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Winston Reedy & The Inn House CrewCreated By The FatherRoom In The Sky
The Cimarons ft. Lloyd ForrestInspiration InformationInsensified
Cornell Campbell & The JaysTenement YardFirehouse
Pierre VassiliuEn VoyagesBorn Bad Records
The ProphetsKing Tubby's Prophecies Of DubPressure Sounds
Errol GordonMessageSolid Rock
Sonora CasinoTrompeterosVampi Soul
Giant Swan55 Year Old Daughter (Extended Mix)Keck
Global Communication76:14Music On Vinyl
Shawn Lee's Incredible Tabla BandApache / Bongo RockUbiquity
Kirk ReedCalifornia (inc. Shawn Lee remix)Believe! International
Cosmic Discotheque Vol 2: 12 Junkshop Afro Disco Funk Gems from the 70sVarious ArtistsNaughty Rhythm Records
Batunga & The SubprimesGates of OuantouMatasuna Records
Da Lench MobGuerillas In Tha MistGet On Down
Freddie Gibbs & MadlibHalf Manne Half CocaineMadlib Invazion
TNGHTIIWarp
Horace TapscottLive At LoberoNimbus West / Pure Pleasure
JujuLive At The East 1973Now-Again Records
Look at My Soul: The Latin Shade of Texas SoulVarious ArtistsNacional Records
MndsgnObliqueKitchnNot On Label (Mndsgn)
Penya Na Msafiri ZawosePenya Safari EPOn The Corner Records
Black MoonRise Of Da MoonDuck Down
SparkleSparkleCultures Of Soul
Jeff ParkerSuite for Max BrownInternational Anthem Recording Company
Taiwan DiscoVarious ArtistsAberrant Records
Young Gun Silver FoxTake It or Leave It / Mojo RisingSoul Step
The Professionals (Madlib & Oh No)The ProfessionalsMadlib Invazion
Vintage Drum Machine RhythmsVarious ArtistsSoul To The Universe
Lonnie Liston SmithVisions Of A New World (1975)Flying Dutchman / Pure Pleasure
James Reese & The ProgressionsWait For Me: The Complete Works (1967-1972)Now-Again Records / Now-Again Reserve
PigeondustWay Back WhenCold Busted
Deee-LiteWorld CliqueGet On Down
DJ John CollinsYeahUnderground Resistance
BufimanAlbumsiDekmantel
Destiny71zEP2: DimdraftEglo
The SorcerersIn Search of the Lost City of the Monkey GodATA Records
Dark ArtsReflections In A Rear View MirrorStroom
The UpsettersScratch The Upsetter AgainAntarctica Starts Here
Ohio ExpressThe Ohio Express (1968)Buddah Records
Liverpool SceneAmazing Adventures Of The Liverpool Scene (1969)RCA Victor
Stranger in a Strange Landby Gary YoungeThe New Press
Who Are We - And Should It Matter in the 21st Century?by Gary YoungePenguin
Orpheus (aka Jarrod Lawson)VisionsIzipho Soul
Marcus & The IgelsGrowing Taller / Studio WorksSoul Fire
TenastelinMusical Commitment / Dub CommitmentPirates Choice
AlpheusRudies / Our Time Will ComeLiquidator Music
Bernardo el tranquiloYou Haffi DreadCandid records
Jeff Parker & The New BreedMax BrownInternational Anthem Recording Company
Prince BusterRoll On Charles Street 'Prince Buster Ska Selection'Rock A Shacka
América InvertidaVarious ArtistsVampi Soul
- Original 7"£30.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Unplayed rare original CALYPSO 45. Deadstock poss few marks plays fine.
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VERY HEAVY & RARE CALYPSO TUNE - junp-up heavy percussion and brass instrumental cut 2-sider!
Miles' Diary: Life of Miles Davis 1947-1961by Ken Vail
- Original Book (700g)£12.00Secondhand out of print paperback in good conditionIn stockAdd to Bag
John Coltrane - A Sound SignatureJohn W. Selfridge
Out of print USA papaerback
- Original Book (300g)£10.00In stockAdd to Bag
Roots RadicsJunjo Presents 12 Inches Of Dub+ General Echo 12" Of Pleasure CD
Roots Radics 12 Inches Of Dub; mixed by Scientist saw a limited vinyl only Record Store Day pressing in 2019. This previously unreleased crucial dub set...
- 12" Of Dub – Young Banana Dub
- Roots Radics – Set Your Dub On Fire
- Roots Radics – Pum Pum Dub
- Roots Radics – Young Gal Dub
- Roots Radics – Tribulation Dub
- General Echo 12" Of Pleasure – Lorna She Love Young Boy Banana
- Roots Radics – It's My Desire To Set Your Crutches On Fire
- Roots Radics – Me Know Everything About She Pum Pum
- Roots Radics – Old Man Love Young Gal Vegie
- Roots Radics – This Are The Cockie Tribulation
- 1. 12" Of Dub – Young Banana Dub
- 2. Set Your Dub On Fire
- 3. Pum Pum Dub
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The Good Auld Days: The Story of Scotland's Entertainers from Music Hall to Televisionby Gordon Irving
- Original Book (800g)£12.00Secondhand hardback book w/dustjacketIn stockAdd to Bag
Play On: Now, Then and Fleetwood Macby Mick Fleetwood
- Original Book (700g)£10.00Secondhand hardback bookIn stockAdd to Bag
Passion is a Fashion: The Real Story of the Clashby Pat Gilbert
- Original Book (900g)£15.00Secondhand hardback book in good condIn stockAdd to Bag
Diana Ross: A Legend in Focus (2000)by Sharon Davis
- Original Book (1.4kg)£12.00Large format secondhand hardback bookIn stockAdd to Bag
The Folk Music Encyclopaediaby Kristin Baggelaar And Donald Milton (1977)
- Original Book (1kg)£15.00Secondhand out of print hardback book ex-library with stamps in good conditionIn stockAdd to Bag
Gordon ParksNo Excuses
Gordon Parks overcame the obstacles of poverty and racism and never gave up on his dreams. He attributes his drive for excellence to his mother who told...
- Original Book (400g)£10.00secondhand USA hardback ex-libraryIn stockAdd to Bag
How To DJ Properly: The Art And Science Of Playing Recordsby Frank Broughton & Bill Brewster
- Original Book (900g)£9.00Secondhand paperback book in good conditionIn stockAdd to Bag
Dusty : An intimate Portrait Of Dusty Springfield (2008)by Sharon Davis
- Original Book (600g)£10.00In stockAdd to Bag
If I Can Dream: Elvis's Own Storyby Larry Geller And Joel Spector (1989)
A long-time confidante of Elvis Presley reveals intimate details of the legendary performer's dreams and disillusionments, showing his disintegration due...
- Original Book (700g)£10.00In stockAdd to Bag
Scientists of Sound: Portraits of a UK Reggae Sound Systemby Simon Jones & Paul Pinnock
New large format paperbackThis book provides a snapshot of UK reggae sound system culture during its 1980s heyday. Scientists of Sound is a documentary...
- Book (500g)£20.00In stockAdd to Bag
Transformer: The Lou Reed Story
- Original Book (800g)£10.00Out of print edition USA hardback book in good conditionIn stockAdd to Bag
Frequency SynthesizerTheory and Design
Rare book on synthesizers. Hardback secondhand w/dustjacket in plastic, ex library w/stamps
- Original Book (900g)£40.00In stockAdd to Bag
OctavianEndorphins
23 year old Angolan / French / British rapper Octavian continues his meteoric rise with the release of a brand new mixtape. Titled Endorphinsit his second...
- Octavian – Gangster Love Intro
- Octavian – King Essie
- Octavian – Molly Go Down
- Octavian – Take It Easy ft Smokepurpp
- Octavian – Bet ft Skepta & Michael Phantom
- Octavian – Feel It ft Theophilus London
- Octavian – Risking Our Lives >> AAA + Interlude
- 1. Gangster Love Intro
- 2. King Essie
- 3. Molly Go Down
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Emeli SandeReal Life
Fourth album release from pop/soul singer, Emeli Sande!
- LP + Download Code£18.99In stockAdd to Bag
The Blue Moment: Miles Davis's Kind of Blue and the Remaking of Modern Musicby Richard Williams
- Original Book (300g)£6.00In stockAdd to Bag
The Bluesman: The Musical Heritage of Black Men and Women in the Americasby Julio Finn
Examines the spiritual, social, and anthropological roots of the blues, discussing African animist religion, the slave trade, Voodoo, Hoodoo, and the early...
- Original Book (500g)£10.00Original USA paperback in good condition
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Reggae and Caribbean Musicby Dave Thompson
- Original Book (1.1kg)£10.00Original USA paperback in good condition
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Roy HeathThe Murderer (1979)
A very good short story about flawed characters and evocative of a time and place in Guyana.
secondhand paperback
- Original Book (200g)£7.00Sleeve condition: VG+Original UK paperback in good condition
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Black Music in the United States: an Annotated Bibliographyby Samuel A. Floyd Jr & Marsha J. Reisser
Includes section on Bibliographies of bibliographies and Bibliographies on biographies (!) and 'records and record collections'
- Original Book (650g)£20.00Sleeve condition: VG+Original USA hardback, ex library , w stamps, no dustjacket
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Motown - Artist by Artistby Pat Morgan
- Original Book (600g)£7.00Original UK hardback small tear on front
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Scooby: The Glory of the Rideby Stuart 'Scooby' Cochrane
More Ibiza madness
- Original Book (400g)£8.00Original secondhand book in ok condition
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Warrior & His Oriental Brothers InternationalMy Success (1981)
Original Nigerian Vinyl! Vinyl/sleeve VG Lots of surface scratches plays well /sleeve F/G- +High-end Audio Desk Systeme Pro Machine Utrasonic cleaned+
- Original LP£20.00In stockAdd to Bag
From the heat of the Dayby Roy Heath
- Original Book (200g)£6.00Sleeve condition: VG+Original UK paperback, pen mark inside
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Changing JamaicaAdam Kuper
Original secondhand hardback first edition (laminated dust jacket, ex library w/stamps)
- Original Book (400g)£12.00In stockAdd to Bag
The Vice LordsWarriors of the Streets
Rare USA small secondhand book in good condition - cultural anthropology case studies about the legendary street gang. This is 1978 edition with different...
- Original Book (200g)£25.00In stockAdd to Bag
The Wire+ The Wire Tapper
The Wire magazine, with features on the great minds of the music industry, reviews on SOTU favourites and more! Also includes a free wire tapper cd!
- Magazine (300g)£4.95In stockAdd to Bag
The BuzzcutsDead or Alive (Extended Mix)
Previously only released on CD, the extended mix of a cult party classic - a key staple in a DJ Harvey set! Very limited copies in circulation- don't sleep...
- 12"£10.99In stockAdd to Bag
Gerald McCauleyWondering
"Wondering" that came as a result was brought to life by the singer and industry insider Gerald McCauley, who turned his soul inside out for the performance....
- 7"£6.99In stockAdd to Bag
The Rolling StonesHonkThe Very Best Of
Disc One
1. “Start Me Up”2. “Brown Sugar”3. “Rocks Off”4. “Miss You”5. “Tumbling Dice”6. “Just Your Fool”7. “Wild Horses”8....
- 3×CD£14.99
- 3×LP£34.99In stockAdd to Bag
LeewayLee Morgan Discography
Excellent discography on man like Lee Morgan, every record session!
"Roger Wernboe has done Jazz scholars, fans, and collectors a great favor. Thanks...
- Book (200g)£25.00Out of print RARE paperback book. NEW, SEALED OPENED ONCEIn stockAdd to Bag
Contemporary Music: An Introductionby Francis Routh (1968)
Neat secondhand small hardback book w/dustjacket. Varese, Schoenberg, Copland
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Soul of a Nation (BOOK)Art in the Age of Black Power
BACK IN STOCK!!!!In the period of radical change that was 1963-1983, young Black artists at the beginning of their careers in the USA confronted key questions...
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African Musics in Context. Institutions, Culture, Identityby Thomas Solomon
African Musics in Context discusses the place of performing arts in Ugandan society, archiving music and music sources, performing archival music, performing...
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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)£15.00Secondhand out of print ex-library paperback copy, library stamp half removed on front page and small tear otherwise goodIn stockAdd to Bag
CoversRetracing Reggae Record Sleeves in London
Superb deluxe hardback book.
"Covers: Retracing Reggae Record Sleeves in London" is a project by photographer Alex Bartsch documenting reggae album covers...
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Blood Posse (1994)by Phillip Baker
Yardie stylee!
'This book follows the life of Danny, a young Jamaican growing up in Brooklyn in the 1970s. At the age of 18, in the middle of a sectarian...
- Original Book (300g)£8.00Secondhand out of print paperback in good condition
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Just Above My Headby James Baldwin
'This is the work of a born storyteller at the height of his powers' Edmund White, Washington Post
When Arthur Montana, world-renowned 'Emperor of Soul',...
- Original Book (900g)£20.00UK 1st edition hardback w/dustjacket covered in plastic in great conditionIn stockAdd to Bag
Music in Africaby Adana Dzemila
Africa is such a large and diverse continent. Outside Africa, there is often only talk about Africa as one country: For example Tunisia and Tanzania could...
- Book (200g)£7.99In stockAdd to Bag
Lion SongsThomas Mapfumo and the Music That Made Zimbabwe
NEARLY 70% OFF ORIGINAL PRICE! LOVELY USA IMPORT HARDBACK BOOK! CHEAPER THAN AMAZON!!
Like Fela Kuti and Bob Marley, singer, composer, and bandleader...
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Mars by 1980 - The Story of Electronic MusicBy David Stubbs
New KILLER 100% essential MASSIVE 450+ pages book about the history of electronic music.
'Mars by 1980' is written by the very groovy David Stubbs, author...
- Book (700g)£12.99In stockAdd to Bag
The Philly Sound BOOKPhiladelphia Soul Music and its R&B Rootsby Dave Moore (UK) and Jason Thornton (US)
ABSOLUTELY MIND-BLOWING & STUNNING 700-page hardback book!
FREE UK SHIPPING!!!!!
Everything you ever wanted to know about the music of Philadelphia....
- Book (2.6 kg)£58.00In stockAdd to Bag