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Massive Attack & Tom WaitsBoots on the GroundPlay It Again Sam
William DeVaughnBe Thankful For What You GotDemon Records
MuseThe Wow!Warner Records
Labi Siffre1970-1971Edsel
Joe HisaishiA Big Bold Beautiful JourneyMutant
De La SoulThe Grind DateBMG
MaxwellMaxwell's Urban Hang SuiteSony
Tara Clerkin TrioSomewhere GoodWorld of Echo
Dragon Ball Hit Song CollectionVarious ArtistsNippon Columbia
Kaiso Power: Sound Revolution in TrinidadVarious ArtistsSoundway Records
Alan & Jan (Portable & Jan Jelinek)Take me, I’m yoursFaitiche
Brown Spirits#1Soul Jazz Records
Brown Spirits#2Soul Jazz Records
Brown Spirits#3Soul Jazz Records
King Gizzard & The Lizard WizardFrom Demos To DemonsBeat Generation
Amyl and The SniffersGiddy Up / Big Attraction (10 Year Anniversary)Amyl and The Sniffers
The Cool-NotesI Forgot How To Love YouCelestial Echo
Muddy WatersThe Real Folk BluesChess
Howlin' WolfThe Real Folk BluesVerve
YungbludIdols (Complete)Island
Silver ApplesOscillations Studio Mix / The Edge of Wonder (Andrew Weatherall Remix)Silver Apples Foundation
Rebel Island SoulUnder the Influence: Reggae, Funk & Soul in Jamaica in the 1970sSoul Jazz Records
John SilasWater SignLove Injection Records
Kenny DorhamWhistle StopBlue Note
Marcos ValleO Compositor E O CantorVampisoul
Earl Sweatshirt, MIKE & SURF GANGPOMPEII // UTILITY10k & Tan Cressida & Surf Gang Records
Roy Ayers UbiquityRed, Black & GreenVampisoul
Marcos ValleSamba '68Verve
T.P. Orchestre Poly-RythmoWest African Beat: Rare 7s and EPs from Benin and NigerAcid Jazz
McCoy TynerAsante [Expanded Edition]Blue Note
Glenn UndergroundAtmosfear (35th Anniversary Edition)Peacefrog
Buena Vista Social ClubLost and FoundBMG
IZCOPOWERSCROFTBrownswood Recordings
Glenn UndergroundThe Jerusalem EP’s (35th Anniversary Edition)Peacefrog
The Nathaniel X ProjectThe Resurface EPDaybreakers
- Original 7"£30.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Unplayed rare original CALYPSO 45. Deadstock poss few marks plays fine.
100% Guarantee on this and all original vinyl at Sounds of the Universe.Sold out Notify me when in stock
- Laviscount Brass – Jamarona
- Laviscount Brass – Push Ya Push Day
VERY HEAVY & RARE CALYPSO TUNE - junp-up heavy percussion and brass instrumental cut 2-sider!
Wayne Jarrett And The Bull Wackie AllstarsAfrican Woman
DKR say..Six track 12" collecting all the cuts of Wayne's first recording for Wackie's, from 1976. A classic of raw underground vibes from the Sounds Unlimited...
- Wayne Jarrett – African Woman
- Wayne Jarrett – African Woman (LP Mix)
- 1. Wayne Jarrett – African Woman
- 4. Wayne Jarrett – African Woman (LP Mix)
- View full info and tracklisting
- 12" DKR-315£16.00In stockAdd to Bag
William S. BurroughsThe Finger
'He felt a sudden deep pity for the finger joint that lay there on the dresser, a few drops of blood gathering around the white bone.'A deliberately severed...
- Book (150g)£3.00In stockAdd to Bag
Carol Ann DuffyFeminine Gospels
n Feminine Gospels, Carol Ann Duffy draws on the historical, the archetypal, the biblical and the fantastical to create various visions – and revisions...
- Book (200g) 9781035038565£10.99In stockAdd to Bag
Andy WarholA
Part novel, part Pop artwork, Andy Warhol's a is an electrifying slice of life at his Factory studio'A work of genius' NewsweekIn the early 1960s, Andy...
- Book (500g)£12.99In stockAdd to Bag
Kae TempestDivisible by itself and one
Divisible by Itself and One is the powerful new collection from our foremost truth-teller Kae Tempest. Ruminative, wise, with a newer, more contemplative...
- Book (200g)£10.99In stockAdd to Bag
Straighten Up! BOOK Boss Reggae From PamaForeword by Harry Palmer
We got some more!
BOMB REGGAE BOOK!!
Originally formed in 1967 by the Palmer brothers - Harry, Jeff and Carl – Pama Records was a pioneer in bringing...
- Book (500g)£28.00In stockAdd to Bag
Supreme City: How Jazz Age Manhattan Gave Birth to Modern AmericaBy Donald L. Miller
- Original Book (500g)£8.00Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print Paperback BookIn stockAdd to Bag
Awopbopaloobop AlopbamboomBy Nik Cohn
- Original Book (300g)£12.00Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print Paperback BookIn stockAdd to Bag
The West Indian Experience in British SchoolsBy Raymond Giles
- Original Book (350g)£15.00Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print Paperback Book in good conditionIn stockAdd to Bag
Rebel SoundsMusic as Resistance
'Empathy is the currency of all music and Joe Mulhall does a great job of explaining how that quality has been used to generate solidarity for the struggle...
- Book (350g) 9781804442241£10.99In stockAdd to Bag
Jamie Lidell & Luke SchneiderA Companion For The Spaces Between Dreams
Jamie Lidell and Luke Schneider have created a kind of sonic tool to navigate a liminal state of mind. Their new collaborative LP, A Companion For The...
- New LP (Coloured Vinyl) 0309272740004£26.00In stockAdd to Bag
I Hear Music In The StreetsNew York 1969-89
Capturing the energy of New York City's music subcultures—across hip-hop, punk and rap—through an array of snapshots by photographers including...
- Book (1.4kg) 9788410024687£48.00In stockAdd to Bag
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)£15.00 £15.00In stockAdd to Bag
Greensleeves BOOKThe First 100 Covers
WICKED NEW HARDBACK BOOK!
Charts the story of Greensleeves Records —from its beginnings as a mid-1970s West London record shop to its rise as a...
- Book (2.1kg)£50.00In stockAdd to Bag
The Other Side : A Journey into Women, Art and the Spirit World
In an illuminating blend of memoir and art history, The Other Side explores the lives and work of a group of extraordinary women artists. From the twelfth-century...
- Book (350g)£12.99In 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£40.00In stockAdd to Bag
The Art of DancehallPosters and Flyers of Soundsystem Culture
Wicked book!
Combining the energy and vibrancy of vernacular Jamaican art with the cultural insight that only original ephemera can bring, the flyers...
- Book (1.1kg)£3.00In 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
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
Sabroso Guaganco Vol. 11Sabroso Guaganco Vol. 11
Latin compilation
- Original CD£9.99CD disc condition: VG+Case & booklet condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned CD in great conditionIn stockAdd to Bag
Sabroso Guaganco Vol. 12Sabroso Guaganco Vol. 12
Latin compilation
- Original CD£9.99CD disc condition: VG+Case & booklet condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned CD in great conditionIn stockAdd to Bag
The Blood of OthersSimone de Beauvoir
Potent and vividly emotional, Simone de Beauvoir’s captivating novel questions freedom and individual responsibility in the face of brutality‘These...
- Book (350g) 9780241696453£9.99In stockAdd to Bag
Salsa Y Ache
- Original CD£4.99CD disc condition: VG+Case & booklet condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned CD in great conditionIn stockAdd to Bag
Alice Coltrane - Monument Eternal (DELUXE HARDBACK)By Ann Philbin, Franya J. Berkman
Rashid Johnson, Cauleen Smith and others pay tribute to a truly extraordinary figure in 20th-century American jazz. This volume unpacks the cultural legacy...
- Book (1.3kg)£50.00In 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
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
Milo And The KingsStay Up And Follow Milo / PolioCamille Records
Wicked jump up calypso instrumental - smokin!
UNPLAYED Original USA 7"Vinyl VG ( few pops)/Sleeve VG+ 100% Guarantee on this and all Original Vinyl...
- – Stay Up And Follow Milo
- – Polio
- 1. – Stay Up And Follow Milo
- 2. – Polio
- View full info and tracklisting
- Original 7"£20.00Vinyl condition: VGSleeve 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!In stockAdd to Bag
Lord DestroyerDon't Touch Me/Funky DanceCamille Records
Two upbeat Calypso rockers. No point in doing the funk dance if you can't dance calypso. MC could rival nuff nuff.
RARE Original unplayed Calypso 45,...
- – Don't Touch Me
- – Funky Dance
- 1. – Don't Touch Me
- 2. – Funky Dance
- View full info and tracklisting
- Original 7" C-149£25.00Sold out Notify me when in stock
Black RenaissanceBody, Mind And SpiritLuv N' Haight
Reissue of this magnificent, super-rare, super-deep, funky spiritual jazz album -this is superb! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
Harry Whitaker is a piano player,...
- – Black Renaissance
- – Magic Ritual
- 1. – Black Renaissance
- 2. – Magic Ritual
- View full info and tracklisting
- New LP (180g) + Download Code LHLP036£2.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Rafael CortijoElena, Elena / Que No Se Acabe El Bongo (1980)Tierrazo
Solid salsa + female vocal (cortijo's niece!) latin jazz on the flip with wicked montuno section. Produced by Frank Ferrer
- Rafael Cortijo – Elena, Elena
- 1. Rafael Cortijo – Elena, Elena
- View full info and tracklisting
- Original 7"£20.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Mint unplayed ORIGINAL latin 45Sold out Notify me when in stock
DynastyHere I Am (1981)Solar
Boogie Funk
- Original 12" AS-11504£7.99Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Sold out Notify me when in stock
Hubert PorterMary's LambRitmo
Wicked tune, very funny !
Unplayed Warehouse dead stock original Calypso 45 vinyl. VG- vinyl/VG+
- – Mary's Lamb
- 1. – Mary's Lamb
- View full info and tracklisting
- Original 7"£15.00Sold out Notify me when in stock
Hamilton BohannonLet's Start To Dance Again (1982)London Records
- Original 7" HL 10582£7.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Sold out Notify me when in stock
The Piano ChoirHandscapes 2Strata-East
- – Barbara Ann
- 3. – Barbara Ann
- View full info and tracklisting
- New Audiophile LP (180 GRAM) SES-19750£36.00In stockAdd to Bag
ShadowKing From Hell / Come Dance The Prance (1975)Straker's Records
Yes that Shadow! Rare Calypso two sider. Smokin and tight!
RARE Original unplayed Calypso 45, dead stock, some background pops
- – King From Hell
- – Come Dance The Prance
- 1. – King From Hell
- 2. – Come Dance The Prance
- View full info and tracklisting
- Original 7" GS 176£25.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+In stockAdd to Bag
Joey Lewis OrchestraLa La Jam Back / FireryCharlie's Records
Furious Trinidad funky Calypso groove 2 sider
Unplayed Warehouse dead stock original Calypso 45 vinyl
100% Guarantee on this and all Original Vinyl at...
- – La La Jam Back
- – Firery
- 1. – La La Jam Back
- 2. – Firery
- View full info and tracklisting
- Original 7"£25.00Sold out Notify me when in stock
Cheno Fester/King WellingtonPretty Baby/New Calypso Music (1972)Straker's Records
RARE Insane James Brown 60s r'n'b style mover Pretty Baby + uplifting King Wellington calypso on the other side. West Indies Mod!
Original unplayed Calypso...
- King Wellington – New Calypso Music
- Chino Feaster – Pretty Baby
- 1. King Wellington – New Calypso Music
- 2. Chino Feaster – Pretty Baby
- View full info and tracklisting
- Original 7" S 0024£30.00Vinyl condition: VGSleeve condition: VG+UNPLAYED Original USA 7"Vinyl, clean but some background pops from age etcSold out Notify me when in stock
Don Medardo Y Sus PlayersLibre Soy (1979)Remo Records
Tough, tough salsa from Ecuador
- Don Medardo Y Sus Players – Libre Soy
- 1. Don Medardo Y Sus Players – Libre Soy
- View full info and tracklisting
- Original 7"£40.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Mint unplayed ORIGINAL latin 45In stockAdd to Bag
Sharon LittleDont Mash Up CreationTEK2 Productions
A wicked rootsy relick of her killer tune "Don't Mash Up Creation" a big fav of Jah Shaka Limited press..
- – Don't Mash Up Creation
- – Fix Up Creation
- 1. – Don't Mash Up Creation
- 2. – Fix Up Creation
- View full info and tracklisting
- 7" TEK2002£13.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Studio One FunkSoul Jazz Records
Soul Jazz Records celebrate 25 years of working in partnership with Studio One with brand new editions of FIVE of their best-selling CLASSIC Studio One...
- 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
- 2xLP (Limited Edition Coloured Vinyl) + Download Code SJRLP97C2£30.00Expected 05 JunPreorder
- CD SJRCD97£12.00In stockAdd to Bag
- CD (Limited Edition Coloured CD) SJRCD97C£12.00In stockAdd to Bag
- MP3 Release£9.99In stockAdd to Bag