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Rebel Island SoulUnder the Influence: Reggae, Funk & Soul in Jamaica in the 1970sSoul Jazz Records
Glenn UndergroundAtmosfear (35th Anniversary Edition)Peacefrog
Glenn UndergroundThe Jerusalem EP’s (35th Anniversary Edition)Peacefrog
Paul JohnsonBump Talkin’ (35th Anniversary Edition)Peacefrog
Paul JohnsonFeel The Music (35th Anniversary Edition)Peacefrog
KNEECAPFENIANHeavenly Recordings
Fred JacksonHootin’ ‘N Tootin’Blue Note
Nightmares On Wax vs Adrian SherwoodIn A Space Outta DubWarp Records
Nightmares On WaxIn A Space Outta Sound [20th Anniversary Edition]Warp Records
Larry YoungMother ShipBlue Note
John Lee HookerThat’s My Story: John Lee Hooker Sings the BluesConcord
Fight The Fire: Digital Reggae, Conscious Roots and Dub in Nigeria 1986-91Various ArtistsSoundway Records
Stan Getz & Luiz BonfáJazz Samba Encore!Verve
Ryuichi SakamotoOPUSSony
Frank SinatraSongs for Swingin’ Lovers!Blue Note
Black Jazz RecordsThe Best Of Black Jazz Records 1971-75Soul Jazz Records
Doug CarnThe Best Of Doug CarnSoul Jazz Records
Astrud GilbertoThe Shadow Of Your SmileVerve
YeBULLYgamma.
Pharoah SandersElevationVerve
Mark RonsonLate Night FeelingsSony
Gabor SzaboSpellbinderVerve
Eddie PalmieriVamonos Pa'l MonteConcord
The ProdigyFirestarter [x30 Vinyl Edition]XL Recordings
John ColtraneThe Best Of John ColtraneConcord
Ranking BarnabasThe Cold CrusherJAMDUNG
Flying LotusBIG MAMABrainfeeder
Neil YoungGreatest HitsReprise Records
ShabakaOf The EarthShabaka Records
Sweater On PoloAlmighty Grand EssenceL.I.E.S.
Daniel WangAphroasia TechnubianBalihu Recordings
Rod ModellGrotto In The Sun13 / Silentes
The Morning KidsIn A Golden HazeBalihu Recordings
JeroboamNight Away / Dive Into DarknessSpace Grapes
Benedek & Tom CarruthersProcess 9L.I.E.S.
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The Complete Quincy Jones: My Journey, My Passions Photos and Mementos from Q's Personal CollectionBy Quincy Jones
- Book (1.7kg) 9781933784670£30.00 £8.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
The Complete Quincy Jones examines the diverse virtuosity of Quincy Jones, celebrating his prolific contribution to American art and culture. Comprised of personal interviews and recollections with Jones, this collection peers behind the veil of celebrity, with extraordinary access to his creative inspirations and labors. Through private notebooks, correspondence, and photographs Jones offers unprecedented introspection into the depths of his creativity and the histories of his ventures.
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...
- Book (500g)£12.99In stockAdd to Bag
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...
- Book (200g)£10.99In stockAdd to Bag
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...
- Book (500g)£28.00In stockAdd to Bag
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
Awopbopaloobop AlopbamboomBy Nik Cohn
- Original Book (300g)£12.00Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print Paperback BookIn stockAdd to Bag
The West Indian Experience in British SchoolsBy Raymond Giles
- Original Book (350g)£15.00Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print Paperback Book in good conditionIn 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...
- Book (350g) 9781804442241£10.99In stockAdd to Bag
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 £40.00In stockAdd to Bag
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,...
- Book (600g)£12.99In stockAdd to Bag
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
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
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£40.00In 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£32.99In 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...
- Book (350g)£13.99In 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
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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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...
- Book (600g)£12.99In stockAdd to Bag
New York RockFrom the Rise of The Velvet Underground to the Fall of CBGBSt. Martin's Griffin
£10 OFF that's 50% OFF!!! WICKED USA PAPERBACK!! 450+ pages!!
As a city that represents endless possibilities, New York has been the setting for the...
- Book (600g) 9781250083616£20.00 £10.00USA paperbackOut of stock Notify me when in stock
Punk 365By Holly George-WarrenAbrams
Groovy hardback book £10 or £20 on Amazon!"In "Punk 365", the most provocative photography documents the performances, the looks and the attitude that...
- Book (2kg) 9780810994041£19.95 £10.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Cover StoryAlbum Cover Artwaxpoetics
Just £10 here OR £39 on AMAZON! Groovy Wax Poetics record covers book
The second book by Wax Poetics is a vivid exploration of the record cover - eye...
- Book (850g) 9781576875094£17.99 £10.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
The Speed of SoundA Memoir by Thomas DolbyFlatIron Books
Based on his meticulous notes and journals, The Speed of Sound chronicles Dolby’s life in the music business during the eighties. With humour and a considerable...
- Book (500g) 9781785783173£8.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Herbie HancockPossibilitiesViking
OVER 60% OFF ORIGINAL PRICE! LOVELY USA IMPORT HARDBACK BOOK! ONLY £10 SQUID - CHEAPER THAN AMAZON!
This reflective and invaluable memoir tells the story...
- Book (650g) 9780670014712£22.99 £10.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Respect YourselfStax Records And The Soul ExplosionBloomsbury
The story of Stax Records unfolds like a Greek tragedy. A white brother and sister build a record company that becomes a monument to racial harmony in...
- Book (800g) 9781596915770£10.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Groove Interrupted Loss, Renewal, and the Music of New OrleansSt. Martin's Press
60% OFF!The recent history of New Orleans is fraught with tragedy and triumph. Both are reflected in the city’s vibrant, idiosyncratic music community....
- Book (450g) 9780312552251£14.99 £6.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
AnacaonaThe Amazing Adventures of Cuba's First All-Girl Dance Band by Alicia CastroAtlantic Books
Havana, 1932, and greengrocer Matias Castro, father of 13 children, is bankrupt. Cuchito, his eldest daughter, has the idea of starting an all-girl...
- Book (1.1kg) 9781843542421£15.00In stockAdd to Bag
Joe BataanLatin Strut / Peace, Friendship and SolidaritySoul Jazz Records
NEW EXCLUSIVE SUPER LTD. edition of 300 copies worldwide.
100% KILLER, KILLER Nu Yorican LATIN FUNK masterpiece originally released in 1974!
‘Latin...
- Joe Bataan – Latin Strut
- Joe Bataan – Peace, Friendship and Solidarity
- 1. Joe Bataan – Latin Strut
- 2. Joe Bataan – Peace, Friendship and Solidarity
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- 7" SJR403-7£12.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Great Record Labelsby Al CiminoThe Apple Press
All the great labels included (except Soul Jazz Records!)
- Original Book (1.1kg)£8.00Secondhand large format hardback book w/ dustjacket, but big sticker on front half removedSold out Notify me when in stock
Sex & Drugs & Rock 'N' Roll: The Life of Ian Duryby Richard BallsOmnibus Press
secondhand handback, spine creasing
- Original Book (900g)£6.00100% Guarantee on this and all Original Books at Sounds Of The Universe - 'if you're not happy we're not happy' money-back guarantee!Sold out Notify me when in stock
Mr Floods PartyCompared To What / Can't Turn Around NowOutta Sight
Northern soul anthem at Torch and Wigan Casino - reissued by Outta sight!
- 7" OSV168£10.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
The StoogesThe Authorized and Illustrated StoryAbrams
Large format deluxe photo book - killer! USA IMPORT LARGE FORMAT HARDBACK 60% OFF!
"The Stooges" is the first authorized, illustrated book that tells...
- Book (1.3kg) 9780810982895£25.00 £10.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock