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Right On Time: Trojan Rock SteadyVarious ArtistsMusic On Vinyl
Tougher Than Tough: Trojan Rude Boy SoundsVarious ArtistsMusic On Vinyl
Cold WaveSoul Jazz Records
Roy AyersEverybody Loves the SunshineDynamite Cuts
Fire Over Babylon: Dread, Peace and Conscious Sounds at Studio OneSoul Jazz Records
Jaubi feat. TenderloniousNafs At PeaceAstigmatic Records
Trees SpeakPostHumanSoul Jazz Records
Sons Of KemetBlack To The FutureImpulse!
Wendy LavoneSerenity / Pertubation (Co-produced by Molinaro)An1ma
The Emotional, Cosmic & Occult World Of Joe MeekVarious ArtistsMississippi Records
Tony CrockettQueen Of HeartsDiggers Dozen
Manu DibangoAfrovisionSoul Makossa
Joe MorganBasement SessionBullwackie
Albert MalawiChildren Of The Emperor (Dubplate Mix)Uprising/DKR
The InvadersConquering LionUjama
Ron PreyerDiary Of A YoungheartIndustry Music Group
Earth & StoneFree Black Man (Dub Plate Style)Channel 1 Lost & Found / DKR
Delroy WilsonGive Me Your LoveSir Collins
Andrew BeesLife In The GhettoNew Name
Androo vs. Bony FlyLove AffairLes Disques Magnétiques
Ronny Douglas & Bobby LoneroMary's Party / Baby Take My HandColumbia
Silk Satin Velvet & WoolNatty Burry (Dubplate Mix)Uprising
Unknown ??Rocks And MountainsChannel One
Studio One Roots20th Anniversary special ltd.edn. coloured vinyl editionSoul Jazz Records
Tony AllenThere Is No EndBlue Note
Amy WinehouseAt The BBCUMC/Island
Christos ChondropoulosAthenian Primitivism12th Isle
Jozef Van Wissem / SQÜRLOnly Lovers Left Alive (OST)Sacred Bones
Sampled JazzVarious ArtistsWagram Music
Ziad RahbaniBennesbeh Labokra...Chou?Wewantsounds
Carl MeeksBig And BroadTRS
Jeb Loy NicholsCan't Cheat The DanceTimmion
The Chosen BrothersChild Of Slave / I Love YouWackie's
Lionel MarchettiLa Grande Vallée / Micro-ClimatRecollection GRM
Super BeagleLong TimeTRS
Kyle HallMPC DreamsForget The Clock
The Harlem Gospel TravelersNothing But His LoveColemine Records
Chester ThompsonPowerhouseBlack Jazz Records
Michèle BokanowskiRhapsodia / Battements SolairesRecollection GRM
GoGo PenguinRMXBlue Note
Jimmy Preacher EllisSince I Fell for YouTramp Records
The ResonairesStanding With YouColemine Records
ItopiaSunshine Love / Keep A Rocking / Get OverWackie's
DJ Black LowUwamiAwesome Tapes From Africa
The Grassella Oliphant QuartetThe Grass Roots (1965)Atlantic
Donna SummerI Remember Yesterday (1977)Casablanca
Out Takes(The Forgotten & Disguarded) Volume One (1989)Fourth Floor Records
Rare ArtsBoriqua Posse (1991)Strictly Rhythm
Club IdolBus Stop (1990)Cutting Records
Gene PageClose Encounters Of The Third Kind (1977)Arista
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We are getting more of these beauties - they will now ship in about 2 weeks - do not miss out on your chance to get one of these!
MIND-BLOWING first ever authorised biography of KING TUBBY complete with absolutely STUNNING rare photographs from Tubby's family.
From Tubby's origins in Waterhouse, where he lived and worked all his life to his murder in1989, through to his life in soundsystems, dub and electronics this book really is ESSENTIAL!
Very well written with a lot of reggae gossip! Don't miss out on this serious addition to reggae history by French writer Thibault Ehrengardt in this new English version.
Medical Grade MusicSteve Davis and Kavus Torabi
The story of two outsiders and obsessives whose collision prompted an evangelistic alliance on the furthest frontiers of underground music.Steve Davis...
- Book (650g)£20.00 £18.00In stockAdd to Bag
PUNK 45 The Bizarros/Rubber City RebelsRubber City Rebels/White Screen Movies
Seminal punk from Akron, Ohio. Two KILLER tracks of early raw punk from the rubber city packaged in miniature 7" replica of the Bizarros/Rubber City Rebels...
- PUNK 45 The Bizarros/Rubber City Rebels – Rubber City Rebels
- PUNK 45 The Bizarros/Rubber City Rebels – White Screen Movies
- 1. Rubber City Rebels
- 2. White Screen Movies
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- 7"£10.00In stockAdd to Bag
Laviscount BrassJamarona / Push Ya Push Day
VERY HEAVY & RARE CALYPSO TUNE - junp-up heavy percussion and brass instrumental cut 2-sider!
- Laviscount Brass – Jamarona
- Laviscount Brass – Push Ya Push Day
- 1. Jamarona
- 2. Push Ya Push Day
- View full info and tracklisting
- 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.In stockAdd to Bag
The Secret DJ: Book Two
Through four decades of dance music and club culture, how capitalism bought and sold the utopian dreams of the Acid House generation. Essential reading...
- Book (450g)£20.00In stockAdd to Bag
John Coltrane - A Sound SupremeJohn W. Selfridge
- Original Book (350g)£15.00Out of print USA ex-library hardbackIn stockAdd to Bag
Flesh EatersDisintegration Nation E.P.
INSANE and awesome record from one of the first and finest San Francisco punk bands ever! Originally released in 1978 on Chris D's own Upsetter Records....
- Flesh Eaters – Disintegration Nation
- Flesh Eaters – Agony Shorthand
- Flesh Eaters – Radio Dies Screaming
- Flesh Eaters – Twisted Road
- 1. Disintegration Nation
- 2. Agony Shorthand
- 3. Radio Dies Screaming
- View full info and tracklisting
- 7"£10.00In stockAdd to Bag
Ferdinand DennisThe Last Blues Dance
Exiled from his native Jamaica, Boswell Anderson, a reformed gambler and rake, is the proprieter of the run-down Caribbean Sunset Cafe in Hackney. When...
- Original Book (200g)£8.00s/hand paperback in good condition, bit of creasing.
100% Guarantee on this and all Original Books at Sounds Of The Universe - 'if you're not happy we're not happy' or your money back!In stockAdd to Bag
PUNK 45 The ScabsAmory Building E.P. (1979)
Superb independent UK DIY punk from 1979 - unbelievably hard to find an original copy.
Crazy fold-out sleeve bespoke exact replica DIY PUNK 45!
- PUNK 45 The Scabs – Amory Building
- PUNK 45 The Scabs – Leave Me Alone
- PUNK 45 The Scabs – Don't Just Sit There
- PUNK 45 The Scabs – U.R.E.
- 1. Amory Building
- 2. Leave Me Alone
- 3. Don't Just Sit There
- View full info and tracklisting
- 7"£10.00In stockAdd to Bag
The Hollywood SquaresHillside Strangler
Surely one of the best punk records ever! Los Angeles 1978 double-sider - KILLER indeed!
- The Hollywood Squares – Hillside Strangler
- The Hollywood Squares – Hollywood Square
- 1. Hillside Strangler
- 2. Hollywood Square
- View full info and tracklisting
- 7"£10.00In stockAdd to Bag
Dancing (Know the Game)by Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing
Nuff moves, selectah!
- Original Book (250g)£10.00Secondhand small pamphlet/bookletIn stockAdd to Bag
Stevie WonderBy John Swenson
- Original Book (500g)£10.00Secondhand paperback in great conditionIn stockAdd to Bag
Signed Sealed and DeliveredBy Sue Steward and Sheryl Garratt
Describes the experiences of women in popular music since the fifties, discusses the importance of style, and looks at how women have overcome the industry's...
- Original Book (400g)£15.00Original book in good conditionIn stockAdd to Bag
Just for a Thrill: Lil Hardin Armstrong, First Lady of JazzJames L Dickerson
- Book (750g)£10.00In stockAdd to Bag
English Folk DancingKTG (Know the Game)
Let's do the do-si-do. Can on u nutters get on one!
- Original Book (200g)£10.00In stockAdd to Bag
Free Jazz Black PowerPhilippe Carles
- Original Book (350g)£10.00 £10.00Secondhand book in German in good conditionIn stockAdd to Bag
Bob MarleyThe Illustrated Disco/Biographyby Observer Station
- Original Book (300g)£10.00In stockAdd to Bag
The ModernsEdited by LeRoi Jones
w/ Jack Kerouac, William Burroughs & more, intro by LeRoi Jones
- Original Book (500g)£30.00UK 1st edition hardback ex-library w/stamps, writing on title page, discoloured plastic cover around dust jacketIn stockAdd to Bag
Long and Winding Road: History of the "Beatles" on RecordStannard
- Original Book (700g)£10.00Secondhand paperback in ok conditionIn stockAdd to Bag
Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music
- Book (400g)£16.95In stockAdd to Bag
The South was Only the Beginning: Laissez les Bons Temps Rouler!
Cajun food innit
- Book (500g)£15.00In stockAdd to Bag
The Man Called Cash: The Life, Love and Faith of an American Legend
- Original Book (400g)£6.00Secondhand paperbackIn stockAdd to Bag
Practical Electronic Music ProjectsBy R.A. Penfold
- Original Book (300g)£30.00Original small book in great condition one crease on front coverIn stockAdd to Bag
Changing Britannia: Life Experience with Britain
Includes Linton Kwesi Johnson
- Original Book (400g)£20.00Orig ex-library paperback with stamps etc, plastic covering in good conditionIn stockAdd to Bag
Soledad Brother: The Prison Letters of George JacksonGeorge Jackson
Penguin original paperback in good condition (sticker on side)
- Original Book (250g)£25.00In stockAdd to Bag
New BohemiaJohn Gruen
A history of the artistic movements in the East Village of New York in the early and mid 1960s, focusing on such individuals as Andy Warhol, Allen Ginsberg,...
- Original Book (300g)£15.00Secondhand book in good condition some pen note markings on some pagesIn stockAdd to Bag
BAMN (By Any Means Necessary): Outlaw Manifestos and Ephemera,ed. by Peter Stansill
Orig Penguin paperback in good condition
- Original Book (500g)£25.00In stockAdd to Bag
From Satchmo to MilesLeonard Feather
- Original Book (400g)£10.00Earlier edition paperback bookIn stockAdd to Bag
The Scarman Report: The Brixton Disorders 10-12 April 1981Lord Scarman
- Original Book (300g)£15.00In stockAdd to Bag
Oscar Peterson (Jazz Masters)Richard Palmer
- Original Book (300g)£10.00Original hardback book in good condIn stockAdd to Bag
Stones Touring Party: Journey Through America with the "Rolling Stones"By Robert Greenfield
- Original Book (500g)£20.00Secondhand 1st edn. UK hardback w/dustjacket sticker on backIn stockAdd to Bag
Hallelujah!The extraordinary story of Shaun Ryder and Happy Mondays
- Original Book (350g)£5.00Secondhand paperback in ok condition onlyIn stockAdd to Bag
Uncommon People: Resistance, Rebellion and JazzEric Hobsbawn
- Original Book (400g)£7.00In stockAdd to Bag
Latin JazzJohn Storm Roberts
- Original Book (800g)£40.00Original hardback first edition ex library with stamps, dustjacket in covering all in good conditionIn stockAdd to Bag
Virginia Piedmont Blues: The Lives and Art of Two Virginia BluesmenBarry Lee Pearson
Documents the journey of two black American bluesmen, Archie Edwards and John Cephas, as they carry their musical heritage to the world.
- Original Book (500g)£20.00Orig USA paperback ex-library with stamps, laminated cover, in good conditionIn stockAdd to Bag
Black Youth, Rastafarianism and the Identity Crisis in BritainLen Garrison
Rare small book nice pix and info
- Original Book (250g)£25.00Sticker on side, cover is red not green. In good condition but spine is split so need to be careful when opened as pages may become unglued, minor creasing on sleeveIn stockAdd to Bag
The Rock File: Making it in the Music BusinessNorton York
- Original Book (500g)£10.00In stockAdd to Bag
The Logic of RacismE. Ellis Cashmore
- Original Book (400g)£5.00Secondhand paperback FAIR ONLYIn stockAdd to Bag
Dizzy Gillespie: Life and TimesBarry McRae
- Original Book (350g)£10.00Orig book in good conditionIn stockAdd to Bag
Why No Beethoven?: Diary of a Vagrant MusicianHumphrey Lyttleton
- Original Book (400g)£12.00Orig hardback with dustjacket in good condIn stockAdd to Bag
The Skull Talks BackZora Neale Hurston
- Original Book (400g)£15.00Orig hardback book ex library with stamps, plastic covering over dust jacket in good conditionIn stockAdd to Bag
Reggae: The Story of Jamaican MusicLloyd Bradley, Dennis Morris
- Original Book (400g)£15.00Secondhand large paperback ex-library with stamps and writing on title page, plastic covering to coverIn stockAdd to Bag
Billie Holiday (Jazz Masters)Burnett James
- Original Book (300g)£10.00Small hardback book in great condIn stockAdd to Bag
King TubbyKing Tubby Meets Blackbeard's Ring Craft PossePatate Records
Unreleased dub mixes from King Tubby! Recordings from 1975 till 1980. Produced by "Blackbeard" Sinclair. Featuring rhythms from Black Uhuru, Drifter,...
- King Tubby – African Drifter
- King Tubby – Jah Love
- King Tubby – Jam Rock
- King Tubby – Baba
- 1. African Drifter
- 2. Jah Love
- 3. Jam Rock
- View full info and tracklisting
- LP£19.49
Blue Note Re:ImaginedShabaka Hutchings, Ezra Collective, Nubya Garcia & loads more!Decca / Blue Note
A collection of classic Blue Note tracks, reworked and newly recorded by a selection of the UK scene’s most exciting young talents. Representing a bridge...
- Jorja Smith – Rose Rouge (from St Germain Tourist, 2000)
- Ezra Collective – Footprints (from Wayne Shorter Adam’s Apple, 1966)
- Poppy Ajudha – Watermelon Man (Under The Sun) (from Herbie Hancock Takin’ Off, 1962)
- Jordan Rakei – Wind Parade (from Donald Byrd Places and Spaces, 1975)
- Skinny Pelembe – Illusion (Silly Apparition) (from Andrew Hill One for One, 1969)
- Alfa Mist – Galaxy (rom Eddie Henderson Sunburst, 1975)
- Steam Down feat. Afronaut Zu – Etcetera (from Wayne Shorter Etcetera, 1965)
- Yazmin Lacey – I’ll Never Stop Loving You (from Dodo Greene My Hour of Need, 1962)
- 1. Jorja Smith – Rose Rouge (from St Germain Tourist, 2000)
- 2. Ezra Collective – Footprints (from Wayne Shorter Adam’s Apple, 1966)
- 3. Poppy Ajudha – Watermelon Man (Under The Sun) (from Herbie Hancock Takin’ Off, 1962)
- View full info and tracklisting
- 2×LP£26.00
- 2×CD£16.00In stockAdd to Bag
Junior BylesBeat Down Babylon (Expanded)Doctor Bird
• FIRST OFFICIAL RE-ISSUE OF THE ICONIC ALBUM ON CD• MOST TRACKS CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE DIGITALLY• SLEEVE NOTES BY LEE PERRY BIOGRAPHER, DAVID KATZ
Released...
- Junior Byles – (Festival) Da Da
- Junior Byles – I’ve Got A Feeling
- Junior Byles – Don’t Know Why
- Junior Byles – Demonstration (and protest)
- Junior Byles – Coming Again
- Junior Byles – Beat Down Babylon
- Junior Byles – A Place Called Africa
- Junior Byles – A Matter Of Time
- Junior Byles – Poor Chubby
- Junior Byles – Come Da Da
- 2. (Festival) Da Da
- 3. I’ve Got A Feeling
- View full info and tracklisting
- 2×CD£15.00In stockAdd to Bag
Roots Rock ReggaeDoctor Bird
• 13 TRACKS PREVIOUSLY UNAVAILABLE ON CD• INCLUDES 6 PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED RECORDINGS• THE ALBUM’S FIRST GLOBAL REISSUE ON CD
Originally released...
- 2×CD£15.00In stockAdd to Bag
The OvationsToo Much WarLGM International Record Ltd.
- The Ovations – Too Much War
- The Ovations – Too Much War (Version)
- 1. Too Much War
- 2. Too Much War (Version)
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- 7"£8.00In stockAdd to Bag
Mike AnthonyWhy WarElements
Rare obscure late 70s / early 80s roots vocal cut from Mike Anthony with full version on the flip. Repressed with original label.
- Mike Anthony – Why War
- Mike Anthony – Y Dub (Version)
- 1. Why War
- 2. Y Dub (Version)
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- 7"£8.00In stockAdd to Bag
O.B.F. & NazambaHot BeerDubquake Records
A roots reggae vibe, a nonchalant melody…We’re kicking back, Jamaican style, with a glass of warm beer poured from the latest collaboration between...
- O.B.F. & Nazamba – Hot Beer
- O.B.F. & Nazamba – Hot Riddim
- 1. Hot Beer
- 2. Hot Riddim
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- 7"£8.99
Cry BabiesCry BabiesFar Out Recordings
Far Out reissue Cry Babies’ self-titled debut album from 1969. An early formation of Brazilian funk greats Banda Black Rio, Cry Babies took inspiration...
- Cry Babies – It's My Thing
- Cry Babies – Kool And The Gang
- Cry Babies – Daydream
- Cry Babies – Hey, Blood
- Cry Babies – Questions 67/68
- Cry Babies – Blás, Blás, Blás Soul
- Cry Babies – More Today Than Yesterday
- Cry Babies – Caminhos Diabólicos
- Cry Babies – I'll Never Fall In Love Again
- Cry Babies – Midnight
- Cry Babies – Good Golly Miss Molly
- 1. It's My Thing
- 2. Kool And The Gang
- 3. Daydream
- View full info and tracklisting
- LP (180 gram)£20.99
Manfredo FestBrazilian Dorian DreamFar Out Recordings
Private-label gem originally released in 1976, Manfredo Fest's 'Brazilian Dorian Dream' drew upon the influences of Brazilian rhythms,+ USA jazz and funk...
- Manfredo Fest – Brazilian Dorian Dream
- Manfredo Fest – Facing East
- Manfredo Fest – Jungle Cat
- Manfredo Fest – That’s What She Says
- Manfredo Fest – Slaughter On Tenth Avenue
- Manfredo Fest – Who Needs It
- Manfredo Fest – Braziliana No.1
- 1. Brazilian Dorian Dream
- 2. Facing East
- 3. Jungle Cat
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- LP£20.00
- CD£12.00In stockAdd to Bag
Nubya GarciaSourceConcord
Hugely talented saxophonist and composer, Nubya Garcia, releases her anticipated album debut via iconic US jazz imprint, Concord! on 'Source' she "digs...
- Nubya Garcia – Pace
- Nubya Garcia – Source
- 1. Pace
- 3. Source
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- 2×LP£26.00
Studio One Roots Vol. 3Soul Jazz Records
Roots music flourished in the 1970’s as Rastafarianism, Black consciousness and self-determinization became the most important aspects of Reggae music....
- Freddie Mckay – (I'm) A Free Man
- Jennifer Lara – A Change Is Gonna Come
- Alton & Zoot – Oppression
- Winston Flames – In A Armagideon
- Dillinger – Babylon Fever
- The Gladiators – Re Arrange
- Vin Gordon – Fullness
- Larry Marshall – Better Must Come
- Cliff Stewart – Burn Collie
- Im And Count Ossie – So Long Rastafari Calling
- The Nightingales – What A Situation
- Clifton Gibbs & The Selected Few – Brimstone & Fire
- Dub Specialist – Musical Science
- Prince Jazzbo – Creation Skank
- Errol Dunkley – Way Down Low
- Lloyd Forest – Where It's At
- The Dynamic Four – Let's Make Love
- Judah Eskender Tafari – Jah Light
- 1. Freddie Mckay – (I'm) A Free Man
- 2. Jennifer Lara – A Change Is Gonna Come
- 3. Alton & Zoot – Oppression
- View full info and tracklisting
- 2×LP£23.00
- CD£12.00In stockAdd to Bag
- MP3 Release£7.99In stockAdd to Bag