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Lee 'Scratch' Perry - Kiss Me Neck The Scratch Story In Words, Pictures And Records
Cherry Red Books
- Book (700g) 9781901447965£14.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
With more than 1,000 releases to Lee "Scratch" Perry's name in some form or other, there is a wealth of material for fans and collectors to immerse themselves in, and here is the essential reference—an extensive, detailed, heavily illustrated guide to the records produced by Perry and those that hailed from his legendary Black Ark Studio. Innovator, genius, forward thinker, and trendsetter—there are few individuals who have stamped quite as unique a footprint onto the musical landscape as Lee "Scratch" Perry, aka the Upsetter, aka Pipecock Jackxon. Instantly recognizable, both in appearance and musical approach, he has become a legend in his own lifetime and earned himself an international army of admirers. His resumé is beyond compare in the worlds of reggae and dub; two genres which he has helped create and define since the 1950s. Perry is a classic maverick who helped create today's musical landscape by pushing himself, and studio technology, to the point of destruction.
Blood Posse (1994)by Phillip Baker
Yardie stylee! Similar vein to Victor Headley - nice!
'This book follows the life of Danny, a young Jamaican growing up in Brooklyn in the 1970s. At the...
- Original Book (300g)£8.00Secondhand out of print paperbackIn stockAdd to Bag
Yabby You & The ProphetsDeeper Roots Dub Plates And Rarites 1976-1978Pressure Sounds
Vivian Jackson, aka Yabby You, was the living embodiment of the struggling, but highly spiritually attuned, Rasta brethren of Kingston during the peak...
- Smith & The Prophets – Valley Of Joeasaphat
- King Tubby (Exclusive Dub Plate Mix) – Thanks And Praise
- Tommy McCook & King Tubby (Exclusive Dub Plate Mix) – Fighting Dub
- Yabby You (Exclusive Dub Plate Mix) – Deliver Me
- Prince Pampidoo – Dip Them Bedward
- King Tubby & The Prophets (Exclusive Dub Plate Mix) – Dub Vengence
- King Tubby & The Prophets (Exclusive Dub Plate Mix) – Open Your Hearts
- Hot City All Stars – Cleo's Dub
- 1. Smith & The Prophets – Valley Of Joeasaphat
- 3. King Tubby (Exclusive Dub Plate Mix) – Thanks And Praise
- 6. Tommy McCook & King Tubby (Exclusive Dub Plate Mix) – Fighting Dub
- View full info and tracklisting
- 2×LP PSLP077£23.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- CD PSCD077£12.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Dundun: The Talking Drum of the Yoruba People of South-West Nigeriaby Oyeniyi OsundinaAustin Macauley
In Dundun, Niyi Osundina offers the reader the chance to dip into a key cultural component of the people of western Nigeria. Drumming is a vital tradition...
- Original Book (200g)£8.99Sold out Notify me when in stock
Hot Sauce Vol. 1Rocksteady, Boss Reggae, Early Dub & Early Reggae 1965-1975Harlem Shuffle
This is the first volume of the Hot sauce compilation LPs dedicated to the Trojan related UK labels between 1965 and 1975. It features Rocksteady, Boss...
- Stranger & Patsy – Tell It To Me (Doctor Bird 1967)
- Glen Miller – Rocksteady Party (Doctor Bird 1967)
- Des All Stars – Walk With Des (Grape 1970)
- Andersons All Stars – Intensified Girls (Blue Cat 1968)
- The Cobbs – Space Doctor (Amalgamated 1969)
- Clancy Collins – Brother Moses (Duke 1969)
- The Gaylads – I Love The Reggae (Randy's 1969)
- Johnny & The Attractions – Coming On The Scene (Doctor Bird 1968)
- The Itals – Dawn Patrol (Black Swan 1971)
- Willie Lindo & Charmers Band – Drum Song (Trojan 1974)
- The Hardy Boys – Black Out (Attack 1975)
- Dave Collins – Smooth & Sorts (Trojan 1972)
- Hippy Boys – Nigeria (High Note 1969)
- Audrey – You'll Loose A Good Thing (Downtown 1969)
- 1. Stranger & Patsy – Tell It To Me (Doctor Bird 1967)
- 2. Glen Miller – Rocksteady Party (Doctor Bird 1967)
- 3. Des All Stars – Walk With Des (Grape 1970)
- View full info and tracklisting
- LP (180 gram) HSRSSLP0001£23.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Steelbands & ReggaeBy Pail FarmerLongman (1981/88)
- Original Book (200g)£15.00Sold out Notify me when in stock
Papa Michigan & General SmileyDownpression (2014 Issue)Greensleeves
1982 Roots Radics affair from Papa Michigan & General Smiley the original DJ dynamic duo. Produced by Henry 'Junjo' Lawes at Channel One with Soldjie...
- – Diseases
- 6. – Diseases
- View full info and tracklisting
- LP 0601811004210£20.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Young, Gifted & BlackThe Story of Trojan RecordsOmnibus Press
The inside story - gossipy and addictive!
- Original Book (500g) 9781787601178£10.00Original Pre-Owned UK paperback in good conditionSold out Notify me when in stock
Inna LiverpoolBenjamin ZephaniahAK PRESS (1995)
- Original Book (200g)£20.00Sold out Notify me when in stock
Horace Andy / Ansel Collins / Big YouthLove Is The Light / Stalag 17 / All Nations BowTechniques
Classic 70s roots rhythm "Stalag 17" with two killer vocal cuts from Horace Andy & Big Youth plus the heavyweight original riddim and dub version..Ring...
