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Massive Attack & Tom WaitsBoots on the GroundPlay It Again Sam
Ariana GrandepetalIsland
Nia ArchivesEmotional JunglistIsland
William DeVaughnBe Thankful For What You GotDemon Records
Mr Bongo Record Club Vol. 8Various ArtistsMr Bongo
MuseThe Wow!Warner Records
Labi Siffre1970-1971Edsel
Joe HisaishiA Big Bold Beautiful JourneyMutant
Tony HumphriesRunning Back Mastermix: Kiss FM Zanzibar Years (LP 1)Running Back
Tony HumphriesRunning Back Mastermix: Kiss FM Zanzibar Years (LP 2)Running Back
Tony HumphriesRunning Back Mastermix: Kiss FM Zanzibar Years (Mixed)Running Back
Your Brother’s Keeper & Gary BartzWhere Rivers MeetBrownswood
NY’s FinestDo You Feel MeBassline Records
Def LeppardGreatest HitsUMR
Jan JonesIndependent Woman (Parts 1 & 2)Celestial Echo
De La SoulThe Grind DateBMG
New African Orchestra / Lost Tymeez / USGThe Ron Trent Collection Vol.1Nite Grooves
Roy Ayers UbiquityVibrationsVampisoul
Jalen NgondaDoctrine of LoveDaptone Records
Os MutantesEverything Is Possible! The Best Of Os MutantesLuaka Bop
Fundido feat. Emma DufauxGet A GripDFA
Inner CityGood Life (inc. Carl Craig remix)KMS
Zed Bias x MJKKeep On Livin'/Late To CamberwellE Soul Cultura/Mr Bongo
MaxwellMaxwell's Urban Hang SuiteSony
Tara Clerkin TrioSomewhere GoodWorld of Echo
Matias AguayoAnenoaSerendeepity
Defected Classics Vol. 1Various ArtistsDefected
Defected Classics Vol. 2Various ArtistsDefected
Dragon Ball Hit Song CollectionVarious ArtistsNippon Columbia
Boards of CanadaInfernoWarp
Kaiso Power: Sound Revolution in TrinidadVarious ArtistsSoundway Records
King Street Sounds Sampler Vol. 6 (feat. Mood II Swing, Blaze & Dennis Ferrer)Various ArtistsKing Street Sounds
Minnie RipertonLes Fleur / Oh By The Way (Limited Purple Vinyl Edition)Selector Series
Léve Léve - Sao Tomé & Principe Sounds 70s-80sVarious ArtistsBongo Joe Records
Alan & Jan (Portable & Jan Jelinek)Take me, I’m yoursFaitiche
- Book (200g)£10.00In stockAdd to Bag
Excellent photo-zine about Black Panther movement at its height in 1969. Righteous images, excellent clothes and styles - what's not to love!
Striking photographs by documentarist Janine Wiedel of the Black Panthers in Berkeley, California, in 1969.
Young man passes national guard's rifles during aftermath of riots in Berkley California, 1969
Awesome small and beautiful photo-zine. 36 pages, staple-bound.
100% ESSENTIAL!
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LabyrinthBritish Jazz on Record 1960-75
MASSIVE large format 375 page £3kg hardback book, quarter bound in cloth, debossed cover!
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- Book (3.6kg)£70.00Expected 01 MayPreorder
Power Pop! (RSD 2026)American Power Pop for the Now Generation 1977-1981
One-off coloured pressing exclusive for RSD 2026
15 super-rare USA punk/power pop classics you never heard from bands you never knew!
Soul Jazz Records’...
- Ambulance – It's All Up To You
- Dow Jones and The Industrials – Let’s Go Steady
- Hot Dates – I Can't Stay
- Nastyfacts – Drive My Car
- Pointed Sticks – What Do You Want Me to Do?
- The Normals – Hardcore
- Shoes – Tomorrow Night
- The Reactions – It's Our Turn Now
- Puppet Rulers – Outta My Mind
- Testors – Together
- The Scruffs – You're No Fun
- The Reruns – So So Alone
- The Wigs – You Say Ono
- The Fingers – Isolation
- The Reactions – In Society
- 1. Ambulance – It's All Up To You
- 2. Dow Jones and The Industrials – Let’s Go Steady
- 3. Hot Dates – I Can't Stay
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- New LP SJRLP590C£30.00In stockAdd to Bag
Simon Fisher TurnerSTUFF
After portraying Ned East in the 1971 BBC TV adaptation of Tom Brown’s Schooldays and roles in films such as The Big Sleep (with Robert Mitchum) (1978),...
