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The Bug vs Ghost DubsImplosionPressure
Carlos GarnettCosmos NucleusTime Traveler
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Roy BrooksThe Free SlaveTime Traveler
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Yazmin LaceyTeal DreamsAMF Records
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MoodymannBlack Mahogani IIPeacefrog
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Wicked pictures from Notting Hill Carnival 1983 from photographer Peter Anderson!
A perfect accompaniment to the Notting Hill Carnival 1974 and Notting Hill Sound Systems photozines also available.
Awesome small and beautiful photo-zine. 36 pages, staple-bound, 14x20 cm
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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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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...
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Clarks in JamaicaBy Al Fingers, includes photos by Adrian Boot, Dave Hendley, David Corio, Mark Read, Beth Lesser
Back in stock! Last copies!Superb brand new edition of this excellent deluxe 240 pages hardback, 100s and 100s of photos and text.
New edition includes...
- Book (1.5kg) 9780956777393£40.00 £35.00In 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
Namba RoyNo Black Sparrows
'A vivid portrait of Jamaica in the 1930s"
Excellent social realist novel. Written by Jamaican Namba Roy in the 1950s in Britain. He died in 1961 and...
- Original Book (200g)£15.00Original Pre-Owned Out of Print paperback copy in good conditionIn 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...
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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...
- 2×LP HVNLP237£32.99In stockAdd to Bag
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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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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
- Book (1.1kg) 9780300266573£25.00In stockAdd to Bag
DJ Disciple & Henry KronkThe Beat, the Scene, the Sound : A DJ's Journey through the Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of House Music in New York City
A thrilling and tumultuous, behind-the-scenes account of house music in NYC. The Beat, the Scene, the Sound follows DJ Disciple and his behind-the-scenes...
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James Kaplan3 Shades of Blue : Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Bill Evans & The Lost Empire of Cool
1959 saw Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Bill Evans and the other members of Miles's sextet come together to record the bestselling jazz album of all time:...
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Nettleblackby Nat Reeve
'To be blunt: I must escape.' 1893. Henry Nettleblack has to act fast or she'll be married off by her elder sister. But leaving the safety of her wealthy...
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Friedrich NietzscheAphorisms on Love and Hate
'We must learn to love, learn to be kind, and this from our earliest youth ... Likewise, hatred must be learned and nurtured, if one wishes to become a...
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Eros the Bittersweet : An Essayby Anne Carson
Named one of the 100 best nonfiction books of all time by the Modern LibraryAnne Carson’s remarkable first book about the paradoxical nature of romantic...
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Japan : A Culinary Travel Diaryby Clemence Leleu
This gastronomic journey through Japan blends cultural touchpoints and authentic recipes to chronicle the myriad flavors, ingredients, and traditions that...
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Days at the Morisaki Bookshopby Satoshi Yagisawa
The beloved Japanese bestseller: a tale of love, family, new beginnings, and the comfort that can be found between the pages of a good book. When twenty-five-year-old...
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Luke de NoronhaDeporting Black Britons : Portraits of Deportation to Jamaica
Since the late nineties, the UK has deported thousands of people to Jamaica. Many of these ‘deportees’ left the Caribbean as infants and grew up in...
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Jacqueline CrooksFire Rush
Yamaye lives for the weekend, when she can go raving with her friends at The Crypt, an underground club on the outskirts of London. Then everything changes....
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Dr Maya AngelouI Know Why The Caged Bird Sings
Maya Angelou's six volumes of autobiography are a testament to the talents and resilience of this extraordinary writer. Loving the world, she also knows...
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Keith Gildart & Stephen CatterallKeeping the Faith : A History of Northern Soul
In the 1970s, Northern Soul held a pivotal position in British youth culture. Originating in the English North and Midlands in the late-1960s, by the mid-1970s...
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My Dead Book : A Novel
In the dead of night, he remembers his friends who died in the late 1980s and 1990s, his years as a teenage throwaway and sex worker, and ruminates on...
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Margo JeffersonNegroland : A Memoir
'Jefferson's eye for details yields some devastatingly honest and painful insights' The Times'Captivating... Charm is this book's watchword' Colin Grant,...
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Emanuele CocciaPhilosophy of the Home : Domestic Space and Happiness
A bedroom, a kitchen, a bathroom - are these rooms all that make a home? Not at all, argues Emanuele Coccia. The buildings we inhabit are of immense psychological...
