
£7.50 OFF!!! That's 50% OFF!!! UK PAPERBACKIn Brazilian Jive, David Treece uncovers the genius of Brazilian song, both as a sophisticated, articulate...
- Book (600g) 1780230850£14.95 £7.50Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Theory of African MusicVolume 1
Taken together, these comprehensive volumes offer an authoritative account of the music of Africa. One of the most prominent experts on the subject, Gerhard...
- Book (800g) 9780226456911£24.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
The Mighty Clouds Of JoyTruth Is The Power (1977)ABC Records
Uplifting gospel soul.
Original USA Vinyl VG+ /Sleeve VG
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- Original LP AB-986£12.00Sold out Notify me when in stock
The Vice LordsWarriors of the Streets
Rare USA small secondhand book in good condition - cultural anthropology case studies about the legendary street gang. This is 1978 edition with different...
- Original Book (200g)£25.00Sold out Notify me when in stock
Charles EarlandComing To You Live (RSD 2017 Reissue)Columbia
Official Sony / Columbia reissue of Charles Earland's Coming To You Live another one of those rare infectious 12" releases which has grown...
- – Coming To You Live
- – I Will Never Tell
- 1. – Coming To You Live
- 2. – I Will Never Tell
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- 12" 180gm AS 885P£8.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
The Roots Of The Bluesby Samuel ChartersDa Capo Paperback
- Original Book (300g)£10.00Secondhand out-of-print edition paperback in good condition, small bit of writing on first pageIn stockAdd to Bag
Theory of African MusicVolume 2
Taken together, these comprehensive volumes offer an authoritative account of the music of Africa. One of the most prominent experts on the subject, Gerhard...
- Book (800g) 9780226456942£24.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock