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Junglist!Old Skool Ragga, D&B, Jungle 1993-95Soul Jazz Records
Kelan Phil Cohran & LegacyAfrican SkiesListening Position
Jeff Parker ETA IVtetThe Hard Way In to The Way Out of EasyInternational Anthem
NOW JAZZ NOW - 100 Essential Free Jazz & Improvisation Recordings [1960-80]Writing from Thurston Moore, Byron Coley, Mats GustafssonPreface by Neneh Cherry. Afterword by Joe McPheeECSTATIC PEACE LIBRARY
Ambush (feat. Tito Puente, The Bronx Horns & Mitch Frohman)Various ArtistsIn The Woods
Horace AndySkylarking (Studio One)Studio One
Jay DeeWelcome To Detroit: Instrumentals (Special Edition)BBE
Syphax70s Kabyle DiscoShakshouka
JasminBite The Hand That Feeds YouHessle Audio
Kenneth JordanExcitementAthens Of The North
The OlympiansIn Search Of A RevivalDaptone
Iron MaidenLive After Death (40th Anniversary Edition)Warner
Dennis O'Keith GarnerMigraineAthens Of The North
Lance FergusonRare Groove Spectrum Vol. 3Tru Thoughts
Levitation OrchestraSanctuary5DB
Jimi TenorSelenites, Selenites!Bureau B
Eduardo Araujo & SilvinhaSou Filho Desse ChaoMr Bongo
Jodesha & Star RideStar RideAthens Of The North
Take VibeTake Vibe 500Jazz Room Records
Tim MaiaTim MaiaVampisoul
Alan VegaAlan VegaSacred Bones
Alan VegaAlan Vega (Deluxe Remastered Edition)Sacred Bones
Danny RedBaldheadAbba Jahnoi
Sound IrationC.T.U.F.B. Dubplate Part 1 / 2Partial
Hidden Sequence meets Aketi RayCall His NameMagistrate
Alan VegaCollision DriveSacred Bones
Gregory Isaac & Mudies All StarsGone Is The LoveMoodisc
Sergio CañoGood TreatmentGatzara
MBV & Mudies All StarsLorna's DanceMoodisc
Al CampbellNatty Dread Band WagonSunshot
Fish + Goat At The ControlsNo Man Curse - DubplatePartial
Eek A Mouse & Cultural WarriorsNo Wicked (Alt. Vocal Mix)Partial
Lee PerryPresents: Black Man's Time - The Jamaican Upsetters Singles 1972 - Chapter IDoctor Bird
Vivian JonesPunishment / Wop-A-Juby-WopWhite Rum
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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 that I took my initial photos; with a Leica and a handheld lamp (no flash) It was here that I truly first encountered Jamaican sound system culture and the nascent dancehall scene. I was instantly struck by the sheer exuberance and intensity of the songs, mixed with electronic dancehall beats and bass rhythms.
From the mid 1980s on Thursday night’s deejays and singjays battled it out for supremacy, with fast-draw patios over pre-recorded ‘riddims’. The address was 1 Robert Crescent, home to Jamaican singer, producer Lincoln, Barrington "Sugar” Minott. Widely considered to be the godfather of dancehall. Minott’s Black Roots record label and Youth Promotions sound system was established in the Maxfield Park area of Kingston in 1979 - with a recording studio operated from a bedroom in the front the house'.
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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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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Machito and his Afro Cuban Jazz EnsembleWith Flute To Boot!
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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...
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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.
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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 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...
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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,...
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Revolutionary Letters
By turns a handbook of countercultural living, a manual for street protest, and a feminist broadside against the repressive state apparatus, Revolutionary...
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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...
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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...
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Sabroso Guaganco Vol. 11Sabroso Guaganco Vol. 11
Latin compilation
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Sabroso Guaganco Vol. 12Sabroso Guaganco Vol. 12
Latin compilation
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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...
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Salsa Y Ache
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Alice Coltrane - Monument Eternal (DELUXE HARDBACK)By Ann Philbin, Franya J. Berkman
Rashid Johnson, Cauleen Smith and others pay tribute to a truly extraordinary figure in 20th-century American jazz. This volume unpacks the cultural legacy...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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Women and the Piano : A History in 50 Livesby Susan Tomes
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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!
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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 1983 PHOTOZINEPhotographs by Peter Anderson
Wicked pictures from Notting Hill Carnival 1983 from photographer Peter Anderson!
A perfect accompaniment to the Notting Hill Carnival 1974 and Notting...
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Reggae in London 1980-2004 PHOTOZINEPhotographs by David Corio
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Northern Soul 1993–1996 PHOTOZINEPhotographs by Elaine Constantine
90s' Northern Soul - nice pix in this groovy new photozine!
"It was Saturday night, the year was 1993, and I had recently moved to London to try to push...
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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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Michael ProphetGates Of ZionVivian Jackson
Heavy late 70s roots vocal cut from Michael Prophet. 1st time on 7" single, check awesome dub version which had big plays from Jah Shaka back in the day..Play...
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- 1. – Gates Of Zion
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Michael ProphetMash Down RomeVivian Jackson
Killer ! Dubplate roots mix from 1979 with false start, studio talk, heavy dub..don't sleep..
Pure Fire!!
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- – Version
- 1. – Mash Down Rome
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Wayne JarrettCome Let's GoCity Line
New pressings of DKR very first two Wackie's releases from over a decade ago, first released by us in February 2013. Back then, these Joe Axumite & Wayne...
- Wayne Jarrett – Come Let's Go
- Jerry Johnson – Zion Rock
- 1. Wayne Jarrett – Come Let's Go
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Joe AxumiteNo Equal Rights In BabylonCity Line
New pressings of DKR very first two Wackie's releases from over a decade ago, first released by us in February 2013. Back then, these Joe Axumite & Wayne...
- Joe Axumite – No Equal Rights In Babylon
- Bullwackie's All Stars – Version
- 1. Joe Axumite – No Equal Rights In Babylon
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Studio One Records Official - white with redT-ShirtStudio One/Soul Jazz Records
Exclusive Studio One Official T-shirt!
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Junior MurvinTime StiffStudio 16
Four top notch 7" roots rockers from Joe Gibbs / Studio 16 originally released in the late 70s & early 80s. Featuring Sylford Walker, Junior Murvin, Naggo...
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- Joe Gibbs & The Professionals – Better Times Ahead
- 1. Junior Murvin – Time Stiff
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Jah Music The Evolution of the Popular Jamaican Song (1983) by Sebastian ClarkeHeineman
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Cornell CampbellTwo TimerStudio 16
Superb roots vocal cut from Cornell Campbell originally released in 1980 with The Professionals in effortless form on the stripped down B-side. Comes in...
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- Joe Gibbs & The Professionals – Chatter Box
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London's Record ShopsGarth Cartwright, Quintina ValeroThe History Press
London’s Record Shops celebrates the greatest vendors of recorded music in the world's foremost record-shop-city. From Brixton dub shacks and Hackney...
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Keeling BeckfordLet Your Love Come (Tumbling Down On Me)Studio 16
Wicked early roots vocal cut originally released in 1974 from Singer & Producer Keeling Beckford produced by Lloyd F. Campbell with great instrumental...
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- The Thing Music Company – Instrumental
- 1. Keeling Beckford – Let Your Love Come (Tumbling Down On Me)
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Prince Far IUnder Heavy MannersVP Records
A fairly obscure figure even by reggae standards, Prince Far I was one of the sternest of the "cultural" DJs that proliferated on the Jamaican scene...
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Studio One Records Official Black/RedT-ShirtStudio One/Soul Jazz Records
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Alton EllisSings Rock And SoulStudio One
Out of print for many, many years this is the seminal 1967 album by Alton Ellis for Studio One.
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- – Im Just A Guy
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- – So Much Love
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- – Im Still In Love With You
- – Never Love Again
- – Mad Mad Mad
- – Baby Now That I Found You
- – Why
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Sir Coxon Dodd: His Musical MightynessJamaican Vinyl 1960-66
Stunning new book by Jeremy Collingwood charting the musical output of Clement 'Sir Coxsone' Dodd during the period 1960-66.
As well as Studio One, this...
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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...
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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
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- – Magic's Message (There Has To Be A Better Way) - Mr Magic
- – To Whoever It May Concern - DJ Hollywood
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- – I'm Hot - The Rangers
- – Cars (Zulu Club Mix) - Afrika & The Zulu Kings
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- – Tearin' It Up - D4
- – The Beach (Long Vocal Version) - Afrika & The Zulu Kings
- 1. – Money (Dollar Bill Y'All) (Long Version) - Jimmy Spicer
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- 3. – Charley Says! (Roller Boogie Baby) - King Tim III
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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...
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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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