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The Bug vs Ghost DubsImplosionPressure
Carlos GarnettCosmos NucleusTime Traveler
Kenny BarronSunset To DawnTime Traveler
Roy BrooksThe Free SlaveTime Traveler
Avril AHousewife SuperstarMemory Dance
Yazmin LaceyTeal DreamsAMF Records
MoodymannBlack MahoganiPeacefrog
MoodymannBlack Mahogani IIPeacefrog
Soul JamaicaFeat. Alton Ellis, Jackie Mittoo, The Heptones, Sound Dimension and more!Soul Jazz Records
dean blunt & Elias RønnenfeltlucreWorld Music
Bobby HutchersonMontaraBlue Note
Alfa MistRouletteSekito
50 Reggae HitsDoctor Bird
Arca@@@@@XL Recordings
Mr. GBlack JammiesNDATL
Carlos Dafé & Adrian YoungeCarlos Dafé JID025Jazz Is Dead
Byron The AquariusGlobal Caress #4Star Creature
The BongolianIndian Summer of LoveBlow Up
Wez Whynt & Moresoul / Prefix One feat. NambiLondon vs Chicago Vol. 1Househead London
The NavigatorMount ZionBlackstarline
Linval ThompsonNegrea Love DubJAMDUNG
Doug FirebaughPerformance OneNumero
Asa TateRhythm Section InternationalRhythm Section International
Dry CleaningSecret Love4AD
SolangeSol-Angel and the Hadley St. DreamsMusic World Music Inc.
Evelyne / MasaoTestpatternDark Entries
Nala SinephroThe Smashing Machine OSTWarp
King HorrorDracula Prince Of Darkness / Ghost HourHarlem Shuffle
Moonshine HornsEpic EPSub Channels Records
Clement MooreEverytime I Do My ThingAllah International
The Mighty DiamondsGive Me The Right / Dubplate MixMusic Works
Michael Prophet / Nazamba / O.B.F / Mark IrationGuide & ProtectThompson Sound / Dubquake
Barrington LevyOne Foot Jo-Jo / To Love SomeoneJah Life
Junior KahdaffieRampers MusicStereo Uprising
Neville KingSick And Tired / Black Man’s TimeHarlem Shuffle
- Book (500g)£28.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
We got some more! New large format softback edition
BOMB REGGAE BOOK!!
Originally formed in 1967 by the Palmer brothers - Harry, Jeff and Carl – Pama Records was a pioneer in bringing Jamaican and UK ska, soul, rocksteady and reggae to the charts.
Born in the back of room of the brothers’ Harrow based real-estate office, Pama Records released iconic early works from some of Jamaica’s biggest names including Derrick Morgan, Alton Ellis, Max Romeo and many more.
Celebrating Pama’s history, the book includes a complete discography of releases from Pama’s renowned and unique labels such as Bullet, Camel, Crab, Escort, Gas, New Beat, Nu Beat, Supreme, Punch, Success and Unity Records.
The book celebrates the vast number of recordings Pama released between 1967-1975 and shines a light on the artists and producers that made it possible.
This full colour illustrated hardback coffee table book brings together label discography, album artwork, artist/producer profiles and comprehensive notes while also including a foreword from founder Harry Palmer. A must have for any reggae fan!
Rock Against Racism 1976-1981By Syd Shelton
Rock Against Racism is a body of photographs that Syd Shelton produced for and about the British Rock Against Racism movement (RAR) of 1976–1981. For...
- Book (1.9kg)£42.99 £15.00In stockAdd to Bag
Clarks in JamaicaBy Al Fingers, includes photos by Adrian Boot, Dave Hendley, David Corio, Mark Read, Beth Lesser
Back in stock! Last copies!Superb brand new edition of this excellent deluxe 240 pages hardback, 100s and 100s of photos and text.
New edition includes...
- Book (1.5kg) 9780956777393£40.00 £35.00In stockAdd to Bag
Soul Jazz Records hoodie (navy)
Brand new Soul Jazz Records Functional Outer Wear Product #1
Exclusive to Sounds of the Universe
Limited edition navy hoodie (large) with design.
- Sweatshirt£35.00In stockAdd to Bag
Namba RoyNo Black Sparrows
'A vivid portrait of Jamaica in the 1930s"
Excellent social realist novel. Written by Jamaican Namba Roy in the 1950s in Britain. He died in 1961 and...
- Original Book (200g)£15.00Original Pre-Owned Out of Print paperback copy in good conditionIn stockAdd to Bag
Revolutionary Letters
By turns a handbook of countercultural living, a manual for street protest, and a feminist broadside against the repressive state apparatus, Revolutionary...
- Book (350g)£13.99In stockAdd to Bag
Colleen ‘Cosmo’ Murphy presents 'Balearic Breakfast' Volume 4
“There are curators, and then there's Colleen ‘Cosmo’ Murphy.” - Resident Advisor
The sun has finally come out. It’s the first time something...
- 2×LP HVNLP237£32.99In stockAdd to Bag
- 2×CD HVNLP237CD£14.99In stockAdd to Bag
Talking to Women
In 1964, Nell Dunn spoke to nine of her friends over a bottle of wine about men, sex, work, money, babies, freedom and love. The Pop Artist Pauline Boty...
- Book (350g)£13.99In stockAdd to Bag
My Grandmother's Hands : Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodiesby Resmaa Menakem
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 'Insightful, thought-provoking and profound. I can't recommend highly enough' Sunny Singh'A revolutionary work of beauty,...
- Book (350g) 9780141996479£10.99In stockAdd to Bag
Nova Scotia House : A Novel
Nova Scotia House takes us to the heart of a relationship, a community and an era. It is both a love story and a lament; bearing witness to the enduring...
- Book (450g)£18.99In stockAdd to Bag
This Woman's Work : Essays on Music
This Woman's Work: Essays on Music is edited by Kim Gordon and Sinead Gleeson and features contributors Anne Enright, Fatima Bhutto, Jenn Pelly, Rachel...
- Book (600g) 9781474621472£20.00In stockAdd to Bag
Women and the Piano : A History in 50 Livesby Susan Tomes
- Book (1.1kg) 9780300266573£25.00In stockAdd to Bag
DJ Disciple & Henry KronkThe Beat, the Scene, the Sound : A DJ's Journey through the Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of House Music in New York City
A thrilling and tumultuous, behind-the-scenes account of house music in NYC. The Beat, the Scene, the Sound follows DJ Disciple and his behind-the-scenes...
- Book (600g)£25.00In stockAdd to Bag
James Kaplan3 Shades of Blue : Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Bill Evans & The Lost Empire of Cool
1959 saw Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Bill Evans and the other members of Miles's sextet come together to record the bestselling jazz album of all time:...
- Book (300g)£12.99In stockAdd to Bag
Nettleblackby Nat Reeve
'To be blunt: I must escape.' 1893. Henry Nettleblack has to act fast or she'll be married off by her elder sister. But leaving the safety of her wealthy...
- Book (600g)£12.99In stockAdd to Bag
Friedrich NietzscheAphorisms on Love and Hate
'We must learn to love, learn to be kind, and this from our earliest youth ... Likewise, hatred must be learned and nurtured, if one wishes to become a...
- Book (150g)£4.00In stockAdd to Bag
Eros the Bittersweet : An Essayby Anne Carson
Named one of the 100 best nonfiction books of all time by the Modern LibraryAnne Carson’s remarkable first book about the paradoxical nature of romantic...
- Book (350g)£13.99In stockAdd to Bag
Japan : A Culinary Travel Diaryby Clemence Leleu
This gastronomic journey through Japan blends cultural touchpoints and authentic recipes to chronicle the myriad flavors, ingredients, and traditions that...
- Book (1.6kg) 9783791393001£30.00In stockAdd to Bag
Days at the Morisaki Bookshopby Satoshi Yagisawa
The beloved Japanese bestseller: a tale of love, family, new beginnings, and the comfort that can be found between the pages of a good book. When twenty-five-year-old...
- Book (300g) 9781786583239£10.99In stockAdd to Bag
Luke de NoronhaDeporting Black Britons : Portraits of Deportation to Jamaica
Since the late nineties, the UK has deported thousands of people to Jamaica. Many of these ‘deportees’ left the Caribbean as infants and grew up in...
- Book (400g)£12.99In stockAdd to Bag
Jacqueline CrooksFire Rush
Yamaye lives for the weekend, when she can go raving with her friends at The Crypt, an underground club on the outskirts of London. Then everything changes....
- Book (700g)£16.99In stockAdd to Bag
Dr Maya AngelouI Know Why The Caged Bird Sings
Maya Angelou's six volumes of autobiography are a testament to the talents and resilience of this extraordinary writer. Loving the world, she also knows...
- Book (350g)£10.99In stockAdd to Bag
Keith Gildart & Stephen CatterallKeeping the Faith : A History of Northern Soul
In the 1970s, Northern Soul held a pivotal position in British youth culture. Originating in the English North and Midlands in the late-1960s, by the mid-1970s...
- Book (650g)£25.00In stockAdd to Bag
My Dead Book : A Novel
In the dead of night, he remembers his friends who died in the late 1980s and 1990s, his years as a teenage throwaway and sex worker, and ruminates on...
- Book (350g)£15.00In stockAdd to Bag
Margo JeffersonNegroland : A Memoir
'Jefferson's eye for details yields some devastatingly honest and painful insights' The Times'Captivating... Charm is this book's watchword' Colin Grant,...
- Book (300g)£10.99In stockAdd to Bag
Emanuele CocciaPhilosophy of the Home : Domestic Space and Happiness
A bedroom, a kitchen, a bathroom - are these rooms all that make a home? Not at all, argues Emanuele Coccia. The buildings we inhabit are of immense psychological...
- Book (250g)£10.99In stockAdd to Bag
Jason OkundayeRevolutionary Acts
In this landmark work, Jason Okundaye meets an elder generation of Black gay men and finds a spirited community full of courage, charisma and good humour,...
- Book (350g)£10.99In stockAdd to Bag
Alex Haley (Author) , Malcolm X (Author)The Autobiography of Malcolm X
Malcolm X's The Autobiography of Malcolm X was written in collaboration with Alex Haley, author of Roots, and includes an introduction by Paul Gilroy,...
- Book (500g)£9.99In stockAdd to Bag
The Black Power Mixtape : 1967-1975
Featuring images recently discovered in the archives of Swedish television, The Black Power Mixtape shows the Black Power movement as never seen before....
- Book (550g)£16.99In stockAdd to Bag
Daft PunkWe Were The Robots: A Disco Pogo Tribute
Featuring a new foreword by David and Stephen Dewaele, better known as Soulwax and 2manydjs.
Daft Punk featured often in the formative years of Jockey...
- Book (2.1kg)£30.00In stockAdd to Bag
Friedrich NietzscheWhy I Am so Clever
'Why do I know a few more things? Why am I so clever altogether?'Self-celebrating and self-mocking autobiographical writings from Ecce Homo, the last work...
- Book (200g)£4.00In stockAdd to Bag
Woman Life Freedom
Jina Mahsa Amini’s death at the hands of Iran’s Morality Police on 16 September 2022 sparked widespread protests across the country. Women took to...
- Book (550g)£14.99In stockAdd to Bag
Michael E. VealLiving Space
Examines John Coltrane's "late period" and Miles Davis's "Lost Quintet" through the prisms of digital architecture and experimental photography Living...
- Book (800g)£20.99In stockAdd to Bag
Alice ColtraneMonument Eternal
Alice Coltrane wrote this documentary on her spiritual life entitled Monument Eternal, which tells of her spiritual initiation, revelations, and austerities....
- Book (250g)£18.99In stockAdd to Bag
A History of the Jamaican Recording IndustryBook Two: Rock Steady To Rockers From Treasure Isle To Channel One
Superb hardback 350-page book (nearly twice the size of the first one) with loads of text, photos, artefacts, record labels etc written by Noel Hawks....
- Book (800g) Jam Bk 2£18.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
A History of the Jamaican Recording IndustryBook Three : THE UPSETTER TO THE COMPUTER ‘FROM THE BLACK ARK TO FIREHOUSE
THE UPSETTER TO THE COMPUTER ‘FROM THE BLACK ARK TO FIREHOUSE featuring Lee Scratch Perry, King Jammys, King Tubby, Augustus Pablo!!!
Superb hardback...
- Book (650g) ReggaeBook£18.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Dancehall BookThe Rise Of Jamaican Dancehall CultureSoul Jazz Books
New edition of the definitive cultural reference book for Jamaican dancehall and features hundreds of killer photographs, extensive text and interviews...
- Book (1.8kg) SJR540£40.00In stockAdd to Bag
Rock It Come OverThe Folk Music Of Jamaica
- Original Book (500g)£15.00Secondhand US paperback in good condSold out Notify me when in stock
Cosmic ShufflingJupiter's Garden / Asteroid Field IFruits Records
This new double A side 7” record will set the dancefloor on fire. ’JUPITER’S GARDEN’ is an heavy, slow and extremely groovy instrumental ska blown...
- – Jupiter's Garden
- – Asteroid Field I
- 1. – Jupiter's Garden
- 2. – Asteroid Field I
- View full info and tracklisting
- 7" FTR050£11.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Al BarryMorning SunAce's
Originally released on Doctor Bird in 1970, KILLER early reggae two sider from former member of The Aces, Desmond Dekker's backing singers.
- – Morning Sun
- – I Am Not A King
- 1. – Morning Sun
- 2. – I Am Not A King
- View full info and tracklisting
- 7" 07828238786£11.00In stockAdd to Bag
Neverending Songs Of Love
First compilation to focus on the final works of Duke Reid’s legendary label
35 tracks new to CD
Includes numerous Jamaican hits by some of reggae...
- 2×CD DBCDD100£15.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Soul Jazz Club Flyer #5100% Dynamite (at Blue Angel)Soul Jazz Records
Postcard-sized flyer from surely the best club in the world ever! Queues round the block to get in every night for about 15 years! Dynamite created its...
- Club Flyer ADD ON (freepost)£1.00In stockAdd to Bag
- Club Flyer (postage applied)£1.00In stockAdd to Bag
Soul Jazz Club Flyer #2100% Dynamite Xmas Specials + Saturday Night Fish FrySoul Jazz Records
Double-sided flyer with two of our favourite clubs - 100% Dynamite and Saturday Night Fish Fry. 100% Dynamite was Saturdays every two weeks and Fish Fry...
- Club Flyer ADD ON (freepost)£1.00In stockAdd to Bag
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Karen YoungNobody's ChildStarline
1971 pressing
- Original LP SRS 5060£10.00Vinyl condition: NM-Sleeve condition: NM-Sold out Notify me when in stock
The BlueRun Run RunEdition Sumpfblume
Great leftfield cinematic 7" from French outfit The Blue with wicked version on the flip.
- – Run Run Run (Live Edit)
- – Run Run Run (Dub Edit)
- 1. – Run Run Run (Live Edit)
- 2. – Run Run Run (Dub Edit)
- View full info and tracklisting
- 7" EDIT711£8.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
AzulBlack RoseRawse Records
Back in stock...Killer roots instrumental from Clive Hunt aka Azul, originally issued in 1977 on Wackie's offshoot label "Rawse" produced by Lloyd...
- – Black Rose Part I
- – Black Rose Part II
- 1. – Black Rose Part I
- 2. – Black Rose Part II
- View full info and tracklisting
- 7" DKR-147£11.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
NEW EDITION The Music Library - Graphic Art and SoundBy Jonny TrunkSterling Publishing
'Library Music', also known as source music and occasionally mood music, was made for people who needed cheap background music for commercials, animations,...
- Book (900g) 9780993191138£35.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
A History of the Jamaican Recording IndustryBook One: The Birth of Ska 'From Mento to Studio One'
Superb hardback 188-page book with loads of text, photos, artefacts, record labels etc written by Noel Hawks.
With contributions and quotes from (wait...
- Book (550g) Jam Bk 3£18.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Ernest Ranglin & Count OssieEarth SoundCommon Ground International
Recorded for Sonia Pottinger's Gay Feet label in 1970 featuring the hypnotic drumming of Count Ossie with the jazz guitar of Ernest Ranglin. Bullet!!
- – Earth Sound Part I
- – Earth Sound Part II
- 1. – Earth Sound Part I
- 2. – Earth Sound Part II
- View full info and tracklisting
- 7" JFR727£15.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
HarmoniansGroup Of Girls / Come On InSpade Records
1968 fast reggae chugger from J.A. vocal group Harmonians with Denzil Dennis "Come On In" on the flip.
- Harmonians – Group Of Girls
- Denzil Dennis – Come On In
- 1. Harmonians – Group Of Girls
- 2. Denzil Dennis – Come On In
- View full info and tracklisting
- 7" RF-374£10.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
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
Lee PerryDubstrumentalsTrojan Records
After serving his musical apprenticeship at Studio One, Lee Scratch Perry made his mark as Jamaicas most innovative and eccentric producers, issuing...
- CD TJDCD545£13.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Vin MorganI'll Rise AgainSkankin' Society Records
Vin Morgan is well known by record collectors for being the man behind Soul Defenders Band (Studio One in-house band after Sound Dimension) and most of...
- – I'll Rise Again
- – Survivor Dub
- 1. – I'll Rise Again
- 2. – Survivor Dub
- View full info and tracklisting
- 7" FTR045£11.00 £6.00In stockAdd to Bag
Studio One KingsSoul Jazz Records
Soul Jazz Records’ new one-off limited-edition heavyweight special-edition coloured vinyl pressing + download code exclusively for Black Friday 2024...
- Larry Marshall – I've Got To Make It
- Horace Andy – Every Tongue Shall Tell
- Alton Ellis – The Well Run Dry
- Johnny Osbourne – Water More Than Flour
- Anthony Rocky Ellis – I'm The Ruler
- Cornell Campbell – Pretty Looks Isn't All
- Alexander Henry – Please Be True
- Burning Spear – Them A Come
- Joe Higgs – Change Of Plan
- Devon Russell – Roots Natty
- Ken Boothe – Be Yourself
- Freddie McGregor – I Shall Be Released
- Freddie McKay – Father Will Cut You Off
- The Ethiopian – Locust
- George Philip – One One
- John Holt – I Don't Want To See You Cry
- Delroy Wilson – Won't You Come Home
- 1. Larry Marshall – I've Got To Make It
- 2. Horace Andy – Every Tongue Shall Tell
- 3. Alton Ellis – The Well Run Dry
- View full info and tracklisting
- 2xLP (Coloured Vinyl) + Download Code SJRLP156C£32.00In stockAdd to Bag
- MP3 Release SJRD156£9.99In stockAdd to Bag
Augustus PabloEl Rocker'sPressure Sounds
'El Rocker's' focuses on the rhythms and tunes that were used to make up the epochal 'King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown' album. Consisting of seventeen tunes,...
- CD PSCD29£12.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Icho CandyThese EyesJah Life Time
1987 digital fire. If the rhythm sounds uncannily like the digital productions out of King Tubby's studio at this time, that's because the rhythm was made...
- Icho Candy – These Eyes
- Jah Life – Hold On Dub
- 1. Icho Candy – These Eyes
- 2. Jah Life – Hold On Dub
- View full info and tracklisting
- 7" none£11.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
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...
- Book (200g)£10.00In stockAdd to Bag
Zoob & The Co-OperatorsUp Troopers HillHappy People
Latest deep dub instrumental production from Bristol based producer Eeyun Perkins with wicked melodica version on the flip. only 219 pressed on heavyweight...
- Zoob & The Co-Operators – Up Troopers Hill
- Eeyun & The Co-Operatives – South Of The River Avon
- 1. Zoob & The Co-Operators – Up Troopers Hill
- 2. Eeyun & The Co-Operatives – South Of The River Avon
- View full info and tracklisting
- 7" HPR53-7£11.00 £5.00In stockAdd to Bag