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Spiritual Jazz 15: A Tribute to 'TraneVarious ArtistsJazzman
Harold Land QuintetThe Peace-MakerVerve Records
Sound DimensionJamaica Soul Shake Vol. 1Soul Jazz Records
Maxx Traxx & Third RailMaxx Traxx: Third RailNumero
Studio One ScorcherInstrumentals at Studio OneSoul Jazz Records
Alien StarrWorld Of EcstasySoul Jazz Records
Jackie MittooLast Train To SkavilleSoul Jazz Records
Lee GambleModelsHyperdub
Lord EchoRarities 2010-2020: Japanese Tour SinglesSoundway
Studio One Roots 2Soul Jazz Records
Lady BlackbirdLBB Dubplate No 3: The Unreleased Remixes Volume 1Foundation Music Productions
Bixiga 70VaporGlitterbeat
Eccentric BoogieVarious ArtistsNumero
Slauson Malone 1EXCELSIORWarp
Various ArtistsHeavenly Remixes Volume 7Heavenly Recordings
Various ArtistsHeavenly Remixes Volume 8Heavenly Recordings
Various ArtistsHeavenly Remixes Volumes 7 & 8Heavenly Recordings
Creation RebelHostile EnvironmentOn U Sound
IDLESJoy as an Act of Resistance (Deluxe)Partisan Records
EmersonSending All My Love Out (feat. Egyptian Lover & D.I.E. remixes)Kalita
MndsgnSnaxxxStones Throw Records
Spiritual Jazz 14: PRIVATEVarious ArtistsJazzman
Manu DibangoSun ExplosionSoul Makossa
Don Cherry TrioThe ORTF Recordings Paris 1971CAZ PLAK
Harold BuddThe White ArcadesAll Saints Records
Space Funk 2Afro Futurist Electro Funk in Space 1976-84Soul Jazz Records
The Fantastic SoulsAfter Shower Funk / Soul To The People (Tom Moulton Mixes)Kay-Dee Records
Various ArtistsCrossed Wires IIILight Sounds Dark
Rude Rydims ExperimentEverybody BounceKay-Dee Records
Jorja Smithfalling or flyingFAMM
Francis OvercastI Ain't (Kenny Dope Remixes)Kay-Dee Records
Sven WunderLate AgainPiano Piano Records
Nervous GenderMusic From HellDark Entries
Dan Greenpeace & Diamond DNowhere To Run ToKay-Dee Records
Ryuichi SakamotoOngaku ZukanWewantsounds
Original secondhand hardback first edition w/dustjacket (sticker on side)
Various ArtistsThe Aesthetics of Japanese Electronic Music Vol 2
Cosmocities presents a brand new music project dedicated to Japanese electronic music. His influence on our vision and endeavours was paramount to the...
- 2×LP£32.99Expected 29 SepPreorder
Northern Soul 1993–1996 PHOTOZINEPhotographs by Elaine Constantine
90s' Northern Soul - nice pix in this groovy new photozine!
"It was Saturday night, the year was 1993, and I had recently moved to London to try to push...
- Book (200g)£10.00Expected 15 SepPreorder
Sound System Culture Jamaica & UK 1986–88 PHOTOZINEPhotographs by Wayne Tippetts
Excellent dancehall photos form the 1980s!Wayne Tippetts:
'It was at a ‘yard’ in the capital Kingston Jamaica on a hot and humid night, April 1986...
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Nu Groove Edits, Vol. 1
‘Nu Groove Edits, Vol. 1’ celebrates the champion of that quintessential New York house sound, Rheji Burrell. Together with his twin Rhano, the Burrell...
- – Jazz Documents - Secret Code (Bruise String Edit)
- – Tech Trax Inc. - Tech Trax Inc. (Acid Jerks Edit)
- – Houz’ Neegroz featuring Quiana - All Night Long (Phil Weeks Rework)
- – N.Y. House’n Authority - APT. 2A (Honey Dijon & Luke Solomon Edit)
- 1. – Jazz Documents - Secret Code (Bruise String Edit)
- 2. – Tech Trax Inc. - Tech Trax Inc. (Acid Jerks Edit)
- 3. – Houz’ Neegroz featuring Quiana - All Night Long (Phil Weeks Rework)
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- 12"£14.99Expected 22 SepPreorder
The Base and Jazz Den Cape Town, South Africa 1987–1989 PHOTOZINEPhotographs by Michael Wyeth
The Base was a popular nightclub at 88 Shortmarket Street in Cape Town’s historical city centre. It opened on 19 August 1987. Shortly afterwards, the...
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Ubiquitous Meh!Songs Wrought Wrong / Fecund With Love
Starting out as an organ and drum machine solo project for Luke Richards, Ubiquitous Meh! are now a fully-fledged band. Self-described as ‘Cult post-something...
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Boss Sounds: Classic Skinhead ReggaeBy Marc Griffiths
- Original Book (300g)£125.00Well read but solid conditionIn stockAdd to Bag
Be My BabyRonnie Spector - A memoir
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Hailed by Rolling Stone magazine as one of the greatest rock memoirs of all time, Be...
- Book (650g)£25.00 £12.00In stockAdd to Bag
Soul Jazz Records presentsStudio One Classics
Studio One Classics features a non-stop selection of stone-cold classic Studio One killers! Spanning 40 years of the legendary label, this album is a celebration...
- 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
- 1. The Skatalites – El Pussycat Ska
- 2. Carlton & The Shoes – Love Me Forever
- 3. Sound Dimension – Rockfort Rock
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- 2xLP (+ Download Code)£28.00In stockAdd to Bag
- MP3 Release£9.99In stockAdd to Bag
This Isn't Happening:Radiohead's 'Kid A' and the Beginning of the 21st Century
£12 OFF!!! THat's 60% OFF!! MORE THAN HALF-PRICE NEW USA HARDBACK BOOK
"This Isn't Happening is beyond a mere analysis of Kid A. It is a vast and contextual...
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You Are Beautiful and You Are Alone:The Biography of Nico
40% OFF!!!! £8 OFF!!!! NEW UK HARDBACK BOOK
A ROUGH TRADE, MOJO, UNCUT & LOUDER THAN WAR BOOK OF THE YEAR
A redemptive, myth-shattering biography...
- Book (900g)£20.00 £12.00In stockAdd to Bag
Lou ReedA Life
£10 OFF THIS NEW USA HARDBACK - JUST £15 - CURRENTLY £25 AND NONE ON AMAZON
Description:
As lead singer and songwriter for the Velvet Underground...
- Book (950g)£25.00 £15.00In stockAdd to Bag
Marvin Gaye, My BrotherBy Frankie Gaye
Currently £35 on Amazon. ONLY £12 here! NEW USA HARDBACK BOOK
The brother of the Motown legend shares his account of life with Marvin Gaye in this revealing,...
- Book (650g)£24.00 £12.00In stockAdd to Bag
Sound Pictures:the Life of Beatles Producer George Martin, the Later Years, 1966-2016
£8 OFF!! That's 40% OFF!!!! NEW UK HARDBACK BOOKAbout the book ...SOUND PICTURES offers a powerful glimpse into the mind, the music, and the man behind...
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Long Train Runnin'The Doobie Brothers
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"The Doobie Brothers' saga truly is one of the untold stories in rock." --Rolling Stone"Founding...
- Book (700g)£25.00 £12.00In stockAdd to Bag
Janette Beckman — Hip Hop Years The B Sides 1982-2020 PHOTOZINEPhotographs by Janette Beckman
First time ever in print for this new second selection of Janette Beckman's amazing hip-hop photography. Featuring Roxanne Shante, Rakim, Bambaataa, Scott...
- Book (200g)£10.00In stockAdd to Bag
Wu-Tang Clan 1994-2004 PHOTOZINEPhotographs by Eddie Otchere
'Of Wu Tang and things…I’d say off the bat it’s the Ol' dirty bastard, asking me to destroy the negatives, that will never leave me. Meth showing...
- Book (200g)£10.00In stockAdd to Bag
Billboard Book of Brazilian Musicby Chris McGowan
- Original Book (600g)£25.00Original out of print book in good conditionIn stockAdd to Bag
Outside the Lines:Lost photographs of punk and new wave's most iconic albums
ONLY £10!!! CHEAPER THAN AMAZON!!!! UK HARDBACK BOOKDescriptionEveryone recognises the iconic photo from the cover of the Ramones' self-titled album of...
- Book (900g)£15.00 £10.00In stockAdd to Bag
Notting Hill Sound Systems PHOTOZINEPhotographs by Brian David Stevens
Unbelievably good photo-zine featuring Notting Hill Carnival soundsystem speakers. Speaker box porn, speakers as surreal ghost in the machine monsters!
Awesome...
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Notting Hill Carnival 1974 PHOTOZINEPhotographs by Chris Miles
Unbelievably good photo-zine about Notting Hill Carnival 1974 -wicked and joyous photos! Know history - buy this!
Awesome small and beautiful photo-zine....
- Book (200g)£10.00In stockAdd to Bag
Teach Yourself Ballroom Dancingby Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing
- Original Book (350g)£10.00Original out of print paperback in good conditionIn stockAdd to Bag
Disco PogoIssue 3
Disco Pogo is the new, bi-annual, electronic music magazine from the original founders of seminal 90s title Jockey Slut.
Issue 3 is a heavyweight 220...
- Magazine (300g)£15.00Grace Jones coverExpected 10 MayPreorder
- Magazine (300g)£15.00Roisin Murphy cover
Rasta RevelationBy Jah Shakespear
n Kingston, Jamaica, Ras Fire is murdered, a Dutch Rasta man with very special characteristics. Johan Bode travels to Jamaica to investigate the case on...
- Book (650g)£15.00In stockAdd to Bag
Alias David Bowieby Peter Gillman and Leni Gillman
- Original Book (1kg)£10.00Secondhand out of print paperbackIn stockAdd to Bag
Soul SurvivorsBy Russ Winstanley
"I really enjoyed the book, Russ Winstanley seems a real ebullient guy but towards the end it wasnt really all about the music but about the money. They...
- Original Book (650g)£20.00Secondhand out of print paperback in good conditionIn stockAdd to Bag
Manuel de la CruzEl Petroleo (1979)
- – El Petroleo
- 1. – El Petroleo
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- Original 7"£15.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Unplayed original Tex-Mex 45In stockAdd to Bag
Cypherby Charles Peterson
Peterson takes a fresh look at the phenomenon of breakdancing with his own brand of fine art documentation. He focuses not only on some of the most radical...
- Book (650g)£25.00In stockAdd to Bag
Dusty Springfield:The Classic Biography Revised and Updated
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About the book:
‘Provocative and deadly accurate’ – Time OutDusty Springfield was one of our greatest...
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Why Me?:The Sammy Davis, Jr. Story
With wit and candor, rage and integrity, Sammy Davis, Jr. reflects on the dark side of his superstardom--his fear of losing his appeal, alcoholism, his...
- Original Book (800g)£15.00Secondhand hardback book in good condIn stockAdd to Bag
The Synthesizer Generator: A System for Constructing Language-Based Editorsby Thomas W. Reps
This book is a detailed account of the Synthesizer Generator, a system for creat ing specialized editors that are customized for editing particular languages....
- Original Book (700g)£30.00Secondhand hardback in good conditionIn stockAdd to Bag
Maximum Volume:The Life of Beatles Producer George Martin, the Early Years, 1926-1966
£8 OFF!!! 40% OFF!!!! NEW UK HARDBACK BOOK
About the book...
George Martin - the man, the mind, the music. This is the story of the legendary Beatles...
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Mondo Exotica:Sounds, Visions, Obsessions of the Cocktail Generation
- Original Book (600g)£12.00Original secondhand book in good conditionIn stockAdd to Bag
DubstepThe Icon Catalogue Dubstep Vol. 1
UK Dubstep massive!
The Icon Catalogue is a series of small A6 zines profiling 40 record labels in dance music genres - Jungle, UK Garage and Dubstep....
- Book (250g)£7.00In stockAdd to Bag
Jungle Vol. 1The Icon Catalogue Jungle Vol. 1
Calling all Junglists!
The Icon Catalogue is a series of small A6 zines profiling 40 record labels in dance music genres - Jungle, UK Garage and Dubstep....
- Book (250g)£7.00In stockAdd to Bag
Lovers and StrangersAn Immigrant History of Post-War BritainPenguin
Drawing on an amazing array of unusual and surprising sources, Clair Wills' wonderful new book brings to life the incredible diversity and strangeness...
- Book (350g)£10.99
Full Crewby Karline SmithThe X Press
Yardie style. out of print uk paperback set in Manchester. Karline Smith is 'the first black British female crime writer'
- Original Book (300g)£9.00Vinyl condition: VG+
Focus Music of South AfricaRoutledge
Great book, comes with free CD.
"Focus on Music of South Africa" provides an in-depth look at the full spectrum of South African music, a musical culture...
- Book (600g)£41.99
From Jazz Funk & Fusion To Acid JazzThe History Of The UK Jazz Dance Scene By SnowboyAuthorHouse
This is the first time the history of the uniquely British 'Jazz Dance' scene has been documented in such depth, written over a period of 10 years by Mark...
- Book (700g)£19.99
Policing By Multi-Racial ConsentThe Handsworth Experience By John BrownBedford Square Press
- Original Book (250g)£10.00Secondhand paperback in ok condition ex library with stamps, some wear to cover
Linton Kwesi JohnsonSelected Poems
Now including an afterword and new poems by the author and an introduction by Gary YoungePioneering poet Linton Kwesi Johnson has revolutionized English...
- Book (250g)£9.99
Language In Jamaicaby Pauline ChristieArawak Publications
The author, as her life's work, has studied language in Jamaica. As a result of her extensive study and anaysis, she has determined that the best approach...
- Book (200g)£9.99
Black Music In Our CultureCurricular Ideas On The Subjects, Materials And ProblemsKent State University Press
Second-hand ex-library hardback book w/dustjacket in plastic covering
- Original Book (400g)£30.00Sleeve condition: VGOriginal USA hardback book,
100% Guarantee on this and all Original books & records at Sounds Of The Universe - 'if you're not happy we're not happy' or your money back!In stockAdd to Bag
Linton Kwesi JohnsonTime Come: Selected Prose
'Key to understanding black British history' - Sunday Times'Sharp and still relevant' - Zadie Smith'A mosaic of wise, urgent and moving pieces' - Kit de...
- Book (600g)£20.00
Black Popular MusicIn Britain Since 1945Routledge
Black Popular Music in Britain Since 1945 provides the first broad scholarly discussion of this music since 1990. The book critically examines key moments...
- Book (450g)£39.99
Colonial Immigrants In A British CityA Class Analysis By John Rex And Sally TomlinsonRKP
Secondhand out of print paperback in good condition
- Original Book (500g)£20.00
Shades Of BlackAssembling Black Arts In 1980s BritainDuke University Press
Import USA Paperback editionIn the 1980s - at the height of Thatcherism and in the wake of civil unrest and rioting in a number of British cities - the...
- Book (1.2kg)£25.99 £15.00
Hurricane Hits England: An Anthology of Writing About Black Britainby Anyekachi WambuContinuum
- Book (600g)£10.00Like new USA paperbackIn stockAdd to Bag
The RastafariansBy Leonard E. BarrettBeacon Press
The classic work on the history and beliefs of the Rastafarians, whose roots of protest go back to the seventeenth-century maroon societies of escaped...
- Original Book (350g)£15.00secondhand book (blue cover) bit of wearIn stockAdd to Bag
- Book (350g)£18.99
This Is How We FlowRhythm In Black CulturesUniversity Of South Carolina Press
These essays explore the meaning, motif and theme of rhythm in black cultures throughout the USA and Africa. They discuss music and dance, the visual...
- Book (450g)£20.00 £10.00
Rave onGlobal Adventures in Electronic Dance MusicSerpents Tail
Electronic dance music was once the utopian frontier of pop culture. But three decades after the acid house 'summer of love', it has gone from subculture...
- Book (650g)£10.99
Lee PerryDisco Devil Volume 3 (6 More Classics From The Black Ark Studio 1977-79)Studio 16
3rd instalment of the Disco Devil Black Ark series featuring Max Romeo, Jolly Brothers,Leroy Sibbles, Devon Irons and more.
- Jolly Brothers – Conscious Man (Seven Leaves 12" Mix 1977)
- Max Romeo – Norman (Upsetter 12" Mix 1978)
- Leroy Sibbles – Garden Of Life (Big Spanner Disco Ajax 12" Mix 1978)
- King Scratch – Dread Lion (Black Art 12" 1977)
- The Mistic – Forward With The Orthodox (Special 7" edit 2019)
- Devon Irons – When Jah Come (Special 7" edit 2019)
- 1. Jolly Brothers – Conscious Man (Seven Leaves 12" Mix 1977)
- 2. Max Romeo – Norman (Upsetter 12" Mix 1978)
- 3. Leroy Sibbles – Garden Of Life (Big Spanner Disco Ajax 12" Mix 1978)
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- LP£15.00In stockAdd to Bag
Networks of Sound, Style and Subversion:by Nick CrossleyManchester
This book examines the birth of punk in the UK and its transformation, within a short period of time, into post-punk. Deploying innovative concepts of...
- Book (450g)£17.99
Soul Rebels The RastafariBy William F Lewis
Very good book about Rastafarianism. Nice case studies of different ways of like in Jamaica and USA.
Secondhand USA paperback book
- Original Book (300g)£15.00In stockAdd to Bag
Changing Britannia: Life Experience with Britain
Includes Linton Kwesi Johnson
- Original Book (400g)£20.00Orig ex-library paperback with stamps etc, plastic covering in good condition
Art of the South African TownshipsGavin YoungeThames and Hudson Ltd.
- Original Book (800g)£10.00Second-hand paperback book
JamaicaDebt And PovertyOxfam Publications (1992)
Secondhand original paperback book
Description:
Jamaica's mounting external debt problems throughout the 1980s, and the associated package of structural...
- Original Book (200g)£8.00
Inside BabylonThe Caribbean Diaspora in BritainBy Winston James and Clive Harris (1993)
This collection aims to reflect the varied experience of the Caribbean diaspora in Britain. The contributors set out to show how employers and police,...
- Original Book (500g)£10.00secondhand paperback in good cond