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Carlos GarnettCosmos NucleusTime Traveler
Kenny BarronSunset To DawnTime Traveler
Roy BrooksThe Free SlaveTime Traveler
Yazmin LaceyTeal DreamsAMF Records
MoodymannBlack MahoganiPeacefrog
MoodymannBlack Mahogani IIPeacefrog
Soul JamaicaFeat. Alton Ellis, Jackie Mittoo, The Heptones, Sound Dimension and more!Soul Jazz Records
Bobby HutchersonMontaraBlue Note
Alfa MistRouletteSekito
Sven WunderDaybreakPiano Piano Records
Bop & The Beltones / Jackie MittooNot For A Moment / Man Pon SpotStudio One
Larry MarshallRun Babylon / VersionStudio One
Sound Dimension / Merlene WebberSing A Simple Song / How Nice It IsStudio One
Winston Matthews / The PurpleitesSun Is Shining / The Pressure Is OnStudio One
The Hamlins / Nora DeanTell Me That You Love Me / Mojo GirlStudio One
Roy Ayers UbiquityChange Up The GrooveVampisoul
Latin Fire!Tropical Dance Music from Discos Fuentes, Colombia 1956-83Cumbia-Salsa-Afro-FunkSoul Jazz Records
Armand Hammer & The AlchemistHaramBackwoodz Studioz / Rhymesayers
Armand Hammer & The AlchemistMercyBackwoodz Studioz / Rhymesayers
Mr. GMy Friends EPPhoenix G.
AshraNew Age Of EarthProper Records
Los ZherosPsychedelic Cumbia PartyVampisoul
Mark GrusaneThe Witch Is Back (High School Party Promo Mix '1992)Death Is Not The End
Studio BatsumiYa Hu RaVarious ArtistsStudio Batsumi
Gaudi & The Brixton Heights OrchestraAm I The Same Man?Brixton Heights
The Black EaglesBrimstone And Fire / 60 Minutes ManEthnic
The SensationI Dont Know WhyLarrys
Frankie J.Lock Me In Jail / Jailhouse DubEthnic Fight
King Scratch (Lee Perry)Mash FingerEthnic
BeckMellow GoldUMC
Keith HudsonPick A DubVP Records
Ed SheeranPlayGingerbread Man
Doug CarnSpirit Of The New LandBlack Jazz
Tilsley OrchestralTilsley Orchestral No.10Music De Wolfe
Mighty Prophet ft. Dub KazmanUniversal SkankRough Signal
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Mastering Christianity Missionary Anglicanism and Slavery in the Atlantic World
Oxford University Press
- Book (600g) 9780199773961£39.00 £20.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Beginning in 1701, missionary-minded Anglicans launched one of the earliest and most sustained efforts to Christianize the enslaved people of Britain's colonies. This book offers a new assessment of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts, which played a foundational role in colonial religious history and the history of British missionary activity. Based on a belief in the essential unity of humankind, the Society's missionaries advocated for the conversion and better treatment of enslaved people. Yet, only a minority of enslaved people embraced Anglicanism, while a majority rejected it. This book explores these missionary encounters in colonial America and around the Atlantic world.
Freedom Riders1961 and the Struggle for Racial JusticeOxford University Press
They were black and white, young and old, men and women. In the spring and summer of 1961, they put their lives on the line, riding buses through the American...
- Book (1.1kg) 9780195327144£18.00 £8.00In stockAdd to Bag
The DozensA History Of Rap's MamaOxford University Press
GREAT BOOK on the roots of hip-hip! £10 ONLY USA BOOK 50% OFF. Your mum!-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Elijah...
- Book (500g) 9780199895403£20.00 £10.00New bookIn stockAdd to Bag
Oxford Reading TreeI came to Britain From JamaicaOxford University Press
Nice kids book.
s/hand paperback booklet
- Original Book (200g) 9780199166381£8.00Original out of print secondhand book in good cond.
100% guarantee on this and all original books at Sounds of the Universe.In stockAdd to Bag
Oxford Topics in Music: Jazz and American Musicby Michael BurnettOxford University Press
- Original Book (200g)£10.00In stockAdd to Bag
Talking 'Bout Your MamaThe Dozens, Snaps, And The Deep Roots Of RapOxford University Press
ONLY £10 Import USA HARDBACK BOOK CHEAPER THAN AMAZON
From Two Live Crew's controversial comedy to Ice Cube's gangsta styling and the battle rhymes of...
- Book (350g) 9780199394043£16.00 £10.00In stockAdd to Bag
New AtlantisMusicians Battle For The Survival Of New OrleansOxford University Press
ESSENTIAL BOOK ON NEW ORLEANS by John Swenson
At its most intimate level, music heals our emotional wounds and inspires us. At its most public, it unites...
- Original Book (500g) 9780199754526£10.00Secondhand book,In stockAdd to Bag
Music From Behind The BridgeSteelband Spirit and Politics in Trinidad and TobagoOxford University Press
Music from behind the Bridge tells the story of the steelband from the point of view of musicians who overcame the disadvantages of poverty and prejudice...
- Book (500g) 9780195321234£6.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- Original Book (800g)£18.00In stockAdd to Bag
Hard BopJazz & Black Music 1955 - 1965Oxford University Press
Devoted to the history of this jazz movement, the study combines a narrative of the evolution of hard bop - from its beginnings as an amalgam of bebop...
- Book (350g) 9780195085563£13.99In stockAdd to Bag
Carlos GarnettCosmos NucleusTime Traveler
1976 album featuring the spiritual soul classic 'Mystery Of Ages'.
Released at the height of his cosmic creative powers, Cosmos Nucleus finds Panamanian...
- LP (180 gram) TT-M003£33.99Expected 07 NovPreorder
Kenny BarronSunset To DawnTime Traveler
Originally released in 1973 on Muse Records, Sunset to Dawn marked Kenny Barron's stunning debut as a bandleader. Already a well-respected sideman with...
- LP (180 gram) TT-M002£33.99Expected 07 NovPreorder
Roy BrooksThe Free SlaveTime Traveler
Originally released in 1972 on the iconic Muse label, The Free Slave captures Roy Brooks at the peak of his powers – a drummer of deep conviction and...
- LP (180 gram) TT-M001£33.99Expected 07 NovPreorder
Yazmin LaceyTeal DreamsAMF Records
Yazmin Lacey returns with Teal Dreams - her soulful, fearless second album, rich with real-life storytelling and sonic flair.
Following the breakout success...
MoodymannBlack MahoganiPeacefrog
Classic Moodymann!
Detroit's Kenny Dixon Jr aka Moodymann has reached legendary status with super-deep, jazz and soul-infused afro-house jams. Includes...
- – roberta jean machine
- – shades of jae
- 2. – roberta jean machine
- 6. – shades of jae
- View full info and tracklisting
- 3×LP (Coloured Vinyl) PFGXX50LP£44.00Expected 10 OctPreorder
MoodymannBlack Mahogani IIPeacefrog
Essential Moodyman EP on Peacefrog released originally in 2004 as a companion release to the classic Black Mahogani album - essential reissue!
- – When She Follows
- – Rectify
- – Dirty Little Bonus Beats
- – When She (Reprise)
- 1. – When She Follows
- 2. – Rectify
- 3. – Dirty Little Bonus Beats
- View full info and tracklisting
- 12" (Coloured Vinyl) PFGXX57LP£33.00Expected 10 OctPreorder
Soul JamaicaFeat. Alton Ellis, Jackie Mittoo, The Heptones, Sound Dimension and more!Soul Jazz Records
Soul Jazz Records’ new Soul Jamaica brings together a wicked selection of reggae funk and soul tracks from the legendary Studio One stable, featuring...
- Alton Ellis – Tumbling Tears
- Winston Francis – Turn Back The Hands Of Time
- Sound Dimension – Sing A Simple Song
- The Gladiators – Fling It Gimme
- Jackie Mittoo – Soul Finger
- Winston Francis – Groovy Situation
- Calvin Marshall – La La 69
- Soul Defenders – Way Back Home
- The Heptones – Young, Gifted and Black
- Im and David – Up Fully
- Slim Smith – Keep That Light
- Sound Dimension – Give It Away
- Zoot Simms – Real Gone Loser
- Sound Dimension – Soul Bowl
- Peter Tosh and The Wailers – Can’t You See
- Joy Roberts – Someday We’ll Be Together
- The Freedom Singers – Give Peace A Chance
- 1. Alton Ellis – Tumbling Tears
- 2. Winston Francis – Turn Back The Hands Of Time
- 3. Sound Dimension – Sing A Simple Song
- View full info and tracklisting
Bobby HutchersonMontaraBlue Note
A high-water mark of Bobby Hutcherson’s 1970s Blue Note output, an amazing intoxicating hybrid of Latin jazz and fusion grooves from the percolating...
- – Montara
- 2. – Montara
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- LP 7849673£36.99Expected 03 OctPreorder
Sven WunderDaybreakPiano Piano Records
**RIYL David Axelrod, BADBADNOTGOOD etc!**
Daybreak is Sven Wunder’s fifth full-length album, seamlessly continuing the progression of his musical oeuvre....
- – Setting Off
- – Misty Shore
- – Take A Seat
- – Daybreak
- – Still Moorings
- – Scenic Byway
- – Leeward
- – Windward
- – Resting Place
- – Warmer Air
- – Deep Sea
- – Turning Tides
- – Liquid Mountains
- 1. – Setting Off
- 2. – Misty Shore
- 3. – Take A Seat
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Bop & The Beltones / Jackie MittooNot For A Moment / Man Pon SpotStudio One
Super Rare Lovers/Rocksteady wicked 45 only ever released in the UK in 1968!
Freshly pressed from original Studio One master tapes! ESSENTIAL
- Bop & The Beltones – Not For A Moment
- Jackie Mittoo – Man Pon Spot
- 1. Bop & The Beltones – Not For A Moment
- 2. Jackie Mittoo – Man Pon Spot
- View full info and tracklisting
- 7" CLD 45-25004£16.99In stockAdd to Bag
Larry MarshallRun Babylon / VersionStudio One
SUPER MOODY ROOTS 1972 classic freshly pressed from original Studio One master tapes! ESSENTIAL
Currently £150+ for a repress!
- Larry Marshall – Run Babylon
- Sound Dimension – Version
- 1. Larry Marshall – Run Babylon
- 2. Sound Dimension – Version
- View full info and tracklisting
- 7" CLD 45-25019£16.99Expected 26 SepPreorder
Sound Dimension / Merlene WebberSing A Simple Song / How Nice It IsStudio One
KILLER reggae funk from The Sound Dimension 1969 - NEVER seen on original copies!
Freshly pressed from original Studio One master tapes! ESSENTIAL
- Sound Dimension – Sing A Simple Song
- Merlene Webber – How Nice It Is
- 1. Sound Dimension – Sing A Simple Song
- 2. Merlene Webber – How Nice It Is
- View full info and tracklisting
- 7" CLD 45-25002£16.99Expected 26 SepPreorder
Winston Matthews / The PurpleitesSun Is Shining / The Pressure Is OnStudio One
Seminal rare roots from 1971 only released on UK Banana label - £400+ for an originalFreshly pressed from original Studio One master tapes! ESSENTIAL
- Winston Matthews – Sun Is Shining
- The Purpleites – The Pressure Is On
- 1. Winston Matthews – Sun Is Shining
- 2. The Purpleites – The Pressure Is On
- View full info and tracklisting
- 7" CLD 45-25001£16.99Expected 26 SepPreorder
The Hamlins / Nora DeanTell Me That You Love Me / Mojo GirlStudio One
Super-rare 1968 ROCKSTEADY BOMB 45 - £400 for original copy!Freshly pressed from original Studio One master tapes! ESSENTIAL
- The Hamlins – Tell Me That You Love Me
- Nora Dean – Mojo Girl
- 1. The Hamlins – Tell Me That You Love Me
- 2. Nora Dean – Mojo Girl
- View full info and tracklisting
- 7" CLD 45-25007£16.99In stockAdd to Bag
Roy Ayers UbiquityChange Up The GrooveVampisoul
Includes "The Boogie Back", "Fikisha' and Roy's own take on "Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing". An essential rare groove funky jazz album from the man, originally...
- – Change Up The Groove
- – Fikisha (To Help Someone To Arrive)
- 1. – Change Up The Groove
- 5. – Fikisha (To Help Someone To Arrive)
- View full info and tracklisting
- LP VAMPI321£31.00Expected 19 SepPreorder
Latin Fire!Tropical Dance Music from Discos Fuentes, Colombia 1956-83Soul Jazz Records
Twenty heavyweight cumbia, salsa and afro-funk bomb tunes!Soul Jazz Records delve into the vast vaults of Discos Fuentes, one of the oldest and largest...
- Fruko y Sus Tesos – El Vidriero
- Climaco Sarmiento y Su Orquesta – Guiro y Guacharaca
- Afrosound – El Regresso De E.T.
- Los Corraleros de Majagual – Cumbia Campesina
- Wganda Kenya – Shakalaode
- Afrosound – La Sampuesana
- Peregoyo y Su Combo Vacana – Descarga Vacana
- Fruko y Sus Tesos – Salsa Na Ma
- Wganda Kenya – Fiebre De Lepra
- Latin Brothers – Duelo De Picoteros
- Pedro Laza y Sus Pelayeros – Navidad Negra
- Afrosound – Carruseles
- Los Alegres Diablos – La Magdalena
- Latin Brothers – No Es Negra Es Morena
- La Sonora Cienaguera – La Piojosa
- Fruko y Sus Tesos – Cantando Mi Son Muero
- Juan Piña y Sus Muchachos – La Nena
- Afrosound – La Danza De Los Mirlos
- Michi Sarmiento y Su Combo Bravo – Salsa Con Monte
- Conjunto Lirico Vallenato – Cumbia Cienaguera
- 1. Fruko y Sus Tesos – El Vidriero
- 2. Climaco Sarmiento y Su Orquesta – Guiro y Guacharaca
- 3. Afrosound – El Regresso De E.T.
- View full info and tracklisting
- 2xLP + Download Code SJRLP577£28.00In stockAdd to Bag
- CD SJRCD577£12.00In stockAdd to Bag
Chet BakerFive From '65: The Quintet Summer SessionsNew Land
Five original studio albums, recorded in New York City across one week in August 1965: Boppin’, Smokin’, Groovin’, Comin’ On, Cool Burnin’ are...
- 5×LP Box Set NEWLANDX006£175.99 £160.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Armand Hammer & The AlchemistHaramBackwoodz Studioz / Rhymesayers
Looking back more than four years later at Haram, it is easier to see the forest for the trees. At the time, much of the attention fell on how this outsider...
Armand Hammer & The AlchemistMercyBackwoodz Studioz / Rhymesayers
Armand Hammer and The Alchemist build worlds. Their first was Haram and it remains locked in orbit, equal parts lush and foreboding.
Their new one is...
Mr. GMy Friends EPPhoenix G.
Deep house music vibe from Mr G backed with a killer stepper from J:Kenzo and a tough dnb fix from Alix Perez! Top release!
- – It's Not Where You're From Only Where You Feel It (Kenzo's Broken Dub)
- – U Dancin' (Mr G Remix)
- – Move Ya Body (Alix Perez Remix)
- – It's Not Where You're From Only Where You Feel It (Hezziane Remix)
- 1. – It's Not Where You're From Only Where You Feel It (Kenzo's Broken Dub)
- 2. – U Dancin' (Mr G Remix)
- 3. – Move Ya Body (Alix Perez Remix)
- View full info and tracklisting
- 12" EP PG076£13.00In stockAdd to Bag
AshraNew Age Of EarthProper Records
Seminal German electronic music. Includes the amazing 'Sunrain'.
After an initial European release in 1976 on the Isadora label Age Of Earth was reissued...
- – Sunrain
- 1. – Sunrain
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- LP (180 gram) UMCLP117£25.99In stockAdd to Bag
Los ZherosPsychedelic Cumbia PartyVampisoul
"Psychedelic Cumbia Party" brings together for the first time the best recordings of Los Zheros, a pioneering band of Amazonian cumbia from Peru. Their...
- LP VAMPI325£25.99In stockAdd to Bag
Mark GrusaneThe Witch Is Back (High School Party Promo Mix '1992)Death Is Not The End
"This cassette is a promo mix that we originally sold in high school to promote the parties my friends and I did back then (The Witch Is Back); M.O.A....
- Cassette Tape DEATH113£13.99In stockAdd to Bag
Studio BatsumiYa Hu RaStudio Batsumi
Wicked early 90s style breakbeat/Balearic vibes from Studio Batsumi with evocative use of field recordings from the locations of Thailand, Vietnam, and...
- Studio Batsumi – Balah
- Studio Batsumi – Kirtan
- Studio Batsumi – Ta Prohm
- Studio Batsumi – Shaaa
- 1. Studio Batsumi – Balah
- 2. Studio Batsumi – Kirtan
- 3. Studio Batsumi – Ta Prohm
- View full info and tracklisting
- 12" EP SB 002£20.00In stockAdd to Bag
Gaudi & The Brixton Heights OrchestraAm I The Same Man?Brixton Heights
Welcome return of one of Brixton's premier labels Brixton Heights with their latest release featuring producer Gaudi's wicked falsetto reading of "Am I...
- – Am I The Same Man?
- – Am I The Dub Man?
- 1. – Am I The Same Man?
- 2. – Am I The Dub Man?
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- 7" BHR7007£13.00In stockAdd to Bag
The Black EaglesBrimstone And Fire / 60 Minutes ManEthnic
Original unplayed stock from the mid 70s.. U.S. band The Black Eagles featuring Denroy Morgan, father of Morgan Heritage...Check the funky B-side "60 Minutes...
- – Brimstone And Fire
- – 60 Minutes Man
- 1. – Brimstone And Fire
- 2. – 60 Minutes Man
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- Original 7" ETH 38£11.00In stockAdd to Bag
Higher Meditation / ChazboFurther We Go / Bless and SanctifyZenzo Records
Heavyweight U.K. roots 12" from Leicester's Higher Meditation plus producer Chazbo's "bless and sanctify" on the flip, both tracks with their dub counterparts.
- Higher Meditation – Further We Go
- Chazbo – Bless And Sanctify
- 1. Higher Meditation – Further We Go
- 3. Chazbo – Bless And Sanctify
- View full info and tracklisting
- 12" ZR001£15.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
The SensationI Dont Know WhyLarrys
Original unplayed stock from the 90s... tucked away on this b-side is a killer hard to find Sensations tune from 1970 "I Don't Know Why"
- The Sensations – I Dont Know Why
- Tit Collins – Hey Boy
- 1. The Sensations – I Dont Know Why
- 2. Tit Collins – Hey Boy
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- Original 7" LL09£11.00In stockAdd to Bag
Frankie J.Lock Me In Jail / Jailhouse DubEthnic Fight
Original unplayed stock from the mid 70s..Great roots vocal cut from 1976 featuring Frankie J. with superb stripped down dub version on the flip. Produced...
- Frankie J. – Lock Me In Jail
- Ethnic Fight Band – Jailhouse Dub
- 1. Frankie J. – Lock Me In Jail
- 2. Ethnic Fight Band – Jailhouse Dub
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- Original 7" EF 052£11.00In stockAdd to Bag
King Scratch (Lee Perry)Mash FingerEthnic
Original unplayed stock from the mid 70s..Wicked Lee Perry tune from 1974 recorded with The Silvertones. Limited stock..
- – Mash Finger
- – Mash Finger (Version)
- 1. – Mash Finger
- 2. – Mash Finger (Version)
- View full info and tracklisting
- Original 7" ETH 30£11.00In stockAdd to Bag
BeckMellow GoldUMC
Surfacing just as alternative rock went mainstream, Beck’s 1994 official album debut, Mellow Gold, quickly confounded expectations when “Loser” metamorphosed...
- LP 7845919£27.99In stockAdd to Bag
Keith HudsonPick A DubVP Records
In his excellent book England's Dreaming, Jon Savage refers to Pick a Dub as "the greatest dub album ever, twelve cuts, all fantastic." It's easy to concur...
- – Pick A Dub
- – Black Heart
- – Michael Talbot Affair
- – Dreader Than
- – Black Right
- – Depth Charge
- 1. – Pick A Dub
- 2. – Black Heart
- 3. – Michael Talbot Affair
- View full info and tracklisting
- LP VPRL2782£22.00In stockAdd to Bag
Ed SheeranPlayGingerbread Man
Play is the eighth studio album.It is the first of Sheeran's planned five symbol-themed albums with titles based on electronic media buttons, with Pause,...
- CD 5021732758217£16.99In stockAdd to Bag
- New LP (Coloured Vinyl) 5021732758224£34.99In stockAdd to Bag
Doug CarnSpirit Of The New LandBlack Jazz
An American jazz musician from St. Augustine, Florida, Doug Carn's second album for Black Jazz captures a transformative moment in jazz, blending spiritual...
- LP RLGM10821PMI£24.99In stockAdd to Bag