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Theon Cross/PokusCandace of Meroe/Pokus OneSoul Jazz Records
KaleidoscopeNew Spirts Known and UnknownSoul Jazz Records
Asher GamedzeDialectic SoulOn The Corner Records
Tubby HayesThe Fontana Jazz Albums (1961-1969)Fontana / Decca
Alpha Steppa & Pupa JimDear FriendSteppas Records
O.B.F. & NazambaHot BeerDubquake Records
The GyratorsReal Rock3 Bun
Eddie HarrisThe In Sound (1965)Pure Pleasure
SimfOnyxMagenta Skyline / The UnresolvedDelights
ReloadA Collection Of Short Stories (Limited Coloured Vinyl Edition)Music On Vinyl
MillsartEvery Dog Has Its Day Vol. 6Axis
Beatriz FerreyraHuellas EntreveradasPersistence Of Sound
Clams CasinoMoon Trip RadioClammyClams Productions
StallionPoor Me Natty DreadVirgo Stomach
Johnny ClarkeStrickly Reggae MusicPatate Records
Horace MartinWatermelon ManMister Tipsy
IkonikaBodiesDon't Be Afraid
France JobinDeath Is Perfection, Everything Else Is RelativeEditions Mego
Hania RaniHomeGondwana Records
Don CosmicIguana Dance / Solid Rock-A-ByeRudimentario Records
Joyce CoolingIt's You / DoriDiplomats Of Soul
Joel Ramirez Jr & FantasyI’ll Call You Every Morning / I Can’t Let Her GoRain&Shine
Martin Freeman and Eddie Piller present: Jazz On The Corner TwoVarious ArtistsAcid Jazz
Thiago NassifMenteGearbox Records
New Tangents In Kampala, London and Nairobi, Vol. 1 (feat. K15, Lynda Dawn & Joe Armon-Jones)Various ArtistsExtra Soul Perception
Rick HolmesRemember To RememberGold Mink Records
VariousRock Steady Beat (Treasure Isle's Greatest Hits)Jet Set Records
Tone B. NimbleSoul Is My Salvation Chapter 5Rain&Shine
FunctionSubject F (Transcendence)Eaux
MandisaSummer LoveDiscs Of Fun And Love
Brenda JonesSuper Stroke / Big MistakeExpansion
Greg FoatSymphonie PacifiqueStrut
Rheji Burrell presents The Utopia ProjectThe ‘V’ EPRunning Back
Angel Bat DawidTransition EastInternational Anthem Recording Company
EnlightmentAgape LoveNature Sounds
Ikebe ShakedownAsa-Sa / PepperUbiquity
MndsgnBedMndsgn Limited
Oneness Of JujuChapter Two: NiaNow-Again Records
Philip Glass and Robert WilsonEinstein On The BeachMusic On Vinyl
Magic In ThreesIIIKingUnderground Records
The HeliocentricsInfinity Of NowMadlib Invazion
Shawn LeeKiss The SkyUbiquity
Nia AndrewsNo Place Is SafeWorld Galaxy
Stretch And Bobbito & The M19s BandNo RequestsUprising Music
D.I.T.C.The Official VersionFat Beats
The Professionals (Madlib & Oh No)The ProfessionalsMadlib Invazion
James Reese & The ProgressionsWait For Me: The Complete Works (1967-1972)Now-Again Records / Now-Again Reserve
The Unreleased Sounds Of Top RankAba/NigeriaDig This Way Records
Prince BusterAfrica - Islam - RevolutionA Rock Steady & Reggae Manifesto 1966-72Earth Sound
UGKDirty MoneyGet On Down
A collection of photographs of the Latino musicians from 1930 - 1980's primarily in El Barrio, NY but features several from Los Angeles, CA and other parts of the country. In it are many great photographs.
What's not to like?
Junior BylesBeat Down Babylon (Expanded)
• FIRST OFFICIAL RE-ISSUE OF THE ICONIC ALBUM ON CD• MOST TRACKS CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE DIGITALLY• SLEEVE NOTES BY LEE PERRY BIOGRAPHER, DAVID KATZ
Released...
- Junior Byles – (Festival) Da Da
- Junior Byles – I’ve Got A Feeling
- Junior Byles – Don’t Know Why
- Junior Byles – Demonstration (and protest)
- Junior Byles – Coming Again
- Junior Byles – Beat Down Babylon
- Junior Byles – A Place Called Africa
- Junior Byles – A Matter Of Time
- Junior Byles – Poor Chubby
- Junior Byles – Come Da Da
- 2. (Festival) Da Da
- 3. I’ve Got A Feeling
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Knowledge
MONSTER HEAVYWEIGHT BOOK!
From 1994 – 2014 Knowledge magazine was the essential destination for the latest drum & bass news and features and had a massive...
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Join the FutureBleep Techno and the birth of British Bass Music
The untold story of British dance music’s first sub-bass revolution, tracing the origins, development, impact and influence of bleep techno, and the...
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State of BassJungle: The Story So Far
ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL NEW EDITION OF THIS SEMINAL STUDY ON JUNGLE
Originally published in 1997, State of Bass explores the scene’s roots through its...
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The Kingdom of ZydecoBy Michael Tisserand
IMPORT USA PAPERBACK BOOK 50% OFF RETAIL PRICE. CHEAPER THAN AMAZON!
There’s a musical kingdom in the American South that’s not marked on any map....
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Black Power 50Edited by Sylviane A. Diouf and Komozi WoodwardForeword by Khalil Gibran Muhammad
OVER 50% OFF! WICKED USA large format paperback - nice pix, loads of textBlack Power burst onto the world scene in 1966 with ideas, politics, and fashion...
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Miles' Diary: Life of Miles Davis 1947-1961by Ken Vail
- Original Book (700g)£12.00Secondhand out of print paperback in good conditionIn stockAdd to Bag
John Coltrane - A Sound SignatureJohn W. Selfridge
Out of print USA papaerback
- Original Book (300g)£10.00In stockAdd to Bag
Coltrane - The Story Of A SoundBen Ratliff
Description:
No other jazz musician has proved so inspirational and so fascinating as Coltrane. Ben Ratliff, jazz critic for the New York Times, has...
- Book (300g)£10.99In stockAdd to Bag
The Good Auld Days: The Story of Scotland's Entertainers from Music Hall to Televisionby Gordon Irving
- Original Book (800g)£12.00Secondhand hardback book w/dustjacketIn stockAdd to Bag
Passion is a Fashion: The Real Story of the Clashby Pat Gilbert
- Original Book (900g)£15.00Secondhand hardback book in good condIn stockAdd to Bag
Diana Ross: A Legend in Focus (2000)by Sharon Davis
- Original Book (1.4kg)£12.00Large format secondhand hardback bookIn stockAdd to Bag
The Folk Music Encyclopaediaby Kristin Baggelaar And Donald Milton (1977)
- Original Book (1kg)£15.00Secondhand out of print hardback book ex-library with stamps in good conditionIn stockAdd to Bag
Stardust: The David Bowie Storyby Henry & Tony Zanetta
- Original Book (900g)£15.00Secondhand out of print first edition hardback with dust jacket in very good conditionIn stockAdd to Bag
More Advanced Electronic Music Projectsby R.A. Penfold
- Original Book (200g)£3.00Secondhand book - sleeve very dirty!In stockAdd to Bag
Dusty : An intimate Portrait Of Dusty Springfield (2008)by Sharon Davis
- Original Book (600g)£10.00In stockAdd to Bag
If I Can Dream: Elvis's Own Storyby Larry Geller And Joel Spector (1989)
A long-time confidante of Elvis Presley reveals intimate details of the legendary performer's dreams and disillusionments, showing his disintegration due...
- Original Book (700g)£10.00In stockAdd to Bag
TransformerThe Lou Reed Story
- Original Book (800g)£10.00Out of print edition USA hardback book in good conditionIn stockAdd to Bag
Frequency SynthesizerTheory and Design
Rare book on synthesizers. Hardback secondhand w/dustjacket in plastic, ex library w/stamps
- Original Book (900g)£40.00In stockAdd to Bag
OctavianEndorphins
23 year old Angolan / French / British rapper Octavian continues his meteoric rise with the release of a brand new mixtape. Titled Endorphinsit his second...
- Octavian – Gangster Love Intro
- Octavian – King Essie
- Octavian – Molly Go Down
- Octavian – Take It Easy ft Smokepurpp
- Octavian – Bet ft Skepta & Michael Phantom
- Octavian – Feel It ft Theophilus London
- Octavian – Risking Our Lives >> AAA + Interlude
- 1. Gangster Love Intro
- 2. King Essie
- 3. Molly Go Down
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Emeli SandeReal Life
Fourth album release from pop/soul singer, Emeli Sande!
- LP + Download Code£18.99In stockAdd to Bag
The Blue Moment: Miles Davis's Kind of Blue and the Remaking of Modern Musicby Richard Williams
- Original Book (300g)£6.00In stockAdd to Bag
The Bluesman: The Musical Heritage of Black Men and Women in the Americasby Julio Finn
Examines the spiritual, social, and anthropological roots of the blues, discussing African animist religion, the slave trade, Voodoo, Hoodoo, and the early...
- Original Book (500g)£10.00Original USA paperback in good condition
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Afro-Brazilian Percussion Guide CandombleBy Kirk Brundage
Salvador, Bahia, Brazil is an important cradle of Afro-Brazilian culture, and home to musical styles that form the bedrock of much of today's popular sounds....
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Roy HeathThe Murderer (1979)
A very good short story about flawed characters and evocative of a time and place in Guyana.
secondhand paperback
- Original Book (200g)£7.00Sleeve condition: VG+Original UK paperback in good condition
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Black Music in the United States: an Annotated Bibliographyby Samuel A. Floyd Jr & Marsha J. Reisser
Includes section on Bibliographies of bibliographies and Bibliographies on biographies (!) and 'records and record collections'
- Original Book (650g)£20.00Sleeve condition: VG+Original USA hardback, ex library , w stamps, no dustjacket
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Scooby: The Glory of the Rideby Stuart 'Scooby' Cochrane
More Ibiza madness
- Original Book (400g)£8.00Original secondhand book in ok condition
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Warrior & His Oriental Brothers InternationalMy Success (1981)
Original Nigerian Vinyl! Vinyl/sleeve VG Lots of surface scratches plays well /sleeve F/G- +High-end Audio Desk Systeme Pro Machine Utrasonic cleaned+
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From the heat of the Dayby Roy Heath
- Original Book (200g)£6.00Sleeve condition: VG+Original UK paperback, pen mark inside
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Changing JamaicaAdam Kuper
Original secondhand hardback first edition (laminated dust jacket, ex library w/stamps)
- Original Book (400g)£12.00In stockAdd to Bag
The Vice LordsWarriors of the Streets
Rare USA small secondhand book in good condition - cultural anthropology case studies about the legendary street gang. This is 1978 edition with different...
- Original Book (200g)£25.00In stockAdd to Bag
The BuzzcutsDead or Alive (Extended Mix)
Previously only released on CD, the extended mix of a cult party classic - a key staple in a DJ Harvey set! Very limited copies in circulation- don't sleep...
- 12"£10.99In stockAdd to Bag
Gerald McCauleyWondering
"Wondering" that came as a result was brought to life by the singer and industry insider Gerald McCauley, who turned his soul inside out for the performance....
- 7"£6.99In stockAdd to Bag
LeewayLee Morgan Discography
Excellent discography on man like Lee Morgan, every record session!
"Roger Wernboe has done Jazz scholars, fans, and collectors a great favor. Thanks...
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The Clash FAQAll That s Left to Know About the Clash City Rockers
OVER 50% OFF!!!Founded by guitarist Mick Jones and fronted by the legendary Joe Strummer, the Clash had the charisma of Elvis, the integrity of the Beatles,...
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Gypsy Music in European CultureFrom The Late 18th to the Early 29th CenturiesNortheastern University Press
USA IMPORT HARDBACK BOOK 65% OFF!!!! THAT's £17 OFF!!!!
Translated from the Polish, Anna G. Piotrowska's 'Gypsy Music in European Culture' details the...
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Laviscount BrassJamarona / Push Ya Push Day
VERY HEAVY & RARE CALYPSO TUNE - junp-up heavy percussion and brass instrumental cut 2-sider!
- Laviscount Brass – Jamarona
- Laviscount Brass – Push Ya Push Day
- 1. Jamarona
- 2. Push Ya Push Day
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It Was Twenty Years Ago Todayby Derek Taylor (1987)
- Original Book (600g)£9.00S/hand paperback book in good condition
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Contemporary Music: An Introductionby Francis Routh (1968)
Neat secondhand small hardback book w/dustjacket. Varese, Schoenberg, Copland
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Justo Betancourt Y Su Conjunto BorincubaElla Esta En Otra Rumba (1979)
Heavy two-sider on Fania
- Justo Betancourt Y Su Conjunto Borincuba – Ella Esta En Otra Rumba
- 1. Ella Esta En Otra Rumba
- View full info and tracklisting
- Original 7"£20.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Unplayed Latin 45
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Soul of a Nation (BOOK)Art in the Age of Black Power
BACK IN STOCK!!!!In the period of radical change that was 1963-1983, young Black artists at the beginning of their careers in the USA confronted key questions...
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African Musics in Context. Institutions, Culture, Identityby Thomas Solomon
African Musics in Context discusses the place of performing arts in Ugandan society, archiving music and music sources, performing archival music, performing...
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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)£15.00Secondhand out of print ex-library paperback copy, library stamp half removed on front page and small tear otherwise goodIn stockAdd to Bag
Blood Posse (1994)by Phillip Baker
Yardie stylee!
'This book follows the life of Danny, a young Jamaican growing up in Brooklyn in the 1970s. At the age of 18, in the middle of a sectarian...
- Original Book (300g)£8.00Secondhand out of print paperback in good condition
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Just Above My Headby James Baldwin
'This is the work of a born storyteller at the height of his powers' Edmund White, Washington Post
When Arthur Montana, world-renowned 'Emperor of Soul',...
- Original Book (900g)£20.00UK 1st edition hardback w/dustjacket covered in plastic in great conditionIn stockAdd to Bag
VirginA History Of Virgin RecordsBy Terry Southern
Richard Branson was the publisher of a small alternative music magazine in London in the early 1970s when he founded Virgin Records with his partner Simon...
- Book (1.2kg)£14.99 £8.00
Beats to the RhymeA Collection of Instrumental Hip-Hop Records for the Beat ConnoisseurGingko Press
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In this book, instrumental...
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Running The Voodoo DownThe Electric Music Of Miles DavisBackbeat Books
This book re-assesses Miles Davis' "electric period" and analyzes its continuing influence on contemporary music. While jazz purists often revile this...
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Make Some SpaceTuning Into Total Refreshment CentreBy Emma WarrenSweet Machine Press
Shabaka Hutchings , Nubya Garcia, Sons of Kemet - read how the new jazz scene started in this wicked book about The Total Refreshment Centre.
Included...
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Musica BrasileiraA History of Popular Music and the People of BrazilMarion Boyars
Written by Claus Schreiner, this is an excellent book covering all aspects of Brazilian music from its roots through the 60s, 70s and onwards. Recommended!
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Sonny Rollins: The Cutting Edgeby Richard PalmerContinuum
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Castles Made Of Sound: The Story Of Gil EvansBy Larry HicockDa Capo Press
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Gil Evans is the man!
"Gil Evans was once described by Miles Davis as "the greatest musician in the...
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How To DJ Properly: The Art And Science Of Playing Recordsby Frank Broughton & Bill Brewster
- Original Book (900g)£9.00Secondhand paperback book in good condition
Talking 'Bout Your MamaThe Dozens, Snaps, And The Deep Roots Of RapOxford University Press
Import USA Paperback edition book
From Two Live Crew's controversial comedy to Ice Cube's gangsta styling and the battle rhymes of a streetcorner cypher,...
- Book (350g)£13.99 £6.99
Chuck DFight The Power: Rap, Race, and RealityPayback Press
Book description:
Chuck D, the creative force behind Public Enemy and one of the most outspoken, politically active and controversial rappers in music,...
- Original Book (500g)£8.00Secondhand hardback w/dustjacket in good condition
Highlife GiantsWest African Dance Band PioneersCassava Republic Press
As West Africa's oldest form of popular music, Highlife was the soundtrack of the independence era and its influence still resonates widely today. Highlife...
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Divine HorsemenThe Living Gods Of Haiti by Maya DerenDocumentext
First published in 1953, Maya Deren's famous account of the Haitian deities, practitioners and rituals of Voudoun was written with the special insight...
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The HaciendaHow Not To Run A ClubPocket Books
Peter Hook, as co-founder of Joy Division and New Order, has been shaping the course of popular music for thirty years. He provided the propulsive bass...
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Jazz PeopleBy Valerie WilmerAllison and Busby
Fantastic. Deep jazz all the way. w/ Archie Shepp, Cecil Taylor, Monk, Randy Weston and more.
- Original Book (350g)£10.00Secondhand out of print edition paperback in good condition (crease to cover and inside inscription)
Talking HeadsOnce In A Lifetime - The Stories Behind Every SongHal Leonard
GROOVY USA PAPERBACK BOOK OVER 60% OFF!!!Talking Heads were arguably the most significant band to emerge from the late seventies' New York punk...
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The Drummer's PathMoving the Spirit with Ritual and Traditional DrummingDestiny Books
Drummer, dancer, folklorist, and researcher, Sule Greg Wilson studied drumming under Baba Ngoma as well as the premier students of Baba Ishangi, Ladji...
- Original Book (300g)£8.00Original secondhand USA paperback
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Northern Sun, Southern MoonEurope's Reinvention of JazzYale University Press
100% ESSENTIAL BOOK ON EUROPEAN JAZZUSA IMPORT HARDBACK BOOK. 70% OFF!!!! £8 ONLY!Until the 1960s American jazz, for all its improvisational and rhythmic...
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Dundun: The Talking Drum of the Yoruba People of South-West Nigeriaby Oyeniyi OsundinaAustin Macauley
In Dundun, Niyi Osundina offers the reader the chance to dip into a key cultural component of the people of western Nigeria. Drumming is a vital tradition...
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Young, Gifted & BlackThe Story of Trojan RecordsOmnibus Press
Recently resurrected and now enjoying chart success in the 21st century, when it was formed Trojan Records epitomised the punk DIY ethic over a decade...
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Music Is The Weapon Of The FutureFifty Years Of African Popular MusicLawrence Hill Books
Secondhand book in good condition, stickers on cover, insides cleanFrom the unique voice of Salif Keita and the hard funk of Fela Kuti to the poignant...
- Book (450g)£18.99
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Trouble Man: The Life and Death of Marvin Gayeby Steve TurnerMichael Joseph
- Original Book (500g)£8.00Secondhand out of print paperback in good condition
Message to Our Folks: The Art Ensemble of ChicagoPaul SteinbeckChicago University Press
This year marks the golden anniversary of the Art Ensemble of Chicago, the flagship band of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians....
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Point From Which Creation Begins (2004)The Black Artist's Group Of St. LouisMissouri Historical Society Press
From 1968 to 1972, St. Louis was home to the Black Artists' Group (BAG), a seminal arts collective that nurtured African American experimentalists involved...
- Book (750g)£28.00
Love Saves The DayA History Of American Dance Music Culture, 1970-1979Duke University Press
Essential, thorough book on the underground New York Disco scene of the 1970s written by Tim Lawrence (who also wrote the sleevenotes for Soul Jazz Records'...
- Book (800g)£25.99