- Horace Andy – Love Is The Light
- Ansel Collins – Stalag 17
- Big Youth – All Nations Bow
- Techniques All Stars – Stalag Dub
- 1. Horace Andy – Love Is The Light
- 2. Ansel Collins – Stalag 17
- 3. Big Youth – All Nations Bow
- View full info and tracklisting
- 12" TEC004£10.49Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Music Is The Weapon Of The FutureFifty Years Of African Popular MusicLawrence Hill Books
Secondhand book in good condition, stickers on cover, insides cleanFrom the unique voice of Salif Keita and the hard funk of Fela Kuti to the poignant...
- Book (450g) 9781556524509£18.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- Original Book (500g)£10.00Secondhand book in good condition, stickers on cover, insides cleanSold out Notify me when in stock
The Return Of Sound System ScratchMore Lee Perry Dub Plate Mixes & Rarites 1973 To 1979Pressure Sounds
The second installment of the genius sound man Lee Perry's productions with unreleased tunes and exclusive dub plates featuring Junior Murvin, Jimmy...
- Aleas Jube – Righteous Land (Previously Unreleased)
- Junior Murvin & The Upsetters – Get Ready (Bongo Mix) (Exclusive Dub Plate Mix)
- Candy Mackenzie – Long Enough (Previously Unreleased)
- The Upsetters – Kiss Me Mix (Exclusive Dub Plate Mix)
- 1. Aleas Jube – Righteous Land (Previously Unreleased)
- 3. Junior Murvin & The Upsetters – Get Ready (Bongo Mix) (Exclusive Dub Plate Mix)
- 5. Candy Mackenzie – Long Enough (Previously Unreleased)
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- CD pscd70£12.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- 2×LP pslp70£24.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Gangsta RapBy Benjamin ZephaniahBloomsbury (2004)
Ray has given up school. He sees no point in education and despises authority. And then he has no choice about school as he is excluded. But Ray also has...
- Original Book (300g)£8.00Original secondhand hardback out of print edition
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
Trouble Man: The Life and Death of Marvin Gayeby Steve TurnerMichael Joseph
- Original Book (500g) 9780140271027£10.00Secondhand out of print paperback in good conditionIn stockAdd to Bag
Message to Our Folks: The Art Ensemble of ChicagoPaul SteinbeckChicago University Press
This year marks the golden anniversary of the Art Ensemble of Chicago, the flagship band of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians....
- Book (650g) 9780226375960£35.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Point From Which Creation Begins (2004)The Black Artist's Group Of St. LouisMissouri Historical Society Press
From 1968 to 1972, St. Louis was home to the Black Artists' Group (BAG), a seminal arts collective that nurtured African American experimentalists involved...
- Book (750g) 9781883982515£28.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Love Saves The DayA History Of American Dance Music Culture, 1970-1979Duke University Press
Essential, thorough book on the underground New York Disco scene of the 1970s written by Tim Lawrence (who also wrote the sleevenotes for Soul Jazz Records'...
- Book (800g) 9780822331988£26.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
The Legend Of Sugar Minott & Youth PromotionBy Beth Lesser
From the same people who brought you the "small axe" books comes this wicked tribute to Sugar Minott and the history of his youth promotion label/studio/yard....
- Book (250g)£11.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Earthquake on Orange StreetBuster's Jamaican Singles Story
New book/zine - Full discography, nice pics, wicked label scans - a work of love - it's the bomb! Only 10 squid!A4 55 pages
- Book (300g)£10.00Expected 30 Nov Notify me when in stock
Spanish Harlem's Musical Legacy 1930-80By Silvio H. Alvava
A collection of photographs of the Latino musicians from 1930 - 1980's primarily in El Barrio, NY but features several from Los Angeles, CA and other parts...
- Book (350g) 9780738550060£14.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Lion SongsThomas Mapfumo and the Music That Made Zimbabwe
Like Fela Kuti and Bob Marley, singer, composer, and bandleader Thomas Mapfumo and his music came to represent his native country's anticolonial struggle...
- Book (750g) 9780822359081£20.00 £10.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Lloyd McNeillWashington Suite (1970)Soul Jazz Records
Soul Jazz Records’ new ox-blood red coloured vinyl limited-edition 1000-copies worldwide LP (+ download code) issue of this very rare deep spiritual...
- – Home Rule
- – Just 71% Moor
- – 2504 Cliffbourne Pl.
- – Fountain In The Circle
- – City Tryptych
- – Fountain In The Circle
- 1. – Home Rule
- 2. – Just 71% Moor
- 3. – 2504 Cliffbourne Pl.
- View full info and tracklisting
- LP (Coloured Vinyl) + Download Code SJRLP374C£24.00In stockAdd to Bag
- CD SJRCD374£12.00In stockAdd to Bag
- MP3 Release SJRD374£7.99In stockAdd to Bag
Lament For Rastafari and Other Playsby Edgar WhiteMarion Boyars
Lament for Rastafari is part-ritual, part-panoramic vision of black/white relations within the confines of Rastafarian consciousness. It begins in the...
- Original Book (300g) 9780714527567£10.00Sold out Notify me when in stock
Nile Rodgers Le FreakNile RodgersOrion
Nile Rodgers is a founding member of Chic, and one of the world's most successful music producers. He wrote 'We are Family' for Sister Sledge and 'I'm...
- Book (650g) 0751542776£9.99 £5.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock