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    Last Night a DJ Saved My Life: The History of the Disc Jockey

    When someone says, 'You have to know your history...' this is it. A pop culture classic for over two decades, now fully refreshed and updated as part of White Rabbit's Deep Cuts series, Last Night a DJ ... is the whole unruly story of dance music in one volume. It recreates the dancefloors that made history, conjuring their atmosphere with loving detail and bringing you the voices of the DJs and clubbers at their heart - from grime, garage, house, hip hop and disco, to techno, soul, reggae, rock'n'roll, and EDM. Whether musical outlaw, obsessive crate-digger or overpaid superstar, the DJ has been at the spinning centre of nightlife for a century, making parties wilder, pushing clubbers harder, and driving music into completely new shapes and styles.

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    Mr Bongo Record Club Vol. 8Mr Bongo
    Welcome to Volume 8 of the Mr Bongo Record Club series, our in-house curated compilations that give us a chance to share some of our favourite tracks,...
    • – As Ganhadeiras De Itapua - Mare Mansa
    • – Ubunto - O Vento Part
    • – Castanheiro - Este Samba E Meu
    • – Eduardo Araujo - Madrugada
    • – Tyaraju & Dutra - Pe De Foguete
    • – Tema IV - Tema IV
    • – Orquesta El Sabor De Nacho - Bim Bim Bom Bom Que Se Sepa
    • – The Trinikas - Remember Me
    • – Tommy McGee - Now That I Have You
    • – Trevor Dandy - Is There Any Love
    • – Wilfred Luckie - My Thing
    • – The Sylvers - Wish That I Could Talk To You (Kenny Dope Edit)
    • – KL Hamilton - I'm Trying
    • – Wil Collins & Willpower - Anything I Can Do
    • – Powerline - Watching You (Brand New Remix)
    • – Mac Mathunjwa - Give Us More Love (Edit)
    • – Tapper Zukie - Visions Of Love
    • – Urias - Vontade De Voar
    • New LP (Coloured Vinyl) MRBLP335M£24.99
      'Magenta' coloured vinyl.
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    • LP MRBLP335£22.99
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    Defected Classics Vol. 1Defected
    Spread over the three records, Volume One collects twelve of Defected's most established and sought after releases. Featuring arguably 'the' Defected anthem;...
      • 3×LP DEFCL001LP£35.99
        Expected 29 MayPreorder
      Defected Classics Vol. 2Defected
      Also spread over three records Volume Two collects twelve of Defected's most established and sought after releases. Featuring Dennis Ferrer's anthem 'Hey...
        • 3×LP DEFCL002LP£35.99
          Expected 29 MayPreorder
        Dragon Ball Hit Song CollectionNippon Columbia
        A collection of hit songs released at the time of the TV anime Dragon Ball broadcast, including rare insert songs, reissued on clear orange vinyl. It is...
        • – Hiroki Takahashi - Makafushigi Adventure!
        • – Hiroki Takahashi - Mezase Tenkaichi
        • – Hiroki Takahashi - Dragon Ball Densetsu
        • – Ushio Hashimoto - Mr Dream Wo Sagase
        • – Hiroki Takahashi - Aoki Tabibitotachi
        • – Wonderland Gang - Fushigi Wonderland
        • – Kohei Miyauchi - Mutenroushi No Oshie
        • – Masako Nozawa - Son Goku Song
        • – Toru Furuya - Wolf Hurricane
        • – Ushio Hashimoto - Romantic Ageruyo
        • 1. – Hiroki Takahashi - Makafushigi Adventure!
        • 2. – Hiroki Takahashi - Mezase Tenkaichi
        • 3. – Hiroki Takahashi - Dragon Ball Densetsu
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        • New LP (Coloured Vinyl) HMJA-198£46.99
          Expected 29 MayPreorder
        Kaiso Power: Sound Revolution in TrinidadSoundway Records
        Kaiso Power: Sound Revolution in Trinidad 1970-1980 is a collection of rare jazz, calypso and percussive gems from Trinidad and Tobago from the revolutionary...
        • – Lancelot Layne - Umbawa
        • – Andre Tanker - River Come Down
        • – Black Truth Rhythm Band - Save D Musician
        • – Sensational Roots - Calypso Zest
        • – Frends - Mystery Music
        • LP LPSNDW207£25.99
          Expected 29 MayPreorder
        King Street Sounds Sampler Vol. 6 (feat. Mood II Swing, Blaze & Dennis Ferrer)King Street Sounds
        Featuring productions from Dennis Ferrer, Mood II Swing, Studio Apartment and Blaze & Palmer Brown, the release highlights the soulful, vocal-led house...
          • 12" EP KSSV009£15.00
            Expected 22 MayPreorder
          Léve Léve - Sao Tomé & Principe Sounds 70s-80sBongo Joe Records
          The two Portuguese-speaking African islands of Sao Tomé & Principe, located in the Gulf of Guinea, created an unique music called Puxa : a refined...
            • 2×LP BJR40£29.00
              Expected 29 MayPreorder
            The Tarantino Sound Vol.2New Continent
            Once Upon a Time...The Tarantino Sound Vol. 2 , following its homonymous Vol. 1, gathers 23 additional songs from the distinctive cinematic universe that...
              • New LP (Coloured Vinyl) 101052£20.00
                Expected 15 MayPreorder
              The Devil Wears Prada 2 OSTInterscope
              10 years after the original, The Devil Wears Prada 2 picks up in a new era of fashion, ambition, and shifting power—where old rivalries resurface...
                • CD 5793467£14.99
                  Expected 31 JulPreorder
                • LP 5792488£27.99
                  Expected 31 JulPreorder
                Detroit On The Move Vol.3 (feat. Dez Andres)Upstairs Asylum Records
                Norm Talley's Upstairs Asylum is a contemporary Detroit house favourite. This latest 12" is an update of what's going on in the Motor City right now, with...
                • – Dez Andres - The World
                • – DJ Ryte Nou - Aint Going No-Way
                • – Marcus Harris - Do You Love
                • – Marcus Harris - Let It Take Over
                • 12" UAR-024£16.99
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                Himba Hymn: Ghosts Of Namibia's Skeleton CoastSublime Frequencies
                Recorded in northwest Namibia, this first document of Himba music arrives with a certain unease built into its premise, an attempt to shift attention away...
                  Darrow Fletcher Presents Jacklyn & Genna RecordsKent
                  Jacklyn records is famed among soul record collectors thanks to three great Darrow Fletcher 45s issued on the label in the mid-60s. The imprint was owned...
                  • – Lovemasters - Love Train
                  • – Paul Smith - Ain't That Something
                  • – Pam Colquitt - It's Gotta Be Love
                  • – Bobbie Brown - Love Won't Give Us A Chance
                  • – Ron Murray - What If They Gave A War
                  • – Lovemasters - If You See Kate
                  • – Mighty Joe Young - I Don't Want To Lose You
                  • – Ron Murray - First Day Of Spring
                  • – Paul Smith - I'll Run
                  • – Pam Colquitt - I Done Got Over Losing You
                  • – Lovemasters - Pushin' & Pullin'
                  • – Mighty Joe Young - Guitar Star
                  • – Joe Savage & The Soul People - All Power To The People (Part 1)
                  • – Paul Smith - Only Once In A Lifetime
                  Freedom Sounds Redemption DubArchive Recordings
                  "Freedom Sounds Redemption Dub" album from Archive Recordings featuring 1st takes & unreleased dubs originally recorded in the late 70s by producer Bertram...
                  • – Right Way Version
                  • – Right Way Version 2
                  • – Lot's Wife Version
                  • – Lot's Wife Version 2
                  • – Black Rose Version
                  • – Come Away Version
                  • – Single Man Version
                  • – Rasta Man Version
                  Cosmic Stash: High LightsJazz Dispensary
                  Marking ten years of the Cosmic Stash box set, Jazz Dispensary compiles a focused selection of cuts from across the series into Cosmic Stash: HIGH Lights....
                    Djax-Up-Beats 1990-2005: Volume 1 - The Acid TripDelsin Records
                    Delsin is pleased to announce an extensive compilation series combing through the catalogue of landmark Dutch techno label Djax-Up-Beats. The series, curated...
                      Eccentric Sweet SoulNumero Group
                      So what is Sweet Soul? Maybe the sweet spot between lowrider and symphonic soul? Lush yet vibrant pro- duction, seemingly wrapped in audible silk, sure...
                        • New LP (Coloured Vinyl) NUM521LP-C2£24.99
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                        Promise Me Delight: Italo Disco And European Pop From The Golden AgeAce
                        Between 1978 and 1988 European disco producers changed the face of pop music forever, creating a golden era outside the gaze of the US and UK pop chartsKano,...
                          • LP XXQLP2169£29.99
                            Expected 29 MayPreorder
                          • CD CDTOP1674£13.99
                            Expected 29 MayPreorder
                          Space Time: Issue 18We Jazz
                          Shabaka by Tina Edwards, Booker Stardrum by Clifford Allen, Aurora Nealand by Bennett Kirschner, Jazz Now Jazz by Rui Miguel Abreu, The Space Book by Patrick...
                            • Magazine (300g) WJMAG18£18.99
                              128 pages, 170 x 240 mm in size and printed on 140g Edixion paper with laminated 300g Invercote covers.
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                            Never Eclipsed: Dancehall From Philip Smart's NC&F Studio 1985 - 1996Eclipse
                            DKR say..Following our well received "Prince Philip Presents..." 2LP compilation, here's a lovely overview of the second phase of Philip's career, as...
                            • Philip Smart – Get Smart Theme
                            • Sammy Levy – Come Off The Road
                            • Lilly Melody – Promotion & Stripe
                            • Scion Success – Cry Fi Mi Girl
                            • Tom And Jerry Horns – Autumn Leaves
                            • Tony Tuff – Hit And Run
                            • Garnett Silk – Retreat Wicked Man
                            • Shelene – Where Does It Go From Here
                            • Frankie Paul – Plastic Smile
                            • Half Pint – Don't Try To Use Me
                            Fight The Fire: Digital Reggae, Conscious Roots and Dub in Nigeria 1986-91Soundway Records
                            A collection of fourteen digital reggae, deep roots and dub rarities from the Nigerian underground, spotlighting a time when Jamaican reggae entwined with...
                            • – Oby Onyioha - Raid Dem Jah
                            • – Alphonsus Idigo - Mystic World
                            • – Sheila & Des Majek - Mother Nature
                            Bring The Kouchie Come (46 Ganja Anthems)Doctor Bird
                            Over the past half century cannabis has provided a major source of inspiration for many Jamaican music-makers, as reflected in the sheer volume of tracks...
                            • Jah T – Lick The Pipe Peter Part 4
                            • Leroy "Horsemouth" Wallace – Herb Vendor
                            • Horace Andy – Better Calley AKA Better Collie
                            • Reggae Crusaders – Bring The Couchie Come
                            • Bunny & Ricky – Bushweed Corntrash
                            • Johnny Clarke – Collie Dread
                            • Lee Perry – Free Up The Weed
                            • Trinity – Rizla Skank
                            • Linval Thompson – I Love Marijuana AKA I Love Mariguana
                            • Ranking Dread – Marijuana In My Soul
                            • 1. Jah T – Lick The Pipe Peter Part 4
                            • 2. Leroy "Horsemouth" Wallace – Herb Vendor
                            • 3. Horace Andy – Better Calley AKA Better Collie
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                            Great Lakes Gospel Vol. 2: DetroitNumero
                            Over the decades, Numero has excavated a metric ton of recordings from the depths of Detroit. From all manner of mini Motowns we've uncovered soul, R&B,...
                              Ayam El Disco: Egyptian Disco, Boogie & Jeel Cassettes 1978-92Wewantsounds
                              Wewantsounds is delighted to release Ayam El Disco, a new selection of Egyptian 1980s disco and boogie cassette tracks curated by Egyptian DJ Disco Arabesquo,...
                              • – Firkit Americana Show - Seeb Alby
                              • – Al Massrieen - Afifa El Hawa
                              • – Firkit Hany Shenoda - Lounga
                              • – Mostafa El Sakka - Rezq El Ein
                              • – Hamid El Shaeri - Ouda
                              • – Firkit El Pharana - Ya Habiby
                              • – Omar Fathy - Beteghdaby
                              • – Ammar El Sherei - Souq
                              • – Medhat Saleh - El Milionerat
                              • – Aida El Ayoubi - Asfour
                              • – Ahmed Adaweya - Little Up
                              Deep Soul CityCharly Records
                              Deep Soul has returned to its spiritual home on Soul City, curated by David Nathan the British Ambassador Of Soul.DEEP DIGGIN’ FOR DEEP SOUL!
                              • – Willie Hobbs - How Could My Baby Know
                              • – Bill Brantley - It's You Baby (You're What Makes World Go Round)
                              • – Tony Owens - Confessin' A Feeling
                              • – Charles Smith - I'm Useless
                              • – Ted Ford - Please Give Me Another Chance
                              • – Bill Brandon - Rainbow Road
                              • – Jackie Ross - Take The Weight Off Me
                              • – Ann Sexton - I'm His Wife (You're Just A Friend
                              • – Doris Duke - To The Other Woman
                              • – Vivilore Jordan - Maybe
                              • – Ella Washington - I Want To Walk Through This Life With You
                              • – Margie Hendrix - Do Right Baby
                              • 1. – Willie Hobbs - How Could My Baby Know
                              • 2. – Bill Brantley - It's You Baby (You're What Makes World Go Round)
                              • 3. – Tony Owens - Confessin' A Feeling
                              • View full info and tracklisting
                              DJ Amir presents Strata Records: The Sound of Detroit Vol. 2BBE
                              DJ Amir takes another deep dive into the back catalogue of Detroit's legendary Strata Records to curate a 2nd volume in his Strata Records – The Sound...
                                Léve Léve: Sao Tomé & Principe Sounds 70s - 80s Vol. 2Bongo Joe
                                Following 'Léve Léve Vol. 1', this second volume continues a long-term exploration of the popular music of São Tomé and Príncipe, with a clear focus...
                                  We Should All Be FeministsGardners
                                  A personal and powerful essay from Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, the bestselling author of Americanah and Half of a Yellow Sun. ‘I would like to ask that...
                                    Freestyle RewindReservoir
                                    'Freestyle Rewind' brings 1980s Latin-infused dancefloor vibes back to the fore by gathering some of the era's most defining hits. From Information Society's...
                                    • – Information Society - Running
                                    • – TKA - One Way Love (Edit)
                                    • – Jocelyn Enriquez - Do You Miss Me
                                    • – K7 - Body Rock
                                    • – Jasmine - On the Loose (Club Vocal)
                                    • – Definite Destruction - You Played Me For A Fool (Clubstruction)
                                    • – System 3 - I'm Gonna Make You Mine (Vocal Remix)
                                    • – Alexis - Stop Lying (Club Mix)
                                    From The Archive Vol 3: Complied By VolcovBBE
                                    Italian DJ and curator Volcov has spent decades tracing the connective tissue between jazz, house and broken beat, and this latest collection feels like...
                                    • – Warm Days - Sunrise (feat Khensy - QB's Soweto Mix)
                                    • – Carlos Nino & Friends - Thankingtheearth (Live)
                                    • – Collettivo Immaginario - La Macchina Dei Sogni
                                    • – Fred P - Watching The Sunrise
                                    • – Jovonn - Spirit
                                    • – Profusion - Saturday
                                    • – Jacques Schwarz Bart - Mende Chiraj (DJ Spinna Remix)
                                    • – Nyamekye Junction - Too Many Bags (Kaidi's Remix)
                                    • – J2 Fusion - Cuba To Cali (feat Javonette & Genuis)
                                    • – Kyoto Jazz Sextet - Mission
                                    • – De'Sean Jones - Lost 'n You (Short Edit)
                                    • 1. – Warm Days - Sunrise (feat Khensy - QB's Soweto Mix)
                                    • 2. – Carlos Nino & Friends - Thankingtheearth (Live)
                                    • 3. – Collettivo Immaginario - La Macchina Dei Sogni
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                                    Music Team Boogie Essentials EPKalita Records
                                    Kalita Records proudly return to the vaults of South Africa’s trailblazing Music Team label to present five essential, long-lost disco and boogie gems....
                                    • – Linda - I Love Soweto
                                    Let's Play Chess (A Chess Records Anthology)Verve
                                    The story of Chess Records is the story of American popular music in the second half of the twentieth century. Best-known for capturing the sound of acoustic...
                                    • – Muddy Waters – (I’m Your) Hoochie Coochie Man
                                    • – Little Walter – Juke
                                    • – Howlin’ Wolf – Smokestack Lightnin’
                                    • – Chuck Berry – Maybellene
                                    • – Lowell Fulson – Reconsider Baby
                                    • – Etta James – At Last
                                    • – The Moonglows – Sincerely
                                    • – Ramsey Lewis Trio – The “In” Crowd
                                    • – Fontella Bass – Rescue Me
                                    • – Tommy Tucker – High Heel Sneakers
                                    • – Buddy Guy – First Time I Met the Blues
                                    • – Jackie Brenston & His Delta Cats – Rocket 88
                                    • – Chuck Berry – Johnny B. Goode
                                    • – John Lee Hooker – Ground Hog Blues
                                    • – Bo Diddley – Bo Diddley
                                    • – Billy Stewart – I Do Love You
                                    • – The Dells – Stay in My Corner
                                    • – Etta James – All the Way Down
                                    • – Little Walter – Crazy Mixed Up World
                                    • – Muddy Waters – Rollin’ Stone
                                    • – Otis Rush – So Many Roads, So Many Trains
                                    • – Sonny Boy Williamson – Don’t Start Me To Talkin’
                                    • – Jimmy Rogers – That’s All Right
                                    • – Howlin’ Wolf – Spoonful
                                    • – Gene Ammons – My Foolish Heart
                                    • 1. – Muddy Waters – (I’m Your) Hoochie Coochie Man
                                    • 2. – Little Walter – Juke
                                    • 3. – Howlin’ Wolf – Smokestack Lightnin’
                                    • View full info and tracklisting
                                    O Brother Where Art Thou? (Soundtrack)Island
                                    'O Brother, Where Art Thou?' sparked a 21st-century cultural renaissance. The soundtrack, which is certified 8 times platinum by the RIAA, reintroduced...
                                    • – Po Lazarus
                                    • – Big Rock Candy Mountain
                                    • – You Are My Sunshine
                                    • – Down To The River To Pray
                                    • – I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow
                                    • – Hard Time Killing Floor Blues
                                    • – I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow
                                    • – Keep On The Sunny Side
                                    • – I'll Fly Away
                                    • – Didn't Leave Nobody But The Baby
                                    • – In The Highways
                                    • – I Am Weary (Let Me Rest)
                                    • – I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow
                                    • – O Death
                                    • – In The Jailhouse Now
                                    • – I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow
                                    • – Indian War Whoop
                                    • – Lonesome Valley
                                    • – Angel Band
                                    Steve Mason Presents The Romance of UnknowingTwo Piers
                                    Two Piers release the second in their ‘Presents’ compilation series with Steve Mason (Beta Band, King Biscuit Time) stepping up to the curation table...
                                    • – Roland Bocquet - Fête
                                    • – Alice Swoboda - think it’s Time (You Were Mine)
                                    • – Mary Love - Lay this Burden Down
                                    • – Stoney and Meatloaf - What You See is What You Get
                                    • – Alan Price - Left over People
                                    • – Bobby Conn - Never Get Ahead
                                    • – The Snivelling Shits - Terminal Stupid
                                    • – Sailor - A Glass of Champagne
                                    • – Supersempfft - I See Stars
                                    • – Demis Roussos - I Dig You
                                    • – Ron Rogers - YaYa (Nelue Rework Mutant Disco Edit)
                                    • – The Staple Singers - Slippery People (Club Version)
                                    • – Alfie Davison - Love Is a Serious Business
                                    • – Andre Willliams / Velvet Hammer - Happy (Is My Life)
                                    • – Bobby Garrett - My Little Girl
                                    • – Flash and the Pan - Waiting for a Train
                                    • – Bell X1 - Flame (Chicken Lips Version)
                                    • – Method Man - Release Yo’Delf (Prodigy Remix)
                                    • – Aaron Carl - Hateful
                                    • – St. Germain - Rose Rouge
                                    • – Big Hard Excellent Fish - Imperfect List Pt.1
                                    • – Rene Halkett / David Jay - Nothing
                                    • New 2×LP (Coloured Vinyl) BN17LPX£41.99
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                                    Salò, or The 120 Days Of SodomCold Spring
                                    The first time on any format for Pier Paolo Pasolini's controversial 1975 vision of the Marquis De Sade's 120 Days Of Sodom, featuring beautiful and discordant...
                                      Put It On It’s Rock-SteadyKids Of Yesterday
                                      A wicked rocksteady compilation originally released in 1968 on 'Pink' Island featuring the cream of Jamaica's artists of the time The Wailers, Delroy Wilson,...
                                      • – Put It On
                                      • – Doctor Dick
                                      • – Rude Boy Gone Jail
                                      • – Dancing Mood
                                      • – Save A Bread
                                      • – Darling I Love You
                                      • – I've Got To Go Back Home
                                      • – Dance All Night
                                      • – Let The Little Girl Dance
                                      • – Feel Good
                                      • – See Them A Come
                                      • – Won't You Come Home Baby
                                      • – It's Raining
                                      • – Somebody's Baby

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                                        • Book (3.6kg)£70.00
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                                          Wayne Jarrett And The Bull Wackie AllstarsAfrican Woman
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                                          • Wayne Jarrett – African Woman
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                                            It's only appropriate that Xzibit's highly anticipated, and often-delayed, Restless concluded hip-hop's millennial melting pot. After all, Xzibit's association...
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                                                n Feminine Gospels, Carol Ann Duffy draws on the historical, the archetypal, the biblical and the fantastical to create various visions – and revisions...
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                                                  Andy WarholA
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                                                          The West Indian Experience in British SchoolsBy Raymond Giles
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                                                            Nikki GiovanniPoems: 1968-2020
                                                            Nikki Giovanni's poetry has dazzled and inspired readers for more than sixty years. When she first emerged from the Black Arts Movement in the late 1960s,...
                                                              Jamie Lidell & Luke SchneiderA Companion For The Spaces Between Dreams
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                                                                • New LP (Coloured Vinyl) 0309272740004£26.00
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