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Chet BakerFive From '65: The Quintet Summer SessionsNew Land
Jackie MittooReggae MagicSoul Jazz Records
The Sabres Of ParadiseSabresonic (Remastered)Warp Records
SAULT10Forever Living Originals
Queen Demfeat. Yaeji, Sudan Archives, Yaya Bey, COUCOU CHLOE, Georgia Anne Muldrow & moreSoul Jazz Records
Wu-Tang and MathematicsBlack Samson, The Bastard Swordsman: Wu-Tang, The Saga Continues CollectionRuffNation
Sugar MinottLive Loving (Studio One USA)Studio One
Little SimzLotusLittle Simz Records
Kingsland Ites ft. Roger RobinAll Because Of YouKingsland Ites
Kevin EastwoodArisingReal Rock
The DisciplesFor Those Who UnderstandPartial Records
Earl SixteenGive Jah PraisePartial
Ras McBeanIt No EasyMeditative Sounds
Solo BantonSound TeachingsReality Shock
Power DreadSword Of The SpiritPower Dread Music
dreamcastmoeThe Lost Tapes Vol. 3Rhythm Section
VariousWe Out HereBrownswood Recordings
Little KirkWeed Then OutReal Rock
J. WrittenWorks To DoRed 23rd
Super Djata BandAuthentique Vol. 2 Feu Vert 81-82Numero
Can't Stop It! Australian Post-Punk 1978-82 (2025 Deluxe Edition)Various ArtistsChapter Music
Calibro 35ExplorationRecords Kicks
Tabby DiamondEyes Of AfricaHulk
Daweh CongoFi YearsRoots Vibration
Duran DuranGreatestParlophone / Rhino
Ishaï & R. Lee BrownHard WorkingIshaï Music
Cornell CampbellHeading For A MountainJackpot
Johnny ClarkeLove Feeling All Over (Alternate Mix)Napthali
Civilistjävel! x Mayssa JalladMarjaa: The Battle of the Hotels (Versions)Six Of Swords
Dixie PeachMore Peace / Don't FearDub Unity
Stamma And The Sounds Of Montego BayPanaceaSOMB Records
Daweh CongoProphecy RevealRoots Vibration
John HoltRiding For A FallJackpot
Young KulchaTell Me Why / Wake UpKettle Records
Junior DelgadoWe A BloodFashion Records
- 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
No Logo: An insightful examination of advertising's impact on society and youth cultureBy Naomi Klein
By the time you’re twenty-one, you’ll have seen or heard a million advertisements. But you won’t be happier for it. This is a book about that much-maligned,...
- Book (400g)£10.99In stockAdd to Bag
Arthur Baker NEW HARDBACK BOOKLooking For the Perfect Beat
500-page Memoir of legendary American record producer and remixer, Arthur Baker.
Wicked new book from legendary producer Arthur Baker. Loads of great...
- Book (850g)£25.00 £22.00Expected 23 MayPreorder
Dread, Poetry and Freedom: Linton Kwesi Johnson and the Unfinished Revolution
What is the relationship between poetry and social change? Standing at the forefront of political poetry since the 1970s, Linton Kwesi Johnson has been...
- Book (550g)£19.99In stockAdd to Bag
By Ian PenmanErik Satie Three Piece Suite
Composer, pianist and writer Erik Satie was one of the great figures of Belle Époque Paris. Known for his unvarying image of bowler hat, three-piece suit...
- Book (500g)£12.99In stockAdd to Bag
Jess Sah BiJesus-Christ Ne Deçoit Pas
Jesus-Christ Ne Deçoit Pas is Jess Sah Bi’s first and only gospel album. Fortunately, fans responded with enthusiasm: widespread radio airplay and concerts...
- Cassette Tape AFTA051CS£14.99In stockAdd to Bag
The Tribul'zationsMelody Babylon
The Tribulizations are a Brighton UK-based reggae vocal harmony duo living the rocker's life style! We pay homage to uk style lovers rock and spiritual...