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Jason OkundayeRevolutionary Acts
In this landmark work, Jason Okundaye meets an elder generation of Black gay men and finds a spirited community full of courage, charisma and good humour,...
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Alex Haley (Author) , Malcolm X (Author)The Autobiography of Malcolm X
Malcolm X's The Autobiography of Malcolm X was written in collaboration with Alex Haley, author of Roots, and includes an introduction by Paul Gilroy,...
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The Black Power Mixtape : 1967-1975
Featuring images recently discovered in the archives of Swedish television, The Black Power Mixtape shows the Black Power movement as never seen before....
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Daft PunkWe Were The Robots: A Disco Pogo Tribute
Featuring a new foreword by David and Stephen Dewaele, better known as Soulwax and 2manydjs.
Daft Punk featured often in the formative years of Jockey...
- Book (2.1kg)£30.00In stockAdd to Bag
Friedrich NietzscheWhy I Am so Clever
'Why do I know a few more things? Why am I so clever altogether?'Self-celebrating and self-mocking autobiographical writings from Ecce Homo, the last work...
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Woman Life Freedom
Jina Mahsa Amini’s death at the hands of Iran’s Morality Police on 16 September 2022 sparked widespread protests across the country. Women took to...
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Michael E. VealLiving Space
Examines John Coltrane's "late period" and Miles Davis's "Lost Quintet" through the prisms of digital architecture and experimental photography Living...
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Alice ColtraneMonument Eternal
Alice Coltrane wrote this documentary on her spiritual life entitled Monument Eternal, which tells of her spiritual initiation, revelations, and austerities....
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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...
- Book (200g)£10.00In stockAdd to Bag
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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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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Reggae in London 1980-2004 PHOTOZINEPhotographs by David Corio
Awesome small and beautiful photo-zine. 36 pages, staple-bound.
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Cover Art of Studio One RecordsDeluxe Hardback 12x12" 200 page BookSoul Jazz Books
Available for limited period at special discount price!
100% Absolutely essential! Super-deluxe 12x12" hardback 200 page plus, hundreds of classic Studio...
- Book (2.2kg) SJR247£30.00In stockAdd to Bag
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...
- Junior Murvin – Time Stiff
- Joe Gibbs & The Professionals – Better Times Ahead
- 1. Junior Murvin – Time Stiff
- 2. Joe Gibbs & The Professionals – Better Times Ahead
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- 7" JGM 7-004£12.00In stockAdd to Bag
A History of the Jamaican Recording IndustryBook Three : THE UPSETTER TO THE COMPUTER ‘FROM THE BLACK ARK TO FIREHOUSE
THE UPSETTER TO THE COMPUTER ‘FROM THE BLACK ARK TO FIREHOUSE featuring Lee Scratch Perry, King Jammys, King Tubby, Augustus Pablo!!!
Superb hardback...
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Lone RangerDee Jay DaddyPatate
Originally released on Winston Riley's Techniques label in 1984 featuring The Roots Radics on point at Channel One with Anthony Waldron aka Lone Ranger...
- – D.J. Daddy
- – Jennifer Lee
- – Suzan A Gorgon
- – Big Everytime
- – Look How She Fat
- – Style And Fashion
- – Me And Evette
- – Noah's Ark
- – Jamaica Nice
- – Walk Man Connection
- 1. – D.J. Daddy
- 2. – Jennifer Lee
- 3. – Suzan A Gorgon
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- LP PRPLP058£23.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
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...
- Cornell Campbell – Two Timer
- Joe Gibbs & The Professionals – Chatter Box
- 1. Cornell Campbell – Two Timer
- 2. Joe Gibbs & The Professionals – Chatter Box
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- 7" JGM7-005£10.00In stockAdd to Bag
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
The MaytonesThe Best Of The MaytonesBurning Sounds
First released 1983, all tracks produced by A Ranglin, except Hard Times & Only Your Picture produced by V Buckley.
Recorded & Mixed at: Channel One Recording...
- – Judgement A Come
- – Boat To Zion
- – Do Good
- – Music Is A Part Of Life
- – Zion Land
- – Ital Queen
- – Hard Times
- – God Bless The Day
- – Who Feel It
- – Don't Show Off
- – When Will Peace Be
- – Madness
- – Contiquros
- – Only Your Picture
- 1. – Judgement A Come
- 2. – Boat To Zion
- 3. – Do Good
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- LP BSRLP867£21.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
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...
- Keeling Beckford – Let Your Love Come (Tumbling Down On Me)
- The Thing Music Company – Instrumental
- 1. Keeling Beckford – Let Your Love Come (Tumbling Down On Me)
- 2. The Thing Music Company – Instrumental
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- 7" KB 001£10.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
The Fabulous JadesCome On And LiveSoul Galore
Great Northern Soul tuneOriginal UNPLAYED USA 7"Vinyl VG+ /Sleeve VG+
100% Guarantee on this and all Original Vinyl at Sounds Of The Universe - 'if you're...
- – Come On And Live
- 1. – Come On And Live
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- Original 7"£10.00Sold out 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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- 7" TRS-EG-2£10.00 £5.00In stockAdd to Bag
Leroy SmartAfricaVivian Jackson
Wicked vocal cut from the don Leroy Smart originally released in 1977 with equally strong dub wise on the flip.
- – Africa
- – Version
- 1. – Africa
- 2. – Version
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- 7" YU704£11.00In stockAdd to Bag
Barbara LynnIt's Better To Have It / People Gonna TalkJamie
Wicked female 60 soul
- Original 7" J 1292£15.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+ORIGINAL Unplayed USA 45Sold out Notify me when in stock
Freddie McGregorFreddieBurning Sounds
Freddie McGregor's first album originally released in 1979, produced by Niney The Observer includes killer tunes "Walls Of Jericho, Jah Can Count on I,...
- – We Got Love
- – Walls Of Jericho
- – Jah Can Count On I
- – Oh No Not My Baby
- – Why Did You Do It
- – Zion Chant
- – Rasta Man
- – Brandy
- – Lovers Rock J.A. Style
- – Sitting In The Park
- 1. – We Got Love
- 2. – Walls Of Jericho
- 3. – Jah Can Count On I
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- CD BSRCD966£13.00In stockAdd to Bag
Brian Auger, Julie Driscoll & The TrinityJeannine / In & OutBDQ Records
BDQ issue Brian Auger, Julie Driscoll & The Trinity's long lost, Hammond Organ version of the jazz dance classic ‘Jeannine’. Released for the very...
- – Jeannine
- – In & Out
- 1. – Jeannine
- 2. – In & Out
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- 7" BDQ007£17.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
The InticersI Got To Find Me A Baby / Since You LeftSoul Galore
70s issue of very rare Northern Soul tunes - wicked !
- Original 7"£20.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original USA pressing unplayed 45Sold out Notify me when in stock
Leon DineroOne Way LoveDaptone Records
Leon Dinero returns with “One Way Love”, another magical rendition from the James Hunter catalogue. Dinero, along with the Inversions and produced...
- – One Way Love
- – One Way Love (Version)
- 1. – One Way Love
- 2. – One Way Love (Version)
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- 7" 1161£9.00In stockAdd to Bag
Breaklight - Anthology of Caribbean PoetryAndrew Salkey
1971 collection, original hardback book w/dustjacket, ex-library w/stamps
- Original Book (650g)£30.00Sold out Notify me when in stock
Howard TateGlad I Knew Better (1968)Verve
Wicked Soul Classic! UNPLAYED USA ORIGINAL 45
- – Glad I Knew Better
- 1. – Glad I Knew Better
- View full info and tracklisting
- Original 7"£10.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original unplayed USA 45Sold out Notify me when in stock
Barrington LevyRevelation 12"Roots
Tuff steppers roots 12" from 1978 with DJ cut by Ranking Toyan and Scientist dubs cut at King Tubbys.
- Barrington Levy – Revelation 12"
- Ranking Toyan – Better Your Life
- Roots Radics – Better Your Dub
- 1. Barrington Levy – Revelation 12"
- 3. Ranking Toyan – Better Your Life
- 4. Roots Radics – Better Your Dub
- View full info and tracklisting
- 12"£15.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Dancehall BookThe Rise Of Jamaican Dancehall CultureSoul Jazz Books
New edition of the definitive cultural reference book for Jamaican dancehall and features hundreds of killer photographs, extensive text and interviews...
- Book (1.8kg) SJR540£40.00In stockAdd to Bag
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...
- Book (1.1kg)£25.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock