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    Never Grow Old Studio One Discography & Rhythm Directory

    This is the definitive new edition of Rob Chapman's 100% essential discography of Studio One. Rob Chapman has written sleevenotes for a number of our Soul Jazz/Studio One releases is one of the most respected of all Studio One aficionados! This book is the bomb!



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        Rock Against Racism 1976-1981By Syd Shelton
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            Greensleeves BOOKThe First 100 Covers
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                  Namba RoyNo Black Sparrows
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                    Revolutionary Letters
                    By turns a handbook of countercultural living, a manual for street protest, and a feminist broadside against the repressive state apparatus, Revolutionary...
                      Colleen ‘Cosmo’ Murphy presents 'Balearic Breakfast' Volume 4
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                        Talking to Women
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                          Wayne GorbeaCogele el Gusto
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                            Sabroso Guaganco Vol. 10Sabroso Guaganco Vol. 10
                            Latin compilation
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                              Sabroso Guaganco Vol. 11Sabroso Guaganco Vol. 11
                              Latin compilation
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                                Sabroso Guaganco Vol. 12Sabroso Guaganco Vol. 12
                                Latin compilation
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                                  The Blood of OthersSimone de Beauvoir
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                                    Salsa Y Ache
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                                      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,...
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                                        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...
                                          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...
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                                            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...
                                              James Kaplan3 Shades of Blue : Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Bill Evans & The Lost Empire of Cool
                                              1959 saw Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Bill Evans and the other members of Miles's sextet come together to record the bestselling jazz album of all time:...
                                                Nettleblackby Nat Reeve
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                                                  Friedrich NietzscheAphorisms on Love and Hate
                                                  'We must learn to love, learn to be kind, and this from our earliest youth ... Likewise, hatred must be learned and nurtured, if one wishes to become a...
                                                    Eros the Bittersweet : An Essayby Anne Carson
                                                    Named one of the 100 best nonfiction books of all time by the Modern LibraryAnne Carson’s remarkable first book about the paradoxical nature of romantic...
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                                                        Jacqueline CrooksFire Rush
                                                        Yamaye lives for the weekend, when she can go raving with her friends at The Crypt, an underground club on the outskirts of London. Then everything changes....
                                                          We Were There:How Black culture, resistance and community shaped modern Britain
                                                          We Were There is about a Black Britain that for too long has been unknown and unexplored – the one that exists beyond London. **An Esquire and GQ best...
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                                                            Dr Maya AngelouI Know Why The Caged Bird Sings
                                                            Maya Angelou's six volumes of autobiography are a testament to the talents and resilience of this extraordinary writer. Loving the world, she also knows...
                                                              Keith Gildart & Stephen CatterallKeeping the Faith : A History of Northern Soul
                                                              In the 1970s, Northern Soul held a pivotal position in British youth culture. Originating in the English North and Midlands in the late-1960s, by the mid-1970s...
                                                                Margo JeffersonNegroland : A Memoir
                                                                'Jefferson's eye for details yields some devastatingly honest and painful insights' The Times'Captivating... Charm is this book's watchword' Colin Grant,...
                                                                  Kae TempestOn Connection
                                                                  An authentically soothing, powerful, thought-provoker.'MATT HAIG'On Connection is medicine for these wounded times.'MAX PORTER'On Connection came to me...
                                                                    Emanuele CocciaPhilosophy of the Home : Domestic Space and Happiness
                                                                    A bedroom, a kitchen, a bathroom - are these rooms all that make a home? Not at all, argues Emanuele Coccia. The buildings we inhabit are of immense psychological...

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