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OvermonoPure DevotionXL Recordings
Massive Attack & Tom WaitsBoots on the GroundPlay It Again Sam
Ariana GrandepetalIsland
Nia ArchivesEmotional JunglistIsland
Gracie AbramsDaughter From HellInterscope
Yoko OnoSeason of GlassSecretly Canadian
Chez DamierI Never Knew LoveKMS
Living For The City: Soul Reggae ClassicsVarious ArtistsTrojan
Gil EvansThe Individualism Of Gil EvansVerve
New York NoiseDance Music from The New York Underground 1978-82Feat. Liquid Liquid, The Contortions, Bush Tetras, Mars, Alan Vega, Theoretical Girls and more.Soul Jazz Records
Cloud 9Do You Want Me BabyUnknown Ltd
Big John PattonGot A Good Thing Goin’Blue Note
Barry GrayThunderbirdsSilva Screen
William DeVaughnBe Thankful For What You GotDemon Records
Soul Element aka Stacy KiddHow Bad I Want Ya feat Peven EverettDaybreakers
Mood II Swing / Jovonn / Roy Davis Jr. / OsuladeKing Street Sounds Sampler Vol. 7King Street Sounds
Mr Bongo Record Club Vol. 8Various ArtistsMr Bongo
MuseThe Wow!Warner Records
Labi Siffre1970-1971Edsel
Joe HisaishiA Big Bold Beautiful JourneyMutant
Marcia Griffiths / Dub SpecialistFeel Like Jumping / Feel Like Jumping Pt. 2Soul Jazz Records
MonolakeInterstateField Records
Lord Tanamo / Jackie MittooKeep On Moving / Totally TogetherSoul Jazz Records
Carlton and The ShoesLove Me Forever / Never Let GoSoul Jazz Records
Dawn Penn / Jackie MittooNo No No / Ghetto OrganSoul Jazz Records
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
Master Wilburn BurchetteOccult ConcertNumero
Ben Salisbury & Geoff BarrowSteve (Soundtrack From The Netflix Film)Invada
Ricardo Villalobos & Mohammad Reza MortazaviSwamp (Ricardo Villalobos Version)Latency
- LP 5060672889803£16.99In stockAdd to Bag
- Rahsaan Roland Kirk – Seasons
Experimental, accesible, genius, kirk, roland, rahssan. prepare thyself ...
Rahsaan Roland KirkSeek & Listen: Live At The PenthouseResonance
Seek & Listen: Live at the Penthouse is a never-before-released recording of the luminous multi-instrumentalist Rahsaan Roland Kirk recorded live at the...
- 2×LP HLP-9080£44.99RSD Black Friday 2025In stockAdd to Bag
Rahsaan Roland KirkBlacknuss (1972)Pure Pleasure
Killer funky jazz deepness from 1972. Includes twisted versions of soul classics "Ain't No Sunshine", "What's Goin On" and more!
- – Ain't No Sunshine
- – What's Going On / Mercy Mercy Me (the Ecology)
- 1. – Ain't No Sunshine
- 2. – What's Going On / Mercy Mercy Me (the Ecology)
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- New LP (180g) PPAN SD11601£36.00In stockAdd to Bag
LabyrinthBritish Jazz on Record 1960-75
MASSIVE large format 375 page £3kg hardback book, quarter bound in cloth, debossed cover!
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'This...
- 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)
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- 12" DKR-315£16.00In 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
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
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
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
Roland KirkLeft & Right (1969)Atlantic
Whilst one of the most commercially accesible and succesfull of artists, Rahsaan is also one of the most radical. Check out Mystery of the Black Notes...
- – black mystery has been revealed
- 1. – black mystery has been revealed
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- Reissue LP SD1518£9.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Archie SheppBlaseActuel
Great avant garde deep jazz featuring vocals from Jeanette Lee
- LP 5060767441091£27.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- CD 5060767441107£16.00In stockAdd to Bag
The Voices Of East HarlemRight On Be Free (1970)Elektra
Classic gospel soul from NYC! This is a classic rare groove!
- Reissue LP Elekt74080£16.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Mike Huckaby The Versatility EPSynth
Hot off the heels of Bassline 88-89, Mike Huckaby returns on SYNTH with a reissue of two of his most sought after productions- Mike's very own remix...
- Mike Huckaby – Sandcastle (The Culture Box Re-Edit)
- Roland King – Flashbacks From The M1 (The Ferox Treatment)
- 1. Mike Huckaby – Sandcastle (The Culture Box Re-Edit)
- 2. Roland King – Flashbacks From The M1 (The Ferox Treatment)
- View full info and tracklisting
- 12" SYNTH-003 £11.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Gilles Peterson PresentsWorldwide; A celebration of his syndicated Radio ShowBBE
Gilles Peterson celebrates the success of his syndicated BBC radio show with his heavyweight double-disc compilation!
A snapshot of Gilles Peterson's...
- Cinematic Orchestra feat Roots Manuva – All Things To All Men
- Quasimoto – Come On Feet
- Q-Tip – Lets Ride
- Jill Scott – He Loves Me (Lyzel In E Flat)
- Jay Dee – Rico Suave Bossa Nova
- 2. Cinematic Orchestra feat Roots Manuva – All Things To All Men
- 3. Quasimoto – Come On Feet
- 4. Q-Tip – Lets Ride
- View full info and tracklisting
- 2×LP BBE127CLP£14.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- 2×CD BBE127CCD£10.99 £6.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Peter Ranking & General LuckyJah Standing Over MeRazor Sound
strong roots dee jay album from 1982 rhythms laid down by the soul syndicate recorded at channel 1 and voiced at king tubby's with mixes by scientist...
- Reissue LP£9.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
SnowboyNew Vintage Volume 1BBE
BBE team up with Snowboy to bring a stunning compilation of 'new vintage' Jazz, Latin, Funk and Soul. spanning an immense 21 tracks. There are recordings...
- Darrel Higham & The Enforcers – Baby, Take Me Back
- Laura B & The Moonlighters – That's A Pretty Good Love
- Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings – She Ain't A Child No More
- Speedometer – Ain't Going To Thursford
- Eli 'Paperboy' Reed & The Trueloves – The Satisfier
- The Perceptions – Running The Risk (feat Fred Wesley)
- James Hunter – Kick It Around
- Snowboy & The Latin Section – I've Got To Learn To Mambo (feat James Hunter)
- Ray Gelato & kai Hoffman – That Old Black Magic
- Ondrej Havelka & His Melody Makers – Sing, Sing, Sing
- Si Cranstoun – Dynamo
- Imelda May – Stop Whistlin' Wolf
- Crazy Cavan & The Rhythm Rockers – Teddy Boy Rock & Roll
- Rich Clifford & The Saddows – Find Me A Golden Street
- The Rapiers – Green Jeans
- Kitty, Daisy & Lewis – Don't Make A Fool Out Of Me
- The James Taylor Quartet – Blow Up
- Steve Hooker – Sugar Devil
- Big Boy Bloater & The Limits – Big Fat Trap
- Magnus Carlson & The Moon Ray Quintet – From Now On
- Kings Go Forth – One Day
- 1. Darrel Higham & The Enforcers – Baby, Take Me Back
- 2. Laura B & The Moonlighters – That's A Pretty Good Love
- 3. Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings – She Ain't A Child No More
- View full info and tracklisting
- 2×LP BBE196CLP£14.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- CD BBE196CCD£11.99 £6.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Brand New WayoFunk, Fast Times & Nigerian Boogie Badness 1979-1983Comb & Razor
Brand new compilation celebrating the vibrant Nigerian boogie scene after the post-disco era of the late 70's and early 80's!
The years between 1979...
- mixed grill – a brand new wayo
- kris okotie – show me your backside
- murphy williams – get on up
- joe moks – boys and girls
- oby onyioha – i want to feel your love
- 1. mixed grill – a brand new wayo
- 2. kris okotie – show me your backside
- 3. murphy williams – get on up
- View full info and tracklisting
- CD CRZR1001-CD£16.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- 2×LP CRZR1001LP£22.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Ike TurnerA Black Man's SoulPompeii
Essential Ike Turner! Funk filled LP!
- Reissue LP 6003£9.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Living Is HardWest African Music In Britain 1927-1929Honest Jon's
The first in a series of recoveries by Honest Jon's from deep inside the EMI Archive — staggering selections from more than 150,000 78s, recorded...
- Oni Johnson – Garse Yer Fido
- Isaac Johnson – Nitsi Koko Ko Ko
- Harry E. Quashie – Anadwofa
- Douglas Papafio – Kuntum
- Domingo Justus – Buje
- Kumasi Trio – Asin Asin Part 2
- 1. Oni Johnson – Garse Yer Fido
- 2. Isaac Johnson – Nitsi Koko Ko Ko
- 4. Harry E. Quashie – Anadwofa
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- CD hjrcd33£10.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- 2×LP HJRLP033£13.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Archie SheppFour For Trane (1964)Impulse!
Archie Shepp's first major outing was recorded in August 1964 about a year before John Coltrane gathered some of these same players (Shepp and alto saxophonist...
- CD E512182£7.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- Original LP AS-71£40.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned USA vinyl 1975 ABC Impulse reissue copy, gatefold sleeve, sticker on frontSold out Notify me when in stock
Mahmoud AhmedEre Mela MelaHeavenly Sweetness
Amazing super-obscure 1970s Ethiopian album reissued on vinyl! Beautiful rootsy Middle Eastern-sounding jazz-influenced African music! Unusual and magical!
Highly...
- – Abbay Mado - Embwa Belew
- – Ere Mela Mela - Metche New
- – Sedetegnas Negn - Sameraye
- 1. – Abbay Mado - Embwa Belew
- 6. – Ere Mela Mela - Metche New
- 7. – Sedetegnas Negn - Sameraye
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- LP HS093VL£19.99In stockAdd to Bag
Le Professeur InlassableEastern Jerk / Akileus Featuring Jamie WoonInlassable
Le Professeur Inlassable from Paris teams up with London's sultry-voiced singer Jamie Wood on the haunting cinematic track "Akileus". On the flip "Eastern...
- – eastern jerk
- – akileus featuring jamie woon
- 1. – eastern jerk
- 2. – akileus featuring jamie woon
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- 7"£4.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Cecil TaylorThe World Of Cecil TaylorCandid
Early 1960 Cecil Taylor in a piano trio setting but featuring a young Archie Shepp on two tracks.
- Original LP CNDD9006£30.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print Japanese VinylSold out Notify me when in stock
Burial Rival Dealer Hyperdub
Burial returns with another seasonal surprise offering of all new material to follow up his Truant EP last Christmas. Shadowry, raw breakcore accents on...
- – rival dealer
- – hiders
- – come down to us
- 1. – rival dealer
- 2. – hiders
- 3. – come down to us
- View full info and tracklisting
- CD HDB080CD £5.49Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- 12" HDB080 £7.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Sun RaStrange Celestial Road (1980)Celestial Recordings
The band Sun Ra had at the end of the '70s was surely the funkiest he ever had.
- New LP CELE3035£18.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Pheeroan ak LaffHouse of Spirit : MirthUniversal Sound
American composer and drummer Pheeroan AkLaff's celebrated ‘House of Spirit:Mirth’ features in our recent revolutionary jazz records book (compiled...
- – Ayin of Love
- – Tzaddi Vau
- – Michelle Del
- – Jarawa
- – Freedom
- – 3 in 1
- 1. – Ayin of Love
- 2. – Tzaddi Vau
- 3. – Michelle Del
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- CD USCD36£12.00In stockAdd to Bag
- MP3 Release£7.99In stockAdd to Bag
Heath Bros.In Motion (1979)Columbia
Includes the Brass Choir featuring Stanley Cowell. Original USA vinyl
- Original LP£20.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Sold out Notify me when in stock
Sun Ra & His Band From Outer SpaceSpace AuraArt Yard
Another eccentric jazz transmittal from Sun Ra, previously unknown and reissued for the very first time on Art Yard records!
- – Solo Piano Introduction
- – Space Aura
- – Song Of The Sparer
- – Exotic Forest
- 1. – Solo Piano Introduction
- 2. – Space Aura
- 3. – Song Of The Sparer
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- 10" ARTYARD10001£11.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Sun RaFate In A Pleasant MoodSaturn
Early Arkestra genius, orginally released in 1960, and was later reissued on Impulse
- CD GSJGZ003CD£9.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- Reissue LP SR9956-2-B£13.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Sun RaAngels And Demons At Play (1967)Saturn Research
Seminal deep jazz with 'Tiny Pyramids'. Recorded in Chicago late 50s - a true high point! All-star line-up, essential recording.
Studio One Jump Up - The Birth Of A SoundSoul Jazz Records
New Studio One release featuring loads of killer tunes. Includes booklet text and lots of nice pix!In the early releases featured here you will find the...
- Basil Gabbidon – Mr. Landlord
- Clue J and his Blues Blasters – Milk Lane Hop
- Derrick Morgan – Wigger Wee Shuffle
- Aubrey Adams and Rico Rodriquez – Stew Peas and Cornflakes
- The Mello Cat Count Ossie and his Warickers – Another Moses
- Neville Esson – Wicked and Dreadful
- Clue J and his Blues Blasters – Proof Rum
- Derrick Morgan – Leave Earth
- Lord Creator – Rhythm of the Blues
- The Jivin' Juniors – Hip Rub
- Lascelles Perkins – Little Joe
- Don Drummond and Roland Alphonso – Heaven and Earth
- Owen Gray – Walk All Over
- David Brown – Pretty Baby
- The Maytals – He Will Provide
- Lester Sterling and The City Slickers – Whale Bone
- Jackie Opel – Sit Down Servant
- Roland Alphonso – Bongo Tango
- Bob Marley and The Wailers – Go Jimmy Go
- Clue J and The Blues Blasters – The Slider
- 1. Basil Gabbidon – Mr. Landlord
- 2. Clue J and his Blues Blasters – Milk Lane Hop
- 3. Derrick Morgan – Wigger Wee Shuffle
- View full info and tracklisting
- New 2×LP SJRLP296£28.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- CD SJRCD296£12.00In stockAdd to Bag
- MP3 Release SJRD296£9.99In stockAdd to Bag