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Junglist!Old Skool Ragga, D&B, Jungle 1993-95Soul Jazz Records
Kelan Phil Cohran & LegacyAfrican SkiesListening Position
BOOK! Boss Reggae From PamaForeword by Harry Palmer
Oasis(What's The Story) Morning Glory? [Singles Box]Big Brother
Glenn UndergroundAtmosfear (35th Anniversary Edition)Peacefrog
Paul JohnsonBump Talkin’ (35th Anniversary Edition)Peacefrog
Danny L HarleCeruleanXL Recordings
Paul JohnsonFeel The Music (35th Anniversary Edition)Peacefrog
Mauricio FleuryRevoadaAltercat
DoomCannonSomewhere In BetweenJazz Re:freshed
Temporary BlessingsSumbisoriCollege Of Knowledge
Glenn UndergroundThe Jerusalem EP’s (35th Anniversary Edition)Peacefrog
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
Griot GalaxyLive on WUOM 1979Two Rooms
MalaMilitant DonDeep Medi Musik
RogêRoad to NowhereAlim
Spider TaylorSurge Studio MusicDark Entries
Don PeakeThe Hills Have EyesSilva Screen
CxBxT.AfterConstructive
NazambaA Message From ZionDubquake Records
Defected presents House Masters: Frankie Knuckles Volume OneVarious ArtistsDefected
Defected presents House Masters: Frankie Knuckles Volume TwoVarious ArtistsDefected
Sugar MinottDreader Than DreadArchive
The HeptonesEvery Day LifeObserver
Brian JacksonIs That Jazz?Alim
Ashanti Selah meets HarkLet's Seek LoveAshanti Selah
- 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.
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BOOK! Boss Reggae From PamaForeword by Harry Palmer
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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
Freedom Rhythm and Sound Chapter 2 EVENTThu 18 Dec 2025
Gilles Peterson + Stuart Baker (Soul Jazz Records) + Special GuestsAn evening of conversation, music and visuals 7.30-10pm Thu 18 Dec 2025 at The American...
- 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
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
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
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
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
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£14.99In stockAdd to Bag
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
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
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
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- CD FARO235CD£11.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- LP FARO235LP£23.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Rock Against Racism 1977-81 PHOTOZINEPhotographs by Syd Shelton
The Clash, The Specials, The Ruts et al ...Between 1976 and 1981 Rock Against Racism and the youth of Britain unleashed the explosive rebel chemistry...
- Book (200g)£10.00In stockAdd to Bag
Nick WaltersPadmāsanaD.O.T. Records
Trumpeter, composer, bandleader & producer, Nick Walters delivers his 2nd studio album within the last year for his D.O.T. Records imprint. Padmāsana...
- – Namas Karam
- – Nilgiri Hills
- – Goa
- – Blue City Busker
- – Road To Munnar
- – Udaipur
- – Prayer
- 1. – Namas Karam
- 2. – Nilgiri Hills
- 3. – Goa
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- LP DOT003LP£22.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- CD DOT003CD£13.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
A Scene In Between:Tripping Through the Fashions of UK Indie Music 1980-1988
A Scene In Between sets out to excavate the sartorial treasures of the UK’s 1980s guitar scenes. Using original archive photography from scenesters,...
- Book (1.1kg)£19.99 £8.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Tomasz Stanko QuintetWooden Music I (1972)Astigmatic Records
Polish Jazz holy grail - never before issued free jazz, improvised suite from the legendary Polish jazz trumpeter Tomasz Stańko Quintet. Astigmatic Records...
- – Wooden Music I (Pieces 1-4)
- – Wooden Music I (Pieces 5-6)
- 1. – Wooden Music I (Pieces 1-4)
- 2. – Wooden Music I (Pieces 5-6)
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- LP (180 gram) ARO20LP£26.00Inc. 16 page bookletOut of stock Notify me when in stock
UK Rave 1991 PHOTOZINEPhotographs by Tony Davis
Awesome small and beautiful photo-zine. 36 pages, staple-bound, 14x20 cm
100% ESSENTIAL!
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- 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
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
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£35.00 £28.00In 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)
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- 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 bookOut of stock Notify me when in stock
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!
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- Book (200g)£10.00In stockAdd to Bag