34699

    Ferdinand Dennis Behind The Frontlines

    • Original Book (300g)£30.00
      Out-of-print secondhand Hardback with dustjacket, both in clean solid order
      In stockAdd to Bag

    'A journey into Afro-Britain'

    Other Releases on

    Independent as F***Underground Hip-Hop 1995-2005
    Independent As F**: Underground Hip-hop from 1995-2005 explores how a generation of rap artists rebelled against the major record labels and made music...
      • Book (500g) 978-1-913231-87-3£14.99
        In stockAdd to Bag
      Dismantling the Patriarchy, Bit by Bit: Art, Feminism, and Digital Technology
      In Dismantling the Patriarchy, Bit by Bit, Judith K. Brodsky makes a ground-breaking intellectual leap by connecting feminist art theory with the rise...
        Look & See: Collected Ephemera and Printed Material
        Look & See offers a very personal insight into the idiosyncratic influences and inspirations behind the creativity of Anthony Burrill, designer and letterpress...
          The Velvet Underground, New York 1965–66 PHOTOZINEPhotographs by Adam Ritchie
          Awesome small and beautiful new photo-zine of rare pix of the Velvet Underground in New York 1965-66. In the zone! Look there's Andy (hi Andy!), Lou,...
            • Book (200g) ISSN 2752-5619£10.00
              In stockAdd to Bag
            When I Dare to Be Powerful
            Written with a 'black woman's anger' and the precision of a poet, these searing pieces by the groundbreaking writer Audre Lorde are a celebration of female...
              Wonderful Adventures of Mrs. Seacole in Many Lands
              Mary Seacole left her native Jamaica to travel through the Caribbean, The Bahamas, Central America and to England. Keen to offer her services to English...
                Reggae Disco 45 BOOKReggae Disco 45 BOOK
                BACK IN STOCK LAST COPIES EVER!Reggae Disco 45 is a personal journey through author Martin Skyjuice's collection of 12" and 10" singles. A tribute to the...
                  Last Night a DJ Saved My Life: The History of the Disc Jockey
                  When someone says, 'You have to know your history...' this is it. A pop culture classic for over two decades, now fully refreshed and updated as part of...
                    Synthesizer Evolution: From Analogue to Digital and Back
                    From acid-house to prog-rock, there is no form of modern popular music that hasn't been propelled forwards by the synthesizer. As a result they have long...
                      There And Black Again
                      By Don Letts and Mal Peachey Don Letts – filmmaker, musician, DJ, broadcaster, social commentator, husband and father – has always defied conformity....
                        Sensuous KnowledgeA Black Feminist Approach for Everyone
                        In Sensuous Knowledge, Minna Salami draws on Africa-centric, feminist-first and artistic traditions to help us rediscover inclusive and invigorating ways...
                          A Little Feminist History of Art
                          Emerging in the late 1960s as women artists struggled to de-gender their work to compete in a male-dominated arena, the feminist art movement has played...
                            An Almanac of Extreme GirlhoodAlien Daughters Walk Into the Sun
                            Compiled as a field guide, travelogue, essay collection, and weather report, Alien Daughters Walk into the Sun traces Jackie Wang's trajectory from hard...
                              Women In Revolt!Art and Activism in the UK 1970-90
                              A timely exploration of the work and lived experiences of a postwar generation of women artists that have largely been omitted from art historical narratives,...
                                Subcontinental SynthesisElectronic Music at the National Institute of Design, India 1969-1972
                                The history of India's first electronic music studio founded in 1969 at the National Institute of Design in Ahmedabad by David Tudor.Subcontinental Synthesis...
                                  The Great Psychic OutdoorsEssays on Low Fidelity: Lo-Fi Music and Escaping Capitalism
                                  Homemade records, tape-hiss worship and a taste for a very peculiar kind of psychedelia have carved themselves a weird niche in the contemporary musical...
                                    Invisible Man
                                    Ralph Ellison's blistering and impassioned first novel tells the extraordinary story of a man invisible 'simply because people refuse to see me'. Published...
                                      One Hundred Years of Solitude
                                      Gabriel García Márquez's great masterpiece is the story of seven generations of the Buendía family and of Macondo, the town they built. Though little...
                                        Radio Phonics LaboratoryTelecommunications, Speech Synthesis & The Birth of Electronic Music
                                        The Radio Phonics Laboratory delves into the intersection of technology and creativity that shaped the sonic landscape of the 20th century. This fascinating...
                                          A Messy History of Women in Printing and TypographyThe Natural Enemies of Books
                                          'Natural Enemies of Books' is a response to the groundbreaking 1937 publication 'Bookmaking on the Distaff Side', which brought together contributions...
                                            The Women Who Changed Architecture
                                            A visual and global chronicle of the triumphs, challenges, and impact of over 100 women in architecture, from early practitioners to contemporary leaders. Marion...
                                              Things Fall Apart
                                              Okonkwo is the greatest wrestler and warrior alive, and his fame spreads throughout West Africa like a bush-fire in the harmattan. But when he accidentally...
                                                August Blue
                                                At the height of her career, concert pianist Elsa M. Anderson - former child prodigy, now in her thirties - walks off the stage in Vienna, mid-performance....
                                                  The Haunted TrailClassic Tales Of The Rambling Wild
                                                  A remarkable blood-soaked stranger upends the lives of two Lake District ramblers; a lonely tavern offers its guests something much more disturbing than...
                                                    Discovering the Folklore of Plants
                                                    To primitive man the whisper and movement of leaves and the silent unfolding of flowers were proofs of life and power, and their regeneration was a promise...
                                                      A NovelGirls Against God
                                                      Welcome to 1990s Norway. White picket fences run in neat rows and Christian conservatism runs deep. But as the Artist considers her past, her practice...
                                                        Wayward Lives, Beautiful ExperimentsIntimate Histories of Riotous Black Girls, Troublesome Women and Queen Radicals
                                                        At the dawn of the twentieth century, black women in the US were carving out new ways of living. The first generations born after emancipation, their struggle...
                                                          Satanic FeminismLucifer as the Liberator of Woman in Nineteenth-Century Culture
                                                          According to the Bible, Eve was the first to heed Satan's advice to eat the forbidden fruit and thus responsible for all of humanity's subsequent miseries....
                                                            Remembered for a WhileNick Drake
                                                            The authorised companion to the music of Nick Drake, compiled, composed and edited by Cally Callomon and Gabrielle Drake, with contributions from Nick's...
                                                              Terminal Boredom
                                                              On a planet where men are contained in ghettoised isolation, women enjoy the fruits of a queer matriarchal utopia -- until a boy escapes and a young woman's...
                                                                The Conspiracy of Art: Manifestos, Interviews, Essays
                                                                Cutting-edge theorist Jean Baudrillard on the complicitous dance of art, politics, economics, and media; includes "War Porn," on Abu Ghraib as a new genre...
                                                                  The Power Of Words
                                                                  The philosopher and activist Simone Weil was one of the most courageous thinkers of the twentieth century. Here she writes, with honesty and moral clarity,...
                                                                    Things I Don't Want To Know
                                                                    Taking George Orwell's famous essay, 'Why I Write', as a jumping-off point, Deborah Levy offers her own indispensable reflections of the writing life....
                                                                      Weird WalkWanderings and Wonderings through the British Ritual Year
                                                                      The first book by iconic zine creators and cultural phenomenon Weird Walk. This is a superbly designed guide to Britain's strange and ancient places, to...
                                                                        The In Crowd: The Story of the Northern and Rare Soul SceneBy Mike Ritson and Dave Godin
                                                                          • Original Book (1.2kg)£40.00
                                                                            Original Pre-Owned First Edition UK Hardback Book, bit of creasing
                                                                            In stockAdd to Bag

                                                                          People also bought

                                                                          James Baldwin: Artist on Fireby W.J. WeatherbyMichael Joseph
                                                                          A portrait of James Baldwin tracing his development from the ghettos of Harlem to Paris and back to America where his active participation in civil rights...
                                                                            • Original Book (900g) 9780718134037£20.00
                                                                              Out of print UK 1st edn. hardback w/dustjacket
                                                                              In stockAdd to Bag
                                                                            Running The Voodoo DownThe Electric Music Of Miles DavisBackbeat Books
                                                                            £8 OFF UK PAPERBACK CHEAPER THAN AMAZONSTILL ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS ON MILES! Classic Electric Miles book This book re-assesses Miles Davis' "electric...
                                                                              Staying PowerThe History of Black People in BritainPluto Press
                                                                              Staying Power is recognised as the definitive history of black people in Britain, an epic story that begins with the Roman conquest and continues to this...
                                                                                The Music Industry RawPirates, Clubs, House and GarageAuthorHouse
                                                                                What you will go onto read is a part biography, part dissection and part educational book that start's at the very beginning with a young boy who was inspired...
                                                                                  Reggae SoundsystemOriginal Reggae Album Cover ArtSoul Jazz Books
                                                                                  Sorry. Out of Print.Reggae Soundsystem! is a new deluxe 200 page hard-back 12”x12” book featuring hundreds of stunning full size record cover designs...
                                                                                    RevivalLondon 1989 - 1993Hoxton Mini Press
                                                                                    Harlesden and Willesden has a rich history of multiculturalism. Roy Mehta's exquisite black and white photographs capture the daily rituals of its various...
                                                                                      Gotta Go Gotta FlowLife, Love, and Lust on Chicago's South Side From the SeventiesCity Files Press
                                                                                      £20 OFF !!!! DELUXE IMPORT USA HARDBACK BOOK. MORE THAN 60% OFF. A GREAT BOOK!!! AWESOME BACK - wicked photos Chicago black club life in the 1970s. Accompanied...
                                                                                        The UpsettersReturn Of The Super ApeMusic On Vinyl
                                                                                        Classic cult-favourite dub album from Lee Perry recorded at the Black Ark. Originally released in 1977 on Lion Of Judah / Upsetter records. Check "Dyon...
                                                                                        • – Dyon Anaswa
                                                                                        • – Return Of The Super Ape
                                                                                        • – Psyche And Trim
                                                                                        SeenBlack Style UKBooth Clibborn Editiions
                                                                                        This volume explores the immeasurable impact of Black subculture on British streets, dance floors, wardrobes and beauty parlours over the past three...
                                                                                          Black TestimonyVoices of Britain's West IndiansBy Thomas J. Cottle
                                                                                            • Original Book (400g)£40.00
                                                                                              Hardback UK first edition 1978 with dustjacket in good cond, one line underlined in book
                                                                                              In stockAdd to Bag
                                                                                            Cover Art of Studio One RecordsDeluxe Hardback 12x12" 200 page BookSoul Jazz Books
                                                                                            Available for limited period at special discount price! 100% Absolutely essential! Super-deluxe 12x12" hardback 200 page plus, hundreds of classic Studio...
                                                                                              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...
                                                                                                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'
                                                                                                  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...
                                                                                                    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) 9781438973609£19.99
                                                                                                        In stockAdd to Bag
                                                                                                      Policing By Multi-Racial ConsentThe Handsworth Experience By John BrownBedford Square Press
                                                                                                        • Original Book (250g) 0719910870£20.00
                                                                                                          Pre-owned out-of-print paperback in good condition
                                                                                                          In stockAdd to Bag
                                                                                                        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...
                                                                                                          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)£30.00
                                                                                                              Sleeve 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
                                                                                                            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...
                                                                                                              Changing JamaicaAdam Kuper
                                                                                                              Original secondhand hardback first edition w/dustjacket (sticker on side)
                                                                                                                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...
                                                                                                                  Colonial Immigrants In A British CityA Class Analysis By John Rex And Sally TomlinsonRKP
                                                                                                                    • Original Book (600g)£15.00
                                                                                                                      Secondhand out of print hardback in good condition, inscription on 1st page
                                                                                                                      In stockAdd to Bag
                                                                                                                    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...
                                                                                                                      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)
                                                                                                                      • View full info and tracklisting