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OvermonoPure DevotionXL Recordings
Massive Attack & Tom WaitsBoots on the GroundPlay It Again Sam
Ariana GrandepetalIsland
Nia ArchivesEmotional JunglistIsland
Gracie AbramsDaughter From HellInterscope
Yoko OnoSeason of GlassSecretly Canadian
Chez DamierI Never Knew LoveKMS
Living For The City: Soul Reggae ClassicsVarious ArtistsTrojan
Gil EvansThe Individualism Of Gil EvansVerve
New York NoiseDance Music from The New York Underground 1978-82Feat. Liquid Liquid, The Contortions, Bush Tetras, Mars, Alan Vega, Theoretical Girls and more.Soul Jazz Records
Cloud 9Do You Want Me BabyUnknown Ltd
Big John PattonGot A Good Thing Goin’Blue Note
Barry GrayThunderbirdsSilva Screen
William DeVaughnBe Thankful For What You GotDemon Records
Soul Element aka Stacy KiddHow Bad I Want Ya feat Peven EverettDaybreakers
Mood II Swing / Jovonn / Roy Davis Jr. / OsuladeKing Street Sounds Sampler Vol. 7King Street Sounds
Mr Bongo Record Club Vol. 8Various ArtistsMr Bongo
MuseThe Wow!Warner Records
Labi Siffre1970-1971Edsel
Joe HisaishiA Big Bold Beautiful JourneyMutant
Marcia Griffiths / Dub SpecialistFeel Like Jumping / Feel Like Jumping Pt. 2Soul Jazz Records
MonolakeInterstateField Records
Lord Tanamo / Jackie MittooKeep On Moving / Totally TogetherSoul Jazz Records
Carlton and The ShoesLove Me Forever / Never Let GoSoul Jazz Records
Dawn Penn / Jackie MittooNo No No / Ghetto OrganSoul Jazz Records
Tony HumphriesRunning Back Mastermix: Kiss FM Zanzibar Years (LP 1)Running Back
Tony HumphriesRunning Back Mastermix: Kiss FM Zanzibar Years (LP 2)Running Back
Tony HumphriesRunning Back Mastermix: Kiss FM Zanzibar Years (Mixed)Running Back
Your Brother’s Keeper & Gary BartzWhere Rivers MeetBrownswood
NY’s FinestDo You Feel MeBassline Records
Def LeppardGreatest HitsUMR
Jan JonesIndependent Woman (Parts 1 & 2)Celestial Echo
Master Wilburn BurchetteOccult ConcertNumero
Ben Salisbury & Geoff BarrowSteve (Soundtrack From The Netflix Film)Invada
Ricardo Villalobos & Mohammad Reza MortazaviSwamp (Ricardo Villalobos Version)Latency
- Original LP£25.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original = USA Vinyl
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- Kool and The Gang – Funky Stuff
Classic funk album - original rare groove style. With 'Funky Stuff'.
VariousPioneersMercury
Today's visionary female and gender expansive electronic artists create new tracks inspired by pioneering heroines of the past.Pioneers celebrates the...
- New LP £27.99 £19.60In stockAdd to Bag
Thin Lizzy1976Mercury
Rare Sealed original box set3 x CDBlu-ray, Blu-ray Audio, MultichannelBox Set, Compilation, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition. 9.5" x 9.5" box set with 44-page...
- Box Set (2.5kg) 4868120£150.00Vinyl condition: NM-Sleeve condition: NM-In stockAdd to Bag
The Cannonball Adderley QuintetIn ChicagoMercury
Japanese pressing
- Original LP MC 3031£40.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print Japanese VinylIn stockAdd to Bag
Les Swingle SingersPlace VendômeMercury
- Original LP 840257£20.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print USA VinylIn stockAdd to Bag
Eddie ChambleeChamblee Music (1958)Mercury
- Original LP SR 60127£30.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned Out of Print USA VinylIn stockAdd to Bag
The Billy Taylor OrchestraKwamina (1961)Mercury
- Original LP MG 20654£40.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned Out of Print USA VinylIn stockAdd to Bag
Jerry KennedyJerry Kennedy Plays: With All Due Respect To Kris KristoffersonMercury
- Original LP SR 61339£10.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print USA VinylIn stockAdd to Bag
Jerry Lee LewisOdd Man InMercury
- Original LP SRM-1-1064£10.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print USA VinylIn stockAdd to Bag
The Teardrop ExplodesTreason (It's Just A Story).Mercury
- Original 7" TEAR 3£5.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print UK Vinyl 45In stockAdd to Bag
Quincy JonesThe Great Wide World Of Quincy JonesMercury
- Original LP SR 60221£20.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print JAPANESE VinylIn stockAdd to Bag
The Mystic Moods OrchestraMexican TripMercury
- Original LP 222 020 MWY£10.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned Colombian vinylIn stockAdd to Bag
Red PrysockHand Clappin'Mercury
- Original 7" 70698X45£7.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned USA Vinyl 45In stockAdd to Bag
The DellsGotta Get Home To My Baby / The Power Of LoveMercury
- Original 7" 73759£8.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned USA VinylIn stockAdd to Bag
TexasI Don't Want A Lover (Full Version)Mercury
- Original 12" TEX 112£5.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+In stockAdd to Bag
Ohio PlayersMr Mean (1977)Mercury
USA gatefold original in great condition
- Original LP SRM-1-3707£20.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+In stockAdd to Bag
The Roland Kirk QuartetThe Roland Kirk Quartet Meets The Benny Golson Orchestra (1963)Mercury
- Original LP SMWL.21043£40.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print UK Original Press VinylIn stockAdd to Bag
The Mitchell TrioTypical American Boys (1965)Mercury
- Original LP SR 60992£15.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned USA vinylIn stockAdd to Bag
Tears For FearsThe HurtingMercury
- LP ARHSLP11£31.99Half Speed MasterIn stockAdd to Bag
- CD 5581042£7.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Uriah HeepThe Magician's BirthdayMercury
US original gatefold copy
- Original LP SRM-1-652£35.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print USA VinylIn stockAdd to Bag
Bar-KaysYou're So Sexy / SpellboundMercury
Deep moody boogie funk
- – Spellbound
- 1. – Spellbound
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- Original 7" 73915£8.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original unplayed USA 45In stockAdd to Bag
Jon LucienMother Nature's SonMercury
Jon Lucien on CASSETTE! It's like the whole world has turned upside down ...Great Original still-sealed cassette tape !!!
- Cassette Tape MERC514816£10.00In stockAdd to Bag
Jerry ButlerThe Sagittarius Movement (1971)Mercury
Featuring the killer "Windy City Soul" and a version of Terry Callier's "Sail Away"!
- Original LP£10.00Vinyl condition: VGSleeve condition: VGOriginal Pre-Owned USA Vinyl, surface marksIn stockAdd to Bag
Gary Toms Empire1-2-3-4 (Let's Do It Again) (1978)Mercury
Upbeat funky rare groove tune - original USA unplayed 45
- – 1-2-3-4 (Let's Do It Again)
- 1. – 1-2-3-4 (Let's Do It Again)
- View full info and tracklisting
- Original 7" 74012£7.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original UNPLAYED Out-of-Print USA VinylIn stockAdd to Bag
Cannonball AdderleyCannonball's Sharpshooters (1958/1972)Mercury
Rare soul jazz original USA 1958 - this is 1972 nice Spanish copy
- – Jubilation
- 4. – Jubilation
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- New LP (180g) 8435723700852£16.00In stockAdd to Bag
Jerry KennedyAnd Friends (1974)Mercury
Nashville mainman. Original USA press.
- Original LP£9.00In stockAdd to Bag
New York DollsNew York Dolls (1973)Mercury
At once campy and crushing, this 1973 LP gave the world a bracing early taste of the punk assault to follow a few years later. The Dolls' epochal debut...
- New LP MERC675£18.00In stockAdd to Bag
Roy Ayers UbiquityMystic Voyage (1975)Polydor
Includes "Brother Green", "Evolution" and the killer "Life Is Just A Moment"
- – Brother Green (the Disco King)
- – Life Is Just A Moment - Part 1
- 1. – Brother Green (the Disco King)
- 6. – Life Is Just A Moment - Part 1
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- LP POLY6057£22.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Kool And The GangGood TimesDe-lite
C-L-A-S-S-I-C!
- New LP DEP2012£16.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
The Spook Who Sat By The DoorOriginal Soundtrack By Herbie HancockUAR
Super-rare soundtrack to the super-rare and highly controversial black action film banned for many years. Composed and conducted by Herbie Hancock.
- Reissue LP UAR7370£9.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Dizzy Gillespie / Astrud GilbertoMatrix / Take It Easy My Brother CharlieBBE
Two jazz-funk classics from Dizzy Gillespie and Astrud Gilberto lifted form BBE's "Best Of Perception & Today Records" compilation on a super loud...
- dizzy gillespie – matrix
- astrud gilberto – take it easy my brother charlie
- 1. dizzy gillespie – matrix
- 2. astrud gilberto – take it easy my brother charlie
- View full info and tracklisting
- 7" BBE179SLP£5.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Mongo SantamariaMongo's Way (1971)Atlantic
Blinding Latin Funk from Mongo in his prime. Seriously funky/latin workouts of killer tunes such as Eddie Harris's 'Listen Here' and other latin soul monsters!
- – Tell It
- 1. – Tell It
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- Original LP£25.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned USA vinylSold out Notify me when in stock
The Roland Kirk Quartet Featuring Elvin JonesRip, Rig & Panic (1965)Elemental Music
Roland Kirk plus Elvin Jones, Jaki Byard and Richard Davis. This killer line-up makes 'Rip, Rig and Panic' one more essential Roland Kirk album (in fact...
- – No Tonic Pres
- 1. – No Tonic Pres
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- New LP (180g) 0600753996195£27.99In stockAdd to Bag
Miles DavisKind of Blue (1959)Columbia
There's a good reason that this is the world's most loved jazz album - because it really is an amazingly beautiful record and a perfect exemplar of its...
- – So What
- – Blue in Green
- – All Blues
- 1. – So What
- 3. – Blue in Green
- 4. – All Blues
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- Original LP£40.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print Japanese VinylSold out Notify me when in stock
- LP 0889397217259£14.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- CD 88697439232£7.99In stockAdd to Bag
Fela Kuti & Afrika 70Fear Not For Man (2015 Reissue)Label Maison
**DOWNLOAD CODE INCLUDED**Originally released in 1977... Fear not for Man is a stand out Fela classic. It's another intoxicating organic mixture of African...
- – fear not for a man
- 1. – fear not for a man
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- LP + Download Code KFR2028-1£20.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
The Black HoleOriginal Soundtrack By John Barry (1979)Disneyland
John Barry sci-fi soundtrack on Disneyland Records!
- Original LP£9.99Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VGOriginal = Original UK vinyl top and bottom spines unglued
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John ColtraneA Love SupremeImpulse!
STUNNING NEW 180gm, heavy USA tip-on style gatefold, mono pressing (first time in 50 years! - THE WORKS!
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- LP 7539312£38.9960th Anniversary Edition Clear VinylIn stockAdd to Bag
- New LP 501551£22.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- New LP (Coloured Vinyl) 6558978£27.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- LP 7837100£38.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- Original LP£60.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print JAPANESE Vinyl, gatefold w/ insert, 1972 pressing black/red green labelsSold out Notify me when in stock
- CD 1764903£7.99In stockAdd to Bag
Fela KutiEverything Scatter (2015 Reissue)Knitting Factory Records
Another killer gem from the undisputed 'King Of Afrobeat' Fela Kuti! Originally released in 1975. Expect nothing less than perfection. Sweet locked-in...
- – Everything Scatter
- – Who No Know Go How
- 1. – Everything Scatter
- 2. – Who No Know Go How
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- LP KFR2013-1£23.99In stockAdd to Bag
Joe HendersonMode For Joe (1966)Blue Note
Deep, deep jazz from saxophonist Joe Henderson joined by an all star line-up - Cedar Walton, Lee Morgan, Curtis Fuller, Bobby Hutcherson, Ron Carter and...
- CD 5918942£7.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
John ColtraneColtrane (1962)Impulse!
Coltrane's first for Impulse, in 1962, was also the first recording for the classic quartet line-up and is a beautiful blend of extended modal solos, as...
- Original LP£45.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print JAPANESE Vinyl w/ ObiSold out Notify me when in stock
- LP 1810201£23.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- New LP (180g Coloured Vinyl) 8436559469043£16.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Fela KutiAlagbon Close Knitting Factory
Unmissable classic afro-beat! Alagbon Close represents one of the first times anyone had directly taken on the Nigerian authorities in such a brash manner!
- – alagbon close
- 1. – alagbon close
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- New LP (Coloured Vinyl) KFR2011-8£23.9950th anniversary special - Jollof orange vinylIn stockAdd to Bag
- LP KFR2011-1£17.99In stockAdd to Bag
Andrew HillPoint Of DepartureBlue Note
Reissue of classic 60s Blue Note jazz album, featuring Kenny Dorham, Eric Dolphy, Joe Henderson and Richard Davis.
- – Refuge
- 1. – Refuge
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- New LP 4535330£22.99In stockAdd to Bag
- CD 4990072£7.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Fela KutiNa PoiKnitting Factory Records
Hypnotic afrobeat bullet from 1972 - recorded in Lagos. Sprited percussion, tight horns, and pure funk! As with most of the great man's albums, this is...
- – na poi (part 1)
- – na poi (part 2)
- – you no go die...unless
- 1. – na poi (part 1)
- 2. – na poi (part 2)
- 3. – you no go die...unless
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- LP KFR2021-1£23.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Little BeaverParty DownCat
Classic Miami funk featuring the end of night classic 'Party Down'!
- Reissue LP RLGM14861PMI£37.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Roy Ayers UbiquityChange Up The GrooveVampisoul
Includes "The Boogie Back", "Fikisha' and Roy's own take on "Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing". An essential rare groove funky jazz album from the man, originally...
- – Change Up The Groove
- – Sensitize
- – Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing
- – Mash Theme
- – Fikisha (To Help Someone To Arrive)
- – Feel Like Makin' Love
- – When Is Real, Real?
- – The Boogie Back
- 1. – Change Up The Groove
- 2. – Sensitize
- 3. – Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing
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- LP VAMPI321£30.99In stockAdd to Bag
Fred Wesley And The Horny HornsA Blow For Me, A Toot To YouHorny Horns
Classsic funk from James Brown's mainman. JB meets P-Funk bomb! Produced by George Clinton.
- – Up for the down stroke
- 1. – Up for the down stroke
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- New Audiophile LP (180 GRAM) SD 18214£36.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Quincy JonesYou've Got It Bad Girl (1973)A&M
Serious funk jazz classic album. Includes the moody 'Summer in the City', plus versions of Stevie Wonder's 'Superstition', 'You've Got It Bad Girl', Aretha...
- – Summer In The City
- – Tribute To A.F-RO
- – Superstition
- 1. – Summer In The City
- 3. – Tribute To A.F-RO
- 6. – Superstition
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- Original LP£30.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Sold out Notify me when in stock
SaltHung UpSoul Jazz Records
NEW LTD. 300 copies (2nd Press, yellow label)
Only available EXCLUSIVELY to customers at Soul Jazz Records/Sounds of the Universe.
FACT mag. no....
- – Hung Up
- – I Can't Believe
- 1. – Hung Up
- 2. – I Can't Believe
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- 7" SJR297-7£9.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Marlena ShawThe Spice Of Life (1969)Cadet
All-time seminal album from Marlena Shaw recorded for Chess in 1969, arranged and produced by the great Charles Stepney and Richard Evans, featuring the...
- – Woman of the ghetto
- 1. – Woman of the ghetto
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- CD 9881869£7.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Shaft In AfricaOST by Johnny Pate (1973)ABC Records/Probe
Classic funky blaxploitation soundtrack rarity that's even better than the well known Isaac Hayes soundtrack to the first Shaft film! A frenzy of horn...
- – You Can't Even Walk In The Park
- – Are You Man Enough (Main Title)
- – Shaft in Africa (Addis)
- – El Jardia
- – Truck Stop
- 1. – You Can't Even Walk In The Park
- 2. – Are You Man Enough (Main Title)
- 4. – Shaft in Africa (Addis)
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- Reissue LP ABC793£25.00In stockAdd to Bag