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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
- Book (200g)£10.00In stockAdd to Bag
Excellent photozine from legendary NYC Hip-hop photographer Janette Beckman who moved there from Britain at the start of the 1980s. Beckman alongside Jamal Shabazz and Sophie Bramly are the queens and kings of NYC hip-hop photography!
Features stunning portraits of .... Stetsasonic, Futura, Rocksteady Crew, Roxanne, KRS-One, Chuck D and loads more! Nuff seminal images here!
Awesome small and beautiful photo-zine. 32 pages, staple-bound.
100% ESSENTIAL!
Ships in about a week
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
Yo! The Early Days of Hip-Hop 1982-84Photography by Sophie BramlySoul Jazz Books
Yo! The Early Days of Hip-Hop 1982-84 is a new book published by Soul Jazz Books/Records that features 300+ pages of stunning photographs documenting the...
- Book (1.9kg) SJR506£35.00In stockAdd to Bag
Wu-Tang Clan 1994-2004 PHOTOZINEPhotographs by Eddie Otchere
'Of Wu Tang and things…I’d say off the bat it’s the Ol' dirty bastard, asking me to destroy the negatives, that will never leave me. Meth showing...
- Book (200g)£10.00In 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
Factory Records 1979-80 PHOTOZINEPhotographs by Daniel Meadows
Unbelievably good photo-zine about early Factory Records (79/80) includes Joy Division, ACR, Durutti Column, The Buzzcocks, Martin Hannett, Jon Savage,...
- Book (200g) ISSN 2752-5619£10.00In stockAdd to Bag
Black Power Black Panthers 1969 PHOTOZINEPhotographs by Janine Wiedel
Excellent photo-zine about Black Panther movement at its height in 1969. Righteous images, excellent clothes and styles - what's not to love! Striking...
- Book (200g)£10.00In stockAdd to Bag
Hotshoe MagazineWest African Portrait
Stunning photographs in this new nearly 200-page magazine
Hotshoe Magazine presents A West African Portrait. This beautifully produced publication explories...
- Magazine (500g)£16.00Expected 23 Jul Notify me when in stock
Yo! BoomboxSoul Jazz Records
Yo! Boombox is the new instalment of Soul Jazz Records’ Boombox series on the early days of hip-hop on vinyl and features some of the many innovative...
- Carver Area High School – Get Live '83
- Mike T – Do It Any Way You Wanna
- Chapter III – Real Rocking Groove (Rap & Breaks)
- Sinister Two – Rock It, Don't Stop It
- Sangria – To The Beat Y'all
- Funky Four Plus One More – Rappin' and Rocking The House
- The Just Four – Girls Of The World (Genius Rap & Breaks)
- Eye Beta Rock – Super Rock Body Shock
- Funky Constellation – Street Talk (Madam Rapper)
- Kool Kyle The Starchild – Do You Like That Funky Beat (Ahh Beat, Beat)
- The Just Four – Jam To Remember
- Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five – Super Rappin' No. 2
- Silver Star – Eei Eei O
- Magic's Trick – Magic's Rap
- 1. Carver Area High School – Get Live '83
- 2. Mike T – Do It Any Way You Wanna
- 3. Chapter III – Real Rocking Groove (Rap & Breaks)
- View full info and tracklisting
- Indies Only 3 x LP + Limited Edition 7" + Download Code SJRLP530-7£36.00In stockAdd to Bag
- 3×LP + Download Code SJRLP530£34.00In stockAdd to Bag
- 2×CD Deluxe SJRCD530£12.99In stockAdd to Bag
- MP3 Release SJRD530£8.99In stockAdd to Bag
Notting Hill Sound Systems PHOTOZINEPhotographs by Brian David Stevens
Unbelievably good photo-zine featuring Notting Hill Carnival soundsystem speakers. Speaker box porn, speakers as surreal ghost in the machine monsters!
Awesome...
- Book (200g)£10.00In stockAdd to Bag
Janette Beckman — Hip Hop Years The B Sides 1982-2020 PHOTOZINEPhotographs by Janette Beckman
First time ever in print for this new second selection of Janette Beckman's amazing hip-hop photography. Featuring Roxanne Shante, Rakim, Bambaataa, Scott...
- Book (200g)£10.00In stockAdd to Bag
Inell YoungWhat Do You See In HerSoul Jazz Records
A stone-cold CLASSIC tune!Simply one the most soulful New Orleans tunes EVER to come out on record from Eddie Bo vocalist Inell Young.
Rare as...New...
- Inell Young – What Do You See In Her
- Inell Young – I Remember The Summer
- 1. Inell Young – What Do You See In Her
- 2. Inell Young – I Remember The Summer
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- 7" SJR185-7£12.00In stockAdd to Bag
Sound System Culture Jamaica & UK 1986–88 PHOTOZINEPhotographs by Wayne Tippetts
Excellent dancehall photos form the 1980s!Wayne Tippetts:
'It was at a ‘yard’ in the capital Kingston Jamaica on a hot and humid night, April 1986...
- Book (200g)£10.00In stockAdd to Bag
Iron in the Soul: The Haiti Documentary Films of Leah GordonSoul Jazz Records
Soul Jazz Records/Films presents Iron in the Soul, a stunning new DVD collection of documentary films about the world of Haiti – Vodou, art & culture...
- DVD SJRDVD301£9.99In stockAdd to Bag
Studio One Records Official Coxsone Records (Grey)T-ShirtStudio One/Soul Jazz Records
EXCLUSIVE!!! Studio One/Coxsone Records Official T-shirt!
- Extra Large SJRTS57£25.00In stockAdd to Bag
- Small SJRTS54£25.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- Medium SJRTS55£25.00In stockAdd to Bag
- Large SJRTS56£25.00In stockAdd to Bag
Voices of the Windrush Generation:The real story told by the people themselves
- Original Book (700g)£10.00Secondhand hardback book as newIn stockAdd to Bag
Deep Blues 1960–1988 PHOTOZINEPhotographs by Val Wilmer
Val Wilmer's seminal photographs documenting of the avant-garde jazz scene in the USA in the 60s and 70s are revered everywhere. Her book As Serious As...
- Book (200g)£10.00In stockAdd to Bag
History of HouseChris KempsterSanctuary Publishing Ltd.
Includes interviews with Lil Louis, Marshall Jefferson, Larry Heard, Derrick May, Carl Craig, Juan Atkins and more.Rare book! ESSENTIAL HISTORY!
- Original Book (900g)£40.00Secondhand paperback in good conditionIn stockAdd to Bag
Run DMCRun DMCProfile Records
Future archaeologists will discuss two periods in 1980s: before Run-DMC and after Run-DMC. It’s no exaggeration to say that the group changed the course...
- – Hard Times
- – Rock Box
- – Jam-Master Jay
- – Hollis Crew (Krush-Groove 2)
- – Sucker M.C.'s (Krush-Groove 1)
- – It's Like That
- – Wake Up
- – 30 Days
- – Jay's Game
- 1. – Hard Times
- 2. – Rock Box
- 3. – Jam-Master Jay
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- LP 19658846461£26.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
The Notorious B.I.G.Greatest HitsBad Boy Records
Greatest hits compilation from the East Coast rapper which was originally released in 2007, three days before the tenth anniversary of his death. The album...
- New 2×LP (Coloured Vinyl) 0081227827670£42.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Street BeatSugar Hill Records
- Original 2×LP SUH9228£15.00Vinyl condition: NM-Sleeve condition: NM-Mint deadstock unplayed vinylIn stockAdd to Bag
A Time Before CrackJamel Shabazz Photographs from the 1980sPowerhouse Books
Best book ever of hip-hop photos by the great Jamel Shabazz. 100% essential and awesome book. New enlarged edition
- Book (1.1kg) 9781648230059£37.99New USA hardback bookIn stockAdd to Bag
Delroy WilsonGood All OverStudio One
LONG-OUT-OF-PRINT Essential Studio One release!
Seminal 60s rocksteady album from one of Studio One’s strongest vocalists, teenage wonder Delroy Wilson....
- – Can't Stand It
- – I Love The Way You Walk
- – Rain From The Skies
- – Who Cares
- – Money Love
- – Your Love Is Amazing
- – Once Upon A Time
- – I Don't Know Why
- – Feel Good All Over
- – I'm Not A King
- – How Can I Love Someone
- – Funky Broadway
- 1. – Can't Stand It
- 2. – I Love The Way You Walk
- 3. – Rain From The Skies
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- LP CLDLP7010£30.00In stockAdd to Bag
There Ain't No Black In The Union Jack (1987)By Paul GilroyTaylor & Francis
This classic book is a powerful indictment of contemporary attitudes to race. By accusing British intellectuals and politicians on both sides of the political...
- Book (500g) 9780415289818£14.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Studio One Downbeat Special extended editionStudio One Downbeat Special (Expanded Edition)Soul Jazz Records
Soul Jazz Records’ Down Beat Special is a roller-coaster ‘greatest hits’ ride through many of the all-time classic tunes hand-picked from across...
- The Eternals – Queen Of The Minstrels
- Michigan & Smiley – Nice Up The Dance
- The Mad Lads – Ten To One
- Jackie Mittoo – Totally Together
- Horace Andy – Just Say Who
- The Skatalites – Addis Ababa
- Sugar Minott – Live Loving
- Lone Ranger – Can't Stand It
- Wailing Souls – I've Got A Burning Fire
- Bob Marley and The Wailers – Simmer Down
- Dub Specialist – Hooligan
- Alton Ellis – Your Heart Is Gonna Pay
- Roland Alphonso – Do It Good
- Wailing Souls – You Should Have Known
- Dawn Penn – No, No, No
- Freddie McKay – You'll Be Sorry
- Alton Ellis – We Need Love
- Cornel Campbell – Best To Be Free
- 1. The Eternals – Queen Of The Minstrels
- 2. Michigan & Smiley – Nice Up The Dance
- 3. The Mad Lads – Ten To One
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- 2xLP + Download Code SJRLP548£28.00In stockAdd to Bag
- CD SJRCD548£12.00In stockAdd to Bag
- MP3 Release SJRD548£9.99In stockAdd to Bag
Black AlbinoBy Namba RoyLongman
Roy was born in Accompong Jamaica, settled in South London after WW2. In his writing, Roy was conscious of his Caribbean-African heritage especially...
- Original Book (200g)£18.00Secondhand out of print original paperback book in good conditionSold out Notify me when in stock
Studio One Rockers (Black vinyl edition)Soul Jazz Records
Soul Jazz Records classic Studio One Rockers available once more on black vinyl edition + download code.
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- Sound Dimension – Real Rock
- Marcia Griffiths – Feel Like Jumping
- Freddy Mcgregor – Bobby Babylon
- Horace Andy – Skylarking
- Lennie Hibbert – Village Soul
- Brentford All-Stars – Greedy G
- Johnny Osbourne – Truth And Rights
- Ernest Ranglin – Surfin
- Michigan & Smiley – Eye Of Danger
- Dawn Penn – No, No, No
- The Skatalites – Phoenix City
- Prince Jazzbo – Crabwalking
- Jackie Mittoo – Hot Milk
- Lone Ranger – Badder Dan Dem
- Cedric Brooks – Ethiopia
- 1. Sound Dimension – Real Rock
- 2. Marcia Griffiths – Feel Like Jumping
- 3. Freddy Mcgregor – Bobby Babylon
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- 2xLP (+ Download Code) SJRLP451-BLK£28.00In stockAdd to Bag
- CD SJRCD048£12.00In stockAdd to Bag
- MP3 Release SJRD048£9.99In stockAdd to Bag