- – Melody Babylon
- – Freedom Fighter
- – Politicians
- – Fade Away
- – Without You
- – One Step Forward
- – Just Let It Be
- – Fever
- – Social Riot
- – Rest In Love
- 1. – Melody Babylon
- 2. – Freedom Fighter
- 3. – Politicians
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- LP£22.00In stockAdd to Bag
Lizzy Mercier DesclouxDesiderata
NYC no wave/ze records scenester Descloux book of poetry, collages and moreIntroduction by Patti Smith
- Book (350g)£17.99In stockAdd to Bag
Louisiana CajunsTurner Browne
Excellent book - stunning black and white photography. Highly recommended
- Original Book (350g)£30.00Out of print Pre-Owned Original USA paperback bit of ageingIn stockAdd to Bag
Jackie DeshannonLove Forever - Demo Recordings 1966-1967
Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Jackie DeShannon got her start singing gospel at home and in church as a child in her native Kentucky, and then singing...
- New 2×LP (Coloured Vinyl) RLGM18131PMI£35.99In stockAdd to Bag
Flip the Script: How Women Came to Rule Hip Hop
FLIP THE SCRIPT showcases some of the best rappers currently making music in the UK. It has taken a significant amount of time for women to get recognition...
- Book (150g)£7.50In stockAdd to Bag
By Truman CapoteIn Cold Blood
The chilling true crime 'non-fiction novel' that made Truman Capote's name, In Cold Blood is a seminal work of modern prose, a remarkable synthesis of...
- Book (200g)£9.99In stockAdd to Bag
Dismantling the Patriarchy, Bit by Bit: Art, Feminism, and Digital Technology
In Dismantling the Patriarchy, Bit by Bit, Judith K. Brodsky makes a ground-breaking intellectual leap by connecting feminist art theory with the rise...
- Book (2.4kg)£29.99In stockAdd to Bag
Look & See: Collected Ephemera and Printed Material
Look & See offers a very personal insight into the idiosyncratic influences and inspirations behind the creativity of Anthony Burrill, designer and letterpress...
- Book (2.6 kg)£25.00In stockAdd to Bag
The Velvet Underground, New York 1965–66 PHOTOZINEPhotographs by Adam Ritchie
Awesome small and beautiful new photo-zine of rare pix of the Velvet Underground in New York 1965-66. In the zone! Look there's Andy (hi Andy!), Lou,...
- Book (200g) ISSN 2752-5619£10.00In stockAdd to Bag
Afro-American Short StoriesRichard Wright, James Baldwin, William Melvin Kelley, Langston Hughes, LeRoi Jones, Alice Walker
- Original Book (200g)£6.00Original Pre-Owned Out-Of-Print Small Paperback Book in Good ConditionIn stockAdd to Bag
We Called It MusicEddie Condon
- Original Book (200g)£20.00Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print Paperback book, inside yellowing to pagesIn stockAdd to Bag
William S. BurroughsJunky
A shocking exposé of the desperate subculture surrounding heroin addiction, William S. Burroughs' Junky is edited with an introduction by Oliver Harris...
- Book (200g)£8.99In stockAdd to Bag
Letters to GilMalik Al Nasir
£12 OFF UK HARDBACK!Description'A searing, triumphant story. A testament to the tenacity of the human spirit as well as a beautiful ode to an iconic figure'...
- Book (600g) 9780008464431£20.00 £8.00In stockAdd to Bag
Synthesizer Evolution: From Analogue to Digital and Back
From acid-house to prog-rock, there is no form of modern popular music that hasn't been propelled forwards by the synthesizer. As a result they have long...
- Book (150g)£20.00In stockAdd to Bag
There And Black Again
By Don Letts and Mal Peachey
Don Letts – filmmaker, musician, DJ, broadcaster, social commentator, husband and father – has always defied conformity....
