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Chet BakerFive From '65: The Quintet Summer SessionsNew Land
SAULT10Forever Living Originals
Queen Demfeat. Yaeji, Sudan Archives, Yaya Bey, COUCOU CHLOE, Georgia Anne Muldrow & moreSoul Jazz Records
Wu-Tang and MathematicsWu-Tang and Mathematics - Black Samson, The Bastard Swordsman: Wu-Tang, The Saga Continues CollectionRuffNation
Little SimzLotusLittle Simz Records
TrashPriorities / LookSoul Jazz Records
The ReducersThings Go Wrong / We Are NormalSoul Jazz Records
Vince GuaraldiOh, Good Grief!Omnivore Recordings
Ghostface KillahSupreme Clientele (30th Anniversary)Sony
MetallicaLoad (Remastered)UMR
AutechreQuaristiceWarp Records
AutechreUntiltedWarp Records
Astrud GilbertoWindyEndless Happiness
Barry AnthonyAll I Need Is Love / Love You Most Of AllKismet
The Chemical BrothersCome With UsUniversal Music
Delroy Jones & TennorsDouble Attack / FearlessTennors
Early B & Super CatEarly B Meets Super CatAcid Jazz
King StanleyFirst DegreeBlack Liberation Sound System
J RobinsonGood Over EvilWhodemsound
Loyle Carnerhopefully!Universal
The TidalsLand Of Juhasifa / Hasifa DubJamwax
Music to Accompany the Poems of Edgar Allan PoeVarious ArtistsLibrary Of The Occult
Dennis BrownMy Kind / Ghetto SkankJoe Gibbs Music
Freddie McKayPeace Was In The Garden / Adam And EveKismet
Melvin BlissSynthetic SubstitutionReservoir Recordings
The Chemical BrothersThe BoxerFreestyle Dust
Steely DanThe Royal ScamUMR
KokorokoTuff Times Never LastBrownswood
The MartianGhostdancerRed Planet
Anthony NaplesScannersANS
Chris MackSet It OffOld Soul Records
The MartianThe Long Winter Of MarsRed Planet
“Cosmos” For Sun Ra: Issue 14We Jazz
Kippie MoketsiHard TopAs-Shams Music
The ConquerorsIf You Can't Beat Them Join Them / Anywhere You Want To GoTrojan Records
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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!
Awesome small and beautiful photo-zine. 36 pages, staple-bound.
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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...
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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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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Audre LordeThe Black Unicorn
Filled with rage and tenderness, Audre Lorde's most acclaimed poetry collection speaks of mothers and children, female strength and vulnerability, renewal...
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By John BergerWays of Seeing
John Berger's Ways of Seeing is one of the most stimulating and influential books on art in any language. First published in 1972, it was based on the...
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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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
The Observer's Book of JazzBy Mark White
- Original Book (250g)£15.00Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print UK 1st Edn. Small Hardback Book w/DustjacketIn stockAdd to Bag
by Silvia FedericiCaliban and the Witch
A cult classic since its publication in the early years of this century, Caliban and the Witch is Silvia Federici's history of the body in the transition...
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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...
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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'...
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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...
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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...
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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....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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The Radio Phonics LaboratoryTelecommunications, Speech Synthesis & The Birth of Electronic Music
The Radio Phonics Laboratory delves into the intersection of technology and creativity that shaped the sonic landscape of the 20th century. This fascinating...
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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...
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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
Kings of Jazz 12Coleman Hawkins
- Original Book (250g)£10.00Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print UK 1st Edn. 1963 Hardback BookIn 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
The Observer's Book of Big BandsBy Mark White
- Original Book (250g)£15.00Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print UK 1st Edn. Small Hardback Book w/DustjacketIn stockAdd to Bag
August Blue
At the height of her career, concert pianist Elsa M. Anderson - former child prodigy, now in her thirties - walks off the stage in Vienna, mid-performance....
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Is It My Body?
Throughout the 1980s and early 90s, Kim Gordon-widely known as a founding member of the influential band Sonic Youth - produced a series of writings on...
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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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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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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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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....
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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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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...
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Studio One Records Official Black/YellowT-ShirtStudio One/Soul Jazz Records
Exclusive Studio One Official T-shirt!
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Dapper Dan: Made in Harlem: A Memoirby Daniel R Day
MORE THAN £10 OFF THIS SUPERB NEW USA HARDBACK BOOK!! £8 CHEAPER THAN AMAZON!!
The man who dressed hip-hop superstars!
With his now-legendary store...
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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...
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The life and works of Andy WarholTerwin Copplestone
Secondhand hardback book
- Original Book (600g)£8.00Sold out 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)
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- 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
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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
BoomboxSoul Jazz Records
Soul Jazz Records’ new Boombox features some of the many innovative underground first-wave of rap records made in New York in the period 1979-82,...
- Mr Sweety G – At The Place To Be
- Love Bug Star-Ski and The Harlem World Crew – Positive Life
- Neil B – Body Rock
- Super 3 – Philosophy Rappin' Spree
- Bramsam – Move Your Body
- Black Bird & Kevski – On The Go
- Count Coolout – Rhythm Rap Rock (CD only)
- Harlem World Crew – Rappers Convention
- Willie Wood & The Willie Wood Crew – Willie Rap
- Bon-Rock & The Rhythm Rebellion – Searching Rap
- Sugar Daddy – One More Time
- Spoonie Gee and The Treacherous Three – The New Rap Language
- TJ Swan – And You Know That
- Portable Patrol – Cop Bop
- Master Jay – We Are People Too
- Sweet G – Boogie Feelin' Rap
- Mistafide – Equidity Funk
- 1. Mr Sweety G – At The Place To Be
- 2. Love Bug Star-Ski and The Harlem World Crew – Positive Life
- 3. Neil B – Body Rock
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- 3×LP + Download Code SJRLP334£34.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- 2×CD SJRCD334£13.00In stockAdd to Bag
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
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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- 3×LP + Download Code SJRLP370£34.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- 2×CD SJRCD370£13.00In stockAdd to Bag
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£30.00In 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...
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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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DJ MiltonAll ShitChiwax Classic Edition
Re-issue from 1997, originally released on Dance Mania. It's bumpin' all right !!
- – She Gong Clown
- – Execise
- – Beat It Up
- – Pac Man
- 1. – She Gong Clown
- 2. – Execise
- 3. – Beat It Up
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- 12" CCE040£15.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock