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Kelan Phil Cohran & LegacyAfrican SkiesListening Position
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
The Bug vs Ghost DubsImplosionPressure
UK Rave Flyers 1988 – 1989Phatmedia presents ...
Larry MarshallRun Babylon / VersionStudio One
Akiko Yano7 O'clock In TokyoWewantsounds
WooolheadsCan't Think About It All The TimeKlang Tone
Daphne Oram: Vari/ations: Ode To OramVarious ArtistsNonclassical
Joe Chambers & Larry YoungDouble ExposureTime Traveler
Bastien KebGhoulsFirst Word
ZiarraHuman FormSonic Serpent
OmastaJazz Report From The HoodAstigmatic
Woody ShawLove DanceTime Traveler
Dele Sosimi & The Estuary 21Mo Se Bola TanMukatsuku
Bukky LeoObedun Sweet Soup: Afrobeat Dance Spoken Words (Deluxe Edition)Drift Recordings
Don LettsOutta SyncCooking Vinyl
CRYSTALReflection OverdriveFLAU
TezetaSEVENTH PLACEKlang Tone Records
StargazersStargazersNight Dreamer
Ife OgunjobiTell Them I'm HereIfe Ogunjobi
HeadacheThank You For Almost EverythingPLZ Make It Ruins
The Lunacy Of FlowersW H I T E S H A D O W SL.O.T.S Records
Skinshape x HorusAct Like You Know ft. Andy PlattsLewis Recordings
Taylor WilliamsDreaming / What About Me?Colemine
BonoboLazarus (Adult Swim Original Series Soundtrack)Sony
Floating PointsLazarus (Adult Swim Original Series Soundtrack)Sony
Jamie Lidell & Luke SchneiderA Companion For The Spaces Between Dreams
Jah MinstrelAfrica RootsJmc Records
Los BilltonesAtlantis / Rattlesnake TwistTip-A-Top Records
Tony MontanaCrosses A Follow Me / Oh Jah / Jamaica NiceBay City Music
Junior VibesFed Up A ThemMeshock I
The DiplomatsGoing Along / Don't Want To Let You GoCaltone
Tad HunterHail YahDebtera Records
Paul ElliotImport CorruptionLucky Love Promotions
- Book (200g)£10.00In stockAdd to Bag
Val Wilmer's seminal photographs documenting of the avant-garde jazz scene in the USA in the 60s and 70s are revered everywhere. Her book As Serious As Your Life featuring artists like Sun Ra, Art Ensemble of Chicago, Milford graves, Rashied Ali, Coltrane and others, celebrated a previously undocumented area of black music.
This new photozine features loads of rarely unseen and equally stunning images of black blues artists and life in the Southern States where Wilmer travelled extensively.
Awesome small and beautiful photo-zine. 36 pages, staple-bound, 14x20 cm
100% ESSENTIAL!
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UK Rave Flyers 1988 – 1989Phatmedia presents ...
Deluxe book showcasing original flyers from the breakthrough years of UK acid house. Sourced from the phatmedia archive and beyond, it captures the raw...
- Book (1.5kg)£45.00 £40.00Expected 30 NovPreorder
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...
- EARLY BIRD Live Event E-Ticket£10.00In 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
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£35.00In 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£32.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- 2×CD HVNLP237CD£14.99In 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
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...
- Book (1.3kg)£50.00In 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
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...
- 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
Chicago Bulls SweatshirtOriginal Clothing
- Original Clothing£20.00Label Size L
Pit to pit measurement 61cm
410gSold out Notify me when in stock
LeadbellyThe Legend Of LeadbellyTradition Everest
- Original LP 2093£10.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VGOriginal Pre-Owned Out-of-Print USA VinylIn stockAdd to Bag
Harry BelafonteBelafonte Sings The BluesRCA Victor
- Original LP LOP-1006£10.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG-Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print UK VinylSold out Notify me when in stock
Trees SpeakTimeFoldSoul Jazz Records
Trees Speak return with TimeFold, their sixth release on Soul Jazz Records, further expanding their ever-evolving sonic universe. This new album builds...
- – TimeFold
- – Prodrome
- – Digital Oracle
- – Emotion Engine
- – Phenomena
- – Psychic State
- – Xenoworld
- – Post-Truth
- – Chronosphere
- – Among Us
- – Entity System
- – Cybernetics
- – They Know
- – Synchrotron
- – Dreamless
- – Silicon Visions
- – Forever Chemicals
- 1. – TimeFold
- 2. – Prodrome
- 3. – Digital Oracle
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- LP + Download Code SJRLP555£26.00In stockAdd to Bag
- CD SJRCD555£12.00In stockAdd to Bag
- MP3 Release SJRD555£9.99In stockAdd to Bag
Juliet LawsonBoo! The Early Recordings 1971-73Soul Jazz Records
Singer/Songwriter Juliet Lawson’s album, ‘Boo’, was released on the Sovereign label in the UK in 1972. The album was the confident debut of a young...
- – Dear Fool
- – Igloo
- – Nothing New
- – I Won't Get My Feet Wet Again
- – Who Is India ?
- – Let Me Not Put You Down
- – Only A Week Away
- – Playing Is No Song
- – You're So Right, September
- – The Weeds In The Yard
- – Rolling Back
- – Frog In The Jam
- – Rincón de Luna
- – Voices
- 1. – Dear Fool
- 2. – Igloo
- 3. – Nothing New
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- LP + 7" SJRLP537£28.00In stockAdd to Bag
- CD SJRCD537£12.00In stockAdd to Bag
- MP3 Release SJRD537£9.99In stockAdd to Bag
OdettaAt Carnegie HallFontana
- Original LP FJL 409£12.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VGOriginal Pre-Owned Out-of-Print UK VinylSold out Notify me when in stock
Eric ClaptonKnockin' On Heaven's DoorRSO
- Original 7" 2090 166£5.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print UK VinylSold out Notify me when in stock
Studio One ScorcherSoul Jazz Records
PLEASE NOTE: This vinyl is 3 x Magenta not 3 x Orange as stated on sticker! (Super collectible!)-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"I...
- The Skatalites – Coconut Rock
- Cedric Im Brooks & The Sound Dimension – Mun-Dun-Gu
- Tommy Mccook, Richard Ace, The Skatalites & Disco Height – Shockers Rock
- Soul Vendors – Ringo Rock
- Jackie Mittoo & Ernest Ranglin – Jericho Skank
- New Establishment – The People Skanking
- Karl Bryan & The Afrokats – Money Generator
- Lester Sterling – Afrikaan Beat
- Sound Dimension – Heavy Rock
- Sugar Belly – In Cold Blood
- Don Drummond & The Skatalites – Heavenless
- Soul Bros. – Bugaloo
- Vin Gordon – Red Blood
- Pablove Black – Push Pull
- Jackie Mittoo & Brentford Rockers – Sidewalk Doctor
- Liberation Group – Namibia
- Brentford Road All Stars – Last Call
- Soul Defenders – Still Calling
- Karl Bryan & Count Ossie – Black Up
- 1. The Skatalites – Coconut Rock
- 2. Cedric Im Brooks & The Sound Dimension – Mun-Dun-Gu
- 3. Tommy Mccook, Richard Ace, The Skatalites & Disco Height – Shockers Rock
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- New 3×LP (Coloured Vinyl + Download Code) SJRLP67C£34.00In stockAdd to Bag
- MP3 Release SJRD067£9.99In stockAdd to Bag
Marvin GayeWhat's Going On (50th Anniversary Edition)UMC/Island
Alongside the classic, remastered album there are four rare cuts making their vinyl debut, highlighted by a previously unreleased “stripped” version...
- 2×LP 3558417£45.00Gatefold sleeveOut of stock Notify me when in stock
Charlie ParkerBird SongStar Jazz
- Original LP SJAZZ 5£12.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Pre-Owned UK vinylSold out Notify me when in stock
Inside JazzBy Graham CollierQuartet Books (1973)
- Original Book (350g)£10.00Original out of print secondhand book in good cond.
100% guarantee on this and all original books at Sounds of the Universe.Sold out Notify me when in stock
New York, Philadelphia, Jazz 1988-1993 PHOTOZINEPhotographs by Chris Bierlein
Sun Rz, Pharoah, Milford Graves, Roy Ayers, Amiri Baraka + more
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
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