- Book (400g)£12.99In stockAdd to Bag
JazzBy Freddy J. Angstmann
(in french). Nice photos
- Original Book (500g)£10.00Original Pre-Owned Out-Of-Print Hardback Book in Good ConditionIn stockAdd to Bag
Dinosaurs in the MorningBy Whitney Balliett
- Original Book (400g)£25.00Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print UK 1st Edn. Hardback Book w/DustjacketIn stockAdd to Bag
Subcontinental SynthesisElectronic Music at the National Institute of Design, India 1969-1972
The history of India's first electronic music studio founded in 1969 at the National Institute of Design in Ahmedabad by David Tudor.Subcontinental Synthesis...
- Book (300g)£23.00In stockAdd to Bag
Invisible Man
Ralph Ellison's blistering and impassioned first novel tells the extraordinary story of a man invisible 'simply because people refuse to see me'. Published...
- Book (550g)£9.99In stockAdd to Bag
The Women Who Changed Architecture
A visual and global chronicle of the triumphs, challenges, and impact of over 100 women in architecture, from early practitioners to contemporary leaders.
Marion...
- Book (1.3kg)£35.00In stockAdd to Bag
Things Fall Apart
Okonkwo is the greatest wrestler and warrior alive, and his fame spreads throughout West Africa like a bush-fire in the harmattan. But when he accidentally...
- Book (200g)£9.99In stockAdd to Bag
A Thousand Golden Horns: The Exciting Age of America's Greatest Dance BandsBy Gene Fernett
- Original Book (700g)£20.00Original Pre-Owned Out-Of-Print 1st and only edition private press Hardback Book in Good ConditionIn stockAdd to Bag
Art on My MindBy bell hooks
A rich, thought-provoking collection of essays, critiques and interviews from the influential author of Ain't I a Woman and All About Love‘There must...
- Book (300g)£10.99In stockAdd to Bag
The Book of JazzLeonard Feather
- Original Book (500g)£20.00Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print UK 1st Edn. Hardback Book no DustjacketIn stockAdd to Bag
The Observer's Book of Big BandsBy Mark White
- Original Book (250g)£15.00Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print UK 1st Edn. Small Hardback Book w/DustjacketIn stockAdd to Bag
The Haunted TrailClassic Tales Of The Rambling Wild
A remarkable blood-soaked stranger upends the lives of two Lake District ramblers; a lonely tavern offers its guests something much more disturbing than...
- Book (350g)£9.99In stockAdd to Bag
Wayward Lives, Beautiful ExperimentsIntimate Histories of Riotous Black Girls, Troublesome Women and Queen Radicals
At the dawn of the twentieth century, black women in the US were carving out new ways of living. The first generations born after emancipation, their struggle...
- Book (400g)£12.99In stockAdd to Bag
Is It My Body?
Throughout the 1980s and early 90s, Kim Gordon-widely known as a founding member of the influential band Sonic Youth - produced a series of writings on...
- Book (300g)£12.99In stockAdd to Bag
Remembered for a WhileNick Drake
The authorised companion to the music of Nick Drake, compiled, composed and edited by Cally Callomon and Gabrielle Drake, with contributions from Nick's...
- Book (2.1kg)£45.00In 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
- View full info and tracklisting
- 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
- View full info and tracklisting
- 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
- View full info and tracklisting
- 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
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
- View full info and tracklisting
- Original LP BLP 5021£20.00Vinyl condition: VG-Sleeve condition: VG-Original rare Mali vinyl - VG- ONLYSold 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
- View full info and tracklisting
- Original LP RENLP 001£20.00Vinyl condition: VGSleeve condition: VG-Original Ivory coast vinylIn stockAdd to Bag
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
- View full info and tracklisting
- 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
- View full info and tracklisting
- 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)
- View full info and tracklisting
- 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
- View full info and tracklisting
- 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
- View full info and tracklisting
- 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
- View full info and tracklisting
- 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
- View full info and tracklisting
- 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
- View full info and tracklisting
- 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
- View full info and tracklisting
- 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
- View full info and tracklisting
- 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
100% Guarantee on this and all Original Books at Sounds Of The Universe - 'if you're not happy we're not happy' money-back guarantee!Sold out Notify me when in stock
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
- View full info and tracklisting
- 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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- Book (400g) 9780253223371£20.00 £10.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
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
- View full info and tracklisting
- 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