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Massive Attack & Tom WaitsBoots on the GroundPlay It Again Sam
Ariana GrandepetalIsland
Nia ArchivesEmotional JunglistIsland
Chez DamierI Never Knew LoveKMS
Cloud 9Do You Want Me BabyUnknown Ltd
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
MonolakeInterstateField 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
De La SoulThe Grind DateBMG
New African Orchestra / Lost Tymeez / USGThe Ron Trent Collection Vol.1Nite Grooves
Roy Ayers UbiquityVibrationsVampisoul
LizzoBitchAtlantic
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
- Book (300g)£15.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
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!
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
A History of the Jamaican Recording IndustryBook One: The Birth of Ska 'From Mento to Studio One'
Superb hardback 188-page book with loads of text, photos, artefacts, record labels etc written by Noel Hawks.
With contributions and quotes from (wait...
- Book (550g) Jam Bk 3£18.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
A History of the Jamaican Recording IndustryBook Two: Rock Steady To Rockers From Treasure Isle To Channel One
Superb hardback 350-page book (nearly twice the size of the first one) with loads of text, photos, artefacts, record labels etc written by Noel Hawks....
- Book (800g) Jam Bk 2£18.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Michel Legrand & CoLe Jazz Grand (1978)Gryphon
Killer Dingwalls jazz dance essential!
- – la pasionaria
- 2. – la pasionaria
- View full info and tracklisting
- Original LP£15.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print USA VinylSold out Notify me when in stock
Studio One RocksteadySoul Jazz Records
Get ready ..
With excellent sleevenotes by Lloyd Bradley (author of the classic book Bass Culture - When Reggae Was King (Penguin)) this album is dedicated...
- The Eternals – Stars
- John Holt – Fancy Make Up
- Cecille Campbell – Whisper To Me
- The Heptones – Party Time
- The Gaylads – Joy In The Morning
- Marcia Griffiths – My Ambition
- The Heptones – Love Won't Come Easy
- Alton Ellis – Hurting Me
- The Wailing Souls – Row Fisherman Row
- Ken Boothe – Home Home Home
- Jackie Mittoo – Our Thing
- Ken Boothe – When I Fall In Love
- Larry & Alvin – Throw Me Corn
- Duke Morgan – Lick It Back
- Carlton and The Shoes – Me and You
- Dennis Brown – Easy Take It Easy
- The Classics – Pack Up
- Ken Boothe – Moving Away
- 1. The Eternals – Stars
- 2. John Holt – Fancy Make Up
- 3. Cecille Campbell – Whisper To Me
- View full info and tracklisting
- 2×LP SJRLP277£28.00In stockAdd to Bag
- CD SJRCD277£12.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- MP3 Release SJRD277£9.99In stockAdd to Bag
Alice ColtraneKIRTAN: TURIYA SINGSImpulse!
Deep, spiritual material from 1982 by Alice Coltrane!!!! INCREDIBLE LOST ALBUM!!
'Kirtan: Turiya Sings' features Alice Coltrane at peak spirituality and...
- – Krishna Krishna
- 3. – Krishna Krishna
- View full info and tracklisting
- 2×LP 3593976£31.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- CD 3593975£16.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Johnny ValutiLater Than Sooner / Swiss Ska FeverTip-A-Top Records
Following up from their awesome "Covid 19" ska tune come Switzerland's finest live/studio band Sir Jay & Ska-Ta-Nauts with two fresh nuggets to keep things...
- Johnny Valuti – Later Than Sooner
- Sir Jay & The Skatanauts – Swiss Ska Fever
- 1. Johnny Valuti – Later Than Sooner
- 2. Sir Jay & The Skatanauts – Swiss Ska Fever
- View full info and tracklisting
- 7" TAT-003£13.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
WrigglersThe CoolerStudio 1
AWESOME ROCKSTEADY BOMB on Studio One!
Originally only ever released in UK. One for sale on Discogs for £700!!
Rocksteady floorfiller - don't miss...
- – The Cooler
- – You Cannot Know
- 1. – The Cooler
- 2. – You Cannot Know
- View full info and tracklisting
- 7" CLD4503£15.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Lloyd McNeillTori (1978)Soul Jazz Records
Soul Jazz Records’ limited-edition black vinyl 1000-copies worldwide LP (+ download code), (as well as CD and digital) issue of this very rare deep...
- Lloyd McNeill – O Mercado (Brazilian Market)
- Lloyd McNeill – Tori (Segment One)
- Lloyd McNeill – Tzigane
- Lloyd McNeill – Tori (Segment Two)
- Lloyd McNeill – Sambinha
- Lloyd McNeill – Time Still / Passaro - Pifaro (Flute Bird)
- Lloyd McNeill – Tori (Segment Three)
- Lloyd McNeill – Tranquil
- 1. Lloyd McNeill – O Mercado (Brazilian Market)
- 2. Lloyd McNeill – Tori (Segment One)
- 3. Lloyd McNeill – Tzigane
- View full info and tracklisting
- LP + Download Code SJRLP487£23.00In stockAdd to Bag
- CD SJRCD487£12.00In stockAdd to Bag
- MP3 Release SJRD487£7.99In stockAdd to Bag
Lozzy And The MountaineersBetter Let It Go / Bitter SoulTip-A-Top Records
Switzerland is the place for SKA..check these two Mountaineers led tunes back to back..don't miss! One of two new 7" singles from Tip-A-Top.
- Lorraine Bailey – Better Let It Go
- The Mountaineers – Bitter Soul
- 1. Lorraine Bailey – Better Let It Go
- 2. The Mountaineers – Bitter Soul
- View full info and tracklisting
- 7" TAT-002£13.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Errol DunkleyDown LowStudio One
Very limited MASSIVE Studio One roots tune!
Super-rare - NONE on Discogs, one sold on Popsike 8 years ago! (£200+)!
Boom tune + KILLER dub!
- – Down Low
- – Version
- 1. – Down Low
- 2. – Version
- View full info and tracklisting
- 7" CLD4501£15.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
The 18th ParallelStamp 'N' GoSkankin' Society
Here is the second single on Skankin' Society, a new sub label of Geneva's Fruits Records. 'Stamp 'N' Go' by Antonin Chatelain and Mathias Liengme (aka...
- – Stamp 'N' Go
- – Stamp 'N' Go Part II
- 1. – Stamp 'N' Go
- 2. – Stamp 'N' Go Part II
- View full info and tracklisting
- 7" FTR034£11.00 £6.00In stockAdd to Bag
The MinstrellsYours Until TomorrowStudio One
EXCLUSIVE Studio One KILLER 45 hot off the press!!
Superb sweet rocksteady from The Minstrels. Save yourself £400+ for on original copy.
- The Minstrells – Yours Until Tomorrow
- Jackie Mittoo – Tropic Island
- 1. The Minstrells – Yours Until Tomorrow
- 2. Jackie Mittoo – Tropic Island
- View full info and tracklisting
- 7" CLD4508£15.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
GoatHeadsoupRocket Recordings
‘Headsoup’ is a new compilation that deepens the legend of mysterious Swedish psych collective Goat even further. Collecting rarities from across band’s...
- – The Sun and Moon
- – Stonegoat
- – Dreambuilding
- – Dig My Grave
- – It's Time For Fun
- – Relax
- – Union Of Mind And Soul
- – The Snake of Addis Adaba
- – Goatfizz
- – Let it Burn (Edit)
- – Friday Pt.1
- – Fill My Mouth [7" BONUS]
- – Queen Of The Underground [7" BONUS]
- 1. – The Sun and Moon
- 2. – Stonegoat
- 3. – Dreambuilding
- View full info and tracklisting
- LP + 7" LAUNCH234S£24.00Limited, clear green vinyl edtion with bonus 7"Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Original Silk Screen PrintTrojan
New hand-numbered editionUnbelievably groovy and very limited hand-printed, individually numbered silkscreen A4 prints by Jeremy Collingwood. All...
- Original Silk Screen Print£15.00Expected 31 Jul Notify me when in stock
Joy Roberts & The ExtremesI Am SweptStudio One
EXTREMELY RARE (only ever on a pre-release white) Superb and rare Studio One cuts on this great new 45 - AWESOME Female early 70s RARE roots/lovers cut...
- Joy Roberts & The Extremes – I Am Swept
- Ernest & The New Expression – Sweeping
- 1. Joy Roberts & The Extremes – I Am Swept
- 2. Ernest & The New Expression – Sweeping
- View full info and tracklisting
- 7" CLD4505£15.00In stockAdd to Bag
SeekersinternationalPresents: Ragga Preservation Society - Worldwide SoundDiskotopia
The enigmatic Manila-via-British Columbia ensemble SeekersInternational returns to Tokyo-based label Diskotopia. 'Ragga Preservation Society' features...
- – Worldwide (feat. wzrdyAV)
- – Kill-A-Milli (feat. Papa Roger Robinson)
- – RingRingRiddim
- – SoundboyThunderbolt
- – TrussUBad (feat. Second Woman)
- – WatchuwannaDeuce (feat. Wundrkut)
- – DreadRunner (Can't Keep On)
- – JamFlexEdit, Pt. 1 & 2
- – ConsciousVybz
- – SoundTekOva
- 1. – Worldwide (feat. wzrdyAV)
- 2. – Kill-A-Milli (feat. Papa Roger Robinson)
- 3. – RingRingRiddim
- View full info and tracklisting
- LP DSK057£18.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Alton & Ed /Jacob MillerWhipping The Prince / My Girl has Left MeStudio One
Superb and rare Studio One cuts on this great new 45 - Alton & Ed's DJ super rare cut on the Soul Vendor's seminal Whipping the Prince + an unreleased...
- Alton & Ed – Whipping The Prince
- Jacob Miller – My Girl Has Left Me
- 1. Alton & Ed – Whipping The Prince
- 2. Jacob Miller – My Girl Has Left Me
- View full info and tracklisting
- 7" CLD4504£15.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Lindo Sonho Delirante vol.3: 100 fearless records from Brazil (1986-2000)by Bento AraujoPoeira Press
Direct from Brazil - Wicked new Brazilian book featuring 100 underground Brazilian records from the 1980s and 90s and their artwork - lots of Brazilian...
- Book (650g)£30.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Derrick CrossNever Too MuchAthens Of The North
Stunning version of the Luther Vandross classic in a lovers rock style! A sweet, sweet version by East London based vocalist Derrick Cross that was originally...
- – Never Too Much
- – Never Too Much (Instrumental)
- 1. – Never Too Much
- 2. – Never Too Much (Instrumental)
- View full info and tracklisting
- 7" ATH091£11.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Mr. FoundationTimo OhStudio One
EXTREMELEY RARE & AWESOME ROCKSTEADY BOMB on Studio One!
Original copies about £400!
- Mr. Foundation – Timo Oh
- Dudley Sibley & Peter Austin – Hole In Your Soul
- 1. Mr. Foundation – Timo Oh
- 2. Dudley Sibley & Peter Austin – Hole In Your Soul
- View full info and tracklisting
- 7" CLD4506£15.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Earthquake on Orange StreetBuster's Jamaican Singles Story
New book/zine - Full discography, nice pics, wicked label scans - a work of love - it's the bomb! Only 10 squid!A4 55 pages
- Book (300g)£10.00Expected 30 Nov Notify me when in stock
Reggae Masterpiece, Expanded EditionDoctor Bird
Originally released in 1976, ‘Reggae Masterpiece’ demonstrated the growing authority of Jamaican producer Joe Gibbs. Over the preceding nine years,...
- – I’m A Natty – Jacob Miller
- – I Was In Love – Beverley Bailey
- – Slave Driver – Horace Andy
- – Ain’t Too Proud To Beg – Lloyd Parks
- – Burn Babylon – Silford Walker
- – No Man’s Land – Cornel Campbell
- – We’re Gonna Fight – Scotty
- – Am I That Easy To Forget – Jimmy London
- – For The Love Of You – Lloyd Parks
- – It Won’t Be Long – Lone Ranger
- – BONUS TRACKS - Knotty Knots – I Roy
- – The End Of The World – Gregory Isaacs
- – I Will – Jackie Brown
- – Fire Burn – I Roy
- – Dreader Mafia – Wally & Snuffy
- – Natty Roots – John Tom
- – A Win Them – Leo Graham
- – News Carrier – I Roy
- – Hooligan – The Fantells
- – Send Me The Pillow – Jackie Brown
- – Big Man Bed – Shorty The President
- – Not Giving Up – Leo Graham
- – I’ve Made Up My Mind – Enos McLeod
- – Sufferer’s Psalm – I Roy
- 1. – I’m A Natty – Jacob Miller
- 2. – I Was In Love – Beverley Bailey
- 3. – Slave Driver – Horace Andy
- View full info and tracklisting
- CD DBCD109£13.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Bass, Mids, TopsAn Oral History of Sound System CultureStrange Attractor Press
KILLER book!
An oral history of the UK’s soundsystem culture, featuring interviews with MALA, Dennis Bovell, SKREAM, Youth, Norman Jay, Krust, Dego...
- Book (1.1kg) 9781907222771£25.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock