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La Compagnie CréoleA.I.É (Larry Levan Unreleased Remixes)Pardonnez-nous
In The Red Volume 2: A Britfunk Selection by Saint-JamesVarious ArtistsChuwanaga
PedroShe is EPWolf Music
ProtojeBlood MoneyMr Bongo
Space FarmEgyptology 0.5Left Ear Records
Pat KellyIt's A Good Day / VersionRoom In The Sky
Jayda G & Alexa DashLeave Room 2 BreatheNinja Tune
River YarraLucky BoyAntinote
MATstudio (Jonny Nash & Suzanne Kraft)MATstudio 1Melody As Truth
D.K.Mystic Warrior EPAntinote
DJ NobuOn-NetohNo 'Label'
Digitaldubs, Gilberto Gil & Jeru BantoRefavela RemixMuzamba
Ital HornsRemains Of The DayPartial Records
Jayda GSignificant ChangesNinja Tune
The Inn House Crew ft. Megumi MesakuThe PreacherRoom In The Sky
Delroy EdwardsWagon WheelsL.I.E.S.
DanteWhat Cha Been Up To?Palace Outfitters
KC White & Wailing SoulsCan't Get NowhereKC Soul Proff
KC WhiteI Won't CryKC Soul Proff
Derrick Morgan & Pauline MorganKing For TonightHop
Lee PerryMad HouseUpsetter
Soul TwinsPound Get A BlowUpsetter
Max RomeoSexy NattyBlack Art
Derrick Morgan & PaulineSomeoneHop
The PioneersTickle Me For DaysBoss
PoptartPete8 CavitiesPaxico Records
Enos McLeodDub HouseAmussu Music
Clifford Jordan QuartetGlass Bead GamesStrata-East / Pure Pleasure
FZPZHidden PersonasDarker Than Wax
Take Us Home: Boston Roots Reggae (From 1979 to 1988)Various ArtistsCultures Of Soul
Damu The FudgemunkVictorious Visions (Dreams & Vibrations Instrumentals)Redefinition Records
King TubbyA Noisy PlaceGet On Down
Alemayehu Eshete & The Polyversal SoulsAddis Abeba BetePhilophon
Rian TreanorATAXIAPlanet Mu
August GreeneAugust GreeneFat Beats Records
Dexter StoryBahirSoundway
CzarfaceCzarface Meets GhostfaceSilver Age
Smoke DZADon't Smoke Rock (Limited Edition Turquoise Vinyl)Babygrande
Culross CloseForgotten OnesEsencia
Gangster Music Vol. 1 (feat. Kaytranada, Jonwayne, Mndsgn, Budgie)Various ArtistsAll City Records
Sarah TandyInfection In The SentenceJazz Re:freshed
Damu The Fudgemunk & Raw PoeticInstrumentals from The Reflecting SeaRedefinition Records
PowerlineJourney / Double JourneyMr Bongo
Mr. GreenLast Of The Classic Beats
KreidlerMosaik 2014 (10th Anniversary Edition)Italic
Dwight TribleMothershipGearbox Records
AtmosfearMotivation / ExtractMr Bongo
DJ Spinna / XL Middleton & Zackey Force FunkNew Directions In Funk Vol. 4Soul Clap
Star Band De DakarPsicodelia Afro-Cubana de SenegalOstinato Records
Keith & TexStop That TrainGet On Down
- CD SMCR5120£8.99In stockAdd to Bag
- Original LP£25.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+(surface marks plays fine)
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- 1. Home Is Where The Hatred Is
- 2. From A Whisper To A Scream
- 3. To Lay Down Beside You
- 4. That's All Right With me
- 5. 'Till My Back Ain't Got No Bone
- 6. Sweet Touch Of Love
- 7. Baby, I'm For Real
- 8. Your Love Is So Doggone Good
- 9. Scarred Knees
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 includes Airto, Pretty Purdie, Pee Wee Ellis, Hank Crawford and more.
Esther PhillipsAlone Again, Naturally (1972)Kudu
Includes Esther's killer version of Bill Wither's 'Use Me'
Original = Original USA Vinyl VG+ /Sleeve VG+ (in shrink)100% Guarantee on this and all Original...
- Esther Phillips – Use Me
- 1. Use Me
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- 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 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
Dave MatthewsGotta Be Where You Are / Shoogie Wanna Boogie (1976)Kudu
Spacey, funky jazz disco produced by Creed Taylor on Kudu/CTI.Original unplayed USA 45
- Dave Matthews – Gotta Be Where You Are
- 2. Gotta Be Where You Are
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- Original 7"£8.00In 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)
- View full info and tracklisting
- 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
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! - CD£7.99In stockAdd to Bag
Esther PhillipsAlone Again, Naturally (1972)Kudu
Includes Esther's killer version of Bill Wither's 'Use Me'
Original = Original USA Vinyl VG+ /Sleeve VG+ (in shrink)100% Guarantee on this and all Original...
- Esther Phillips – Use Me
- 1. Use Me
- View full info and tracklisting
- 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 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
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
Roy Ayers UbiquityRed, Black & Green (1976)Polydor
Classic Roy Ayers album featuring deep jazz legend Harry Whitaker on keyboards alongside Strata East musicians Charles Tolliver and Sonny Fortune! Funky...
- Roy Ayers Ubiquity – Henceforth
- Roy Ayers Ubiquity – Red, Black, & Green
- Roy Ayers Ubiquity – Cocoa Butter
- Roy Ayers Ubiquity – Rhythms of Your Mind
- Roy Ayers Ubiquity – Papa Was a Rolling Stone
- 2. Henceforth
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- Reissue LP£12.99In 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
Chocolate MilkAction Speaks Louder Than WordsRCA
Essential rare groove masterpiece!
- Reissue LP£11.99In stockAdd to Bag
- CD£10.99
Roy Ayers UbiquityLifelinePolydor
- Original LP£20.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VGOriginal USA Vinyl cutout top right
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Irma ThomasWish Someone Would Care (1964)Imperial
Excellent southern female soul from New Orleans legend on this rare LP
- New LP £14.99In stockAdd to Bag
Ann SextonLoving You, Loving MeSeventy Seven Records
1973 debut LP from Ann Sexton - it's a classic!
- New LP £12.99In stockAdd to Bag
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)£14.99In stockAdd to Bag
Studio One Black Man's Pride 3 : None Shall Escape The Judgement Of The AlmightySoul Jazz Records
This is the latest new installment of Soul Jazz Records’ on-going collection of Rastafarian music at Studio One, featuring classic material from legendary...
- Horace Andy – Conscious Dread Lock
- The Gladiators – A Prayer To Thee
- Freddie McGregor – Beat Down Babylon
- The Manchesters – Selassie Bandman
- The Mellodies – Dread Oppression
- Big Joe – Jah Jah Help Us
- Horace Andy – Oh Lord Why Lord
- Lloyd Jones & The Super Natural Six – Get Up and Try
- The Wailing Souls – Can't Catch Me
- The Nightingales – Jehovah
- Alphanso Stewart – It's No Secret
- Errol Dunkley – Satisfaction
- Mr Manchester – Give Natty Dread Glory
- Lincoln (Sugar) Minott – Wrong Doers
- Noel Campbell & The Gladiators Band – Sufferation
- African Brothers – No Cup No Brock
- Zoot Simms – When The Time Comes
- Glen Miller – Whey No Dead
- 1. Horace Andy – Conscious Dread Lock
- 2. The Gladiators – A Prayer To Thee
- 3. Freddie McGregor – Beat Down Babylon
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- 2xLP + Download Code£19.99In stockAdd to Bag
- CD£11.99In stockAdd to Bag
- MP3 Release£7.99In stockAdd to Bag
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£12.99In stockAdd to Bag
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
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 24 Carat BlackGhetto: Misfortune’s WealthStax
HEAVY, HEAVY, HEAVY break-heavy deep, deep funk - check out the incredible vocal cut Ghetto Misfortunes Wealth and the moody left-field instrumental cut...
- The 24 Carat Black – Ghetto: Misfortune's Wealth
- The 24 Carat Black – 24-Carat Black (Theme)
- New LP (180g)£19.99In stockAdd to Bag
The Ramsey Lewis TrioAnother Voyage (1969)Cadet
Amazing, super-funky album supervised by Charles Stepney with the classic trio line-up of bassist Cleveland Eaton and EWF's Maurice White on drums! Includes...
- The Ramsey Lewis Trio – If You've Got It, Flaunt It (Part 1)
- The Ramsey Lewis Trio – Do What You Wanna
- The Ramsey Lewis Trio – Bold And Black
- The Ramsey Lewis Trio – Uhuru
- 1. If You've Got It, Flaunt It (Part 1)
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- New LP £10.99
- CD£10.99
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
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- CD£10.99
- Reissue LP£13.99In stockAdd to Bag
Eddie KendricksPeople... Hold On (1972)Tamla
Includes the SEMINAL Loft/garage ANTHEMS 'Girl You Need A Change Of Mind' and 'Date With The Rain'. Truly seminal spiritual uplifting soul out of Motown.
- Eddie Kendricks – Girl You Need A Change Of Mind
- Eddie Kendricks – Date With The Rain
- New LP £12.99In stockAdd to Bag
Baby HueyThe Baby Huey Story - The Living LegendCurtom
His only solo album, recorded just before his untimely death: great psychedelic soul featuring a cover of Curtis Mayfield's "Hard Times" and Sam Cooke's...
- Reissue LP£17.99In stockAdd to Bag
Charlotte Dos SantosCleoFresh Selects
Incredible debut from Charlotte Dos Santos whose 'Cleo' album arrives on the very reliable Fresh Selects label out of Portland, USA. Invoking the deepest,...
- Charlotte Dos Santos – Sumer Is Icumen In
- Charlotte Dos Santos – Good Sign
- Charlotte Dos Santos – Watching You
- Charlotte Dos Santos – Move On
- Charlotte Dos Santos – Cleo
- Charlotte Dos Santos – بداية جديدة (New Beginnings)
- Charlotte Dos Santos – Red Clay
- Charlotte Dos Santos – King of Hearts
- Charlotte Dos Santos – Take it Slow
- Charlotte Dos Santos – It's Over, Bobby
- 1. Sumer Is Icumen In
- 2. Good Sign
- 3. Watching You
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- LP£18.99
- CD£13.99
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 £12.99In stockAdd to Bag
Yusef LateefEastern Sounds (1961)Prestige
One of the all-time best 'modal' jazz albums! A bona fide classic that every jazz fan should own! Highly recommended!
- New LP £22.99In stockAdd to Bag
- CD£7.99
Howlin WolfThe Howlin Wolf AlbumGet On Down
Reissue of seminal Chicago blues album from the legendary Howlin' Wolf originally on Cadet in 1969!
Released on Cadet Records, a subsidiary of legendary...
- Howlin Wolf – spoonful
- Howlin Wolf – tail dragger
- Howlin Wolf – smokestack lightning
- Howlin Wolf – evil
- Howlin Wolf – down in the bottom
- 1. spoonful
- 2. tail dragger
- 3. smokestack lightning
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- LP£19.99In stockAdd to Bag
Slum VillageFan-tas-tic Volume 1 Ne'Astra
Re-issue of the legendary Detroit collective Slum Village (Baatin, T3, Jay Dee) debut album.
'Fantastic Vol. 1' brings the now beloved raw and rugged...
- Slum Village – Fantastic
- Slum Village – Keep It On (This Beat)
- Slum Village – I Don't Know
- Slum Village – How We Bullshit
- Slum Village – Fat Cat Song (feat. Phat Kat)
- Slum Village – The Look Of Love
- Slum Village – Estimate
- Slum Village – Hoc N Pucky
- Slum Village – Beej N Dem
- Slum Village – Pregnant
- Slum Village – Forth & Back
- Slum Village – Fantastic 2 (Interlude)
- Slum Village – Fantastic 3 (Interlude)
- Slum Village – Keep It On
- Slum Village – 5 Ela (Remix)
- Slum Village – Give This Nigga
- Slum Village – Players
- Slum Village – Look Of Love (Remix)
- Slum Village – Pregnant (Remix)
- Slum Village – Things U Do (Remix)
- Slum Village – Fat Cat (Remix)
- Slum Village – Fantastic 4 (Interlude)
- Slum Village – What's Love Got To Do With It (Look Of Love Remix)
- Slum Village – 2 You 4 You
- 1. Fantastic
- 2. Keep It On (This Beat)
- 3. I Don't Know
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- New 2×LP £23.99In 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
Donald ByrdBlack Byrd (1973)Blue Note
Written and produced by Larry Mizell, their first collaboration!
- Donald Byrd – Flight Time
- 1. Flight Time
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- Reissue LP£12.99In stockAdd to Bag
Bunny Lee PresentsDubbing In The Front Yard + Conflict DubPressure Sounds
Bunny Lee as producer. Prince Jammy as engineer. The Aggrovators making the tracks. It is the Holy Trinity of Jamaican Music. Throughout the years, recorded...
- Bunny Lee Presents – Dubbing In The Front Yard
- Bunny Lee Presents – Judgement Dub
- Bunny Lee Presents – The Gates Of Dub
- Bunny Lee Presents – Babylon Dub
- Bunny Lee Presents – Somewhere Version
- Bunny Lee Presents – Carry On Dubwise
- Bunny Lee Presents – Crab In A Barrel Dub
- 1. Dubbing In The Front Yard
- 2. Judgement Dub
- 3. The Gates Of Dub
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- 2×LP£15.49
- 2×CD£10.99
Lalomie WashburnMy Music Is HotParachute
HEAVY HEAVY female funk a la Betty Davis. My Love is Hot (Caliente) is a classic latin-disco-funk track.
- Lalomie Washburn – My Love Is Hot
- 3. My Love Is Hot
- View full info and tracklisting
- Reissue LP£11.99In stockAdd to Bag