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Little SimzNO THANK YOUForever Living Originals
Yo! BoomboxEarly Independent Hip Hop, Electro and Disco Rap 1979 - 83Soul Jazz Records
Dorothy AshbyThe Rubaiyat Of Dorothy AshbyDecca
200% Dynamite (2023 New Edition)Ska, Soul, Rocksteady, Funk & Dub in JamaicaSoul Jazz Records
Holy Church Of The Ecstatic SoulA Higher Power: Gospel, Funk & Soul At The Crossroads 1971 - 83Soul Jazz Records
Studio One SkaStudio One Ska - Original Jump Up and Ska SoundsSoul Jazz Records
Alfa MistVariablesANTI
David AxelrodHeavy AxeCraft Recordings
Gabor SzaboThe SorcererImpulse
SAULT11Forever Living Originals
SAULTAIIRForever Living Originals
Bleeps, Breaks + BassVarious ArtistsMusique Pour La Danse
Brandee YoungerBrand New LifeImpulse!
De La SoulDe La Soul Is DeadChrysalis Records
SAULTEarthForever Living Originals
Tito PuentePara Los RumberosCraft Recordings
SAULTToday & TomorrowFoever Living Originals
SAULTUNTITLED (God)Forever Living Originals
Kyle HallBaci Ballers EPForget The Clock
Billy NomatesBilly NomatesInvada
Billy Valentine And The Universal TruthBilly Valentine And The Universal TruthAcid Jazz
Britney SpearsBritneyJive
Civilistjävel!Fyra platserFELT
Jimetta Rose & The Voices of CreationHow Good It IsDay Dreamer
Alice ColtraneJourney in Satchidananda (Acoustic Sounds Series)Decca / Verve
London BrewLondon BrewDowntown Music
Cherie LeeLove Me Or Leave MeSlow To Speak
Britney SpearsOops!...I Did It AgainJive
Donald ByrdStreet Lady (1973)Blue Note
Rick WadeThe Funk-O-Sonic E.P.FRL Classic Edition
Sharon Van EttenTrampJagjaguwar
The CranberriesWake Up + Smell The CoffeeUMR
A Certain Ratio1982Mute
Luis GascaBorn To Love You (1974)Fantasy
James HoldenImagine This Is A High Dimensional Space Of All PossibilitiesBorder Community
- Jazzanova – Introduction & Lost My Love
- Jazzanova – Creative Musicians
Jazzanova reimagine classics from the great Detroit jazz label, Strata! Features their versions of gems from the likes of The Lyman Woodard Organization, Maulawi, Bert Myrick and more!
The Cavendish Music Library Archive Vol. 2 - Compiled by Mr Thing & Chris ReadBBE
‘The Library Archive’, presenting more Funk, Jazz, Beats and Soundtracks from the archives of Cavendish Music. Founded back in 1937 and originally...
- 2×LP£30.00
Various artistsWe Are The Children Of The SunBBE
Selected by British DJ and vinyl hunter Paul Hillery, new BBE Music compilation 'We Are The Children Of The Sun' showcases a shimmering collection of rare...
- CD£16.00
- LP£34.00In stockAdd to Bag
Eric KolTodayBBE
BBE reissued this rare Nigerian disco/boogie gem by soulful vocalist Eric Kol, arranged by The Funkees legend, Jake Sollo!
- 2×LP£22.99
- CD£11.99In stockAdd to Bag
Louie Vega presents Leroy Burgess & The Universal Robot Band feat. Patrick AdamsBarely Breaking Even (2x12" Edition)BBE
Louie Vega reboots the CLASSIC boogie jam, 'Barely Breaking Even' that was originally written by Leroy Burgess back in 1982. This updated version is tastefully...
- – Barely Breaking Even (Louie Vega Boogie mix)
- – Barely Breaking Even (Louie Vega NYC House remix - instrumental)
- – Barely Breaking Even (Louie Vega NYC House remix)
- – Barely Breaking Even (Louie Vega Boogie mix - instrumental)
- 1. – Barely Breaking Even (Louie Vega Boogie mix)
- 2. – Barely Breaking Even (Louie Vega NYC House remix - instrumental)
- 3. – Barely Breaking Even (Louie Vega NYC House remix)
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- 2×12"£22.99Gatefold sleeve.In stockAdd to Bag
Nkono TelesParty BeatsBBE
BBE focus in on the music of Nkono Teles with this crucial reissue. Cameroun-born and Nigeria-bred, this innovative multi-instrumentalist, composer, producer...
- – Time For Fun
- – Love Vibration
- – Be My Lady (Extended Version)
- – Highlife Makossa
- – You'll Be Already (With My Love)
- – Party Beats
- 1. – Time For Fun
- 2. – Love Vibration
- 3. – Be My Lady (Extended Version)
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- LP (180 gram)£19.99 £16.00In stockAdd to Bag
- CD£11.99
The Young Ones Of GuyanaOn Tour / ReunionBBE
BBE reissue both albums 'On Tour' and 'Reunion' from calypso band, The Young Ones Of Guyana. 'On Tour' (from 1970) features versions of classics such as...
- – Yellow Girl
- – Liquidator
- – Romeo And Juliet
- – Monkey Man
- – San Juan
- – Lena
- – Express Way
- – That Wonderful Sound
- – Sing A Simple Song
- – Love (Can Make You Happy)
- 1. – Yellow Girl
- 2. – Liquidator
- 3. – Romeo And Juliet
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- 2×LP£20.99
- CD£11.99In stockAdd to Bag
KabasaAfrican SunsetBBE
Originally released in 1982 on the short-lived Lyncell Records imprint, BBE reissue the brilliant and ultra-rare album ‘African Sunset’ by South African...
- – Rainbow Children
- – Mafeteng
- – African Sunset
- – Feeling Of The 60's
- – Walking In The Jungle
- – Awundiva
- – Happy To Be Me
- – Sengiyesaba
- 1. – Rainbow Children
- 2. – Mafeteng
- 3. – African Sunset
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- 2×LP£21.99 £17.49
- CD£11.99In stockAdd to Bag
Gabriele PosoAwakeningBBE
Making his BBE debut in 2017 with compilation album 'Language Of Tamborines', described by The Vinyl Factory as “ancestral, evocative and visceral”,...
- – Playa 80
- – Awakening
- – Cumbanchero
- – Adorando
- – Everybody Loves The Sunshine
- – Words Never Work
- – The Night Falls
- – Mi Amigo
- – Repulse Bay
- – Sotto Il Campanile
- – Otro Barrio
- – 6 In 4
- – Words Never Work (extended version)
- 1. – Playa 80
- 2. – Awakening
- 3. – Cumbanchero
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- LP£24.99In stockAdd to Bag
- CD£13.99
JigmastersResurgenceBBE
New York duo of DJ Spinna & Kryminul present 'Resurgence', a long awaited album of previously unreleased material. Comprising tracks created between 2003...
- CD£10.99In stockAdd to Bag
- LP£17.99In stockAdd to Bag
KENNY MANN JR & LIQUID PLEASURE BANDTIN TOP (PT. 1&2 + KON EDIT) EXLUSIVE EDITS BY MASTER DJ KON (RSD 16)BBE
12" - £9.99 Taken from 'Off Track Vol. 3', 'Tin Top' provides yet another reminder of why Kon is revered almost as much for his music knowledge and...
Eji Oyewole Charity Begins At HomeBBE
Originally released on EMI Nigeria, and recorded at the tail end of the '70's, reveals, Eji’s version of highlife was even more distinctive...
- – Charity Begins At Home
- – Gele Odun (Oil Boom)
- – Lagos Complex - Lagos Highways
- – Unity In Africa (Kasowopo Kasekan)
- 1. – Charity Begins At Home
- 2. – Gele Odun (Oil Boom)
- 3. – Lagos Complex - Lagos Highways
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- LP£18.99
- CD£8.99In stockAdd to Bag
Breakaway BreakawayBBE
Two ultra-rare private press albums, recorded in the late 70's by little-known St Louis 4 piece, Breakaway. Their sound is rooted in jazz-rock, funk,...
- – Understudy D.J **LP1
- – Who Was It This Time **LP1
- – There’s A New Group In Town **LP1
- – Empty Love **LP2
- – You Are Love **LP2
- – Breakaway **LP2
- 1. – Understudy D.J **LP1
- 3. – Who Was It This Time **LP1
- 7. – There’s A New Group In Town **LP1
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- LP 1£16.99 £13.49In stockAdd to Bag
Sam SandersMirror, Mirror BBE
Compared to the likes of John Coltrane, Ornette Coleman and Joe Henderson, Sam Sanders stands out as one of the most unique phenomena to come from the...
- – Inner City Player
- – Face At My WIndow
- – Loser
- 1. – Inner City Player
- 2. – Face At My WIndow
- 3. – Loser
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- 2×LP£36.00In stockAdd to Bag
Project GeminiThe Children of ScorpioMr Bongo
Project Gemini reimagines cult 60s and 70s style soundtracks, drawing on the inspiration of iconic classics such as the masterful cinematic funk of Lalo...
- – The Children Of Scorpio
- – The Road Through The Hills
- – Path Through The Forest
- – Searching For June (Interlude)
- – June
- – Scorpio's Waltz
- – The Invitation (Interlude)
- – The Ritual '70
- – Scorpio's Garden
- – The Turning
- – Plan Your Escape
- – The Deserted Compound (Interlude)
- – Buried In The Woods
- – Closing Theme
- 1. – The Children Of Scorpio
- 2. – The Road Through The Hills
- 3. – Path Through The Forest
- View full info and tracklisting
- New LP (Coloured Vinyl)£23.00Limited yellow vinyl edition
Bedroom Beats & B-Sides : Instrumental Hip Hop & Electronic MusicBy Laurent FintoniVelocity
Buy this book! Includes words from over 100 interviews with producers, DJs and label owners - James Lavelle, Charlie Dark, Luke Vibert, Mark Pritchard,...
- Book (550g)£14.99In stockAdd to Bag
Kibrom BirhaneHere And ThereFlying Carpet Records
His third and most adventurous record to date, 'Here And There' is a conscious exploration and deep dive into the waters of life; complex yet harmonious...
- – Merkato
- – Weleta
- – Enate
- – Ethiopia
- – Mender
- – Digis
- – Maleda
- – Pendulum
- – Tinish Tinish
- – Circles
- – Abetu
- 1. – Merkato
- 2. – Weleta
- 3. – Enate
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- 2×LP£45.00Deluxe gatefold "tip-on" style sleeve
- CD£15.00
Creative Questby QuestloveEcco
USA HARDBACK EDITION £15 OFF!!!!! Very limited copiesQuestlove—musician, bandleader, designer, producer, culinary entrepreneur, professor, and all-around...
- Book (700g)£25.00 £10.00
Chip WickhamAstral TravelingGondwana Records
Chip Wickham reimagines three pieces legendary pianist Lonnie-Liston Smith, subtly updated to create a beautiful 21st Century take on the Spiritual jazz...
- – Astral Traveling
- – Sais (Egypt)
- – Peaceful Ones
- 1. – Astral Traveling
- 2. – Sais (Egypt)
- 3. – Peaceful Ones
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- 12"£13.00
Soul ReviversOn The GroveAcid Jazz
Acid Jazz Records presents Nick Manasseh & David Hill’s Soul Revivers: ‘On the Grove’.
An ambitious and passionate collaboration project, it features...
- – No More Drama
- – Tell Me Why
- – Got To Live
- – Look No Further
- – Gone Are The Days
- – Meanwhile Shuffle
- – Cee Rocka
- – The Underground
- – Where The River
- – Harder
- – Futile Cause
- – Down River
- 1. – No More Drama
- 2. – Tell Me Why
- 3. – Got To Live
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- CD£12.00In stockAdd to Bag
- New 2×LP £23.00In stockAdd to Bag
Space Ghost feat. Teddy BryantHeaven SentPeoples Potential Unlimited
Wicked, late 80s style street soul homage from Space Ghost with a sweet, sweet soulful vocal delivery from Teddy Bryant. Ace! Proper quiet storm business!
- – Heaven Sent
- – Little Bit Of Love
- – Relax Your Mind
- 1. – Heaven Sent
- 2. – Little Bit Of Love
- 3. – Relax Your Mind
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- 12"£17.00
Mr. FingersAround the Sun Pt.1Alleviated
Larry Heard's classic Mr. Fingers guise returns on his own Alleviated label with more deep, deep Chicago house music bliss! 'Around the Sun Pt.1' draws...
- – Around the Sun
- – Dryve
- – Touch the Sky
- – Coastline Paradox
- – Electrostatic Levitation
- – Something's Going On
- – Like the Dawn
- – Pressureize
- – Marrakesh
- – Shimmer
- 1. – Around the Sun
- 2. – Dryve
- 3. – Touch the Sky
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- 2×LP£26.00
- CD£14.00
Luke Una presents E Soul CulturaMr Bongo
With some of the best DJs and selectors there is a certain mysterious sound or underlying feeling which unites the music they play, regardless of genre,...
- – Robson Jorge & Lincoln Olivetti - "Eva
- – Chene Noir - Le Train
- – Metropolis - Every Time I See Him
- – The Brand New Heavies - Stay This Way (feat. N'Dea Davenport - The Lunar dub)
- – Typesun - The PL (Extended edit)
- – King Errisson - Space Queen
- – Yusef Lateef - Robot Man
- – Daniel Humair, Francois Jeanneau & Henri Texier - "Le Cyclope
- – Airto Moreira - O Galho Da Roseira (The Branches Of The Rose Tree)
- – Francisco - Wache
- – Nar'Chiveol - Apocalypse Now Ho
- – On - Southern Freeez
- – Soylent Green - After All
- 1. – Robson Jorge & Lincoln Olivetti - "Eva
- 2. – Chene Noir - Le Train
- 3. – Metropolis - Every Time I See Him
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- 2×LP£23.00
- CD£11.00In stockAdd to Bag
Trees SpeakSeventh Mirror/RadiationSoul Jazz Records
SORRY SOLD OUT
TREES SPEAK!!! New MONSTER hand-stamped white label 7" WORLD EXCLUSIVE at Sounds of the Universe and only 150 copies printed! DO NOT MISS...
- – Seventh Mirror
- – Radiation
- 1. – Seventh Mirror
- 2. – Radiation
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- 7"£10.00
Tony AllenThere Is No EndBlue Note
Posthumous release of 'There Is No End' by legendary Afrobeat drummer, Tony Allen! The album features guest vocal appearances from the likes of Danny Brown,...
- – Tony’s Praeludium
- – Stumbling Down (feat. Sampa The Great)
- – Crushed Grapes (feat. Lord Jah-Monte Ogbon)
- – Très Magnifique (feat. Tsunami)
- – Mau Mau (feat. Nah Eeto)
- – Coonta Kinte (feat. Zelooperz)
- – Rich Black (feat. Koreatown Oddity)
- – Cosmosis (feat. Ben Okri + Skepta)
- 1. – Tony’s Praeludium
- 2. – Stumbling Down (feat. Sampa The Great)
- 3. – Crushed Grapes (feat. Lord Jah-Monte Ogbon)
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- 2×LP£28.00
Armando TrovajoliSessomattoFour Flies
Two insanely funky cuts from the cult 1973 Italian sex comedy soundtrack 'Sessomatto'. The title track was later picked up by fledgling NYC disco label...
- Armando Trovajoli – Sessomatto
- Armando Trovajoli – Kinky Peanuts
- 1. Armando Trovajoli – Sessomatto
- 2. Armando Trovajoli – Kinky Peanuts
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- 7"£18.00
Soul Jazz Records hoodie (green)
SORRY SOLD OUT!Brand new Soul Jazz Records Functional Outer Wear Product #1
Exclusive to Sounds of the Universe
Limited edition bottle-green hoodie (large)...
- Sweatshirt£35.00
Trees SpeakVertigo Of Flaws: Emancipation of the Dissonance and Temperaments in Irrational WaveformsSoul Jazz Records
This new release is a vast leap into an ocean of space and sound, a quantum leap into cybernetics, biology, anti-gravity, time travel, dream speech and...
- Trees Speak – Seventh Mirror
- Trees Speak – Cybernetic Dreams
- Trees Speak – Interference
- Trees Speak – Computer Garden
- Trees Speak – Pyramid
- Trees Speak – Halide Crystals
- Trees Speak – Integratron
- Trees Speak – Imaginary Forces
- Trees Speak – Phantom LFO
- Trees Speak – Opticks
- Trees Speak – Mannequin
- Trees Speak – Mind In Light
- Trees Speak – Palantír
- Trees Speak – Vertigo Of Flaws
- Trees Speak – Exit Syndrome
- Tress Speak – Stasi
- Tress Speak – Atomic Voyage
- Tress Speak – Ultraviolet
- Tress Speak – Violence Cascades
- Tress Speak – Traumsprache
- Trees Speak – Zeitgeber
- Trees Speak – Prism
- Trees Speak – Threnody
- Trees Speak – Mind Oscillation
- Tress Speak – Hidden Machine
- Trees Speak – Transhuman
- Trees Speak – Ionization
- Trees Speak – Cloud Chamber
- Tress Speak – Harmonic Oscillator
- Tress Speak – Transfiguration
- Trees Speak – Urzeit
- 1. Trees Speak – Seventh Mirror
- 2. Trees Speak – Cybernetic Dreams
- 3. Trees Speak – Interference
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- 2xLP + 7"+ Download Code£28.00In stockAdd to Bag
- CD£12.00In stockAdd to Bag
- MP3 Release£9.99In stockAdd to Bag
Caoilfhionn RoseTrulyGondwana Records
Beautiful folk/soul album from Caoilfhionn Rose for Matthew Halsall's Gondwana Records. With elements of jazz, electronic and psychedelia, 'Truly' feels...
- – Flourish
- – To Me
- – Tubercular Skies
- – Fireflies
- – Every Waking Minute
- – Point in Time
- – Readiness Is All
- – Paths
- – Truly
- – Hold Your Own
- 1. – Flourish
- 2. – To Me
- 3. – Tubercular Skies
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- New LP (Coloured Vinyl)£21.00Limited clear vinyl edition
- CD£13.00
A Tribe Called Quest The Low End Theory Jive
Up there with some of the all-time classic hip-hop albums. Sophomore LP from legendary collective A Tribe Called Quest made up of Q-Tip, Phife Dawg, Ali...
- – Excursions
- – Scenario
- 1. – Excursions
- 14. – Scenario
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- CD£12.99In stockAdd to Bag
Gang StarrOne of the Best YetGang Starr Enterprises
**Highly anticipated Gang Starr album!** Despite the passing of Guru in 2010, DJ Premier produces 'One of the Best Yet' the legendary hip hop duo's first...
- – The Sure Shot (Intro)
- – Lights Out feat. M.O.P.
- – Bad Name
- – Hit Man feat. Q-Tip
- – What’s Real feat. Group Home & Royce 5’9"
- – Keith Casim Elam (Interlude)
- – From A Distance feat. Jeru The Damaja
- – Family And Loyalty feat. J. Cole
- 1. – The Sure Shot (Intro)
- 2. – Lights Out feat. M.O.P.
- 3. – Bad Name
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- 2×LP£35.99
- CD£10.00
Homeboy SandmanHallwaysStones Throw
Second full-length album from rising US rapper Homeboy Sandman, out on the great Stones Throw records.
"It is an ode to the space between where you...
- – america
- – loads
- – activity
- 2. – america
- 4. – loads
- 6. – activity
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- 2×LP£19.99
- CD£9.99
Souls of Mischief'93 Til InfinityTraffic
All-time classic Hip Hop album everyone should have!
There are very few albums across any genre that stand the test of time better than 93 ‘Til Infinity,...
- – let em know
- – live and let live
- – that's when ya last
- – a name i call myself
- – disseshowdo
- – what a way to go out
- – never no more
- – 93 till infinity
- – limitations
- – anything can happen
- – make your mind up
- – batting practice
- – tell me who profits
- – outro
- 1. – let em know
- 2. – live and let live
- 3. – that's when ya last
- View full info and tracklisting
- 2×LP£29.99