- New LP £25.00In stockAdd to Bag
Wayne Jarrett And The Bull Wackie AllstarsAfrican Woman
DKR say..Six track 12" collecting all the cuts of Wayne's first recording for Wackie's, from 1976. A classic of raw underground vibes from the Sounds Unlimited...
- Wayne Jarrett – African Woman
- Wayne Jarrett – African Woman (LP Mix)
- 1. Wayne Jarrett – African Woman
- 4. Wayne Jarrett – African Woman (LP Mix)
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- 12" DKR-315£16.00In stockAdd to Bag
William S. BurroughsThe Finger
'He felt a sudden deep pity for the finger joint that lay there on the dresser, a few drops of blood gathering around the white bone.'A deliberately severed...
- Book (150g)£3.00In stockAdd to Bag
XzibitRestless
It's only appropriate that Xzibit's highly anticipated, and often-delayed, Restless concluded hip-hop's millennial melting pot. After all, Xzibit's association...
- New 2×LP £39.99In stockAdd to Bag
Emanuele CocciaMetamorphoses
We are all fascinated by the mystery of metamorphosis – of the caterpillar that transforms itself into a butterfly. Their bodies have almost nothing...
- Book (350g)£15.99In stockAdd to Bag
Carol Ann DuffyFeminine Gospels
n Feminine Gospels, Carol Ann Duffy draws on the historical, the archetypal, the biblical and the fantastical to create various visions – and revisions...
- Book (200g) 9781035038565£10.99In stockAdd to Bag
Andy WarholA
Part novel, part Pop artwork, Andy Warhol's a is an electrifying slice of life at his Factory studio'A work of genius' NewsweekIn the early 1960s, Andy...
- Book (500g)£12.99In stockAdd to Bag
BasquiatA Quick Killing in Art
“A smart, crackling chronicle of fast game, the ’80s art market, [and] the attraction of destruction.”— Village Voice
A bold and vivid biography...
- Book (700g)£12.99In stockAdd to Bag
Straighten Up! 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)£28.00In stockAdd to Bag
Supreme City: How Jazz Age Manhattan Gave Birth to Modern AmericaBy Donald L. Miller
- Original Book (500g)£8.00Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print Paperback BookIn stockAdd to Bag
Awopbopaloobop AlopbamboomBy Nik Cohn
- Original Book (300g)£12.00Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print Paperback BookIn stockAdd to Bag
The West Indian Experience in British SchoolsBy Raymond Giles
- Original Book (350g)£15.00Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print Paperback Book in good conditionIn 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
I Hear Music In The StreetsNew York 1969-89
Capturing the energy of New York City's music subcultures—across hip-hop, punk and rap—through an array of snapshots by photographers including...
- Book (1.4kg) 9788410024687£48.00In 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)£15.00 £15.00In stockAdd to Bag
Clarks in JamaicaBy Al Fingers, includes photos by Adrian Boot, Dave Hendley, David Corio, Mark Read, Beth Lesser
Back in stock! Last copies!Superb brand new edition of this excellent deluxe 240 pages hardback, 100s and 100s of photos and text.
New edition includes...
- Book (1.5kg) 9780956777393£40.00 £35.00In 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 Sexby Simone de Beauvoir
Everyone who cares about freedom and justice for women should read The Second Sex' GuardianSimone de Beauvoir famously wrote, 'One is not born, but rather...
- Book (400g) 9780099595731£14.99In stockAdd to Bag
Beneath the UnderdogBy Charles 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)£3.00In 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
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
West Indian Supplementary Service. London 1974–1975 PHOTOZINEPhotographs by Chris Richards
Learn history! Buy this!
Awesome small and beautiful photo-zine. 36 pages, staple-bound.
100% ESSENTIAL!
Fantastic new photozine documenting Black Britain...
- Book (200g)£10.00In stockAdd to Bag
Gil Scott-HeronA New Black Poet : Small Talk at 125th and Lennox (1970)Flying Dutchman
Legendary classic first album featuring heavyweight percussion backing up the amazing spoken poetry/rap of the young genius. E-S-S-E-N-T-I-A-L!
- New LP HIQLP093£24.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- CD CDBGPM290£7.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
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
NewbanNewban & Newban 2 BBE
Picture Kool & The Gang recording on Black Jazz, Strata-East or Perception, this is the land from which Atlantic Starr (who later became Newban) came....
- – Father Time
- – Why Did You Desert Me?
- – Fatback Sally
- – Hungry Grin
- – Greenburgh
- – Rhythm & Rhyme
- 1. – Father Time
- 2. – Why Did You Desert Me?
- 4. – Fatback Sally
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- CD BBE223ACD£9.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- 2×LP BBE223LP£14.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
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
Count Ossie & The Mystic Revelation Of RastafariTales Of MozambiqueSoul Jazz Records
Following on from the recent super-deluxe box set edition of The Mystic Revelation of Rastafari's 'Grounation', Soul Jazz Records are releasing a new edition...
- – Sam's Intro
- – Tales Of Mozambique
- – Selam Nna Wadada (Peace & Love)
- – No Night In Zion
- – I Am A Warrior
- – Wicked Babylon
- – Let Freedom Reign
- – Lock, Stock And Barrel
- – Nigerian Reggae
- – Run One Mile
- – Rasta Reggae*
- – Samia*
- 1. – Sam's Intro
- 2. – Tales Of Mozambique
- 3. – Selam Nna Wadada (Peace & Love)
- View full info and tracklisting
- 2xLP (+ Download Code) SJRLP325C£28.00In stockAdd to Bag
- CD (Limited Edition Coloured CD) SJRCD325C£12.00In stockAdd to Bag
- MP3 Release SJRD325£9.99In 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
Gilles Peterson BOOK! Limited HardbackLOCKDOWN FM: BROADCASTING IN A PANDEMIC
LITERALLY DOWN TO THE LAST 20 COPIES IN THE WORLD!
Lockdown FM: Broadcasting In a Pandemic is a 600+ page cultural documentation of a year in lockdown....
- Book (1.9kg)£40.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
West African Journeys 1987-2000Photography and text by Michael Pennie
Secondhand book in good condition
- Original Book (400g)£8.00Sold out Notify me when in stock
Jamel ShabazzAlbumsSteidl
Photo albums from the archives of the iconic chronicler of New York's 1980s rap, hip-hop and Black culture.
The influential Brooklyn-based photographer...
- Book (1.5kg) 9783969990957£45.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
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
Notting Hill Carnival 1974 PHOTOZINEPhotographs by Chris Miles
Unbelievably good photo-zine about Notting Hill Carnival 1974 -wicked and joyous photos! Know history - buy this!
Awesome small and beautiful photo-zine....
- Book (200g)£10.00In stockAdd to Bag
Studio One Space-Age Dub SpecialSoul Jazz Records
100% essential Studio One tunes!
Studio One Space-Age Dub Special is a brand-new Studio One release on Soul Jazz Records which draws on more rare and...
- Dub Specialist – Red Neck
- Dub Specialist – Marcus Dub
- Dub Specialist – Accra
- Dub Specialist – A Lie Gal A Tell
- Dub Specialist – Squash Dub
- Dub Specialist – Pick Up The Version
- Dub Specialist – Saucy Perila
- Dub Specialist – Roaring Reggae
- Dub Specialist – Still Water Version
- Dub Specialist – My Man Part 2
- Dub Specialist – Disco Dub
- Dub Specialist – Tricky
- Dub Specialist – Illiteracy Version
- Dub Specialist – Wailing Sounds
- Dub Specialist – Juk's Inc.
- Dub Specialist – Barb Wire Version
- Dub Specialist – Queen Of The Rub
- Dub Specialist – I A See I
- 1. Dub Specialist – Red Neck
- 2. Dub Specialist – Marcus Dub
- 3. Dub Specialist – Accra
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- 2xLP (+ Download Code) SJRLP504£28.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- CD SJRCD504£12.00In stockAdd to Bag
- MP3 Release SJRD504£9.99In 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
30/70Fluid MotionRhythm Section International
Australian crew 30/70 release again via the excellent Rhythm Section label. Elements of R&B, broken beat and house feed these tracks that drip with raw,...
- – Brunswick Hustle
- – Addicted
- – Fluid Motion
- – N.Y.P.
- – Tempted
- – Reprise
- – True Love
- – Echoplex
- – Backfoot
- – Crystal Hills
- 1. – Brunswick Hustle
- 2. – Addicted
- 3. – Fluid Motion
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- LP RS28LP£19.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- CD RS28CD£11.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Reggae in London 1980-2004 PHOTOZINEPhotographs by David Corio
Awesome small and beautiful photo-zine. 36 pages, staple-bound.
100% ESSENTIAL!
Ships in about a week
- Book (200g)£10.00In stockAdd to Bag
Angel Bat DawidRequiem For JazzInternational Anthem Recording Company
An immersive 24-track albumexperience. Composed and arranged by Angel Bat Dawid, inspired in part by dialogue from Edward O. Bland’s 1959 film The Cry...
- – Recordare - Recall The Joy
- 12. – Recordare - Recall The Joy
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- New 2×LP (Coloured Vinyl) IMRC61LPI£32.00Limited purple vinyl editionOut of stock Notify me when in stock
- 2×LP IMRC61LP£29.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- CD IMRC61CD£14.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Last Night a DJ Saved My Life: The History of the Disc Jockey
When someone says, 'You have to know your history...' this is it. A pop culture classic for over two decades, now fully refreshed and updated as part of...
- Book (700g)£16.99In stockAdd to Bag
Trees SpeakMind MazeSoul Jazz Records
Mind Maze is, amazingly, Trees Speak’s FIFTH album to be released on Soul Jazz Records in the space of little over two years– an output matched only...
- Trees Speak – Mind Maze
- Trees Speak – Minotaur
- Trees Speak – Syndrome
- Trees Speak – Sospetto
- Trees Speak – Illusions
- Trees Speak – Scanner
- Trees Speak – Burner
- Trees Speak – Rare Earth
- Trees Speak – Pathways
- Trees Speak – Skip Breath
- Trees Speak – Odyssey
- Trees Speak – Passage
- Trees Speak – Signals
- Trees Speak – Black Phone
- Trees Speak – Mirror
- Trees Speak – Stone Tape
- Trees Speak – Seraphim
- Trees Speak – Orpheus
- Trees Speak – Machines Speak
- 1. Trees Speak – Mind Maze
- 2. Trees Speak – Minotaur
- 3. Trees Speak – Syndrome
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- Limited Edition LP + Free 7" + Download Code SJRLP527£28.00In stockAdd to Bag
- CD SJRCD527£12.00In stockAdd to Bag
- MP3 Release SJRD527£8.99In stockAdd to Bag
Weird WalkWanderings and Wonderings through the British Ritual Year
The first book by iconic zine creators and cultural phenomenon Weird Walk. This is a superbly designed guide to Britain's strange and ancient places, to...
- Book (1.4kg)£19.99In stockAdd to Bag
Joyce & Tutty MorenoSamba-Jazz & Outras BossasFar Out Recordings
‘Samba Jazz & Outras Bossas’ features a mix of five samba-jazz classics plus eight new Joyce compositions. Covers include a scorching version of Tenorio...
- CD FARO123CD£9.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Empire Roller DiscoPhotographs by Patrick D. Pagnano
Brooklyn’s Empire Rollerdrome opened its doors in 1941 and soon became the borough’s premier destination for recreational and competitive roller skating....
- Book (950g)£28.00In stockAdd to Bag
Dwight TribleAncient Future (feat. Kamasi Washington & Georgia Anne Muldrow)Gearbox Records
Stalwart of the LA jazz scene returns with inimitable vocal style over some heavy funk and cosmic jazz vibes plus guest spots from the likes of Kamasi...
- – Truth
- – My Stomping Ground
- – Beach Vibes
- – Derf Recklaw
- – Elements
- – Black Dance feat. Georgia Anne Muldrow
- – African Drum feat. Kamasi Washington
- – Wind
- 1. – Truth
- 2. – My Stomping Ground
- 3. – Beach Vibes
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- LP GB1584£23.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- CD GB1584CD£15.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
An Incomplete Anthology: Welcome To Memphis404 Eros
An incomplete anthology of Memphis rap albums from the 90s curated by 404 Eros & Asel Tambay. 48 page zine of early 90s Memphis rap album and cassette...
- Magazine (130g)£12.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Grupo UmStarting PointFar Out Recordings
The previously unreleased debut album from 1975 Starting Point was to mark the inception of one of Brazil's most daring instrumental groups. Their debut...
- – Porão da Teodoro
- – Onze por Oito
- – Organica
- – Suite Orquidea Negra
- – Jardim Candida
- – Cortejo dos Reis Negros
- 1. – Porão da Teodoro
- 2. – Onze por Oito
- 3. – Organica
- View full info and tracklisting
- CD FARO235CD£11.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- LP FARO235LP£23.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock