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Voguing: Voguing and the House Ballroom Scene of New York City 1989-92Photographs and interviews by Chantal Regnault, Introduction by Tim LawrenceSoul Jazz Books
Winston Francis aka Bob MelodyThe BreakMr. Fix It
The SilvertonesAfrican DubBlack Eagle
Joe WhiteGive And Take (On Both Sides)Ultra Records
The BlackstonesI Don't Feel SecureHorus Records
SkinshapeLife & LoveDloaw & Co.
The BlackstonesOut A RoadHorus Records
Joseph MalikTake A LeftRamrock Red
Paula ClarkeUniversityLiving Music Inc.
Lee PerryVampire (Horns)Upsetter
Alter Echo & E3 Meet Ishan Sound & Rider ShafiqueAh Mi GuideScrub A Dub
Jimi TenorCinema DadaabRonet Records
Gloria TaylorDeep Inside You / World That's Not RealExpansion
The Masqueraders / The Gentlemen FourDo You Love Me Baby / You Can't Keep A Good Man DownOutta Sight
Field Works Vol. II (feat. Japan Blues)Various ArtistsVox Populi Records
LinkwoodFresh GildansFirecracker Recordings
CoreysanHijackedLegsman
Seekers InternationalLost & Found Vol. 2Boomarm Nation
Mdou Moctar & Elite BeatMdou Moctar Meets Elite Beat In A Budget DancehallBoomarm Nation
Omar SOne Of A KindFXHE
Scotch Bonnet Records PresentPuffers's Choice Vol 2Scotch Bonnet
John GordonStep By StepPure Pleasure / Strata-East
ZenitStraight AheadEdition Hawara
Garage ClassTerminal Tokyo (inc. JD Twitch edit)Outer Reaches
The Mood ModernThe story of two of the world's greatest recorded music libraries: KPM (1956-1977) and Bruton Music (1978-1980)By Oliver LomaxVocalion Books
Phil RanelinVibes From The TribeTribe / Pure Pleasure
Allysha JoyAcadie : RawGondwana Records
Oneness Of JujuAfrican Rhythms (2018 Edition)Strut
Britxotica Goes Wild!Various ArtistsTrunk Records
VariousDance Hall Vibe's Vol.#1King Culture
Mars89End of the DeathBokeh Versions
The SylversI Know Myself / Wish That I Could Talk To YouMr Bongo
SnipsLondon Livin' EPBarbershop Records
Carrie ClevelandLooking Up: The Complete WorksKalita Records
The Sha La DasLove In The WindDaptone
Stomping, heavyweight organ-jazz. This album is jumping!
Original USA Vinyl VG+ /Sleeve VG+ in great condition
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Jimmy SmithPeter And The Wolf (1966)Verve
With the 'Incredible Jimmy Smith' on organ and arrangements by Oliver Nelson this adaptation of Prokofiev's fairy tale offers a fine jazz interpretation...
- Original LP£15.00In stockAdd to Bag
Jimmy SmithIn A Plain Brown Wrapper (1971)Verve
Rare Jimmy Smith very funky and soulful LP on Verve, same period as the classic 'Root Down'.
Original USA Vinyl LP VG+ /Sleeve VG+
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- 1. recession or depression
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- Original LP£25.00In stockAdd to Bag
Jimmy SmithOff The Top (1982)Elektra Musician
Original = Original UK Vinyl VG+ /Sleeve VG
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- Original LP£8.99In stockAdd to Bag
Jimmy SmithAny Number Can Win (1963)Verve
Jimmy Smith is smokin on this 1963 original Verve release, produced by Creed Taylor.
USA ORIGINAL GATEFOLD HEAVY SLEEVE
Original USA Vinyl G+ /Sleeve...
- Original LP£6.99In stockAdd to Bag
Jimmy SmithChristmas Cookin' (1966)Verve Records
Righteous Xmas organ soul jazz innit! Big Creed Taylor arrangements
Rare Original = USA Vinyl VG /Sleeve VG+ High-end Audio Desk Systeme Pro Machine Utrasonic...
- 1. God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman
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- Original LP£30.00In stockAdd to Bag
Jimmy SmithHoochie Coochie Man (1966)Verve
USA original gatefold copy . Produced by Creed Taylor. Smokin!
- Original LP£14.99In stockAdd to Bag
Jimmy SmithRoot DownVerve
Includes the tune 'Root Down', as sampled by the Beastie Boys, and three extended, unedited performances not found on the original LP. Also includes a...
- CD£7.99In stockAdd to Bag
Jimmy SmithBashin' (1962)Verve
Jimmy swings his organ across big band arrangements by Oliver Nelson!
- Original LP£15.00In stockAdd to Bag
Jimmy SmithBack At The Chicken Shack (1960)Blue Note
Here's the fabulous Jimmy Smith playing Hammond B3 and driving a top notch band with Kenny Burrell on Guitar and Stanley Turrentine on Tenor Sax. Classic...
- CD£7.99
- New LP £22.99In stockAdd to Bag
Jimmy SmithPeter And The Wolf (1966)Verve
With the 'Incredible Jimmy Smith' on organ and arrangements by Oliver Nelson this adaptation of Prokofiev's fairy tale offers a fine jazz interpretation...
- Original LP£15.00In stockAdd to Bag
Willie BoboSpanish Blues Band (1968)Verve
Rare orignal latin boogaloo album.Original = USA Vinyl VG+ /Sleeve VG+
100% Guarantee on this and all Original Vinyl at Sounds Of The Universe - 'if you're...
- Original LP£25.00In stockAdd to Bag
Jimmy SmithIn A Plain Brown Wrapper (1971)Verve
Rare Jimmy Smith very funky and soulful LP on Verve, same period as the classic 'Root Down'.
Original USA Vinyl LP VG+ /Sleeve VG+
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- 1. recession or depression
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- Original LP£25.00In stockAdd to Bag
Walter WanderleyCheganca (1966)Verve
Following on from "Rain Forest" and a few months later the bossa organ groove is still going strong on "Agua De Beber", "Voce E Eu" and "Cheganca"!
- Original LP£15.00In stockAdd to Bag
Cal TjaderSoul Bird: Whiffenproof (1965)Verve
Includes top version of "Reza"! Original = Original USA Vinyl VG+/Sleeve VG+ 100% Guarantee on this and all Original Vinyl at Sounds Of The Universe -...
- Original LP£15.00In stockAdd to Bag
Gary McFarlandScorpio And Other Signs (1968)Verve
Rare original USA gatefold vinyl
ORIGINAL = Original USA Vinyl VG+ /Sleeve VG+High-end Audio Desk Systeme Pro Machine Utrasonic cleaned+
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- 1. take care...beware
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- Original LP£40.00In stockAdd to Bag
Irene ReidRoom For One More (1965 mono)Verve
Arranged and conducted by Oliver Nelson.
Original USA vinylVinyl VG+/Sleeve VG+100% SOTU Original Vinyl Guarantee happy or money back!
- Original LP£18.00In stockAdd to Bag
Howard TateGlad I Knew Better (1968)Verve
Wicked Soul Classic! UNPLAYED USA ORIGINAL 45
- 1. Glad I Knew Better
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- Original 7"£10.00In stockAdd to Bag
Jimmy SmithAny Number Can Win (1963)Verve
Jimmy Smith is smokin on this 1963 original Verve release, produced by Creed Taylor.
USA ORIGINAL GATEFOLD HEAVY SLEEVE
Original USA Vinyl G+ /Sleeve...
- Original LP£6.99In stockAdd to Bag
Willie BoboBobo Motion (1967)Verve
Killer 60's latin jazz!
Original = USA Vinyl VG+ /Sleeve VG+ (crease bottom left)
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- CD£7.99In stockAdd to Bag
- Original LP£30.00
Jimmy SmithHoochie Coochie Man (1966)Verve
USA original gatefold copy . Produced by Creed Taylor. Smokin!
- Original LP£14.99In stockAdd to Bag
Kai WindingMore! (1963)Verve
Produced by Creed Taylor, orig. USA press
- Original LP£15.00In stockAdd to Bag
The New Stan Getz Quartet with Astrud GilbertoGetz Au Go Go (1964)Verve
Stan Getz with Astrud Gilberto doing their Bossa Nova thang live in New York, 1964. Original USA vinyl in orig. 1964 shrinkwrap!
- LP (180 gram)£24.99
- CD£7.99In stockAdd to Bag
Jimmy SmithRoot DownVerve
Includes the tune 'Root Down', as sampled by the Beastie Boys, and three extended, unedited performances not found on the original LP. Also includes a...
- CD£7.99In stockAdd to Bag
Stan GetzBig Band Bossa Nova (1962)Verve
Jazz meets bossa nova with big band arrangements by Gary McFarland, and Stan Getz on lead saxophone. original=mark on side b so reduced
- Original LP£6.99
- CD£7.99In stockAdd to Bag
Stan GetzFocus (1961)Verve
Stan Getz with vocal and strings composed and arranged by Eddie Sauter
- CD£7.99In stockAdd to Bag
Jimmy SmithBashin' (1962)Verve
Jimmy swings his organ across big band arrangements by Oliver Nelson!
- Original LP£15.00In stockAdd to Bag
Wes MontgomeryTequila (1966)Verve
Original UK mono pressing, laminate sleeve
- Original LP£14.99In stockAdd to Bag
Herbie MannFlautista! (1959)Verve
Super-rare 1959 original copy Latin Jazz album from flautist Mann joined by Johnny Rae, Patato Valdez, Jose Mangual, Santos Miranda and Knobby Totah. Killer...
- 1. todos locos
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- CD£9.99In stockAdd to Bag
- Original LP£30.00
The Velvet UndergroundVUVerve
10-track CD album featuring a collection of previously unreleased tracks recorded in 1968 & 1969.
- CD£7.99In stockAdd to Bag
Astrud GilbertoVerve Jazz Masters 9Verve
Compilation of Astrud Gilberto's best work on Verve, featuring 'Agua De Beber', 'Berimbau' and, of course, 'The Girl From Ipanema'!
- CD£7.99In stockAdd to Bag
RampCome Into Knowledge (1977)Verve
Rare Groove Holy Grail!
Produced by Roy Ayers with cult version of "Everybody Loves The Sunshine" plus rare-groove fave "Daylight"!!
Very highly...
- 1. The American Promise
- 2. I Just Love You
- 3. Give It
- View full info and tracklisting
- CD£7.99In stockAdd to Bag
- New LP (180g)£14.99
The Herbie Mann NonetFlute Brass Vibes & Percussion (1961)Verve
Rare latin jazz. USA original album
- 1. Dearly Beloved
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- Original LP£19.99In stockAdd to Bag
Stan Getz / Joao GilbertoGetz / Gilberto (1963)Verve
Seminal USA Bossa Nova album by Stan Getz, João Gilberto, Antonio Carlos Jobim and the vocals of Astrud Gilberto. Includes the all-time classic "Girl...
- 1. The Girl From Ipanema
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- New LP £23.99
- 2×CD£12.99In stockAdd to Bag
- CD£7.99
Kai WindingPenny Lane & Time (1967)Verve
Late-60s vocal jazz on Verve.
- Original LP£15.00In stockAdd to Bag
James BrownSoul On TopVerve
Re-Issued on Verve in 2004. This Recording from 1969 shows Mr. Brown collaborating with Louie Bellson and Oliver Nelson, both highly regarded on the jazz...
- CD£22.99In stockAdd to Bag
Brooks Arthur EnsembleSole Forms (1966)Verve
Jazz meets Classical with wordless vocals for added ambience!Original = Original USA Vinyl VG+ /Sleeve VG+
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- Original LP£15.00In stockAdd to Bag
Jef GilsonJef Gilson EPJazzman
Super obscure jazz from French pianist, composer and arranger extraordinaire Jef Gilson on Jazzman!As usual with the Jazzman 7" this release is limited...
- 1. Chakan
- 2. Modalite Pour Mimi
- 3. Jef's Blues
- View full info and tracklisting
- 7"£10.99
Black Renaissance (Harry Whitaker)Body, Mind And Spirit (2015 Red Vinyl Edition)Luv N' Haight
Long overdue reissue of this magnificent, super-rare, super-deep, funky spiritual jazz album -this is superb! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
Harry Whitaker is...
- 1. Black Renaissance
- 2. Magic Ritual
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- LP£9.99
Alice ClarkAlice ClarkMainstream
The Holy Grail of modern soul! Share in the secret and find out why this album is so highly regarded!
Very highly recommended!
- 3. Don't Wonder WHy
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- New LP £11.99
Melvyn PriceRhythm and BluesWax Poetics
The late '60s were an explosive time in America. Flower power was blooming, civil rights were in full swing, and while American soldiers were fighting...
- CD£13.99
- LP£16.99
Nathan DavisJazz '65-'76Jazzman
Great compilation of super-rare tracks from highly under-rated American jazz flautist and saxophonist Nathan Davis!
Thirteen tracks from ten mega-rare...
- 3. Theme From Zoltan
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- CD£11.99
- 2×LP£17.99
Stone (1974)Music and Dialogue From Sandy Harbutt's Australian Motion Picture: Limited 7"Finders Keepers
Wicked 7'' of sounds and dialogues taken from the soundtrack of the 1974 biker-psyche cult classic film Stone!
Get oiled up and leather clad, you are...
- 7"£4.99
Jungle By Night Hidden Kindred Spirits
Nine-piece afro-beat band, Jungle By Night return with their second album for Kindred spirits. Described by legendary Fela drummer Tony Allen as 'the evolution...
- 1. Rangda
- 2. Cyclin'
- 3. Togetherness
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- CD£13.99
L'Orchestre Kanaga De MoptiKanaga De MoptiKindred Spirits
Kindred Spirits kicks off its Mali-series with one of the most in demand Mali records, by L'Orchestre Kanaga De Mopti. They are one of the region's...
- 1. gambari
- 2. sory bamba
- 3. kulukutu
- View full info and tracklisting
- LP£9.99
- CD£11.99
Joe GibbsDub Serial (1972)Greensleeves
Great dub album from producer Joe Gibbs - one of the 'holy grails' of 1970s dub reggae!
- 1. Satta Amassa Gana Version
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- LP£13.99In stockAdd to Bag
Cloud Cuckooland20 Garish Quills Plucked From The PlumageFinders Keepers
NOW AVAILABLE ON VINYL!!!
20 garish quills plucked from the plumage of Krautrock's lesser-spotted flock. Progressive Pop, Kosmiche Slop, Artschule Psych...
- 2. ihre kinder – stunden
- 3. out of focus – see how a white negro files
- View full info and tracklisting
- CD£9.99
Guelewar Halleli N'Dakarou Teranga
Gambian experimental/psych on Terenga!
Guelewar are a legendary group from Banjul, The Gambia. They have a unique, experimental sound, fusing...
- 1. yaye ramoutoulaye
- 2. balla jigi
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- CD£15.99
- 2×LP£18.99In stockAdd to Bag
The Kenny Clarke-Francy Boland SextetCalypso BluesSchema
Nice reissue of this rare MPS jazz record from the mid sixties featuring Sahib Shihab!
- 2×LP£18.99
- CD£12.49
Joe GibbsScorchers From The Mighty TwoVP
This is an essential compilation of the best and classic tracks taken from the extensive Joe Gibbs back catalogue! Includes reggae party classics such...
- 2×LP£20.00
- 2×CD£12.99In stockAdd to Bag
Black Man's CryThe Inspiration Of Fela KutiNow Again
WOW! Now Again have compiled this amazing compilation of music inspired by the Godfather of Afro-Beat, Fela Kuti!!!
This Fela Estate-approved anthology...
- 1. Cumbia Moderna De Soledad – Shacalao
- 2. Dan Satch & His Atomic 8 Dance Band – Woman Pin Down
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- CD£10.99
- 2×LP£23.99
Sahib ShihabSeedsSchema Records
This is a CLASSIC and extremely sought-after 1968 modal jazz rarity recorded in Europe by ex-pat US saxophonist Sahib Shihab! An original might cost you...
- 1. Seeds
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- New LP £19.95
- CD£12.99
Philip CohranAfrican SkiesCaptcha
Esoteric deep jazz from the legendary Chicago-based musician Philip Cohran!
Recorded in 1993 after the death of mentor and band mate, Herman Blount...
- 1. Theme
- 2. White Nile
- 3. Cohran Blues
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- LP£16.99
- CD£10.99
West Indies FunkVolume Two Trans Air
Following the success of the first installment of 'West Indies Funk & 'Disc 'O' Lypso, Trans Air Records of San Juan, Puerto Rico present a killer...
- 1. the troubadours – funk good feeling
- 2. the esquiries now – have a party
- 3. boo & the tru tones – don't blame this trunk
- View full info and tracklisting
- CD£13.99
- 2×LP£15.99
Sun RaThe Other Side Of The SunSweet Earth
An almost conventional recording for Sun Ra, recorded in '78/79, and featuring a version of "Space Is The Place"!
- Reissue LP£8.99
The Predicate Production GuildGloria's ThemeDisposable Music / Finders Keepers
This is the third release on Finders Keepers' Disposable Music imprint!
This mysterious soundtrack rumoured to be the work of Prefuse 73 but who knows! ...
- 3. a threshold of freedom
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- LP£19.99
West Indies FunkVolume One Trans Air
Trans Air follow up their AMAZING 'Disco 'o' Lypso' album with this killer compilation of tropical heat!!!
The warm sounds and breezy rhythms of the...
- 1. syd jones & the troubadours – cardova
- 2. the troubadours – no names bar
- 3. dutch rhythm, steel & show band – funky stuff
- View full info and tracklisting
- CD£14.99
- LP£15.99
Sitar Beat Vol. 3Indian Style Heavy FunkSitar Beat
Another essential volume of drum heavy Indian grooves from the 'Sitar Beat' camp featuring: Usha Khanna, kalyali Anandji, Annu Malik feta Asha Bhosie &...
- 1. Kalyanji Anandji – Dharmatma Theme Music
- 2. Ananda Shankar – Sa-Re-Ga-Machan (edit)
- View full info and tracklisting
- 12"£7.99
Sun RaSpace Is The Place (1972)Sutro Park
Totally essential deep astro jazz! The title track is a one-of-a-kind, out-of-this-world, wonky space anthem! This is a classic album that stands as a...
- Reissue 2×LP£21.99