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Guilty Simpson x Dixon HillActus ReusDixon Hill Beats
Ill BillBlack MetalUncle Howie Records
The Spencer Jackson Family and The PharaohsBring Back Peace To The WorldLuv N' Haight
DarondoDidn't I / Listen To My SongLuv N' Haight
KleinLifetimeijn inc.
BBC (Dennis Bovell, Jimmy Brown & Steve Cobby)Quality WeedDeclasse
Remineded: A Remix CompilationVarious ArtistsCoalmine Records
Phoenix City All-StarsSearching For The Young Ska RebelsHappy People
Pama InternationalThe Altruistic Soul Sound Of Pama International...Part TwoHappy People
Mental AbstratoUzomaSDB Discos
Kingston All Stars / Keith & TexBoss: Tribute To The Original SoundsJump Up! Records
Freedom EngineA Box Full Of MagicDekmantel
Nigeria Soul Power 70 (Expanded Double LP Set)Afro-Funk, Afro-Rock, Afro-DiscoSoul Jazz Records
Two ShellAccess EPLivity Sound
Hysear Don WalkerComplete Expression 2Demon Records
Floating PointsCrushNinja Tune
The Comet Is ComingDeath To The PlanetLeaf
Sidiku BuariDisco SoccerBBE
Jaimie BranchFly Or Die II: Bird Dogs Of ParadiseInternational Anthem Recording Company
Escape RootsGanja SocksNice Up!
HannaI Needed / Intercession, On BehalfMelodies International
Carlton StephensonLook At The TimeTuff Scout
The Comet Is ComingProphecyLeaf
Russ Winstanley's Northern Soul SurvivorsVarious ArtistsOutta Sight
Soul Togetherness 2019Various ArtistsExpansion
Riddim Punks ft. Exco LeviStranger In TownNice Up!
Angel Bat DawidThe OracleInternational Anthem Recording Company
Bremer/McCoyUtopiaLuaka Bop
Marvin GayeWhat's Going On (Live)Tamla Motown / UMC
Alton EllisWillow Tree / I Can't Stand ItTreasure Isle / Push Music
AplombWonderingWorld Building
Koichi Sakai feat. Afla SackeyWono (inc. Osunlade Yoruba Soul remix)Olindo Records
El KhatYa RaiyatBatov
Johnny ClarkeAfrican PeopleJackpot
JungleBack To Mine: JungleBack To Mine
VioletBed Of RosesDark Entries
Aux 88Direct Drive EPDetroit Bass Classics
Kyle HallFTC01Forget The Clock
Acid ArabJdidCrammed Discs
BlawanMany Many PingsTernesc
Ana MazzottiNinguem Vai Me SegurarFar Out Recordings
Complete WalkthruScrollsNumbers
Straight No Chaser #100Straight No Chaser
Elijah MinnelliI Hope The Goats Come BackBreadminster County Council
Scan 7Believe EPTransmat
Jon HesterDimensional EPTransmat
Vince WatsonDnAEverysoul
Ijahman LeviAfrica / Free GanjaGhetto Rockers
Gabriele PosoBatikSoundway
The SeshenDive / 4AMTru Thoughts
- CD SMCR5120£8.99
- Original LP£25.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+(surface marks plays fine)
100% Guarantee on this and all Original Vinyl at Sounds Of The Universe - 'if you're not happy we're not happy' money-back guarantee! - Reissue LP KUDU5£12.99In stockAdd to Bag
- 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 PhillipsWhat A Diff'rence A Day MakesKudu
Kudu/CTI prod. by Creed Taylor
- Esther Phillips – What A Diff'rence A Day Makes
- 1. What A Diff'rence A Day Makes
- View full info and tracklisting
- Original 7"£8.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original unplayed USA 45
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Esther PhillipsAlone Again, Naturally (1972)Kudu
- Esther Phillips – Use Me
- 1. Use Me
- View full info and tracklisting
- Original LP£25.00Vinyl 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!
- Reissue LP£12.99In stockAdd to Bag
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£10.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original = USA Vinyl
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Esther PhillipsYou've Come A Long Way, Baby Mercury (1977)
Produced by Alfred Pee Wee Ellis
- Original LP£10.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VGOriginal USA Vinyl , sleeve has some creasing
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Johnny HammondThe Prophet (1972)Kudu
Funky produced by Pee Wee Ellis. With Billy Cobham, Roy Carter, Airto and big horn and string section. Produced by Creed Taylor for the CTI- off shoot...
- Original LP£10.00Vinyl condition: VGSleeve condition: VG+In stockAdd to Bag
Esther PhillipsWhat A Diff'rence A Day MakesKudu
Kudu/CTI prod. by Creed Taylor
- Esther Phillips – What A Diff'rence A Day Makes
- 1. What A Diff'rence A Day Makes
- View full info and tracklisting
- Original 7"£8.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original unplayed USA 45
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!In stockAdd to Bag
Esther PhillipsAlone Again, Naturally (1972)Kudu
- Esther Phillips – Use Me
- 1. Use Me
- View full info and tracklisting
- Original LP£25.00Vinyl 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!
- Reissue LP£12.99In stockAdd to Bag
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£10.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original = USA Vinyl
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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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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
Chocolate MilkAction Speaks Louder Than WordsRCA
Essential rare groove masterpiece!
- Reissue LP£12.99In stockAdd to Bag
- CD£10.99
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
- View full info and tracklisting
- Reissue LP£13.99
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
- View full info and tracklisting
- New LP £13.99In stockAdd to Bag
- CD£7.99In stockAdd to Bag
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
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 £13.99
Roy Ayers UbiquityLifelinePolydor
- Original LP£20.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VGOriginal USA Vinyl cutout top right
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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
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
- View full info and tracklisting
- Reissue LP£13.99
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
- View full info and tracklisting
- Reissue LP£13.99In 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)
- View full info and tracklisting
- 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
- View full info and tracklisting
- CD£10.99
- Reissue LP£13.99
James MasonRhythm of Life (1977)Chiaroscuro
Absolutely essential jazz funk album! A rare groove classic and the only album James Mason recorded. Every track's a winner but look out for "Sweet Power...
- James Mason – sweet power your embrace
- James Mason – free
- 1. sweet power your embrace
- 3. free
- View full info and tracklisting
- LP£19.99In stockAdd to Bag
- CD£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
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
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
- View full info and tracklisting
- 2xLP + Download Code£23.00In stockAdd to Bag
- CD£12.00In stockAdd to Bag
- MP3 Release£7.99In 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£13.99
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)£23.99In stockAdd to Bag
Shamek FarrahFirst ImpressionsPure Pleasure / Strata-East
An absolute stone cold killer on Charles Tolliver’s Strata-East label, originally released in 1974. Check the haunting, funky title track ‘First Impressions’...
- Shamek Farrah – Meterologicly Tuned
- Shamek Farrah – Watch What Happens Now
- Shamek Farrah – Umoja Suite
- Shamek Farrah – First Impressions
- 1. Meterologicly Tuned
- 2. Watch What Happens Now
- 3. Umoja Suite
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- New Audiophile LP (180 GRAM)£24.99In stockAdd to Bag
Studio One FunkSoul Jazz Records
The album is a first for Studio One and Soul Jazz as it is compiled of mainly unreleased material from the vaults of Studio One. This CD shows how American...
- Cedric Im Brooks – Shaft
- Alton Ellis – African Descendents
- Pablove Black – Poco Tempo
- Lloyd Williams – Reggae Feet
- Jackie MIttoo – Hang Em High
- Cedric Im Brooks – Idleberg
- Prince Francis – Beat Down Babylon
- Lee Arab – Now
- Soul Bros. – 007
- Prince Moonie – See A Man's Face
- Im And Sound Dimension – Love Jah
- Leroy Sibbles – Do Your Thing
- The Sharks – Music Answer
- Underground Vegetables – Melting Pot
- Devon Russell – You Found Heaven
- Vin Gordon – Steady Beat
- Alton Ellis – It's A Shame
- Roy Richards – Another Thing
- Delroy Wilson – Funky Broadway
- 1. Cedric Im Brooks – Shaft
- 2. Alton Ellis – African Descendents
- 3. Pablove Black – Poco Tempo
- View full info and tracklisting
- 2×LP£23.00In stockAdd to Bag
- CD£12.00In stockAdd to Bag
- MP3 Release£7.99In stockAdd to Bag
Tony ClarkeGoing HomeJamwax
Tony Clarke is from Waterhouse, St. Andrew Jamaica. At the tender age of 10 he started following sound systems like Sir Mike The Musical Dragon with the...
- Tony Clarke – Going Home
- Tony Clarke – Hey Little Girl
- 1. Going Home
- 2. Hey Little Girl
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- 12"£13.49In stockAdd to Bag
New York In The 70sSoHo Blues - A Personal Photographic DiaryOverlook Duckworth
NEARLY 50% OFF. DELUXE LARGE FORMAT USA IMPORT PAPERBACK. KILLER!
100s of Wicked New York pix - From Studio 54 & The Mud Club disco, early CBGBs punk...
- Book (1.2kg)£18.99 £10.00
Bubbha Thomas & The Lightmen Plus OneEnergy Control CenterNow-Again Records
"A spiritual jazz masterpiece inspired by some of the most revolutionary jazz of the period!" Now-Again reissue this rare and sought after jazz gem from...
- Bubbha Thomas & The Lightmen Plus One – Wench
- Bubbha Thomas & The Lightmen Plus One – Blues For Curtis
- Bubbha Thomas & The Lightmen Plus One – Cold Bair
- Bubbha Thomas & The Lightmen Plus One – Energy Control Center
- Bubbha Thomas & The Lightmen Plus One – Leo
- Bubbha Thomas & The Lightmen Plus One – Jupiter's Child
- Bubbha Thomas & The Lightmen Plus One – The Phantom
- Bubbha Thomas & The Lightmen Plus One – Leo (Alternate)
- Bubbha Thomas & The Lightmen Plus One – All Praises To Allah (Alternate)
- Bubbha Thomas & The Lightmen Plus One – Cold Bair (Alternate)
- Bubbha Thomas & The Lightmen Plus One – The Phantom (Alternate)
- Bubbha Thomas & The Lightmen Plus One – All Praises To Allah (7" Single Version)
- Bubbha Thomas & The Lightmen Plus One – Me
- Thomas Meloncon – Ain't Gonna Wait Too Long
- Thomas Meloncon – Bullets Of A Gun
- Thomas Meloncon – Waiting On Your Mind
- Thomas Meloncon – 400 Years
- 1. Wench
- 2. Blues For Curtis
- 3. Cold Bair
- View full info and tracklisting
- 2xLP + Download Code£24.99
- CD£14.99In stockAdd to Bag
Gil Scott-Heron & Brian JacksonBridges (1977)Arista
A change of style musically as Gil moves from his early/mid-seventies Midnight Band to a sparser keyboard sound provided by partner Brian Jackson on gems...
- Reissue LP£13.99In stockAdd to Bag
- CD£11.99
Bea Benjamin with Dollar Brand African SongbirdMatsuli Music
Limited vinyl available!
Re-issue of African Songbird, the masterpiece from South Africa’s greatest jazz singer, Sathima Bea Benjamin. Originally...
- Bea Benjamin with Dollar Brand – africa
- Bea Benjamin with Dollar Brand – music
- 1. africa
- 2. music
- View full info and tracklisting
- New LP £18.99
J.J. Jackson's DilemmaJ.J. Jackson's Dilemma (1970)Perception Records
Funky jazz and acid rock on Perception, 1970
- LP£10.99