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Joe Hisaishi, Royal Philharmonic OrchestraThe Boy and the Heron: Symphonic Suite For Piano And OrchestraDeutsche Grammophon
Jordan RakeiA Safe Place To Be WildFontana
Brigitte FontaineComme À La RadioWewantsounds
Shabazz PalacesIt’s A Style SportSub Pop
Mad ProfessorCuts & Dubs – Volume OneTest Pressing Recordings
Z-Factor (feat. Jesse Saunders)Dance Party AlbumNumero
Fontaines D.C.Dopamine ChamberXL RECORDINGS
Various ArtistsIranian FunkAkenaton
Various ArtistsIranian NuggetsAkenaton
Various ArtistsLex XXLex Records
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan & Michael BrookNight Song [30th Anniversary Edition]Real World Records
Ziad RahbaniAna Moush KaferWewantsounds
Antiyano ProgresivoVarious ArtistsSoundway Records
Space GhostBack From RealityPeace World Records
Holy TongueBasilikumAD 93
Kimiko Kasai with Herbie HancockButterflyBe With Records
ElasticaElastica (Deluxe Edition)Rough Trade Records
This HeatHealth and EfficiencyThis Heat Records
Letta Mbulu In The Music......The Village Never EndsBe With Records
Marcia GriffithsPlay Me Sweet And NiceBe With Records
Teodros MakonnenTeodros Makonnen With His OrganMuzikawi
Donna SummerThe Casablanca YearsDriven By Music
Héctor Lavoe¡Que Sentimiento!Concord
KNEECAP3CAGHeavenly Recordings
Willie Colón & Héctor LavoeCosa NuestraConcord
Space AfrikaQuiet StormDAIS Records
Duval Timothy & Carlos Niñorain musicCarrying Colour
The Ron Trent Collection Vol.2 (feat. Chez Damier & Ron Trent, Roland Clark & USG)Various ArtistsKing Street Sounds
Chaka KhanChakzillaBMG
Glenn UndergroundChicago State of Mind Pt. 2Organix
Telefon Tel AvivFahrenheit Fair Enough (25th Anniversary Edition)Ghostly International
GoatHeadsoupRocket Recordings
Ezra CollectiveHere Because of HopePartisan Records
Yoko OnoIt's Alright (I See Rainbows)Secretly Canadian
- Book (200g)£10.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
First time ever in print for this new second selection of Janette Beckman's amazing hip-hop photography. Featuring Roxanne Shante, Rakim, Bambaataa, Scott La Rock, Cash Money, Flavor Flav, EPMD, Kurtis Blow, Joey Badass, Stetasonic, Keith Haring, Cash Money ... and more!
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Arrows Studio, Kingston, Jamaica 1993 PHOTOZINEPhotographs by David Corio
Arrows Studio in 57C Windward Road, East Kingston, Jamaica had a reputation for producing dub plates and tough, hard hitting, digital dancehall reggae...
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Hip-Hop in London 1982-94 PHOTOZINEPhotographs by David Corio
Awesome small and beautiful photo-zine. 36 pages, staple-bound, 14x20 cm
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Blitz 1979-80 PHOTOZINEPhotographs by Derek Ridgers
Look here's Steve, Rusty and all the darlinks, darlink...
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Notting Hill Carnival 1987-92 PHOTOZINEPhotographs by Mark McEvoy
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Peckham 1970s-80s PHOTOZINEPhotographs by Russell Newell
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The Battle of Lewisham August 13th, 1977 PHOTOZINEPhotographs by Syd Shelton
The Battle of Lewisham was a violent confrontation on August 13, 1977, when roughly 500 members of the far-right National Front attempted to march from...
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Neil YoungDecade
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- Original 3×LP£40.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print USA vinyl, some sleeve wearIn stockAdd to Bag
Soul Jazz Records presentsStudio One Classics
Soul Jazz Records celebrate 25 years of working in partnership with Studio One with brand new editions of FIVE of their best-selling CLASSIC Studio One...
- The Skatalites – El Pussycat Ska
- Carlton & The Shoes – Love Me Forever
- Sound Dimension – Rockfort Rock
- Johnny Osbourne – Sing Jah Stylee
- The Heptones – Pretty Looks Isn't All
- Slim Smith – Rougher Yet
- Lone Ranger – Automatic
- Horace Andy – Fever
- Prince Jazzbo – School
- The Wailers – Simmer Down
- Burning Spear – Rocking Time
- Alton Ellis – I'm Just A Guy
- Sugar Minott – Oh Mr Dc
- Jennifer Lara – Consider Me
- Don Drummond – Confucious
- Michigan & Smiley – Rub A Dub Style
- Sound Dimension – Full Up
- Dennis Brown – No Man Is An Island
- 1. The Skatalites – El Pussycat Ska
- 2. Carlton & The Shoes – Love Me Forever
- 3. Sound Dimension – Rockfort Rock
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- 2xLP (Limited Edition Coloured Vinyl) + Download Code SJRLP96C2£30.00In stockAdd to Bag
- CD SJRCD96B£12.00In stockAdd to Bag
- MP3 Release SJRD96£9.99In stockAdd to Bag
Night MagicStudio 54: Night Magic
There has never been--and will never be--another nightclub to rival the sheer glamour, energy, and wild creativity that was Studio 54. This catalog accompanies...
- Book (1kg)£16.99In stockAdd to Bag
Power Pop!American Power Pop for the Now Generation 1977-1981
15 super-rare USA punk/power pop classics you never heard from bands you never knew!
Soul Jazz Records’ new ‘Power Pop! American Power Pop for the...
- 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 (Coloured Vinyl) SJRLP590C£30.00In stockAdd to Bag
Allen GinsbergTelevision Was A Baby Crawling ...
'Wives in the avocados, babies in the tomatoes!-and you, García Lorca, what were you doing by the watermelons?'Profane and prophetic verses about sex,...
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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...
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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
Steppin' Razor : The Rebel Life of Peter Toshby John Masouri
'A masterwork' - Roger SteffensPeter Tosh: the rude boy, the radical,the Rasta. A founding member of The Wailers and a compelling recording artistin his...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Kae TempestDivisible by itself and one
Divisible by Itself and One is the powerful new collection from our foremost truth-teller Kae Tempest. Ruminative, wise, with a newer, more contemplative...
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Straighten Up! 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...
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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
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...
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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,...
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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
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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Dollar Bill Y'AllSpring Records And The First Decade Of Hip HopBGP
In 1979, Spring Records released the first hip-hop style rap record ‘King Tim III (Personality Jock)’ by The Fatback Band. The label, initially relegated...
- – Money (Dollar Bill Y'All) (Long Version) - Jimmy Spicer
- – King Tim III (Personality Jock) - Fatback
- – Charley Says! (Roller Boogie Baby) - King Tim III
- – Magic's Message (There Has To Be A Better Way) - Mr Magic
- – To Whoever It May Concern - DJ Hollywood
- – Go For What You Know - Bally Boys
- – I'm Hot - The Rangers
- – Cars (Zulu Club Mix) - Afrika & The Zulu Kings
- – Rockin' It - MC Flex & The FBI Crew
- – Tearin' It Up - D4
- – The Beach (Long Vocal Version) - Afrika & The Zulu Kings
- 1. – Money (Dollar Bill Y'All) (Long Version) - Jimmy Spicer
- 2. – King Tim III (Personality Jock) - Fatback
- 3. – Charley Says! (Roller Boogie Baby) - King Tim III
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- New 2×LP BGP2317£20.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- CD CDBGPD317£11.99Out 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!
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Viktor Vaughn (MF Doom)Vaudeville Villain Rhymesayers
This concept album evokes plenty of high comedy, street technology, and hijinks. Next-school beats by King Honey, Heat Sensor, and Max Bill move freely...
- – Overture (Introlude)
- – Vaudeville Villain
- – The Drop
- – 5. Lactose And Lecithin
- 1. – Overture (Introlude)
- 2. – Vaudeville Villain
- 4. – The Drop
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- New 2×LP (Coloured Vinyl) RSE370LP£36.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- CD RSE370CD£12.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
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...
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David HockneyA ChronologyTASCHEN
Pop artist, painter of modern life, landscape painter, master of color, explorer of image and perception―for six decades, David Hockney has been known...
- Book (1.6kg) 9783836582490£20.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
The Last Holiday - A MemoirGil Scott-HeronCanongate
Dr. Martin Luther King had a dream. And Stevie Wonder had a dream. This is a book about dreams.' In the autumn of 1980, Stevie Wonder invited Gil Scott-Heron...
- Book (450g) 9781786890252£10.99In stockAdd to Bag
The life and works of Andy WarholTerwin Copplestone
Secondhand hardback book
- Original Book (600g)£8.00Sold out Notify me when in stock
Reggae 45 SoundsystemThe Label Art of Reggae Singles, A Visual History of Jamaican Reggae 1959-79Soul Jazz Books
Reggae Soundsystem 45! is a new stunning deluxe 500 page flexibound book that features over 1000 full size record label 45 rpm single designs that...
- Book (2.4kg) SJR261£30.00In stockAdd to Bag
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)
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- Indies Only 3 x LP + Limited Edition 7" + Download Code SJRLP530-7£36.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- 3×LP + Download Code SJRLP530£34.00In stockAdd to Bag
- 2×CD Deluxe SJRCD530£12.99In stockAdd to Bag
- MP3 Release SJRD530£9.99In stockAdd to Bag
Black RefractionsThe Studio Museum in HarlemRizzoli International Publications
The artists featured in Black Refractions, including Kerry James Marshall, Faith Ringgold, Nari Ward, Norman Lewis, Wangechi Mutu, and Lorna Simpson, are...
- Book (1.6kg) 9780847866380£32.50Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Edmond GladstonUntrue LoverTRS
Passion is momentary, love is enduring. This is the next cut to "Untrue Love" recorded one year later in 1985 and this time updating it to "Untrue Lover"...
- – Untrue Lover
- – Untrue Lover (Version)
- 1. – Untrue Lover
- 2. – Untrue Lover (Version)
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Brasilby Kristin CappDamiani
Brasil is a photographic exploration of culture, landscape and light by the photographer Kristin Capp. Shooting in black-and-white film with a Rolleiflex...
- Book (850g) 8862084552£25.00 £15.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Michael ProphetCease FireLive & Learn Records
Top mid 80s roots vocal album from Michael Prophet, produced by Delroy Wright. Includes "Haul And Pull"
- – Trouble Me
- – If You Try
- – Wicked Ago Feel It
- – Emanuel Road
- – Precious
- – Haul And Pull
- – Cease-Fire
- – Sexy-Mama
- – Chief On Staff
- – Come Inn
- 1. – Trouble Me
- 2. – If You Try
- 3. – Wicked Ago Feel It
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- LP LL LP 013£25.00In stockAdd to Bag
Boombox 2Soul Jazz Records
Soul Jazz Records’ new Boombox 2 is a new selection of early rap music from the period 1979-83, with barely a household name in sight. Featured here...
- Harlem World – Let's Rock
- Lonnie Love – Young Ladies
- Kool DJ A.J. – Ah, That's The Joint
- Terry Lewis and Wild Flower – The Peoples Message Take Two
- Rappers Rapp Group – Rappin' Partee Groove (Club Version)
- Eddie Cheba – Lookin' Good
- MC Rock Lovely – One Time Two Time Blow Your Mind
- Little Starsky – Dancin' Party People
- Manujothi – Shake Your Body
- Busy Bee – School Days
- TJ Swann, Pee Wee Mel and Swann Controllers – Maximus Party
- Margo's Kool Out Crew – Death Rap
- Grand Master Chilly T and Stevie G – Rock The Message Rap
- Zoot II – Dr. Ice Rap
- 1. Harlem World – Let's Rock
- 2. Lonnie Love – Young Ladies
- 3. Kool DJ A.J. – Ah, That's The Joint
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A Pictorial History Of JazzOrrin Keepnews and Bill GrauerSpring Books (1960/69)
- Original Book (1.7kg) 600031020£20.00VERY OLD EDITION! Large format s/hand hardback book (w/dustjacket, lot of wear and tears)Sold out Notify me when in stock
90 Degrees of ShadeOver 100 Years of Photography in the CaribbeanIntroduction by Paul Gilroy
Fantastic new deluxe large format hardback 12" x 12" book from Soul Jazz Books featuring 100 years of photography in the Caribbean.
From Calypso to...
- Book (2.6 kg) SJR293£30.00 £24.00In stockAdd to Bag
Punk EthnographyThe Sublime Frequencies CompanionWesleyan University Press
USA PAPERBACK BOOK £25 reduced on offer to £18 ONLY!!! That's £17 OFF.
Excellent Book on SUBLIME FREQUENCIES label edited by Michael Veal (Fela Kuti...
- Book (700g) 0819576530£25.00 £8.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
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...
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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...
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Cypherby Charles Peterson
Peterson takes a fresh look at the phenomenon of breakdancing with his own brand of fine art documentation. He focuses not only on some of the most radical...
- Book (650g)£25.00In stockAdd to Bag
The Carver Area High School SeniorsGet Live '83 (The Senior Rap)Soul Jazz Records
Unbelievably rare private press disco/rap bomb tune!
Out of print for over 40 years this is a true rare 12” party hip-hop classic re-issued by Soul...
- The Carver Area High School Seniors – Get Live '83 (The Senior Rap)
- The Carver Area High School Seniors – The Carver Senior Song (Class Of '83)
- 1. The Carver Area High School Seniors – Get Live '83 (The Senior Rap)
- 2. The Carver Area High School Seniors – The Carver Senior Song (Class Of '83)
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- 12" SJR531-12£16.00In stockAdd to Bag
Reggae in London 1980-2004 PHOTOZINEPhotographs by David Corio
Awesome small and beautiful photo-zine. 36 pages, staple-bound.
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- Book (200g)£10.00In stockAdd to Bag