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Joe Hisaishi, Royal Philharmonic OrchestraThe Boy and the Heron: Symphonic Suite For Piano And OrchestraDeutsche Grammophon
Jordan RakeiA Safe Place To Be WildFontana
Brigitte FontaineComme À La RadioWewantsounds
Shabazz PalacesIt’s A Style SportSub Pop
Mad ProfessorCuts & Dubs – Volume OneTest Pressing Recordings
Z-Factor (feat. Jesse Saunders)Dance Party AlbumNumero
Fontaines D.C.Dopamine ChamberXL RECORDINGS
Various ArtistsIranian FunkAkenaton
Various ArtistsIranian NuggetsAkenaton
Various ArtistsLex XXLex Records
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan & Michael BrookNight Song [30th Anniversary Edition]Real World Records
Ziad RahbaniAna Moush KaferWewantsounds
Antiyano ProgresivoVarious ArtistsSoundway Records
Space GhostBack From RealityPeace World Records
Holy TongueBasilikumAD 93
Kimiko Kasai with Herbie HancockButterflyBe With Records
ElasticaElastica (Deluxe Edition)Rough Trade Records
This HeatHealth and EfficiencyThis Heat Records
Letta Mbulu In The Music......The Village Never EndsBe With Records
Marcia GriffithsPlay Me Sweet And NiceBe With Records
Teodros MakonnenTeodros Makonnen With His OrganMuzikawi
Donna SummerThe Casablanca YearsDriven By Music
Héctor Lavoe¡Que Sentimiento!Concord
KNEECAP3CAGHeavenly Recordings
Willie Colón & Héctor LavoeCosa NuestraConcord
Space AfrikaQuiet StormDAIS Records
Duval Timothy & Carlos Niñorain musicCarrying Colour
The Ron Trent Collection Vol.2 (feat. Chez Damier & Ron Trent, Roland Clark & USG)Various ArtistsKing Street Sounds
Chaka KhanChakzillaBMG
Glenn UndergroundChicago State of Mind Pt. 2Organix
Telefon Tel AvivFahrenheit Fair Enough (25th Anniversary Edition)Ghostly International
GoatHeadsoupRocket Recordings
Ezra CollectiveHere Because of HopePartisan Records
Yoko OnoIt's Alright (I See Rainbows)Secretly Canadian
- Original 7"£30.00Vinyl condition: VGSleeve condition: VG+Unplayed rare original CALYPSO 45. Deadstock some background pops
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- Laviscount Brass – Jamarona
- Laviscount Brass – Push Ya Push Day
VERY HEAVY & RARE CALYPSO TUNE - junp-up heavy percussion and brass instrumental cut 2-sider!
Arrows Studio, Kingston, Jamaica 1993 PHOTOZINEPhotographs by David Corio
Arrows Studio in 57C Windward Road, East Kingston, Jamaica had a reputation for producing dub plates and tough, hard hitting, digital dancehall reggae...
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Hip-Hop in London 1982-94 PHOTOZINEPhotographs by David Corio
Awesome small and beautiful photo-zine. 36 pages, staple-bound, 14x20 cm
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Blitz 1979-80 PHOTOZINEPhotographs by Derek Ridgers
Look here's Steve, Rusty and all the darlinks, darlink...
Awesome small and beautiful photo-zine. 36 pages, staple-bound, 14x20 cm
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Notting Hill Carnival 1987-92 PHOTOZINEPhotographs by Mark McEvoy
Awesome small and beautiful photo-zine. 36 pages, staple-bound, 14x20 cm
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Peckham 1970s-80s PHOTOZINEPhotographs by Russell Newell
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The Battle of Lewisham August 13th, 1977 PHOTOZINEPhotographs by Syd Shelton
The Battle of Lewisham was a violent confrontation on August 13, 1977, when roughly 500 members of the far-right National Front attempted to march from...
- Book (200g)£10.00In stockAdd to Bag
Neil YoungDecade
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- Original 3×LP£40.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print USA vinyl, some sleeve wearIn stockAdd to Bag
Soul Jazz Records presentsStudio One Classics
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...
- The Skatalites – El Pussycat Ska
- Carlton & The Shoes – Love Me Forever
- Sound Dimension – Rockfort Rock
- Johnny Osbourne – Sing Jah Stylee
- The Heptones – Pretty Looks Isn't All
- Slim Smith – Rougher Yet
- Lone Ranger – Automatic
- Horace Andy – Fever
- Prince Jazzbo – School
- The Wailers – Simmer Down
- Burning Spear – Rocking Time
- Alton Ellis – I'm Just A Guy
- Sugar Minott – Oh Mr Dc
- Jennifer Lara – Consider Me
- Don Drummond – Confucious
- Michigan & Smiley – Rub A Dub Style
- Sound Dimension – Full Up
- Dennis Brown – No Man Is An Island
- 1. The Skatalites – El Pussycat Ska
- 2. Carlton & The Shoes – Love Me Forever
- 3. Sound Dimension – Rockfort Rock
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- 2xLP (Limited Edition Coloured Vinyl) + Download Code SJRLP96C2£30.00In stockAdd to Bag
- CD SJRCD96B£12.00In stockAdd to Bag
- MP3 Release SJRD96£9.99In stockAdd to Bag
Night MagicStudio 54: Night Magic
There has never been--and will never be--another nightclub to rival the sheer glamour, energy, and wild creativity that was Studio 54. This catalog accompanies...
- Book (1kg)£16.99In stockAdd to Bag
Power Pop!American Power Pop for the Now Generation 1977-1981
15 super-rare USA punk/power pop classics you never heard from bands you never knew!
Soul Jazz Records’ new ‘Power Pop! American Power Pop for the...
- Ambulance – It's All Up To You
- Dow Jones and The Industrials – Let’s Go Steady
- Hot Dates – I Can't Stay
- Nastyfacts – Drive My Car
- Pointed Sticks – What Do You Want Me to Do?
- The Normals – Hardcore
- Shoes – Tomorrow Night
- The Reactions – It's Our Turn Now
- Puppet Rulers – Outta My Mind
- Testors – Together
- The Scruffs – You're No Fun
- The Reruns – So So Alone
- The Wigs – You Say Ono
- The Fingers – Isolation
- The Reactions – In Society
- 1. Ambulance – It's All Up To You
- 2. Dow Jones and The Industrials – Let’s Go Steady
- 3. Hot Dates – I Can't Stay
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- New LP (Coloured Vinyl) SJRLP590C£30.00In stockAdd to Bag
Allen GinsbergTelevision Was A Baby Crawling ...
'Wives in the avocados, babies in the tomatoes!-and you, García Lorca, what were you doing by the watermelons?'Profane and prophetic verses about sex,...
- Book (150g)£3.00In 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...
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XzibitRestless
It's only appropriate that Xzibit's highly anticipated, and often-delayed, Restless concluded hip-hop's millennial melting pot. After all, Xzibit's association...
- New 2×LP £39.99In stockAdd to Bag
Steppin' Razor : The Rebel Life of Peter Toshby John Masouri
'A masterwork' - Roger SteffensPeter Tosh: the rude boy, the radical,the Rasta. A founding member of The Wailers and a compelling recording artistin his...
- Book (700g)£14.99In 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
BasquiatA Quick Killing in Art
“A smart, crackling chronicle of fast game, the ’80s art market, [and] the attraction of destruction.”— Village Voice
A bold and vivid biography...
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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...
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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
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
Nikki GiovanniPoems: 1968-2020
Nikki Giovanni's poetry has dazzled and inspired readers for more than sixty years. When she first emerged from the Black Arts Movement in the late 1960s,...
- Book (600g)£12.99In 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
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
Susan SontagNotes on Camp
These two classic essays were the first works of criticism to break down the boundaries between 'high' and 'low' culture, and made Susan Sontag a literary...
- Book (100g)£4.00In stockAdd to Bag
The Second Sexby Simone de Beauvoir
Everyone who cares about freedom and justice for women should read The Second Sex' GuardianSimone de Beauvoir famously wrote, 'One is not born, but rather...
- Book (400g) 9780099595731£14.99In 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
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- 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
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- Original 7" C-149£25.00Sold out 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
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- 2xLP (Limited Edition Coloured Vinyl) + Download Code SJRLP97C2£30.00In stockAdd to Bag
- CD (Limited Edition Coloured CD) SJRCD97C£12.00In stockAdd to Bag
- MP3 Release£9.99In stockAdd to Bag
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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- – La La Jam Back
- – Firery
- 1. – La La Jam Back
- 2. – Firery
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 7" TEK2002£13.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock