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Glenn UndergroundAtmosfear (35th Anniversary Edition)Peacefrog
Glenn UndergroundThe Jerusalem EP’s (35th Anniversary Edition)Peacefrog
Paul JohnsonBump Talkin’ (35th Anniversary Edition)Peacefrog
Paul JohnsonFeel The Music (35th Anniversary Edition)Peacefrog
KNEECAPNo Comment **BANKSY ART**Heavenly Recordings
Junglist!Old Skool Ragga, D&B, Jungle 1993-95Soul Jazz Records
Kelan Phil Cohran & LegacyAfrican SkiesListening Position
Basic ChannelBasic ReshapeBasic Channel
Isao Suzuki & New FamilyMongolian ChantJazz Room Records
Lloyd Charmers / The LyricsMr. Moses / Girls Like DirtStudio One
James StevensOST: They Came From Beyond SpaceBuried Treasure
Jackie Mittoo / Jackie OpelTrain To Skaville / Go WheyStudio One
Ambient WarriorWarrior VoicesIsle Of Jura
Amanda WhitingA Christmas CwtchFirst Word
Africa Shangazi: More Early 1980s Benga & Rumba From East AfricaVarious ArtistsNo Wahala Sounds
Beau WanzerBW 07BW
The PoolDance It Down EPDark Entries
Rick WadeFunctional Anger EPPhonogramme
Kutiman / Ouzo BazookaHarakaBatov
RahaanPraise Be GivenGospel One
VainqueurReductions 1995-1997Scion Versions
Sun Ra & His ArkestraSupersonic Jazz (Expanded Edition)Cosmic Myth
Sheriff Lindo And The HammerTen Dubs That Shook The WorldEM Records
Tiger Jack / Soul Invaders / Motherfox / Pyramid PlusThe Chicago Boogie Volume 4: Comin' At Ya'Star Creature
The Second CircleVarious ArtistsNeroli
RadiohopZathuraWicked Wax
Jah RubyDread AffairsOnlyroots
Paul BlackmanEarth Wind & Fire / Ras. Menilik Congo (Harp)Onlyroots
Audrey HallEight Little NotesPlanets
Freddie & DessieGirls TalkF&D
Tony ReidJah Love Don't Come EasyKettle Records
Yami BoloJah Made Them AllOnlyroots
Miles DavisMiles Davis Live In 1958Jazz Band Records
Nick The RecordMove On Down To The Other SideNatural House
Pad AnthonyRebelShaolin Records
- Book (200g) ISSN 2752-5619£10.00In stockAdd to Bag
Unbelievably good photo-zine about early Factory Records (79/80) includes Joy Division, ACR, Durutti Column, The Buzzcocks, Martin Hannett, Jon Savage, John Cooper Clark and more!
Awesome small and beautiful photo-zine. 32 pages, staple-bound.
100% ESSENTIAL!
Ships in about a week
BOOK! Boss Reggae From PamaForeword by Harry Palmer
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...
- Book (500g)£28.00Expected 12 DecPreorder
Rebel SoundsMusic as Resistance
'Empathy is the currency of all music and Joe Mulhall does a great job of explaining how that quality has been used to generate solidarity for the struggle...
- Book (350g) 9781804442241£10.99In stockAdd to Bag
Jamie Lidell & Luke SchneiderA Companion For The Spaces Between Dreams
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...
- New LP (Coloured Vinyl) 0309272740004£26.00In stockAdd to Bag
Punk: The Last WordBy Chris Sullivan and Stephen Colegrave
'A thoroughly enjoyable compendium of appalling behaviour.' Nick Logan, Editor NME (1973-1978), founder of The Face
'From the shabby stowaways of the...
- Book (900g)£30.00In stockAdd to Bag
Machito and his Afro Cuban Jazz EnsembleWith Flute To Boot!
- New LP 8435307616937£18.99In stockAdd to Bag
Up the Youth Club : Illuminating a Hidden Historyby Emma Warren
'A timely reminder of what we all truly crave as human beings - connection.' Doc Brown'Warren hows why youth spaces matter - not just for young people,...
- Book (650g) 9780571389216£18.99In stockAdd to Bag
Greensleeves BOOKThe First 100 Covers
WICKED NEW HARDBACK BOOK!
Charts the story of Greensleeves Records —from its beginnings as a mid-1970s West London record shop to its rise as a...
- Book (2.1kg)£50.00In stockAdd to Bag
Soul Jazz Records hoodie (navy)
Brand new Soul Jazz Records Functional Outer Wear Product #1
Exclusive to Sounds of the Universe
Limited edition navy hoodie (large) with design.
- Sweatshirt£40.00In stockAdd to Bag
Susan SontagNotes on 'Camp'
These two classic essays were the first works of criticism to break down the boundaries between 'high' and 'low' culture, and made Susan Sontag a literary...
- Book (100g)£3.00In stockAdd to Bag
The Second Sex (Vintage Feminism Short Edition)by Simone de Beauvoir
Vintage Feminism: classic feminist texts in short formWITH AN INTRODUCTION BY NATALIE HAYNESWhen this book was first published in 1949 it was to outrage...
- Book (250g)£6.99In stockAdd to Bag
Revolutionary Letters
By turns a handbook of countercultural living, a manual for street protest, and a feminist broadside against the repressive state apparatus, Revolutionary...
- Book (350g)£13.99In stockAdd to Bag
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...
- 2×LP HVNLP237£32.99In stockAdd to Bag
- 2×CD HVNLP237CD£14.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Talking to Women
In 1964, Nell Dunn spoke to nine of her friends over a bottle of wine about men, sex, work, money, babies, freedom and love. The Pop Artist Pauline Boty...
- Book (350g)£13.99In stockAdd to Bag
Sabroso Guaganco Vol. 11Sabroso Guaganco Vol. 11
Latin compilation
- Original CD£9.99CD disc condition: VG+Case & booklet condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned CD in great conditionIn stockAdd to Bag
Sabroso Guaganco Vol. 12Sabroso Guaganco Vol. 12
Latin compilation
- Original CD£9.99CD disc condition: VG+Case & booklet condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned CD in great conditionIn stockAdd to Bag
The Blood of OthersSimone de Beauvoir
Potent and vividly emotional, Simone de Beauvoir’s captivating novel questions freedom and individual responsibility in the face of brutality‘These...
- Book (350g) 9780241696453£9.99In stockAdd to Bag
Salsa Y Ache
- Original CD£4.99CD disc condition: VG+Case & booklet condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned CD in great conditionIn stockAdd to Bag
Alice Coltrane - Monument Eternal (DELUXE HARDBACK)By Ann Philbin, Franya J. Berkman
Rashid Johnson, Cauleen Smith and others pay tribute to a truly extraordinary figure in 20th-century American jazz. This volume unpacks the cultural legacy...
- Book (1.3kg)£50.00In stockAdd to Bag
My Grandmother's Hands : Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodiesby Resmaa Menakem
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 'Insightful, thought-provoking and profound. I can't recommend highly enough' Sunny Singh'A revolutionary work of beauty,...
- Book (350g) 9780141996479£10.99In stockAdd to Bag
Nova Scotia House : A Novel
Nova Scotia House takes us to the heart of a relationship, a community and an era. It is both a love story and a lament; bearing witness to the enduring...
- Book (450g)£18.99In stockAdd to Bag
This Woman's Work : Essays on Music
This Woman's Work: Essays on Music is edited by Kim Gordon and Sinead Gleeson and features contributors Anne Enright, Fatima Bhutto, Jenn Pelly, Rachel...
- Book (600g) 9781474621472£20.00In stockAdd to Bag
Women and the Piano : A History in 50 Livesby Susan Tomes
- Book (1.1kg) 9780300266573£25.00In stockAdd to Bag
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...
- Book (600g)£25.00In stockAdd to Bag
Nettleblackby Nat Reeve
'To be blunt: I must escape.' 1893. Henry Nettleblack has to act fast or she'll be married off by her elder sister. But leaving the safety of her wealthy...
- Book (600g)£12.99In stockAdd to Bag
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...
- Book (150g)£4.00In stockAdd to Bag
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...
- Book (400g)£12.99In stockAdd to Bag
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....
- Book (700g)£16.99In stockAdd to Bag
The Madchester Years 1989–91 PHOTOZINEPhotographs by Richard Davis
Unbelievably good photo-zine document of Manchester's MADCHESTER music scene (1989-91) where punk met rave and everything went baggy - includes A Certain...
- Book (200g)£10.00In stockAdd to Bag
NYC Hip Hop Years 1982-92 PHOTOZINEPhotographs by Janette Beckman
Excellent photozine from legendary NYC Hip-hop photographer Janette Beckman who moved there from Britain at the start of the 1980s. Beckman alongside Jamal...
- Book (200g)£10.00In stockAdd to Bag
Detroit Rave Flyers 1993 -1999
Juan Atkins, Kevin Saunderson, Derrick May, Jeff Mills, Stacy Pullen, Robert Hood, Eddie Fowlkes, Cajmere. Richie Hawtin .... blimey!Detroit Rave Flyers...
- Book (300g)£15.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Theo ParrishDJ-Kicks: Detroit Forward!K7 Records
Growing up in Chicago, later Detroit-based music producer, Theo Parrish is internationally well known for his own inimitable downtempo house music style....
- – De'Sean Jones & Ideeyah - Pressure
- – Donald Lee Roland II - Simba's Theme
- – Meftah - When The Sun Falls
- – Theo Parrish & Duminie DePorres - The Real Deal
- – Specter - The Upper Room
- – Deon Jamar - North End Funk
- – Ian Fink - Moonlight (Duality/Detroit Live Version)
- – John C & Meftah - Full
- – mBtheLight - aGAIN (T’s Edit)
- – De'Sean Jones - Psalm 23
- – Raybone Jones - Green Funk
- – Jon Dixon - Wind Drifts (Instrumental)
- – Whodat & Sophiyah.e - Don’t Know
- – KESSWA - Chasing Delerium feat. Nova Zai
- – Raj Mahal - Hudsons
- – De'Sean Jones - Flash Spain
- – Jason Hogans - Surrounded By Trees
- – Howard Thomas - Experiment 10
- – Sterling Toles - Janis
- 1. – De'Sean Jones & Ideeyah - Pressure
- 2. – Donald Lee Roland II - Simba's Theme
- 3. – Meftah - When The Sun Falls
- View full info and tracklisting
- 3×LP K7414LP£30.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- 2×CD K7414CD£16.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Femi Kuti and Made KutiFree Your Mind / Pà Pá PàPartisan Records
**SOTU EXCLUSIVE!** VERY LIMITED - EXCLUSIVE TO SOUNDS OF THE UNIVERSE!
Two of the key tracks from Femi Kuti and Made Kuti's 'Legacy +' album - only available...
- – Pà Pá Pà
- 1. – Pà Pá Pà
- View full info and tracklisting
- 7" PTKF2189-7£10.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
The Sky NationsMedley Dub
By the late 1970s, dub was firmly established as a favorite subgenre of the reggae canon, with every Jamaica-based record producer devoted to the style....
- – Trinity In Dub
- – Revelation Of Dub
- – Dub You Know
- – Say Dub
- – Under Heavy Rhythm
- – Starlight In Dub
- – Natty Dutty Dub
- – Swing And Dub
- – Tip Top Affair
- – Engineer’s Special
- 1. – Trinity In Dub
- 2. – Revelation Of Dub
- 3. – Dub You Know
- View full info and tracklisting
- New Audiophile LP (180 GRAM) MOVLP3001C£28.99Orange VinylOut of stock Notify me when in stock
N.A.D.A Day In MayRush Hour
UK house and techno legends Tony Thorpe (Moody Boys) and Mustapha Ali revive their cult N.A.D. project for Rush Hour. Four tracks up deep, Detroit style...
- – a day in may (instrumental)
- – what race the cyborg
- – assemblages
- – singer of siren songs
- 1. – a day in may (instrumental)
- 2. – what race the cyborg
- 3. – assemblages
- View full info and tracklisting
- 12" RHM 036£14.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Léa SenYou Of Now Pt. 1Partisan
Open-eared and open-hearted: these are the watchwords of Léa Sen’s music. At just 22 years old, the London-based singer, songwriter and producer has...
- New LP (Coloured Vinyl) PTKF 13253£13.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
JujuLive At 131 Prince StreetStrut
Strut continue their reissues from the Black Fire label with a definitive edition of JuJu’s ‘Live At 131 Prince Street’, recorded in 1973 at Ornette...
- – At Least We Have A Horizon Now
- – Thembi
- – Mozambique/Azucar Pa Ti
- – Out Of This World
- – Rosalie/Juju's Door
- 1. – At Least We Have A Horizon Now
- 2. – Thembi
- 3. – Mozambique/Azucar Pa Ti
- View full info and tracklisting
- 2×LP STRUT43LP£25.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- CD STRUT250CD£11.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Femi Kuti and Made KutiLegacy +Partisan Records
Legendary activist and Afrobeat originator, Fela Kuti, used his music to lament social injustices and political corruption in his native Nigeria. Fela’s...
- Femi Kuti – Pà Pá Pà
- Femi Kuti – As We Struggle Everyday
- Femi Kuti – Stop the Hate
- Femi Kuti – Land Grab
- Femi Kuti – Na Bigmanism Spoil Government
- Femi Kuti – You Can't Fight Corruption With Corruption
- Femi Kuti – Show of Shame
- Femi Kuti – Privatisation
- Femi Kuti – Set Your Minds and Souls Free
- Made Kuti – Free Your Mind
- Made Kuti – Your Enemy
- Made Kuti – Blood
- Made Kuti – Different Streets
- Made Kuti – Higher You'll Find
- Made Kuti – Hymn
- Made Kuti – Young Lady
- Made Kuti – We Are Strong
- 1. Femi Kuti – Pà Pá Pà
- 2. Femi Kuti – As We Struggle Everyday
- 3. Femi Kuti – Stop the Hate
- View full info and tracklisting
- 2×LP PTKF2189-1£23.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- 2×CD PTKF2189-2£11.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Nick HakimCometaATO Records
COMETA is truly a collaborative effort and the highlight for Hakim is having so many special guests from his community that play supportive roles–this...
- New LP ATO0615£31.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- CD ATO0615CD£11.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Alhaji Waziri OshomahWorld Spirituality Classics 3: The Muslim Highlife of Alhaji Waziri OshomahLuaka Bop
Alhaji Waziri Oshomah begins his sermon before a dancing crowd. His lyrics warn about the vice of jealousy but the congregation is here to get down. We’re...
- Alhaji Waziri Oshomah – Forgive Them Oh God Amin – Amin
- Alhaji Waziri Oshomah – Jealousy
- Alhaji Waziri Oshomah – Alhaji Yesufu Sado Managing Director
- Alhaji Waziri Oshomah – Omhona – Omhona
- Alhaji Waziri Oshomah – Ovini Omoekeke Alhaji Inu Umoru
- Alhaji Waziri Oshomah – Okhume Ukhaduame
- Alhaji Waziri Oshomah – My Luck feat. Madam Hassanah Waziri and Her Velvet Voice
- 1. Alhaji Waziri Oshomah – Forgive Them Oh God Amin – Amin
- 2. Alhaji Waziri Oshomah – Jealousy
- 3. Alhaji Waziri Oshomah – Alhaji Yesufu Sado Managing Director
- View full info and tracklisting
- 2×LP LPLBOP100£31.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- CD CDLBOP100£16.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Francis LaiFrancis Lai Max 20United Artists Records
Ludicrously over the top packaging including the thickest gatefold we've ever seen - awesome!
- Original LP Max 3£18.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Orig Jap vinylSold out Notify me when in stock
Ronnie FosterMidnight PlaneColumbia
jazz funk
- Original 12" 23-10947£8.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Sold out Notify me when in stock
Keith HaringEditied by Darren PihTate
Featuring around fifty works supported by rarely seen photography, film and archival documents from the Keith Haring Foundation, this accessible book will...
- Book (600g) 9781849766272£19.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Bill SummersDon’t fade awayExpansion Records
Bill Summers is a latin jazz percussionist from New Orleans who ventured in to jazz funk and soul in the 70s and early 80s. He also played with Herbie...
- 7" EXS033£17.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Earl's Closet - The Lost Archive of Earl McGrath, 1970—1980Light In The Attic
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...
- CD LITA1802£16.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- New 2×LP LITA18012£47.00In stockAdd to Bag
Reggae PowerTrojan
By the close of the Sixties, record retailer and jukebox businessman Karl ‘J.J.’ Johnson was firmly established as one of Jamaica’s leading record...
- The Ethiopians – Everything Crash
- The Ethiopians – What A Fire
- Roy Shirley – Dancing Reggae
- The Ethiopians – I’m Not Losing You
- The J.J. All Stars – Robert F Kennedy
- The Ethiopians – The Hong Kong Flu
- Roy Shirley – Life
- The Ethiopians – Gun Man (aka You)
- The Ethiopians – Feel The Spirit (aka Clap Your Hands)
- Roy Shirley – Your Smile
- The J.J. All Stars – Dollar Of Soul
- 1. The Ethiopians – Everything Crash
- 2. The Ethiopians – What A Fire
- 3. Roy Shirley – Dancing Reggae
- View full info and tracklisting
- New Audiophile LP (180 GRAM) MOVLP3180C£28.00Orange 180g VinylIn stockAdd to Bag
Better Together (feat. System Olympia, Steven Julien, Shy One & more)Patta x Apron Records
Steven Julien's cult Apron imprint collaborates with hip clothing label Patta to produce this wicked showcase of some of the best to do it right now. Bumpy...
- – AshTreJinkins - Passive Agressive
- – System Olympia - Passi Mai
- – Brassfoot - Leven
- – Shamos - 737363
- – J M S Khosah - Lessons
- – Shy One - Candy Floss
- – Steven Julien - E464:11
- – AshTreJinkins - Dashing Buttface
- 1. – AshTreJinkins - Passive Agressive
- 2. – System Olympia - Passi Mai
- 3. – Brassfoot - Leven
- View full info and tracklisting
- LP APRON46£24.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
New York Rave Flyers VOLUME TWO 1990-1995
New York Rave Flyers from 1990 to 1995 - 88 page groovy small book. Well nice! Limited copiesShips in about a week
- Book (300g)£15.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Brown SugarI'm In Love With A DreadlocksSoul Jazz Records
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...
- Brown Sugar – I'm In Love With A Dreadlocks
- Brown Sugar – I'm In Love With A Dreadlocks (Instrumental)
- 1. Brown Sugar – I'm In Love With A Dreadlocks
- 2. Brown Sugar – I'm In Love With A Dreadlocks (Instrumental)
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- 12" SJR500-12£16.00In stockAdd to Bag
- MP3 Release SJRD500-12£1.99In stockAdd to Bag
A Split - SecondFleshDiscoring Records
Reissue of A Split - Second's 1986EBM / New Beat classic 'Flesh'Credited with kicking off the new beat genre, ‘Flesh’ was the debut single from Marc...
- – BURNOUT
- – BODYCHECK
- – FLESH
- – ON COMMAND
- 1. – BURNOUT
- 2. – BODYCHECK
- 3. – FLESH
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- 12" (Coloured Vinyl) DR-013£17.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Cheryl GlasgowGlued To The SpotNumero
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...
- 7" (Coloured vinyl) ES76LPC1£13.00Expected 18 Nov Notify me when in stock
Catch A-FireTreasure Isle Ska 1963-1965Doctor Bird
By 1963, Jamaica’s dancefloors and airwaves rocked to the recently developed sound of ska – the island’s first indigenous style to achieve international...
- – Donkey City Part 1 – Baba Brooks Band *
- – Stranger At The Door – Stranger Cole
- – Summer Day – Dotty & Bonnie *
- – Country Town – Baba Brooks Band
- – We Are Rolling – Stranger & Ken
- – Spider – Don Drummond
- – Conqueror – Stranger Cole
- – Loving You Always – Dotty & Bonnie *
- – JFK’s Memory – Don Drummond
- – Millie Maw – Stranger Cole *
- – Enchanted Ball – The Melody Enchanters*
- – Melody Jamboree – Baba Brooks
- – Oh How I Need You – Stranger Cole
- – Look Before You Leap – Glen Adams *
- – Nothing Tried – Stranger Cole *
- – Jelly Bean – Baba Brooks *
- – Darling When – Dotty & Bonnie *
- – Out Of Many – Stranger Cole
- – Boat Ride – Baba Brooks
- – Words Of Wisdom – Eric Morris *
- – Sailor Boy – The Melody Enchanters *
- – Your Kisses – Dotty & Bonnie *
- – Little Boy Blue – Stranger Cole
- – Donkey City Part 2 – Baba Brooks Band *
- – DISC TWO Catch A Fire – Baba Brooks Band
- 1. – Donkey City Part 1 – Baba Brooks Band *
- 2. – Stranger At The Door – Stranger Cole
- 3. – Summer Day – Dotty & Bonnie *
- View full info and tracklisting
- 2×CD DBCDD103£15.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Jo Bisso / AmantLove Somebody / Hazy Shades Of Love (The Danny Krivit Edits)T.K. Disco
NYC Disco legend Danny Krivit returns to the editing block on behalf of seminal Miami Disco powerhouse TK Disco. Two classic edits from the man now available...
- Jo Bisso – Love Somebody (Danny Krivit Edit)
- Amant – Hazy Shades Of Love (Danny Krivit Edit)
- 1. Jo Bisso – Love Somebody (Danny Krivit Edit)
- 2. Amant – Hazy Shades Of Love (Danny Krivit Edit)
- View full info and tracklisting
- 12" TKD-13067£7.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock