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Life Between IslandsSoundsystem Culture : Black Musical Expression In The UK 1973 - 2006Soul Jazz Records
Jordan MackampaLive From Studio 2Jordan Jackampa Records Via AWAL
Weldon IrvineDéjà vu / I Am / BananasDynamite Cuts
Weldon IrvineFat Mouth / Turkish BathDynamite Cuts
Weldon IrvineMr. Clean / HomeyDynamite Cuts
Black Not SorryBy James Kemmenoe
L'EclairConfusionBongo Joe
Terry Gibbs & Alice ColtraneEl NuttoSurvival Research
96 BackLove Letters Nine Through SixLocal Action
Meridian Brothers Y Conjunto Media LunaPaz En La TierraBongo Joe
Bush TetrasRhythm and Paranoia: The Best of Bush TetrasWharf Cat Records
Studio One Groups - 15th anniversary 3 New Special EditionsStudio One Groups at Studio OneSoul Jazz Records
Trees SpeakVertigo Of Flaws: Emancipation of the Dissonance and Temperaments in Irrational WaveformsSoul Jazz Records
SmasherVibes In MotionOn Top Records
Brother Culture12 LightsEvidence Music
Cosmic Discotheque Vol. 5: 12 Junkshop Afro Disco Funk Gems from the 70sVarious ArtistsTake It Acid Is
Elephant Stomp: 12 Instrumental Freaky Stomper Rock Gems from the 70sVarious ArtistsTake It Acid Is
Earl 16Free Up YourselfSufferah's Choice
The Mighty DiamondsGates Of ZionEvidence Music
SineHappy Is The Only Way / RotationPrelude Records
Prince BusterI Feel The SpiritFuture Shock
The Edwards GenerationI Like Your Style (inc. Al Kent remix)Cordial Recordings
Marcus IJesus Was Black / Speak For The PoorBAT Records
Patrick CowleyMind WarpUnidisc
Al CampbellNo More RunningBurning Sounds
Al CampbellRainy DaysBurning Sounds
Acid JerksRemote AreaNu Groove
Dennis AlcaponeRITS SpecialR.I.T.S
Rosie Lowe & Duval TimothySonCarrying Colour
MaggabrainSpace Walking / Down At The DiscoCordial Recordings
KraftwerkSpring 1975Radio Looploop
Too Good All StarsSticky FunkToo Good
Rikki AaronThe Dream / Say What's On Your MindCordial Recordings
LotekThe Rebirth Of RudeTraxploitation Ltd
SeaquenceVisions Of My LoveCordial Recordings
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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!
ZiggyologyA Brief History of Ziggy StardustEbury Press
It was the greatest invention in the history of pop music – the rock god who came from the stars – which struck a young David Bowie like a lightning...
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Rollaresque: The Rakish Progress of The Rolling Stonesby Simon GoddardEbury Press
- Original Book (600g)£8.00s/hand hardback book in good conditionIn stockAdd to Bag
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)£6.00Original secondhand book in fair condition only
100% guarantee on this and all original books at Sounds of the Universe.In stockAdd to Bag
PrinceBy Matt ThorneFaber
Matt Thorne's "Prince", through years of research and interviews with ex-Revolution members such as Wendy and Lisa, is an account of a pop maverick whose...
- Book (500g)£12.99 £5.00
Life After DarkA History of British Nightclubs & Music Venues
Nightclubs and music venues are often the source of a lifetime's music taste, best friends and vivid memories. They can define a town, a city or a generation,...
- Book (400g)£8.99 £5.00
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 £5.00
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....
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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
Young Soul RebelsA Personal History of Northern SoulPolygon
Stuart Cosgrove's Young Soul Rebel sets up a compelling and intimate story of northern soul, Britain's most fascinating musical underground scene, and...
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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...
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FactoryThe Story Of The Record LabelVirgin Books
NEW UK PAPERBACK Over 50% off original price!Factory Records' fame and fortune were based on two bands - Joy Division and New Order - and one...
- Book (350g)£12.99 £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
Aretha: The Queen of SoulA Life in PhotographsSterling
DELUXE HEAVY LARGE FORMAT USA IMPORT HARDBACK BOOK. 50% OFF - that's £10 OFF!!! NUFF PIX!
Loads and loads of amazing photographs by Meredith Ochs documenting...
- Book (1.2kg)£20.00 £10.00
SubstanceInside New OrderDey St.
50% OFF ORIGINAL PRICE!!! LOVELY DELUXE USA IMPORT EDITION HARDBACK BOOK!!! Following on from his bestselling titles The Haçienda and Unknown Pleasures,...
- Book (650g)£10.99 £5.00
Detroit 67The Year That Changed SoulPolygon
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 £5.00
New York RockFrom the Rise of The Velvet Underground to the Fall of CBGBSt. Martin's Griffin
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As a city that represents endless possibilities, New York has been the setting for the dawning of new movements, styles,...
- Book (600g)£15.00In stockAdd to Bag
Nigeria Soul Power 70 (Expanded Double LP Set)Soul Jazz Records
Seriously rare, killer and classic Nigerian 70s Afro-Funk, Afro-Disco & Afro-Rock tunes bought together.
Originally released as a now-long-out-of-print...
- Geraldo Pino – Shake Hands
- Sonny Okosuns Ozziddi – Dance Of The Elephants
- The Wings – We'll Get Home
- Alhaji (Chief) Prof. Kollington Ayinla – E Ye Ika Se
- Colomach – Kassa Kpa Sama Kpa
- Geraldo Pino – Heavy Heavy Heavy
- MFB – Beware
- Tony Grey and The Ozimba Messengers – You Are The One
- Sonny Okosuns Ozziddi – Oba Erediauwa I
- The Wings – Single Boy
- Geraldo Pino – Power To The People
- Original Wings – Igba Alusi
- Don Bruce and The Angels – Sugar Baby
- Geraldo Pino – Africans Must Unite
- 1. Geraldo Pino – Shake Hands
- 2. Sonny Okosuns Ozziddi – Dance Of The Elephants
- 3. The Wings – We'll Get Home
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Fela KutiFela's First: The Complete 1959 Melodisc SessionCadillac Records
Legendary Afrobeat pioneer Fela Ransome Kuti's first recordings of highlife and calypso, recorded in London in 1959, on a limited edition 10". Two of the...
- 10"£11.00
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...
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Bob Marley & The Wailers Rastaman VibrationTuff Gong / Island Records (1976)
Remaster of original 1976 studio album'. The remastered edition contains an extra song recorded by Bob when the Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie...
- Original LP£20.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Great cond with Island orig inner
- CD£7.99
- New LP (180g) + Download Code£23.00In stockAdd to Bag
Last Night A DJ Saved My LifeA Novel by Lyah Beth LeFloreHarlem Moon
No - not the seminal text on disco and dance music - instead this is a novel about groovy clubbing. We haven't read this but it's got to be good for a...
- Original Book (300g)£8.00secondhand paperback book in good conditon
ZiggyologyA Brief History of Ziggy StardustEbury Press
It was the greatest invention in the history of pop music – the rock god who came from the stars – which struck a young David Bowie like a lightning...
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Dark MagusThe Jekyll and Hyde Life of Miles DavisBackbeat
USA HARDBACK IMPORT 60% OFF - essential book!"Dark Magus" is a warts-and-all look at the real Miles Davis. As told by his son, this book strips away the...
- Book (550g)£18.99 £6.99
WAMONO A to Z Vol. 1: Japanese Jazz Funk & Rare Groove 1968-1980180g
An essential primer for those with an interest in Japanese popular music culture and, specifically, the 'Wamono' sound - the cream of the Japanese funk,...
- Toshiko Yonekawa – Soran Bushi
- Takeo Yamashita – A Touch Of Japanese Tone
- Tadaaki Misago & Tokyo Cuban Boys – Jongara Reggae
- Chikara Ueda & The Power Station – Cloudy
- Chumei Watanabe – Downtown Blues
- Kifu Mitsuhashi – Hanagasa Ondo
- Monica Lassen & The Sounds – Incitation
- Norio Maeda, Jiro Inagaki & The All-Stars – Go Go A Go Go
- Akira Ishikawa & Count Buffalo & The Jazz Rock Band – The Sidewinder
- Masahiko Sato, Jiro Inagaki & Big Soul Media – Sniper's Snooze
- 1. Toshiko Yonekawa – Soran Bushi
- 2. Takeo Yamashita – A Touch Of Japanese Tone
- 3. Tadaaki Misago & Tokyo Cuban Boys – Jongara Reggae
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- LP (180 gram)£27.00
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
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...
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