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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
Gilles TorrentBuleriaJazzman
TrashPriorities / LookSoul Jazz Records
The ReducersThings Go Wrong / We Are NormalSoul Jazz Records
Kieran Hebden, William Tyler41 Longfield Street Late ‘80sEat Your Own Ears Records
Cal TjaderAmazonasFantasy
MoinBelly UpAD 93
SwansBirthingMute
QuanticDJ-Kicks: QuanticK7
Phi-PsonicsExpanding To OneGondwana Records
Brandee YoungerGadabout SeasonImpulse!
Aza Lineage & William SpringGive Thanks For Life / Benyah & Dub DealingYi Mas Gan
The Sabres Of ParadiseHaunted Dancehall (Remastered)Warp Records
Resavoir & Matt GoldHorizonInternational Anthem Recording Company
Jamie xxIn Colour (10th Anniversary Picture Disc)Young
Beckie BellIn Need Of ...Strut
Talking HeadsMore Songs About Buildings And Food (SUPER DELUXE EDITION)Sire
KAI Dub meets Dub KazmanOsaka To BristolRough Signal
TezetaSeventh PlaceKlang Tone
Spiritual Jazz 18: Behind the Iron Curtain Part 1Various ArtistsJazzman
Spiritual Jazz 18: Behind the Iron Curtain Part 2Various ArtistsJazzman
The Majestic ArrowsThe Magic Of The Majestic ArrowsNumero
Kendrick LamarTo Pimp A Butterfly (10th Anniversary edition)Top Dawg Entertainment
Rapha Pico / Far East / Guru Pope / HandymanTreat You WrongSkank O Clock
Zulu Guitar Blues - Cowboys, Troubadours and Jilted Lovers 1950-1965Various ArtistsMatsuli Music Limited
No Logo: An insightful examination of advertising's impact on society and youth cultureBy Naomi Klein
The DynamicsDrag'n'FlyWita
CimaronsHarder Than The RockA-Lone Productions
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The Philly Sound BOOK Philadelphia Soul Music and its R&B Rootsby Dave Moore (UK) and Jason Thornton (US)
- Book (2.6 kg) 9789189136861£58.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
ABSOLUTELY MIND-BLOWING & STUNNING 700-page hardback book!
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Everything you ever wanted to know about the music of Philadelphia. This really is quite an incredible, heavyweight (in all senses) new book that has blown us away. Expensive but definitely worth every penny! A DEFINITIVE AND MASSIVE TEXTUAL GUIDE AND HISTORY!
Stunning in-depth investigation of how Philadelphia became the hottest city in the American pop music industry.! Thom Bell, Bobby Eli, John Madara, David White, The Harthon Team, Virtue's Sigma Sound Studio, Cameo-Parkway, Del Val, Merben, Arctic, The Intruders, The O´Jays, Billy Paul, Teddy Pendergrass, Eddie Holman, WDAS and so much more!
This meticulously researched book tells the remarkable story of the music entrepreneurs, record labels, radio stations, recording studios all of which contributed to what became known to the world as The Philly Sound, all beautifully presented in full, sumptuous, coloured detail including a multitude of rare Soul/R&B discs and loads of vintage photographs and memorabilia.
A quality point of reference and a magnificent book for all Soul music & Northern Soul music fans worldwide - the bomb!
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
Nasty Women
With intolerance and inequality increasingly normalised by the day, it's more important than ever to share real experiences and hold the truth to account...
- Book (250g)£8.99In 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
Perfume
In eighteenth-century France there lived a man who was one of the most gifted and abominable personages in an era that knew no lack of gifted and abominable...
- Book (150g)£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
George OrwellDown And Out in Paris and London
George Orwell's vivid memoir of his time living among the desperately poor and destitute, Down and Out in Paris and London is a moving tour of the underworld...
- Book (300g)£9.99In 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
A Little Feminist History of Art
Emerging in the late 1960s as women artists struggled to de-gender their work to compete in a male-dominated arena, the feminist art movement has played...
- Book (350g)£12.99In 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
George OrwellBooks v. Cigarettes
Beginning with a dilemma about whether he spends more money on reading or smoking, George Orwell's entertaining and uncompromising essays go on to explore...
- Book (300g)£7.99In 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
Arnold BlairTrying To Get Next To YouSoul Jazz Records
NEW LTD. FIRST EDITION 300 copies. Only available EXCLUSIVELY to customers at Soul Jazz Records/Sounds of the Universe.
Stone-cold...
- – Trying To Get Next To You
- – I Won The Big Deal
- 1. – Trying To Get Next To You
- 2. – I Won The Big Deal
- View full info and tracklisting
- 7" SJR347-7£12.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Betty HarrisThere's A Break In The RoadSoul Jazz Records
EXCLUSIVE NEW 45rpm - ONLY available direct from Soul Jazz Records or Sounds of the Universe.All time-killer New Orleans heavyweight funk...
- – There's A Break In The Road
- – Show It
- 1. – There's A Break In The Road
- 2. – Show It
- View full info and tracklisting
- 7" SJR343-7£13.00In stockAdd to Bag
Maurice WhiteMy Life With Earth, Wind & FireAmistad
USA IMPORT HARDBACK BOOK
My Life with Earth Wind, and Fire is an intimate, moving, and beautiful memoir from a man whose creativity and determination...
- Book (700g) 9780062329158£20.00 £15.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Marilyn Barbarin and The Soul FindersRebornSoul Jazz Records
Surely one of the TUFFEST New Orleans Funk tunes ever made! The intensity of Marilyn Barbarin’s vocals are only matched by the super-tightness of Eddie...
- – Reborn
- – Believe Me
- 1. – Reborn
- 2. – Believe Me
- View full info and tracklisting
- 7" SJR303-7£12.00In stockAdd to Bag
What We WoreA People's History Of British StylePrestel
Filled with images culled from the personal photo albums of the British public, What We Wore provides a visual timeline of UK fashion since the 1950s....
- Book (500g) 9783791348988£20.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
LatimoreGoodbye Heartache / We Got To Hit It Off (1979)T.K. Disco
Promo USA 12"
- – Goodbye Heartache
- 1. – Goodbye Heartache
- View full info and tracklisting
- Original 12" 400£9.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original USA vinyl
100% Guarantee on this and all Original Vinyl at Sounds Of The Universe - 'if you're not happy we're not happy' or your money back!Sold out Notify me when in stock
Voodoo, Truth and Fantasy (aka Voodoo Search for the Spirit)By Laennec HurbonNew Horizons
A bit like the Rough Guide to Reggae - except for Voodoo. Recommended!
Out of Africa came the cult of spirits who could enter human beings and cross...
- Original Book (250g) 9780810928572£10.00Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print Paperback, sticker on frontIn stockAdd to Bag
Primal Scream An illustrated biographyby Stuart ColesOmnibus Press
- Original Book (350g)£10.00Sold out Notify me when in stock
Punk 45: The Singles Cover Art of Punk 1976-80Edited by Jon Savage and Stuart Baker with a new introduction by Bobbie GillespieSoul Jazz Books
Brand new edition of Soul Jazz Records’ massive deluxe 400-page Punk 45s cover art book edited and compiled by Jon Savage (author of the seminal book...
- Book (2.2kg) SJR526£35.00In stockAdd to Bag
Satisfaction Guaranteed - Sound Of Philadelphia Vol. 2United Soul
**Celebrating the 50th Anniversary in 2021 of the hugely influential soul and disco label, Philadelphia International Records!**
Huge box set edition...
- 8xCD + 12" box set PIR5002£105.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Life And Death On The New York Dance Floor, 1980-1983By Tim Lawrence
Here we go .. massive NYC dancefloor 500+ page book by the excellent Tim Lawrence - who wrote Love Saves The Day and also has written for Soul Jazz...
- Book (900g) 9780822362029£26.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Cover Art of Studio One RecordsDeluxe Hardback 12x12" 200 page BookSoul Jazz Books
Available for limited period at special discount price!
100% Absolutely essential! Super-deluxe 12x12" hardback 200 page plus, hundreds of classic Studio...
- Book (2.2kg) SJR247£30.00In stockAdd to Bag
The Sound of Philadelphia Tony Cummings (1975)Eyre Muthuen Ltd.
- Original Book (900g)£70.00Original out of print second-hand book in good condition bit of creasingIn stockAdd to Bag
Reggae Deep Roots MusicProteus Rocks
- Original Book (800g)£25.00Rare S/hand out-of-print large format paperback book in good conditionIn stockAdd to Bag
Disco: An Encyclopedic guide to the cover art of disco Presented by Disco Patrick and Patrick Vogt Soul Jazz Books
Sorry. Out of Print.New 400-page 12"x12" deluxe heavyweight book on Soul Jazz Records/Books.
Foreword by Tom Moulton and Nicky Siano (The Gallery).
Presented...
- SJ Book (3.6kg) SJR294£35.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Larry LevanLarry Levan's Paradise Garage: The Legend of Dance Music Vol. 3Salsoul
Part 3 in the series with classic disco cuts from Skyy, The Salsoul Orchestra, Orlando Riva Sound, Instant Funk and more!
- Jimmy Castor – It's Just Begun
- Love Committee – Just As Long As I Got You
- Skyy – Here's To You
- 1. Jimmy Castor – It's Just Begun
- 2. Love Committee – Just As Long As I Got You
- 3. Skyy – Here's To You
- View full info and tracklisting
- 3×LP SAL-2015-1£21.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Larry Levan's Paradise Garage: The Legend of Dance Music Vol. 4Salsoul
Part 4 in the series with classic disco cuts from Sparkle, Instant Funk, Candido, First Choice and more!
- Loleatta Holloway – Love Sensation
- First Choice – Double Cross
- Rafael Cameron – Let's Get It Off
- 1. Loleatta Holloway – Love Sensation
- 2. First Choice – Double Cross
- 3. Rafael Cameron – Let's Get It Off
- View full info and tracklisting
- 3×LP SAL-2015-1£21.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Trojan - The Story of Trojan RecordsBy Laurence Cane-HoneysettTrojan
MASSIVE new book (300+ pages!)
A lavish, fully illustrated deluxe book, an official history, from the label’s archivist, historian Laurence Cane-Honeysett
Includes...
- Book (1.9kg)£30.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Betty HarrisMean Man / I'm Gonna Git YaSoul Jazz Records
EXCLUSIVE NEW 45rpm - ONLY available direct from Soul Jazz Records or Sounds of the Universe.This is our second Betty Harris single...
- Betty Harris – Mean Man
- Betty Harris – I'm Gonna Git Ya
- 1. Betty Harris – Mean Man
- 2. Betty Harris – I'm Gonna Git Ya
- View full info and tracklisting
- 7" SJR342-7£14.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Bettye LaVetteA Woman Like MeBlue Rider Press
Import USA Hardback edition 66% OFF!
Acclaimed R&B singer Bettye LaVette celebrates her storied career in show business with her stunning memoir, A Woman...
- Book (550g) 9780399159381£24.00 £8.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Can't Stop Won't StopA History of the Hip-Hop GenerationEbury Press
Absolutely essential book telling the story of hip-hop from an informed and informative point of view. Historical, cultural and social context gives this...
- Book (350g) 9780091912215£12.99 £6.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Terry ReidThe Other Side Of The RiverFuture Days Recordings
In 1973, Reid released "River", a near-flawless album of roots, blues, rock 'n' roll, folk and jazz that quickly became a collector's item. The...
- – Let's Go Down
- – Avenue (F# Boogie)
- – Things To Try
- – Country Brazilian Funk
- 1. – Let's Go Down
- 2. – Avenue (F# Boogie)
- 3. – Things To Try
- View full info and tracklisting
- 2×LP FDR629LP£28.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- CD FDR 629£12.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
The Cake and the RainA Memoir by Jimmy WebbOmnibus Press
The Cake and the Rain promises to be a gripping tale of "sex drugs and rock'n'roll". Following Webb from the early 70s and across the whole of the preceding...
- Book (600g) 9781250058436£12.00 £12.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock