Paris Rave Flyers 1991-1994

An essential collection showcasing some of the finest and most sought-after reggae interpretations of r&b classics from the 1970s, performed by some of...

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,...

There has been no shortage of excavations from Japanese jazz in recent years, a steady stream of reissues and compilations that have turned what was once...

Spread over the three records, Volume One collects twelve of Defected's most established and sought after releases. Featuring arguably 'the' Defected anthem;...

Also spread over three records Volume Two collects twelve of Defected's most established and sought after releases. Featuring Dennis Ferrer's anthem 'Hey...

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...

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...

Featuring productions from Dennis Ferrer, Mood II Swing, Studio Apartment and Blaze & Palmer Brown, the release highlights the soulful, vocal-led house...

The two Portuguese-speaking African islands of Sao Tomé & Principe, located in the Gulf of Guinea, created an unique music called Puxa : a refined...

Once Upon a Time...The Tarantino Sound Vol. 2 , following its homonymous Vol. 1, gathers 23 additional songs from the distinctive cinematic universe that...

Having previously worked with Wewantsounds on two earlier compilations (Tokyo Bliss and Funk Tide), Japanese digger DJ Notoya is back with a fresh set...

Antal, founder of the Amsterdam-based Rush Hour Records & Store, curates a personal selection from the historic Timeless Jazz label Featuring tracks by...

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...

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...

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...

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...

African acoustic guitar masterpieces, expanding on Mississippi’s beloved “African Guitar Box.”In 1979 and 1980, a young British-Kenyan musician named...

Delsin is pleased to announce an extensive compilation series combing through the catalogue of landmark Dutch techno label Djax-Up-Beats. The series, curated...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

The Woods All Stars return with an essential Latin jazz session, uniting the great Tito Puente (with his Orchestra and Top Percussion Ensemble), saxophonist/flautist...

A collection of fourteen digital reggae, deep roots and dub rarities from the Nigerian underground, spotlighting a time when Jamaican reggae entwined with...

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...

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,...

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,...

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!

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...

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 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...

Italian DJ and curator Volcov has spent decades tracing the connective tissue between jazz, house and broken beat, and this latest collection feels like...

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....

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...

'O Brother, Where Art Thou?' sparked a 21st-century cultural renaissance. The soundtrack, which is certified 8 times platinum by the RIAA, reintroduced...

MASSIVE large format 375 page £3kg hardback book, quarter bound in cloth, debossed cover! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 'This...

One-off coloured pressing exclusive for RSD 2026 15 super-rare USA punk/power pop classics you never heard from bands you never knew! Soul Jazz Records’...

After portraying Ned East in the 1971 BBC TV adaptation of Tom Brown’s Schooldays and roles in films such as The Big Sleep (with Robert Mitchum) (1978),...

DKR say..Six track 12" collecting all the cuts of Wayne's first recording for Wackie's, from 1976. A classic of raw underground vibes from the Sounds Unlimited...

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...

We are all fascinated by the mystery of metamorphosis – of the caterpillar that transforms itself into a butterfly. Their bodies have almost nothing...

Part novel, part Pop artwork, Andy Warhol's a is an electrifying slice of life at his Factory studio'A work of genius' NewsweekIn the early 1960s, Andy...

“A smart, crackling chronicle of fast game, the ’80s art market, [and] the attraction of destruction.”— Village Voice A bold and vivid biography...

We got some more! BOMB REGGAE BOOK!! Originally formed in 1967 by the Palmer brothers - Harry, Jeff and Carl – Pama Records was a pioneer in bringing...

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 and Luke Schneider have created a kind of sonic tool to navigate a liminal state of mind. Their new collaborative LP, A Companion For The...

Capturing the energy of New York City's music subcultures—across hip-hop, punk and rap—through an array of snapshots by photographers including...

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...

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...

In an illuminating blend of memoir and art history, The Other Side explores the lives and work of a group of extraordinary women artists. From the twelfth-century...

Brand new Soul Jazz Records Functional Outer Wear Product #1 Exclusive to Sounds of the Universe Limited edition navy hoodie (large) with design.

Everyone who cares about freedom and justice for women should read The Second Sex' GuardianSimone de Beauvoir famously wrote, 'One is not born, but rather...

Wicked book! Combining the energy and vibrancy of vernacular Jamaican art with the cultural insight that only original ephemera can bring, the flyers...

By turns a handbook of countercultural living, a manual for street protest, and a feminist broadside against the repressive state apparatus, Revolutionary...

Latin compilation

Latin compilation

Potent and vividly emotional, Simone de Beauvoir’s captivating novel questions freedom and individual responsibility in the face of brutality‘These...

Rashid Johnson, Cauleen Smith and others pay tribute to a truly extraordinary figure in 20th-century American jazz. This volume unpacks the cultural legacy...

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 'Insightful, thought-provoking and profound. I can't recommend highly enough' Sunny Singh'A revolutionary work of beauty,...

Light in the Attic Records proudly presents Earl’s Closet, a double album of the treasures discovered inside, including unheard music by Daryl Hall and...

A stone-cold classic conscious Lovers Rock tune from the seminal British reggae group Brown Sugar. 'I’m In Love With A Dreadlocks’ was originally released...

It's always summer somewhere, but especially so wherever Cheryl Glasgow's carefree clubber Glued To The Spot plays. An absolute ear worm from its first...