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José MauroA Viagem Das HoraFar Out Recordings
Shamek Farrah And FolksLa Dee La LaJazz Room Records
Cold WaveSoul Jazz Records
Sons Of KemetBlack To The FutureImpulse!
Anthony JosephThe Rich are Only Defeated When Running for their Lives (feat. Shabaka Hutchings)Heavenly Sweetness
Michel MagneLe Monocle Rit JauneJazz Room Records
Tony AllenThere Is No End (Indies only Edition)Blue Note
Rockers BookThe Making of Reggae’s Most Iconic FilmTheodoros (Ted) Bafaloukos, Seb Carayol, Cherry Kaoru Hulsey, Eugenie BafaloukosGingko
Trees SpeakPostHumanSoul Jazz Records
Bill Blast / Tristan PlamerDuppy / Greatest LoverCommon Ground International
King SharkEscape By NightCommon Ground International
Orville Woods & The Boris Gardiner HappeningI'm Alone / Endless MemoryCommon Ground International
Yard BandJuks Pon De CornerCommon Ground International
Wes BrooksLay Down Your ArmsCommon Ground International
Paul HurlockSome One Cut It DownCommon Ground International
Edo Funk Explosion Vol. 1Various ArtistsAnalog Africa
AJ TraceyFlu GameRevenge Records
Roger Rivas & The OfficinalisGreen PepperAloevera Records
Midnight Rock's Secret TapesRoots
Medical Grade MusicSteve Davis and Kavus Torabi
Tommy StewartBump and Hustle MusicDynamite Cuts
Ultramagnetic MC'sCritical Beatdown (Expanded Edition)Music On Vinyl
QuaidDreem StaticApron Records
Risqué IIIEssence Of A DreamDark Entries
Hudson MohawkeHudson's Heeters Vol. 1Warp Records
Khan JamalInfinityJazz Room Records
Lord & DegoLord & Dego2000black
Francisco Mora CatlettMora! IFar Out Recordings
Francisco Mora CatlettMora! I&IIFar Out Recordings
Francisco Mora CatlettMora! IIFar Out Recordings
La BelliniSatan In LoveGroovin Recordings
AutomaticSignal Remixes (inc. Sudan Archives & Peanut Butter Wolf remixes)Stones Throw
Shamek Farrah & Sonelius SmithThe World Of The Children (1977)Strata-East
Robert HoodUnderestimated EPM-Plant
ZopelarUniversoApron Records
Victor SimonelliVictor Simonelli EPGroovin Recordings
DillingerDread No WarriorCommon Ground International
Carlene DavisGod IsCommon Ground International
TenderloniousTek-88Dennis Ayler Music
Benji B presents: Deviation ClassicsVarious ArtistsDeviation
Craven FaultsErratics & UnconformitiesLeaf
Roy Davis Jr. & Peven EverettGabriel (Limited White Vinyl Edition)Large Records
Tina BrooksThe Waiting Game (Tone Poet Edition)Blue Note
Steve ReidNova (1976)Soul Jazz Records
Amanda WhitingAfter DarkJazzman
Marc MacJA-MAYE-KAOmniverse Records
Whatitdo Archive GroupThe Black Stone AffairRecord Kicks
The Boys From Nairobi: Benga & Rumba from 1980s KenyaVarious ArtistsNo Wahala Sounds
Caoilfhionn RoseTrulyGondwana Records
The RevolutionariesAddis Ababa VersionArchive Recordings
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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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)£30.00Original secondhand book in good condition
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 VenuesBy Dave Haslam
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,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Aretha: The Queen of SoulA Life in PhotographsSterling
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Loads and loads of amazing photographs by Meredith Ochs documenting...
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The Age of BowieHow David Bowie Made a World of DifferenceGallery Books
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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 innerIn stockAdd to Bag
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- New LP (180g) + Download Code£21.99In 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 1968-1980Various Artists180g
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)£26.00
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...
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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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Black Power 50Edited by Sylviane A. Diouf and Komozi WoodwardForeword by Khalil Gibran Muhammad
OVER 50% OFF! WICKED USA large format paperback - nice pix, loads of textBlack Power burst onto the world scene in 1966 with ideas, politics, and fashion...
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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!
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Everything you ever wanted to know about the music of Philadelphia....
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Disco PatrickThe Bootleg Guide To: Disco Acetates, Funk, Rap and Disco MedleysDisco Patrick
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This is the ultimate reference book that deals with the uncharted mysteries of disco acetates and bootleg vinyl medleys releases between...
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Lick MeHow I Became Cherry VanillaChicago Review Press
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The Jacksons LegacyFrom the Family ArchivesThames & Hudson Ltd
The Jacksons: Legacy is the first ever official book on the the Royal Family of Pop. This major volume reveals the untold, unseen and utterly unforgettable...
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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
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SubstanceInside New OrderDey St.
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