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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
Lloyd Charmers / The LyricsMr. Moses / Girls Like DirtStudio One
Jackie Mittoo / Jackie OpelTrain To Skaville / Go WheyStudio One
BOOK! Boss Reggae From PamaForeword by Harry Palmer
Julian Marley & Papa LeviCan't Stop This / South Of The RiverLove Injection Production
MarijahInna MeditationJah Embassy Music
Haroon AyyazInnocent BloodRejoice
Leslie ButlerJa-Gan Expanded EditionDoctor Bird
Mykal RoseSweeterLove Injection Production
RejoiceSymbiosisRejoice
Fenton LawlessThe New York Graffiti Experience 1976Unsettled Scores Records
DhazedTime Is NowJah Embassy Music
Tubby IsiahChanting LionMoonshine Recordings
Dub KazmanStay Humble Vol.1Rough Signal
DanmanWe Need Jah Jah LoveMystic Warrior Sound
Oasis(What's The Story) Morning Glory? [Singles Box]Big Brother
Danny L HarleCeruleanXL Recordings
Mauricio FleuryRevoadaAltercat
DoomCannonSomewhere In BetweenJazz Re:freshed
Temporary BlessingsSumbisoriCollege Of Knowledge
Hitomi Penny TohyamaTokyo Funk Diva 1981-1988Wewantsounds
LukidUnderloopDeath Is Not The End
Weathering: Issue 17We Jazz
Stephen McCravenWooley The NewtMoved By Sound
Ambush (feat. Tito Puente, The Bronx Horns & Mitch Frohman)Various ArtistsIn The Woods
El Michels AffairAnticipate / IndifferenceBig Crown
Parlor GreensAuld Lang Syne / Everyday Will Be Like A HolidayColemine
Hit-Boy & The AlchemistGOLDFISHSurf Club Inc.
Kelly FinniganI Can't Wait (For Christmas Time) / Snowy Night In OhioColemine
- 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
Nikki GiovanniPoems: 1968-2020
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,...
- Book (600g)£12.99In 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
Freedom Rhythm and Sound Chapter 2 EVENTThu 18 Dec 2025
Gilles Peterson + Stuart Baker (Soul Jazz Records) + Special Guests Theon Cross and Marysia Osu.
An evening of conversation, music and visuals 7.30-10pm...
- Event E-Ticket£17.50In stockAdd to Bag
Machito and his Afro Cuban Jazz EnsembleWith Flute To Boot!
- New LP 8435307616937£18.99In stockAdd to Bag
Rock Against Racism 1976-1981By Syd Shelton
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...
- Book (1.9kg)£42.99 £15.00In 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
The Other Side : A Journey into Women, Art and the Spirit World
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...
- Book (350g)£12.99In 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
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
Beneath the UnderdogBy Chalrles Mingus
Bass player extraordinaire Charles Mingus, who died in 1979, is one of the essential composers in the history of jazz, and Beneath the Underdog, his celebrated,...
- Book (300g)£10.99In stockAdd to Bag
The Art of DancehallPosters and Flyers of Soundsystem Culture
Wicked book!
Combining the energy and vibrancy of vernacular Jamaican art with the cultural insight that only original ephemera can bring, the flyers...
- Book (1.1kg)£38.95In 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
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
James Kaplan3 Shades of Blue : Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Bill Evans & The Lost Empire of Cool
1959 saw Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Bill Evans and the other members of Miles's sextet come together to record the bestselling jazz album of all time:...
- Book (300g)£12.99In 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