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Jeff Parker & The New BreedMax BrownInternational Anthem Recording Company
Prince BusterRoll On Charles Street 'Prince Buster Ska Selection'Rock A Shacka
América InvertidaVarious ArtistsVampi Soul
Omar SAnother ManFXHE
Brain PilotCerebral Navigators: Anthology 1993-1997Kalahari Oyster Cult
Serious CatsCrate Breaks Vol. 2Drumstream
XantraxGrit EP (inc. Addison Groove remix)Ecke Records
AntonioHyperfunkDark Grooves Records
Stellar OM SourceI See Through YouDekmantel
MuslimgauzeLalique Gadaffi HandgrenadeStaalplaat
Miguel FloresLorca: Lost Tapes (1989-1991)Buh Records
Benoit BNotes Of LoveInto The Light
Forest Drive WestParallel SpaceEchocord
WerkhaThe RigourFirst Word Records
Zé Manel & 2M G-BTustumunhos Di Aonti...New Dawn
Daniel LopatinUncut GemsWarp Records
Glenn JonesYou and MeExpansion Records
The PioneersBetter HerringBoss Records
Eric "Fish" ClarkeFight Against BabylonPioneer
The HeptonesMake Up Your Mind / Road Of LifeBlack Art
Busty BrownMy GirlUpsetter
Dennis BrownRepatriationJoe Gibbs Record Globe
Irregular RootsShowcaseA-Lone Productions
Tony TuffPresenting Mr.TuffBlack Roots
Rev. Harvey GatesPrice Of Love / It's Hard To Live In This Old WorldSalvation Rock
Baked A La SkaSailing ByLimefield
Bass, Mids, TopsAn Oral History of Sound System CultureBy Joe Muggs & Brian David StevensStrange Attractor
Pablo GadHard TimesNo Label
Sonya SpenceIn The Dark / Sings LoveDoctor Bird
SkariRun This NationRoots Garden
Linval ThompsonThe Trojan Dancehall Albums CollectionFt. Barrington Levy, Scientist, The Viceroys & Tristan PalmaDoctor Bird
Art Blakey & The Jazz MessengersBuhaina's DelightBlue Note
South Shore Commission / Ultra High FrequencyFree Man (Tom Moulton mix) / We're On The Right Track (Tom Moulton mix)Soul Brother Records
The Mighty MocambosGolden ShadowLegere
HaloLet Me Do ItExpansion Records
Patti JoMake Me Believe In You (Tom Moulton Mix) / Ain't No Love Lost (Tom Moulton Mix)Soul Brother Records
TNT RootsRaw Dub CreatorBokeh Versions
Fat Freddy's DropSpecial Edition Part 1The Drop
The Northern Soul of Dynamo: Dynamic Detroit SoulVarious ArtistsOutta Sight
Weldon IrvineTime Capsule (1973)Pure Pleasure
Billie Holiday: Wishing On The Moonby Donald ClarkePenguin
Damon HarrisDamon (1978)Fantasy WMOT Records
Elizabeth ArcherFeel like making loveOld Hard Bread
Be-2Minimum Unit Of Human ExistenceOttagono Design Of Music
TenastelinWicked InventionOld Hard Bread
Golden AvatarA Change Of Heart (1976)Sudarshan Disc
Angela BofillAngie (1978)Arista
Ella FitzgeraldElla (1969)Reprise
Frank FosterManhattan Fever (1968)Blue Note
The 5th DimensionPortrait (1970)Bell
- Book (350g) 9780091912215£12.99 £5.00In stockAdd to Bag
Absolutely essential book telling the story of hip-hop from an informed and informative point of view. Historical, cultural and social context gives this book much more depth than most hip-hop histories. Very Recommended!
The People’s Songs: The Story of Modern Britain in 50 Recordsby Stuart MaconieEbury Press
- Original Book (400g)£5.00Secondhand paperback book in good condition (some cover staining)In stockAdd to Bag
Kraftwerk: from Dusseldorf to the Future (With Love)by Tim BarrEbury Press
- Original Book (400g)£15.00Original secondhand book in very good condition
100% guarantee on this and all original books at Sounds of the Universe.In stockAdd to Bag
Jim MorrisonLife, Death, LegendEbury Press
Jim Morrison's electrifying live performances, and appetite for sexual and psychedelic experience enflamed the spirit of a generation. In Jim Morrison...
- Book (400g)£12.99 £5.00In stockAdd to Bag
Bass CultureBy Lloyd BradleyPenguin Books
The first major account of the history of reggae, black music journalist Lloyd Bradley (who also wrote the sleevenotes for Soul Jazz Records' own Studio...
- Book (550g)£15.99 £5.00
Last Night A DJ Saved My LifeThe History Of The Disc JockeyHeadline
To celebrate 100 years of DJing, Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton have expanded and updated their classic account of the history of the disc jockey.The...
- Book (450g)£9.99 £5.00In stockAdd to Bag
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...
- Book (550g)£8.99 £5.00In stockAdd to Bag
24 Hour Party PeopleThe Story Of Tony Wilson and Factory RecordsChannel 4 Books
Really funny and great book by the late Tony Wilson, founder of Factory Records. The story was later made into an equally funny and great film of...
- Book (400g)£12.99 £5.00In stockAdd to Bag
Kill 'Em and LeaveSearching for the Real James BrownOrion books
The music of James Brown was almost a genre in its own right, and he was one of the biggest and most influential cultural figures of the twentieth century....
- Book (300g)£9.99 £5.00In stockAdd to Bag
Angola Soundtrack: The Unique Sound Of Luanda 1968-1976Various ArtistsAnalog Africa
On its ninth release Analog Africa unearths musical gems from Angola, the former Portuguese colony in south west Africa. The compilation 'Angola Soundtrack'...
- Mamukueno – Rei do Palhetinho
- Os Kiezos – Comboio
- Jovens Do Prenda – Ilha Virgem
- Zé Da Lua – Ulungu Wami
- Os Bongos – Pachanga Maria
- Dimba Diangola – Tira Sapato
- Ferreira Do Nascimento – Macongo Me Chiquita
- 1. Mamukueno – Rei do Palhetinho
- 2. Os Kiezos – Comboio
- 3. Jovens Do Prenda – Ilha Virgem
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- 2×LP£20.99In stockAdd to Bag
- CD£15.99
The AbyssiniansDeclaration Of RightsSoul Jazz Records
Stone-cold classic Studio One on limited-edition brand new 7" - loud, clean, boom!ALL TIME ROOTS ANTHEM!
- The Abyssinians – Declaration Of Rights
- The Abyssinians – Version
- 1. Declaration Of Rights
- 2. Version
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- 7"£9.99In stockAdd to Bag
The Age of BowieHow David Bowie Made a World of DifferenceGallery Books
OVER 50% OFF ORIGINAL PRICE!!! DELUXE USA IMPORT HARDBACK BOOK!!!
Respected arts commentator Paul Morley, one of the team who curated the highly successful...
- Book (700g)£20.00 £8.99In stockAdd to Bag
- Book (500g)£9.99 £5.00In stockAdd to Bag
Lord Tanamo / Jackie MittooKeep On Moving / Totally TogetherSoul Jazz Records
Stone-cold classic Studio One on limited-edition brand new 7" - loud, clean, boom!Jackie Mittoo classic + the wicked vocal cut by Lord Tanamo. Unmissable!
- Lord Tanamo – Keep On Moving
- Jackie Mittoo – Totally Together
- 1. Lord Tanamo – Keep On Moving
- 2. Jackie Mittoo – Totally Together
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- 7"£9.99In stockAdd to Bag
The xxOn Hold (Four Tet & Jamie xx remixes)Young Turks
Pow! Jamie XX and Four Tet remixes. Two, instant, club ready dancefloor heaters!
- 12"£7.99
The Cake and the RainA Memoir by Jimmy WebbOmnibus Press
The Cake and the Rain promises to be a gripping tale of "sex drugs and rock'n'roll". Following Webb from the early 70s and across the whole of the preceding...
- Book (600g)£19.99 £12.00In stockAdd to Bag
D.K.Distant ImagesAntinote
D.K. is back with release number four for the excellent Antinote label. 'Distant Images' is part Electric Counterpoint with touches of new age and...
- D.K. – Keyboard Study
- D.K. – Days Of Steam
- D.K. – Leaving
- D.K. – Shaker Loops
- D.K. – Distant Images
- 1. Keyboard Study
- 2. Days Of Steam
- 3. Leaving
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- 12"£12.99
Homeward BoundThe Life of Paul SimonHenry Holt
NEW USA HARDBACK BOOK OVER 60% OFF!!!A revelatory account of the life of beloved American music icon, Paul Simon, by the bestselling rock biographer Peter...
- Book (650g)£20.00 £7.99
- Book (350g)£12.99 £5.00
Mr Bongo Record Club: Vol. 2Various ArtistsMr Bongo
The second, anticipated instalment in Mr Bongo's 'Record Club' series selects the label's recent discoveries and sought-after obscurities that form the...
- Elbernita 'Twinkie' Clark – Awake O Zion
- Dee Edwards – Put Your Love On The Line
- Anubis – Ecology
- Guy Cuevas – Ebony Game
- Kiru Stars (Julius Kang'ethe) – Family Planning
- Teaspoon & The Waves – Oh Yeh Soweto
- Leny Andrade – Nao Adianta
- Rosa Maria – Samba Maneiro
- 1. Elbernita 'Twinkie' Clark – Awake O Zion
- 2. Dee Edwards – Put Your Love On The Line
- 3. Anubis – Ecology
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- 2×LP£19.99
- CD£9.99In stockAdd to Bag
The Philly Sound BOOKPhiladelphia Soul Music and its R&B Rootsby Dave Moore (UK) and Jason Thornton (US)
ABSOLUTELY MIND-BLOWING & STUNNING 700-page hardback book!
FREE UK SHIPPING!!!!!
Everything you ever wanted to know about the music of Philadelphia....
- Book (2.6 kg)£58.00In stockAdd to Bag
Kamasi WashingtonHarmony Of DifferenceYoung Turks
Jazz titan Kamasi Washington’s EP, the deep and spiritual, 'Harmony of Difference', the first new music from Washington since his universally acclaimed...
- Kamasi Washington – Desire
- Kamasi Washington – Humility
- Kamasi Washington – Knowledge
- Kamasi Washington – Perspective
- Kamasi Washington – Integrity
- Kamasi Washington – Truth
- 1. Desire
- 2. Humility
- 3. Knowledge
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- 12" EP£8.99In stockAdd to Bag
- CD£7.99In stockAdd to Bag
Lick MeHow I Became Cherry VanillaChicago Review Press
BAD GIRL CHERRY! USA IMPORT HARDBACK BOOK 60% OFF!Cherry Vanilla's memoir takes us from the birth of rock to the explosion of punk, with memorable detours...
- Book (600g)£17.99 £6.99In stockAdd to Bag
Black Man's PrideSoul Jazz Records
While the righteousness of blackness is at the heart of the Rastafarian faith, this collection illustrates how black pride remained a central theme, if...
- Alton Ellis – Black Man's Pride
- Horace Andy – Child Of The Ghetto
- Dennis Brown – Created By The Father
- The Gladiators – Roots Natty
- The Classics – Got To Be Cool
- The Nightingales – Rasta Is Calling
- Glen Miller – Love & Understanding
- Sugar Minott – Woman Shadow
- Lloyd Jones & The Supernatural Six – Red In A Babylon
- Dudley Sibley & The Soul Gang – Love In Our Nation
- The Heptones – Equal Rights
- Glen Miller – You Must Be Love
- Winston Jarrett – Up Park No Mans Land
- Cedric Im Brooks – Why Can't I
- Larry Marshall – Let's Make It Up
- Freddie McGregor – Children Listen To The Wise Words
- John Holt – Build Our Dreams
- Johnny Osbourne – Forgive Them
- 1. Alton Ellis – Black Man's Pride
- 2. Horace Andy – Child Of The Ghetto
- 3. Dennis Brown – Created By The Father
- View full info and tracklisting
- 2xLP + Download Code£23.00In stockAdd to Bag
- CD£12.00In stockAdd to Bag
- MP3 Release£7.99In stockAdd to Bag
STUDIO ONE DUBPLATE # 11The Beltones - For Once In My LifeSoul Jazz Records
SORRY SOLD OUT!!Very Limited edition new UNRELEASED Studio One 'Dub Plate' Special on Soul Jazz Records.
EXCLUSIVE SWEET, SWEET Rocksteady tune from The...
- The Beltones – For Once In My Life
- 1. The Beltones – For Once In My Life
- View full info and tracklisting
- 12" Collectors Edition£15.00
Billy Parker's Fourth WorldFreedom Of Speech (Remastered 2017 Edition)Pure Pleasure
ONE OF THE RAREST AND BEST STRATA-EAST ALBUMS OF ALL TIME!MASSIVE new Strata-East vinyl BILLY PARKER'S FOURTH WORLD...
- Billy Parker's Fourth World – Dance Of The Little Children
- Billy Parker's Fourth World – Gemini's Lullabye
- Billy Parker's Fourth World – Home
- Billy Parker's Fourth World – Get With It
- Billy Parker's Fourth World – Freedom Of Speech
- 1. Dance Of The Little Children
- 2. Gemini's Lullabye
- 3. Home
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- LP (180 gram)£26.99In stockAdd to Bag
Detroit 67The Year That Changed SoulBy Stuart CosgrovePolygon
WICKED BOOK ONLY £5!!!!Detroit 67 is the story of Motor City in the year that changed everything. Twelve chapters take you on a turbulent year-long journey...
- Book (500g)£9.99 £5.00In stockAdd to Bag
NxWorriesYes Lawd! RemixesStones Throw
Vinyl now in stock! 'Yes Lawd! Remixes' is a new reworking of the critically acclaimed debut album from NxWorries. Knxwledge continues a Stones Throw tradition...
- NxWorries – Alltype
- NxWorries – Livvin
- NxWorries – Wngs
- NxWorries – Best 1
- NxWorries – Kutless
- NxWorries – Lyk Dis
- NxWorries – Ldntrmbrwell
- NxWorries – HAN
- NxWorries – $cared
- NxWorries – Best 2
- NxWorries – Suede
- NxWorries – Reali(The)nd
- 1. Alltype
- 2. Livvin
- 3. Wngs
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- LP£18.99
- CD£9.99
Ray BarrettoAcidFania
100% Essential album includes the classic Acid and The Soul Drummers!
This is perhaps the single most famous latin album there is, featuring the classic...
- Ray Barretto – El Nuevo Barretto
- Ray Barretto – Acid
- Ray Barretto – Soul Drummers
- Ray Barretto – Sola Te Dejare
- Ray Barretto – Espiritu Libre
- 1. El Nuevo Barretto
- 3. Acid
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- Reissue LP£13.99In stockAdd to Bag
SouleanceBambouleFirst Word Records
5-track EP containing something for all the family, crafted with love once again by France's Fulgeance & DJ Soulist. A truly eclectic...
- Souleance – Partay
- Souleance – Bamboule
- Souleance – That Guy (feat. Von Pea)
- Souleance – J'aime Marcher
- Souleance – Brown Bags
- 1. Partay
- 2. Bamboule
- 3. That Guy (feat. Von Pea)
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- 12"£7.99
Yussef KamaalBlack FocusBrownswood
Long awaited debut album from South London's finest - Yussef Kamaal!
Ever since their 22a Boiler Room show in 2015 there has been...
- Yussef Kamaal – Black Focus
- Yussef Kamaal – Strings Of Light
- Yussef Kamaal – Remembrance
- Yussef Kamaal – Yo Chavez
- Yussef Kamaal – Ayla
- Yussef Kamaal – O.G.
- Yussef Kamaal – Lowrider
- Yussef Kamaal – Mansur's Message
- Yussef Kamaal – WingTai Drums
- Yussef Kamaal – Joint 17
- 1. Black Focus
- 2. Strings Of Light
- 3. Remembrance
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- LP + Download Code£15.99
- CD£11.99In stockAdd to Bag