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Carlos GarnettCosmos NucleusTime Traveler
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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!
Colleen ‘Cosmo’ Murphy presents 'Balearic Breakfast' Volume 4
“There are curators, and then there's Colleen ‘Cosmo’ Murphy.” - Resident Advisor
The sun has finally come out. It’s the first time something...
In a quAre Time and PlacePost-Slavery Temporalities, Blaxploitation, and Sun Ra's Afrofuturism Between Intersectionality and Heterogeneity
'In this book Tim Stüttgen considers the paradigm of (post-)slavery as an important epistemological break within predominantely white Gender and Queer...
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DJ Disciple & Henry KronkThe Beat, the Scene, the Sound : A DJ's Journey through the Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of House Music in New York City
A thrilling and tumultuous, behind-the-scenes account of house music in NYC. The Beat, the Scene, the Sound follows DJ Disciple and his behind-the-scenes...
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Lorraine HansberryA Raisin in the Sun
A revised Student Edition of Lorraine Hansberry's iconic 1959 play - the first play produced on Broadway to be written by a Black woman. Alongside the...
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Friedrich NietzscheAphorisms on Love and Hate
'We must learn to love, learn to be kind, and this from our earliest youth ... Likewise, hatred must be learned and nurtured, if one wishes to become a...
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Luke de NoronhaDeporting Black Britons : Portraits of Deportation to Jamaica
Since the late nineties, the UK has deported thousands of people to Jamaica. Many of these ‘deportees’ left the Caribbean as infants and grew up in...
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Jacqueline CrooksFire Rush
Yamaye lives for the weekend, when she can go raving with her friends at The Crypt, an underground club on the outskirts of London. Then everything changes....
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Dr Maya AngelouI Know Why The Caged Bird Sings
Maya Angelou's six volumes of autobiography are a testament to the talents and resilience of this extraordinary writer. Loving the world, she also knows...
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Margo JeffersonNegroland : A Memoir
'Jefferson's eye for details yields some devastatingly honest and painful insights' The Times'Captivating... Charm is this book's watchword' Colin Grant,...
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Emanuele CocciaPhilosophy of the Home : Domestic Space and Happiness
A bedroom, a kitchen, a bathroom - are these rooms all that make a home? Not at all, argues Emanuele Coccia. The buildings we inhabit are of immense psychological...
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Jason OkundayeRevolutionary Acts
In this landmark work, Jason Okundaye meets an elder generation of Black gay men and finds a spirited community full of courage, charisma and good humour,...
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The Black Power Mixtape : 1967-1975
Featuring images recently discovered in the archives of Swedish television, The Black Power Mixtape shows the Black Power movement as never seen before....
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Karl Marx, Friedrich EngelsThe Communist Manifesto
'The proletarians have nothing to lose but their chains.'Marx and Engels's revolutionary summons to the working classes - one of the most important and...
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Daft PunkWe Were The Robots: A Disco Pogo Tribute
Featuring a new foreword by David and Stephen Dewaele, better known as Soulwax and 2manydjs.
Daft Punk featured often in the formative years of Jockey...
- Book (2.1kg)£30.00In stockAdd to Bag
Friedrich NietzscheWhy I Am so Clever
'Why do I know a few more things? Why am I so clever altogether?'Self-celebrating and self-mocking autobiographical writings from Ecce Homo, the last work...
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Woman Life Freedom
Jina Mahsa Amini’s death at the hands of Iran’s Morality Police on 16 September 2022 sparked widespread protests across the country. Women took to...
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Michael E. VealLiving Space
Examines John Coltrane's "late period" and Miles Davis's "Lost Quintet" through the prisms of digital architecture and experimental photography Living...
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Alice ColtraneMonument Eternal
Alice Coltrane wrote this documentary on her spiritual life entitled Monument Eternal, which tells of her spiritual initiation, revelations, and austerities....
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Kyle PrueHow to Piss Off Men
Have you ever been badgered by an annoying pick-up artist at the bar? Ever felt a burning desire to emotionally torture a friend's boyfriend in an act...
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The princess of 72nd StreetBy Elaine Kraf
Ellen is a single artist living alone on New York’s Upper West Side in the 1970s. She is beset by old boyfriends, paint pigment choices, and, occasionally,...
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Albert CamusA Short Guide to Towns Without a Past
Best known for his existentialist novel The Outsider, set in French-occupied Algeria, Albert Camus was profoundly influenced by the landscapes, towns and...
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All Foursby Miranda July
SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2025THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERNATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALISTA BBC TWO BETWEEN THE COVERS PICKA BEST SUMMER...
- Book (400g)£9.99In stockAdd to Bag
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,...
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Alayo AkinkugbeReframing Blackness
Since the inception of mainstream art history, Blackness has been distinctly ignored.
In Reframing Blackness, art historian and founder of @ABlackHistoryOfArt,...
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Charles M. SchulzThe Philosophy of Snoopy
The world's most beloved beagle shares his philosophy on life in this beautifully produced gift book for all generations. In his inimitable style,...
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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...
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Aphex Twin - A Disco Pogo Tribute
The next instalment in the Disco Pogo Tribute series is the legendary electronic artist Aphex Twin.
This follows the hugely successful Disco Pogo Tribute...
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Susan SontagOn Photography
Susan Sontag's groundbreaking critique of photography asks forceful questions about the moral and aesthetic issues surrounding this art form. Photographs...
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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
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
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- 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
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- 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
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
Reggae SoundsystemOriginal Reggae Album Cover ArtSoul Jazz Books
Sorry. Out of Print.Reggae Soundsystem! is a new deluxe 200 page hard-back 12”x12” book featuring hundreds of stunning full size record cover designs...
- SJ Book (2.2kg)£25.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Homeward BoundThe Life of Paul SimonHenry Holt
NEW USA HARDBACK BOOK OVER 60% OFF!!!A revelatory account of the life of beloved American music icon, Paul Simon, by the bestselling rock biographer Peter...
- Book (650g) 9781627790345£20.00 £7.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- Book (350g) 9781472125873£12.99 £5.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Reggae 45 SoundsystemThe Label Art of Reggae Singles, A Visual History of Jamaican Reggae 1959-79Soul Jazz Books
Reggae Soundsystem 45! is a new stunning deluxe 500 page flexibound book that features over 1000 full size record label 45 rpm single designs that...
- Book (2.4kg) SJR261£30.00In stockAdd to Bag
Lick MeHow I Became Cherry VanillaChicago Review Press
BAD GIRL CHERRY! USA IMPORT HARDBACK BOOK 60% OFF!Cherry Vanilla's memoir takes us from the birth of rock to the explosion of punk, with memorable detours...
- Book (600g) 9781556529436£17.99 £6.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Highlife GiantsWest African Dance Band PioneersCassava Republic Press
As West Africa's oldest form of popular music, Highlife was the soundtrack of the independence era and its influence still resonates widely today. Highlife...
- Book (600g) 9781911115298£12.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
John GordonErotica SuiteEverland Jazz
Everland Jazz reissue John Gordon's 1978 LP 'Erotica Suite'. This is super rare, deep, spiritual, modal jazz - one of the rarest albums to...
- – 1st Movement - Desire
- – 2nd Movement - Fulfillment
- – 3rd Movement - Aftermath
- – 4th Movement - Consequences
- – Ora Lee Tingle
- – Neleh
- – Blue Na
- 1. – 1st Movement - Desire
- 2. – 2nd Movement - Fulfillment
- 3. – 3rd Movement - Aftermath
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- LP ELJ006£21.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Jordan RakeiCloakSoul Has No Tempo
Debut album from rising Australian, UK based soul star Jordan Rakei. 'Cloak' picks up from where his excellent 'Groove Curse' EP left off and...
- – Midnight Mischief
- – Snitch
- – Blame It On The Youth
- – The Light
- – Talk To Me
- – Still (Interlude)
- – Rooftop
- – Lost Myself
- – Toko
- – Cupid's Cheese
- – Theta State
- – Sworn Enemy
- – Tawo
- 1. – Midnight Mischief
- 2. – Snitch
- 3. – Blame It On The Youth
- View full info and tracklisting
- 2×LP SHNT2£20.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- CD SHNT2CD£10.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Black Fire! New Spirits! BOOKImages of A Revolution : Radical Jazz in the USA 1960-75Soul Jazz Books
Sorry. Out of Print.
Featuring: John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Pharoah Sanders, Albert Ayler, Ornette Coleman, Roland Kirk, Art Ensemble of Chicago, Alice...
The Last SultanThe Life And Times Of Ahmet ErtegunSimon & Schuster
Import USA Paperback edition book 40% Off Original price!
The Last Sultan is the definitive biography of a man who changed popular culture throughout...
- Book (550g) 9781416558408£13.99 £7.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Lady WraySmiling / Make Me OverBig Crown Records
Gritty soul music from Lady Wray! 'Smiling' is a raw, uptempo cut backed with the deeper ballad of 'Make Me Over'.
- – Smiling
- – Make Me Over
- 1. – Smiling
- 2. – Make Me Over
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- 7" BC002-7£8.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Secrets of VoodooBy Milo RigaudCity Lights
Secrets of Voodoo traces the development in Haiti and the Americas of this complex religion from its sources in Africa. the book represents a straightforward...
- Book (350g) 9780872861718£9.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- Original Book (300g)£15.00Sold out Notify me when in stock
Lorraine JohnsonLorraine Johnson The More I Get, The More I Want / Feed The Flame (Lime Coloured Edition)Unidisc
Reissue of the rare, extended version of disco version of Lorraine Johnson's 'The More I Get, The More I Want' on cult NYC label, Prelude. Backed with...
- – The More I Get, The More I Want (Rafael Charres Mix)
- – Feed The Flame
- 1. – The More I Get, The More I Want (Rafael Charres Mix)
- 2. – Feed The Flame
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- 12" (Coloured Vinyl) SPEC-1825£14.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Johnny Adams Feel The Beat, Feel The Heat Sounds Of The Universe / Soul Jazz Records
NEW ORLEANS funky boogie soul disco bomb 45!
Latest Soul Jazz Records/Sounds of the Universe SOUL 7-inch series - after the now sold out...
- – Feel The Beat, Feel The Heat
- – Spanish Harlem
- 1. – Feel The Beat, Feel The Heat
- 2. – Spanish Harlem
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- 7" SJR308-7£12.00In stockAdd to Bag
Back In The Days Photographs By Jamel ShabazzpowerHouse Books
Amazing, genius photographs of New York hip-hop fashion and culture taken by Jamel Shabazz between 1980 and 1989. Intro by Fab Five Freddy. As stylish...
- Book (700g) 9781576871065£30.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
The TrammpsHooked For Life / Soul Searchin' Time (The Mike Maurro Remixes)Brookside
Two disco classics from The Trammps get a tasteful remix overhaul from NYC producer, Mike Maurro - extended intros, instrumental passes and breakdowns!
- 12" BRDSK001£17.00Out 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
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- 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