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NOW JAZZ NOW - 100 Essential Free Jazz & Improvisation Recordings [1960-80]Writing from Thurston Moore, Byron Coley, Mats GustafssonPreface by Neneh Cherry. Afterword by Joe McPheeECSTATIC PEACE LIBRARY
The Bug vs Ghost DubsImplosionPressure
Carlos GarnettCosmos NucleusTime Traveler
Kenny BarronSunset To DawnTime Traveler
Roy BrooksThe Free SlaveTime Traveler
GILLES PETERSON and STUART BAKER (SOUL JAZZ RECORDS)FREEDOM, RHYTHM AND SOUND Chapter 2: Journeys To Enlightenment BOOKRevolutionary Jazz Original Cover ArtSoul Jazz Records
Brian JacksonEP One (inc. Masters At Work mixes)BBE
Avril AHousewife SuperstarMemory Dance
Yazmin LaceyTeal DreamsAMF Records
Charles Stepney feat. Kitty HaywoodYou Make Me HighMirror Ball Recordings
Greg Foat6 Days In LeysinAmeritz Music
Punk: The Last WordBy Chris Sullivan and Stephen Colegrave
Balimaya Project meets Disco Pacifico AllstarsCalimaJazz Re:freshed
StarsDancin' PeopleBackatcha
Da LataEdge Of BlueDe La Music
Matt WildeFind A WayHello World
AuraFreex (Fre'ak) / Sunshine LoveBackatcha
The Freex MachineFreex Funkatized / Freex PartyBackatcha
Portia CareyI Wanna Thank You (Special Mix)Backatcha
Adam's AppleLa Inflacion De OfeliaMatasuna
Michael GarrickLate Autumn SunshineMy Only Desire
HIA & BiospherePolar Sequences (Remastered)Biophon Records
Lorenzo Morresi / TenderloniousScoglio Rosso / Chiaia Di LunaTerrasolare
Fela KutiThe Best Of The Black PresidentKnitting Factory Records
Chain ReactionYou Gave Me The Reason / Let's Be LoversBackatcha
Aphex TwinClassicsR&S Records
Carlton JacksonHistory (Dubplate Mixes)Studio 16
George FaithI've Got The Groove (Dubplate Mixes)Studio 16
MoodymannBlack Mahogani IIPeacefrog
Tha Dogg PoundDogg FoodDRR/gamma.
Soul JamaicaFeaturing Alton Ellis, Jackie Mittoo, The Heptones, Sound Dimension and more!Soul Jazz Records
Sound Dimension / Merlene WebberSing A Simple Song / How Nice It IsStudio One
Snoop Doggy DoggTha DoggfatherDRR/gamma.
No One's Listening AnywayUK DIY Post Punk & Dubs 1978-1984 (Volume 2)Caroline True Records
µ-Ziq1979Balmat
- Kyeremateng Atwede & The Kyeremateng Stars – Su Su Ka
- Kyeremateng Atwede & The Kyeremateng Stars – I Go Die For You
Absolutely stunning Ghanian highlife (as featured on Soundways' Ghana Sounds collection)
Mali, West Africa
Punk: The Last WordBy Chris Sullivan and Stephen Colegrave
'A thoroughly enjoyable compendium of appalling behaviour.' Nick Logan, Editor NME (1973-1978), founder of The Face
'From the shabby stowaways of the...
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Freedom Rhythm and Sound EVENTThu 18 Dec 2025
Gilles Peterson + Stuart Baker (Soul Jazz Records) + Special GuestsAn evening of conversation, music and visuals 7.30-10pm Thu 18 Dec 2025 at The American...
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Rock Against Racism 1976-1981By Syd Shelton
Rock Against Racism is a body of photographs that Syd Shelton produced for and about the British Rock Against Racism movement (RAR) of 1976–1981. For...
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Clarks in JamaicaBy Al Fingers, includes photos by Adrian Boot, Dave Hendley, David Corio, Mark Read, Beth Lesser
Back in stock! Last copies!Superb brand new edition of this excellent deluxe 240 pages hardback, 100s and 100s of photos and text.
New edition includes...
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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£35.00In stockAdd to Bag
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...
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Revolutionary Letters
By turns a handbook of countercultural living, a manual for street protest, and a feminist broadside against the repressive state apparatus, Revolutionary...
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Colleen ‘Cosmo’ Murphy presents 'Balearic Breakfast' Volume 4
“There are curators, and then there's Colleen ‘Cosmo’ Murphy.” - Resident Advisor
The sun has finally come out. It’s the first time something...
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Wayne GorbeaCogele el Gusto
- Original CD£3.99CD disc condition: VG+Case & booklet condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned CD in great conditionIn stockAdd to Bag
Sabroso Guaganco Vol. 10Sabroso Guaganco Vol. 10
Latin compilation
- Original CD£9.99CD disc condition: VG+Case & booklet condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned CD in great conditionIn stockAdd to Bag
Sabroso Guaganco Vol. 11Sabroso Guaganco Vol. 11
Latin compilation
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Sabroso Guaganco Vol. 12Sabroso Guaganco Vol. 12
Latin compilation
- Original CD£9.99CD disc condition: VG+Case & booklet condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned CD in great conditionIn stockAdd to Bag
The Blood of OthersSimone de Beauvoir
Potent and vividly emotional, Simone de Beauvoir’s captivating novel questions freedom and individual responsibility in the face of brutality‘These...
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Salsa Y Ache
- Original CD£4.99CD disc condition: VG+Case & booklet condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned CD in great conditionIn stockAdd to Bag
My Grandmother's Hands : Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodiesby Resmaa Menakem
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 'Insightful, thought-provoking and profound. I can't recommend highly enough' Sunny Singh'A revolutionary work of beauty,...
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Nova Scotia House : A Novel
Nova Scotia House takes us to the heart of a relationship, a community and an era. It is both a love story and a lament; bearing witness to the enduring...
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This Woman's Work : Essays on Music
This Woman's Work: Essays on Music is edited by Kim Gordon and Sinead Gleeson and features contributors Anne Enright, Fatima Bhutto, Jenn Pelly, Rachel...
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Women and the Piano : A History in 50 Livesby Susan Tomes
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DJ Disciple & Henry KronkThe Beat, the Scene, the Sound : A DJ's Journey through the Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of House Music in New York City
A thrilling and tumultuous, behind-the-scenes account of house music in NYC. The Beat, the Scene, the Sound follows DJ Disciple and his behind-the-scenes...
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Nettleblackby Nat Reeve
'To be blunt: I must escape.' 1893. Henry Nettleblack has to act fast or she'll be married off by her elder sister. But leaving the safety of her wealthy...
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Eros the Bittersweet : An Essayby Anne Carson
Named one of the 100 best nonfiction books of all time by the Modern LibraryAnne Carson’s remarkable first book about the paradoxical nature of romantic...
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Japan : A Culinary Travel Diaryby Clemence Leleu
This gastronomic journey through Japan blends cultural touchpoints and authentic recipes to chronicle the myriad flavors, ingredients, and traditions that...
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Jacqueline CrooksFire Rush
Yamaye lives for the weekend, when she can go raving with her friends at The Crypt, an underground club on the outskirts of London. Then everything changes....
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We Were There:How Black culture, resistance and community shaped modern Britain
We Were There is about a Black Britain that for too long has been unknown and unexplored – the one that exists beyond London. **An Esquire and GQ best...
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Keith Gildart & Stephen CatterallKeeping the Faith : A History of Northern Soul
In the 1970s, Northern Soul held a pivotal position in British youth culture. Originating in the English North and Midlands in the late-1960s, by the mid-1970s...
- Book (650g)£25.00In stockAdd to Bag
Margo JeffersonNegroland : A Memoir
'Jefferson's eye for details yields some devastatingly honest and painful insights' The Times'Captivating... Charm is this book's watchword' Colin Grant,...
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Jason OkundayeRevolutionary Acts
In this landmark work, Jason Okundaye meets an elder generation of Black gay men and finds a spirited community full of courage, charisma and good humour,...
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The Black Power Mixtape : 1967-1975
Featuring images recently discovered in the archives of Swedish television, The Black Power Mixtape shows the Black Power movement as never seen before....
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Karl Marx, Friedrich EngelsThe Communist Manifesto
'The proletarians have nothing to lose but their chains.'Marx and Engels's revolutionary summons to the working classes - one of the most important and...
- Book (150g)£4.00In stockAdd to Bag
Daft PunkWe Were The Robots: A Disco Pogo Tribute
Featuring a new foreword by David and Stephen Dewaele, better known as Soulwax and 2manydjs.
Daft Punk featured often in the formative years of Jockey...
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Woman Life Freedom
Jina Mahsa Amini’s death at the hands of Iran’s Morality Police on 16 September 2022 sparked widespread protests across the country. Women took to...
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Rikosan All StarsEvoluciones Del Son
- Original CD£4.99CD disc condition: VG+Case & booklet condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned CD in great conditionIn stockAdd to Bag
Bopol MansiaminaMariage Forcé
A stunner from Congolese artist Bopol Mansiamina. Recorded in Paris with great production, released in Ivory Coast in 1982. Tight double guitar lines,...
- – Mariage Forcé
- – Kala Ye Ngangu
- – Ye A Bouger
- 1. – Mariage Forcé
- 3. – Kala Ye Ngangu
- 4. – Ye A Bouger
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- Original LP ASLP 410£40.00Vinyl condition: VGSleeve condition: VGOriginal vinyl, Surface marks plays well RARE Orig Ivory Coast vinylSold out Notify me when in stock
Baba Ley AssakaInnovation Vol. 1(1980)Disques Innovation
A-Class soukous from Congolese musician Assaka, one-time leader of Orchestra Rock-A-Mambo, member of Dr Nico's band, Taby Ley's Afrisa and TPOK Jazz...
- – Pitie, Je Veux La Reconciliation
- – Bibiche Oyambaka Ngai
- 1. – Pitie, Je Veux La Reconciliation
- 3. – Bibiche Oyambaka Ngai
- View full info and tracklisting
- Original LP INLP 001£15.00Vinyl condition: GSleeve condition: VGOriginal Ivory Coast vinyl, multiple surface marks plays okSold out Notify me when in stock
Eba Aka JeromeWonderful Of Africa Vol. 1 - Trahison (1978)Papa-Disco
SO GOOD! Check the audio! Absolutely stunning hypnotic funky afro soukous hi-life! from Ivory Coast 1978 includes 'Trahison' - big big tune!
"With “Treason”,...
- – Trahison
- – Viliemon
- – Djiblito
- 1. – Trahison
- 2. – Viliemon
- 3. – Djiblito
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- Original LP Disco 001£10.00Vinyl condition: GSleeve condition: VGOriginal Mali vinyl - Audible mark at start of side b V.CHEAP!Sold out Notify me when in stock
Julios LukauInnovation Présente Julios Lukau - Orchestre Mode Succes Vol.2Disques Innovation
SOLD OUT THIS PRE-ORDER IS NOW CLOSED. Press remind envelope and u will get an email if we get any more - thanks!
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- – Chérie Makwanza
- – L'amour Est Plus Doux
- 1. – Chérie Makwanza
- 2. – L'amour Est Plus Doux
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- Original LP INLP 002£35.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original UNPLAYED deadstock vinyl coming direct from Mali!Sold out Notify me when in stock
Jean Raph LoumbetRenaissance Vol.1Production Et Edition Loukelo Samba
Soukous from Congolese rumba musician Jean Raph Loumbet, made for the dancefloor who came to the Ivory Coast in 1966 from the Congo, joining the group...
- – Mes Amis
- – Laisse-Toi Juger
- 1. – Mes Amis
- 2. – Laisse-Toi Juger
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- Original LP RENLP 001£20.00Vinyl condition: VGSleeve condition: VG-Original Ivory coast vinylIn stockAdd to Bag
Ernesto DjéDjéLe Roi du ZiglibithyBadmos
Hi-profile Ivory Coast singer and musician during late 70s & early 80s (died in 83). Lived in Paris 62-68 playing with Manu Dibango. Returned to the Ivory...
- – Ziglibithiens
- – Loue Digbeu
- 2. – Ziglibithiens
- 3. – Loue Digbeu
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- Original LP BLP 5021£20.00Vinyl condition: VG-Sleeve condition: VG-Original rare Mali vinyl - VG- ONLYSold out Notify me when in stock
Club StyleCrazy WildDance Mania
Official reissue of this absolute CLASSIC from Chi-Town legends, Paul Johnson and Robert Armani who work in some Detroit influenced techno manoeuvres into...
- – Crazy Wild
- – Spirit
- – Pennies From Heaven
- – Laws Of Gravity
- 1. – Crazy Wild
- 2. – Spirit
- 3. – Pennies From Heaven
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- 12" DM080£14.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Antonio CastroW.E.L.F.A.R.EAthens Of The North
Amazing deep soul gem from the early 70's reissued via Athens Of The North!
- – W.E.L.F.A.R.E
- – Why Can't I Have You
- 1. – W.E.L.F.A.R.E
- 2. – Why Can't I Have You
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- 7" ATH122£11.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
The Pop GroupY In DubMute
The Pop Group’s seminal 1979 post-punk album 'Y' has been given a new dub mix by British reggae legend Dennis “Blackbeard” Bovell!
- – Theif Of Fire (Dennis Bovell Dub Version)
- – Snowgirl (Dennis Bovell Dub Version)
- – Blood Money (Dennis Bovell Dub Version)
- – Savage Sea (Dennis Bovell Dub Version)
- – We Are Time (Dennis Bovell Dub Version)
- – Words Disobey Me (Dennis Bovell Dub Version)
- – Don't Call Me Pain (Dennis Bovell Dub Version)
- – Boys From Brazil (Dennis Bovell Dub Version)
- – Don't Sell Your Dreams (Dennis Bovell Dub Version)
- – She Is Beyond Good And Evil (Dennis Bovell Dub Version)
- – 338 (Dennis Bovell Dub Version)
- 1. – Theif Of Fire (Dennis Bovell Dub Version)
- 2. – Snowgirl (Dennis Bovell Dub Version)
- 3. – Blood Money (Dennis Bovell Dub Version)
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- 2xLP + Download Code TPGYD1£24.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- CD TPGYD1CD£11.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
The Sounds Of SoulSo Much LoveAthens Of The North
The insanely rare first 45 from the band that became Brief Encounter - essential reissue Athens Of The North!
- – So Much Love
- – Yes I'm Ready
- 1. – So Much Love
- 2. – Yes I'm Ready
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- 7" ATH145£13.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
PremonitionsPremonitionsAthens Of The North
Reissue of this impossibly rare, deep funk/soul and disco from Premonitions' self-titled 1978 album. Includes their singles as bonus tracks. One not to...
- – Premonitions
- – Don't Act Like a Fool
- – Way I Feel
- – Righteous Love
- – Our Love
- – Disco Kat
- – Daddy's Home
- – Bass Man Do Your Thing
- – In Love
- – Look into the Future
- – Early Morning Blues
- – All Night Long
- – I Didn't Believe
- – Here in the Name of Love
- 1. – Premonitions
- 2. – Don't Act Like a Fool
- 3. – Way I Feel
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- LP AOTNLP039£24.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
François LougahFrom New York With LoveYaba Records
SOLD OUT THIS PRE-ORDER IS NOW CLOSED. Press remind envelope and u will get an email if we get any more - thanks!
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- – Aloko
- 1. – Aloko
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- Original LP AE 0001£40.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+In stockAdd to Bag
Jerry BlacksheerDefectedAthens Of The North
Reissue of this awesome, mega-rare modern soul bullet from 1986! Essential, party-starting reissue via Athens Of The North!
- – Defected
- – You are the One
- 1. – Defected
- 2. – You are the One
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- 7" ATH116£13.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
The ShadesRas Mani / Love & HarmonyDarker Shades Of Roots
Great earthy new roots skank from Take It Easy studio house band The Shades with the vocal cut "Love & Harmony" on the flip. New roots music from Switzerland...
- – Ras Mani
- – Love & Harmony
- 1. – Ras Mani
- 2. – Love & Harmony
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- 7" DSR 043/044£9.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Jan Tober & Ron SatterfieldWhat Game Shall We Play TodayMind Fluid Music
**Lmited vinyl-only copies of these vocal jazz dance classics via Mind Fluid Music!**
Sought-after vocal jazz dancer from Jan Tober & Ron Satterfield!...
- – What Game Shall We Play Today
- – Focus
- 1. – What Game Shall We Play Today
- 3. – Focus
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- 7" MFM02£17.00Limited edition of 250 copies only!In stockAdd to Bag
Mungo's Hi-Fi ft. Solo BantonWe Pulsating / Pulsating DubScotch Bonnet
The welcome return of Scotland's finest soundsystem Mungo's Hi-Fi with MC/Vocalist Solo Banton on this wicked new 7" cut with dub on the flip.
- Mungo's Hi-Fi ft. Solo Banton – We Pulsating
- Mungo's Hi-Fi – Pulsating Dub
- 1. Mungo's Hi-Fi ft. Solo Banton – We Pulsating
- 2. Mungo's Hi-Fi – Pulsating Dub
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- 7" SCOB075£10.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Sambaby Barbara BrowningIndiana University Press
- Original Book (350g) 9780253209566£10.00Original secondhand USA paperback in good cond
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Bopol MansiaminaDeception MotemaShakara Music
Congolese artist Bopol Mansiamina. This album was later released on Makossa International (Lafayette Afro Rock Band, Fela Kuti etc) in the US. This...
- – Décèption Motema
- – Cardiaque Ya L'Amour
- – Issa Touré
- – Papy Ozonga
- 1. – Décèption Motema
- 2. – Cardiaque Ya L'Amour
- 3. – Issa Touré
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- Original LP SHA 0015£25.00Vinyl condition: VGSleeve condition: VGOrig Ivory Coast vinyl pressingSold out Notify me when in stock
TambúCuraçao's African-Caribbean Ritual and the Politics of MemoryIndiana University Press
£10 ONLY!! USA IMPORT PAPERBACK £10 OFF!!!! £9.50 CHEAPER THAN AMAZON!!
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Norfolk / Midnight LoveMamas Baby Boy / You Are My Doll BabyAthens Of The North
Reissue of these two rare, late 80s soulful dancers from groups Norfolk and Midnight Love!
- – You Are My Doll Baby
- – Mamas Baby Boy
- 1. – You Are My Doll Baby
- 2. – Mamas Baby Boy
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- 7" ATH110£13.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Pump up the Volume: A History of House Musicby Sean BidderChannel 4 Books
- Original Book (500g) 9780752219868£15.00Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print Paperback Book in Good ConditionIn stockAdd to Bag
A History of the Jamaican Recording IndustryBook Two: Rock Steady To Rockers From Treasure Isle To Channel One
Superb hardback 350-page book (nearly twice the size of the first one) with loads of text, photos, artefacts, record labels etc written by Noel Hawks....
- Book (800g) Jam Bk 2£18.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
A History of the Jamaican Recording IndustryBook One: The Birth of Ska 'From Mento to Studio One'
Superb hardback 188-page book with loads of text, photos, artefacts, record labels etc written by Noel Hawks.
With contributions and quotes from (wait...
- Book (550g) Jam Bk 3£18.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock