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Massive Attack & Tom WaitsBoots on the GroundPlay It Again Sam
Ariana GrandepetalIsland
Nia ArchivesEmotional JunglistIsland
William DeVaughnBe Thankful For What You GotDemon Records
Mr Bongo Record Club Vol. 8Various ArtistsMr Bongo
MuseThe Wow!Warner Records
Labi Siffre1970-1971Edsel
Joe HisaishiA Big Bold Beautiful JourneyMutant
Tony HumphriesRunning Back Mastermix: Kiss FM Zanzibar Years (LP 1)Running Back
Tony HumphriesRunning Back Mastermix: Kiss FM Zanzibar Years (LP 2)Running Back
Tony HumphriesRunning Back Mastermix: Kiss FM Zanzibar Years (Mixed)Running Back
Your Brother’s Keeper & Gary BartzWhere Rivers MeetBrownswood
NY’s FinestDo You Feel MeBassline Records
Def LeppardGreatest HitsUMR
Jan JonesIndependent Woman (Parts 1 & 2)Celestial Echo
De La SoulThe Grind DateBMG
New African Orchestra / Lost Tymeez / USGThe Ron Trent Collection Vol.1Nite Grooves
Roy Ayers UbiquityVibrationsVampisoul
Jalen NgondaDoctrine of LoveDaptone Records
Os MutantesEverything Is Possible! The Best Of Os MutantesLuaka Bop
Fundido feat. Emma DufauxGet A GripDFA
Inner CityGood Life (inc. Carl Craig remix)KMS
Zed Bias x MJKKeep On Livin'/Late To CamberwellE Soul Cultura/Mr Bongo
MaxwellMaxwell's Urban Hang SuiteSony
Tara Clerkin TrioSomewhere GoodWorld of Echo
Matias AguayoAnenoaSerendeepity
Defected Classics Vol. 1Various ArtistsDefected
Defected Classics Vol. 2Various ArtistsDefected
Dragon Ball Hit Song CollectionVarious ArtistsNippon Columbia
Boards of CanadaInfernoWarp
Kaiso Power: Sound Revolution in TrinidadVarious ArtistsSoundway Records
King Street Sounds Sampler Vol. 6 (feat. Mood II Swing, Blaze & Dennis Ferrer)Various ArtistsKing Street Sounds
Minnie RipertonLes Fleur / Oh By The Way (Limited Purple Vinyl Edition)Selector Series
Léve Léve - Sao Tomé & Principe Sounds 70s-80sVarious ArtistsBongo Joe Records
Alan & Jan (Portable & Jan Jelinek)Take me, I’m yoursFaitiche
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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.
LabyrinthBritish Jazz on Record 1960-75
MASSIVE large format 375 page £3kg hardback book, quarter bound in cloth, debossed cover!
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- Book (3.6kg)£70.00Expected 01 MayPreorder
Power Pop! (RSD 2026)American Power Pop for the Now Generation 1977-1981
One-off coloured pressing exclusive for RSD 2026
15 super-rare USA punk/power pop classics you never heard from bands you never knew!
Soul Jazz Records’...
- Ambulance – It's All Up To You
- Dow Jones and The Industrials – Let’s Go Steady
- Hot Dates – I Can't Stay
- Nastyfacts – Drive My Car
- Pointed Sticks – What Do You Want Me to Do?
- The Normals – Hardcore
- Shoes – Tomorrow Night
- The Reactions – It's Our Turn Now
- Puppet Rulers – Outta My Mind
- Testors – Together
- The Scruffs – You're No Fun
- The Reruns – So So Alone
- The Wigs – You Say Ono
- The Fingers – Isolation
- The Reactions – In Society
- 1. Ambulance – It's All Up To You
- 2. Dow Jones and The Industrials – Let’s Go Steady
- 3. Hot Dates – I Can't Stay
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- New LP SJRLP590C£30.00In stockAdd to Bag
Simon Fisher TurnerSTUFF
After portraying Ned East in the 1971 BBC TV adaptation of Tom Brown’s Schooldays and roles in films such as The Big Sleep (with Robert Mitchum) (1978),...
- New LP £25.00In stockAdd to Bag
Wayne Jarrett And The Bull Wackie AllstarsAfrican Woman
DKR say..Six track 12" collecting all the cuts of Wayne's first recording for Wackie's, from 1976. A classic of raw underground vibes from the Sounds Unlimited...
- Wayne Jarrett – African Woman
- Wayne Jarrett – African Woman (LP Mix)
- 1. Wayne Jarrett – African Woman
- 4. Wayne Jarrett – African Woman (LP Mix)
- View full info and tracklisting
- 12" DKR-315£16.00In stockAdd to Bag
William S. BurroughsThe Finger
'He felt a sudden deep pity for the finger joint that lay there on the dresser, a few drops of blood gathering around the white bone.'A deliberately severed...
- Book (150g)£3.00In stockAdd to Bag
XzibitRestless
It's only appropriate that Xzibit's highly anticipated, and often-delayed, Restless concluded hip-hop's millennial melting pot. After all, Xzibit's association...
- New 2×LP £39.99In stockAdd to Bag
Emanuele CocciaMetamorphoses
We are all fascinated by the mystery of metamorphosis – of the caterpillar that transforms itself into a butterfly. Their bodies have almost nothing...
- Book (350g)£15.99In stockAdd to Bag
Carol Ann DuffyFeminine Gospels
n Feminine Gospels, Carol Ann Duffy draws on the historical, the archetypal, the biblical and the fantastical to create various visions – and revisions...
- Book (200g) 9781035038565£10.99In stockAdd to Bag
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
BasquiatA Quick Killing in Art
“A smart, crackling chronicle of fast game, the ’80s art market, [and] the attraction of destruction.”— Village Voice
A bold and vivid biography...
- Book (700g)£12.99In stockAdd to Bag
Straighten Up! BOOK Boss Reggae From PamaForeword by Harry Palmer
We got some more!
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
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
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)£15.00 £15.00In stockAdd to Bag
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
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£40.00In stockAdd to Bag
The Second Sexby Simone de Beauvoir
Everyone who cares about freedom and justice for women should read The Second Sex' GuardianSimone de Beauvoir famously wrote, 'One is not born, but rather...
- Book (400g) 9780099595731£14.99In stockAdd to Bag
Beneath the UnderdogBy Charles 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)£3.00In 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
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
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
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
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
- View full info and tracklisting
- 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