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Lloyd HemmingsAfrica / African DubEagle
Joy WhiteCheck You DaughterLove
Bonnie GayleHow Many StrongsLove
YaadcoreNo Fenke Fenke12 Yaad Records
HauschkaA Different ForestSony
Alternative Funk: Volume 2Various ArtistsPlatform 23
StarrI WonderFederal Green Records
Peter BroderickPeter Broderick & Friends Play Arthur RussellPretty Purgatory
StarrShe's So Fine (Dance Mix)Federal Green Records
Evil EdA New Way Of Thinking / Great ExpectationsHidden Identity Productions
Klim BeatsCrystalsVillage Live
Soul Jazz Records presents Eddie RussFresh Out (1974)Soul Jazz Records
Freddie McKayGiving You Try GirlRock A Shacka
Jackpot Jive Vol.1 - Rare South African 45s 1973-1982Various ArtistsMasterlabs Records
BB SeatonJah Help Those Who Help ThemselvesRoots International
Soul Jazz Records presents Steve Reid featuring the Legendary Master BrotherhoodNova (1976)Soul Jazz Records
SimbadReconnectSwedish Brandy
Charles BrackeenRhythm X (The Music Of Charles Brackeen)Strata-East
Paul DeMarinisSongs Without ThroatsBlack Truffle
Larry MarshallSuspicionRock A Shacka
InfinitiTechno Por Favor / SundogPreservation Sound
Africa Airways Five: Brace Brace Boogie 1976-1982Various ArtistsAfrica Seven
Zero 7Aurora / MonoMake
Kel AssoufBlack TenereGlitterbeat
José PharosBoucles RythmiquesLe Très Groove Club
Thomas XuDifferent WisdomsSteady Flight Circle
The Astral WalkersDon't Fear The SoundNeeds Music
Maurice LoucaElephantineNorthern Spy
Theon CrossFyahGearbox Records
The Sisters LoveGive Me Your LoveSoul Brother Records
KumasiI Know You Feel ItSmiling C
TataIt's A MessSharp Flat
Nubiyan TwistJungle RunStrut
Shahid WheelerJust One Dance Before You GoMelodies International
DecadanceOn And On (Fears Keep On)Mannequin
Gladys Knight And The PipsOn And On: The Buddah / Columbia AnthologySoul Music Records
FIT & KMSabotenFit Sound
Andy BeyShades Of BeyKoKo Music
Ilhan ErsahinSilverNublu Records
Joe Armon-JonesStarting Today In DubBrownswood Recordings
Simiah & The Phantom EnsembleConnectionsKingUnderground
K-LONEDance of the VampiresIdle Hands
The Polyversal SoulsFeqer Feqer NewPhilophon
Lamont DozierGoing Back To My RootsGroovin Recordings
Pye Corner AudioHollow EarthGhost Box
The New CreationThe Fish Song / Elijah KnowsSoul Junction
Paul Jansen & ZnDe Toerisme EPDe Vrije Keijser
SevilleOne Down And You To Go / Show Me The WayFederal Green Records
Frankie JonesNatty Dread Locks ControlJah B Records
SampologyMt Glorious (feat. Georgia Ann Muldrow, Dudley Perkins & Jordan Rakei)Middle Name Records
- Original LP£20.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+100% Guarantee on this and all Original Vinyl at Sounds Of The Universe - 'if you're not happy we're not happy' or your money back!
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- Esther Phillips – Use Me
Includes Esther's killer version of Bill Wither's 'Use Me'
Original = Original USA Vinyl VG+ /Sleeve VG+ (in shrink)
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Esther PhillipsFrom A Whisper To A Scream (1971)Kudu
This is a killer funky soul fusion album on Kudu featuring Phillips' great version of the Gil Scott-Heron classic "Home Is Where The Hatred Is". Line-up...
- CD£8.99In stockAdd to Bag
- Original LP£25.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+(surface marks plays fine)
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Esther PhillipsFor All We Know (1976)Kudu
Following on from "What A Diff'rence A Day Makes" a year earlier, Esther continues with disco-boogie arrangements by guitarist Joe Beck, updating standards...
- Original LP£12.00In stockAdd to Bag
Hank CrawfordI Hear A Symphony (1975)Kudu
"Move You No Mountain" - definitive Loft/Garage jazz funk classic version! Dancers only.
- Hank Crawford – I'll Move You No Mountain
- Original LP£15.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original = Original USA Vinyl cutout
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Idris MuhammadBoogie To The TopKudu
A much welcomed reissue of the 1978 Idris Muhammad gem ‘Boogie To The Top’. Released a year after, arguably, Idris’ most well-known anthem, ‘Could...
- Idris Muhammad – Boogie To The Top (Disco Version)
- Idris Muhammad – Boogie To The Top (Edited Version)
- 1. Boogie To The Top (Disco Version)
- 2. Boogie To The Top (Edited Version)
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- 12"£8.99In stockAdd to Bag
Grover Washington JrFeels So Good (1975)Kudu
All-time killer funk jazz produced by Creed Taylor. Includes the seminal breaks-and-sampled to death cuts 'Hydra" and 'Knucklehead' and more. Seminal stuff!
- Grover Washington Jr – It Feels So Good
- Grover Washington Jr – Hydra
- Original LP£20.00Vinyl condition: NM-Sleeve condition: NM-Original USA vinyl - Mint, sealed, opened once
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Esther Phillips W/BeckWhat A Diff'rence A Day Makes (1975)Kudu
Stellar CTI, Creed Taylor production, arranged by and featuring guitarist Joe Beck, that gave Esther her biggest hit, the discotastic title track, but...
- Esther Phillips W/Beck – What a diff'rence a day makes
- Esther Phillips W/Beck – Mister magic
- 2. What a diff'rence a day makes
- 3. Mister magic
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- Original LP£12.00In stockAdd to Bag
Esther PhillipsFrom A Whisper To A Scream (1971)Kudu
This is a killer funky soul fusion album on Kudu featuring Phillips' great version of the Gil Scott-Heron classic "Home Is Where The Hatred Is". Line-up...
- CD£8.99In stockAdd to Bag
- Original LP£25.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+(surface marks plays fine)
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Esther PhillipsFor All We Know (1976)Kudu
Following on from "What A Diff'rence A Day Makes" a year earlier, Esther continues with disco-boogie arrangements by guitarist Joe Beck, updating standards...
- Original LP£12.00In stockAdd to Bag
Johnny HammondBreakout (1971)Kudu
KILLER - check the audio! Long out of print! Heavyweight organ funk. Soul jazz organ groover Hammond is joined by Grover Washington and...
- Johnny Hammond – breakout
- LP£12.99In stockAdd to Bag
Joe BeckBeck (1975)Kudu
Tough fusion from guitarist Joe Beck with Will Lee on bass (Spike Lee's dad), Ray Mantilla on congas and more on collectible CTI offshoot label Kudu, produced...
- Original LP£12.00In stockAdd to Bag
Phil Upchurch And Tennyson StephensUpchurch/Tennyson (1975)Kudu
Includes a wicked moody left-field version of Rotary Connection's classic "Black Gold Of The Sun"!
USA ORIGINAL VINYL
- Phil Upchurch And Tennyson Stephens – Black Gold
- Original LP£15.00In stockAdd to Bag
Ann SextonThe Beginning (1977)Sound Stage 7
Wicked, wicked, wicked funky female Memphis southern soul.
- New LP £12.99In stockAdd to Bag
Don BlackmanDon BlackmanGRP
This has to be the greatest rare groove album ever: it's brimming with classic tracks such as the 2 step perfection of Heart's Desire, Holding You Loving...
- Don Blackman – Hearts Desire
- Don Blackman – Holding You Loving You
- Don Blackman – Let Your Concience Be Your Guide
- Don Blackman – Since Youve Been Away So Long
- Don Blackman – Never Miss A Thing
- 2. Hearts Desire
- 3. Holding You Loving You
- View full info and tracklisting
- CD£10.99
- Reissue LP£13.99In stockAdd to Bag
Sabu MartinezAfro TempleTico
The holy grail of Latin Funk! Originally released in Sweden in the late 70s, this was Sabu Martinez's supreme left-field heavy, heavy, heavy latin funk...
- Sabu Martinez – Meapestaculo
- Sabu Martinez – Afro temple
- Sabu Martinez – All camels hump
- Sabu Martinez – Hotel alyssa-sousse, tunisia
- 2. Meapestaculo
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- New LP £11.99
Dorothy AshbyAfro-Harping (1968)Cadet
Definitive deep funky album from harpist Dorothy Ashby. Excellent late 60's soulful jazz harp recorded for Chess with arrangements by Richard Evans and...
- Dorothy Ashby – Soul Vibrations
- Dorothy Ashby – Come Live With Me
- 1. Soul Vibrations
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- Reissue LP£13.99
Gil Scott-Heron & Brian JacksonWinter In AmericaStrata-East
Classic, classic album originally on Strata East and featuring 'The Bottle'. Gil Scott Heron is a legendary soul/jazz/spoken word hero and this is one...
- New LP (180g)£14.99
Patrice RushenPrelusionPrestige
Brilliant funky deep jazz featuring Joe Henderson, Ndugu and Hadley Caliman.
- Reissue LP£11.99In stockAdd to Bag
Dorothy AshbyThe Rubaiyat Of Dorothy AshbyCadet
Classic album from jazz harpist Dorothy Ashby, originally released in 1970 on the Cadet label, and produced by Richard Evans! Her funkiest album...
- Dorothy Ashby – The Moving Finger
- Reissue LP£13.99In stockAdd to Bag
The Lafayette Afro Rock BandMalikAs The Record Turns Inc.
Legendary funk album with loads of great tracks and much sampled breaks, recorded by a group of American musicians living in Paris in the early 1970's.
- Reissue LP£14.99
Lloyd McNeill QuartetWashington Suite (1970)Soul Jazz Records
New edition of this very rare deep spiritual jazz album (currently £400 on Discogs for an original!) first released as a private-press album in 1970 on...
- Lloyd McNeill Quartet – Home Rule
- Lloyd McNeill Quartet – Just 71% Moor
- Lloyd McNeill Quartet – 2504 Cliffbourne Pl.
- Lloyd McNeill Quartet – Fountain In The Circle
- Lloyd McNeill Quartet – City Tryptych
- Lloyd McNeill Quartet – Fountain In The Circle
- 1. Home Rule
- 2. Just 71% Moor
- 3. 2504 Cliffbourne Pl.
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- LP + Download Code£17.99
- CD£11.99In stockAdd to Bag
- MP3 Release£7.99In stockAdd to Bag
Marlena ShawThe Spice Of Life (1969)Cadet
All-time seminal album from Marlena Shaw recorded for Chess in 1969, arranged and produced by the great Charles Stepney and Richard Evans, featuring the...
- Marlena Shaw – Woman of the ghetto
- 1. Woman of the ghetto
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- New LP £11.99
- CD£7.99In stockAdd to Bag
Paul JacksonBlack Octopus (1978)Eastworld
Absolutely seminal album of rare groove funk jazz from Headhunters' bass player Paul Jackson. All-star line-up featuring Herbie Hancock, Bernie Maupin,...
- Paul Jackson – Tiptoe Thru The Ghetto
- New LP £13.99In stockAdd to Bag
Mark GrusaneThe Real Sound Of Mark GrusaneBBE
Having co-compiled two albums, The Real Sound of Chicago and The Real Sound of Chicago and Beyond for BBE, DJ and producer Mark Grusane steps out of the...
- Africano – Open Your Hearts (Mark Grusane Edit)
- Sémaj – All Should Be In All (Mark Grusane Edit)
- Frank Pellico – Copa Cabana (Mark Grusane Edit)
- Brief Encounter – What About Love (Mark Grusane Edit)
- Choker Campbell – Carioca (Mark Grusane Edit)
- Shabadoo – Do It (Mark Grusane Edit)
- Daniele Patucchi – Sacrifice
- Yan Tregger – Riff On (Mark Grusane Spend The Night Edit)
- 1. Africano – Open Your Hearts (Mark Grusane Edit)
- 2. Sémaj – All Should Be In All (Mark Grusane Edit)
- 3. Frank Pellico – Copa Cabana (Mark Grusane Edit)
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- 2×LP£27.99
- CD£12.99In stockAdd to Bag
Confidence ManOut The Window (feat. Andrew Weatherall & Greg Wilson remixes)Heavenly
Hand stamped 12" limited to just 250 copies featuring Greg Wilson and Andrew Weatherall remixes! That big balearic tune off the groups album gets a couple...
- Confidence Man – Out The Window (Greg Wilson & Ché Wilson Mix)
- Confidence Man – Out The Window (Andrew Weatherall Remix)
- 1. Out The Window (Greg Wilson & Ché Wilson Mix)
- 2. Out The Window (Andrew Weatherall Remix)
- View full info and tracklisting
- 12"£11.99
Boombox Early Independent Hip Hop, Electro and Disco Rap 79 - 82PosterSoul Jazz Records
Oh yes! 50 x 70cm KILLER poster!!
Choose "Poster Freepost" if you want this poster sent with any other item at NO extra postage charge (poster will be...
- Poster Freepost£3.00In stockAdd to Bag
- Poster Folded£3.00In stockAdd to Bag
- Poster+Tube£3.00In stockAdd to Bag
Aretha FranklinLive At Fillmore West (1971)Atlantic
This is easily one of the finest live albums ever recorded. Aretha is on superb form, taking the crowd from the impossibly fast and energetic Respect,...
- Aretha Franklin – Respect
- Aretha Franklin – Bridge Over Troubled Water
- 1. Respect
- 3. Bridge Over Troubled Water
- View full info and tracklisting
- Original LP£40.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG100% Guarantee on this and all Original Vinyl at Sounds Of The Universe - 'if you're not happy we're not happy' or your money back!
- CD Obi Strip£7.99
John ColtraneBoth Directions At Once: The Lost AlbumImpulse!
On March 6, 1963, John Coltrane and his classic quartet - McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, and Elvin Jones - recorded an entire studio album at the legendary...
- John Coltrane – Untitled Original 11383 (Take 1)
- 1. Untitled Original 11383 (Take 1)
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- 2×LP Deluxe vinyl£29.99In stockAdd to Bag
- LP£21.99In stockAdd to Bag
- 2×CD Deluxe£16.99In stockAdd to Bag
- CD£12.99In stockAdd to Bag
Black Fire! New Spirits! PosterSoul Jazz Records
Large deep, spiritual jazz poster for your bedroom wall, innit.
Oh yes! 50 x 70cm KILLER poster!!
Choose "Poster Freepost" if you want this poster sent...
- Poster Freepost£3.00In stockAdd to Bag
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Soul On The Real Side #8Various ArtistsOutta Sight
Another wicked soul comp. from the Outta Sight crew feat. gems from the likes of Sam Dees, Bobby Womack, Nina Simone, Major Lance and more - plus an exclusive...
- Eugene Record – Overdose Of Joy
- Vivian Reed – Save Your Love For Me
- Nina Simone – Touching & Caring
- Salena Jones – Am I The Same Girl (Soulful Strut)
- The Mob – I'd Like To See More Of You
- 1. Eugene Record – Overdose Of Joy
- 2. Vivian Reed – Save Your Love For Me
- 3. Nina Simone – Touching & Caring
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- CD£10.99
Antonio Carlos JobimStone FlowerSony BMG
Jobim on CTI from 1970 with label stalwarts Joe Farrell, Hubert Laws and Ron Carter, arranged and conducted by Deodato. Nice deep instrumental - heavier...
- Reissue LP£11.99In stockAdd to Bag
- CD£11.99
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£12.99
Elis ReginaSamba, Eu Canto Assim !Universal Sound
Soul Jazz Original Brazil Classics:
In 1965, Elis Regina dominated the world of Brazilian music. Riding high on her success, the powerfully-voiced singer...
- Elis Regina – Reza
- Elis Regina – Menino Das Laranjas
- Elis Regina – Por Um Amor Maior
- Elis Regina – Joao Valentao
- Elis Regina – Maria Do Maranhao
- Elis Regina – Resolucao
- Elis Regina – Sou Sem Paz
- Elis Regina – Pot - Pourri: Consolacao / Berimbau / Tem Do
- Elis Regina – Aleluia
- Elis Regina – Eternidade
- Elis Regina – Preciso Aprender A Ser So
- Elis Regina – Ultimo Canto
- 1. Reza
- 2. Menino Das Laranjas
- 3. Por Um Amor Maior
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Ann SextonLoving You, Loving MeSeventy Seven Records
1973 debut LP from Ann Sexton - it's a classic!
- New LP £12.99In stockAdd to Bag
Mulatu Astatke And His Ethiopian QuintetAfro-Latin SoulWorthy Records
Ethio-jazz hero Mulatu Astake and His Ethiopian Quintet "Afro-Latin Soul" album from 1966! As the title suggest this is more leaning towards the Latin-soul...
- New LP £14.99In stockAdd to Bag
Kim TolliverCome And Get Me I'm ReadyReel Music
Reissue of Kim Tolliver's 1973 album 'Come And Get Me I'm Ready' - the album that made her a name in deep soul music. Originally...
- Kim Tolliver – The Other Side Of Town
- Kim Tolliver – She Don't Know You (Like I Do)
- Kim Tolliver – Come And Get Me I'm Ready
- Kim Tolliver – The Way He Used To
- Kim Tolliver – I Need You (Come As You Are) / Drop Whatever You're Doing
- Kim Tolliver – Takin' A Woman's Stand
- Kim Tolliver – I'm Losing The Feeling
- Kim Tolliver – Learn To Get Along Without You
- 1. The Other Side Of Town
- 2. She Don't Know You (Like I Do)
- 3. Come And Get Me I'm Ready
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- CD£12.99
Esther PhillipsFrom A Whisper To A Scream (1971)Kudu
This is a killer funky soul fusion album on Kudu featuring Phillips' great version of the Gil Scott-Heron classic "Home Is Where The Hatred Is". Line-up...
- CD£8.99In stockAdd to Bag
- Original LP£25.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+(surface marks plays fine)
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