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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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        Punk: The Last WordBy Chris Sullivan and Stephen Colegrave
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            Don CherryEternal Now
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              Don CherryHear & Now
                • New LP (Coloured Vinyl) 0889397842512£17.00
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                Up the Youth Club : Illuminating a Hidden Historyby Emma Warren
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                  Rock Against Racism 1976-1981By Syd Shelton
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                    Greensleeves BOOKThe First 100 Covers
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                      The Other Side : A Journey into Women, Art and the Spirit World
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                        Soul Jazz Records hoodie (navy)
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                          Susan SontagNotes on 'Camp'
                          These two classic essays were the first works of criticism to break down the boundaries between 'high' and 'low' culture, and made Susan Sontag a literary...
                            The Second Sex (Vintage Feminism Short Edition)by Simone de Beauvoir
                            Vintage Feminism: classic feminist texts in short formWITH AN INTRODUCTION BY NATALIE HAYNESWhen this book was first published in 1949 it was to outrage...
                              Beneath the UnderdogBy Chalrles Mingus
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                                The Art of DancehallPosters and Flyers of Soundsystem Culture
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                                      Sabroso Guaganco Vol. 11Sabroso Guaganco Vol. 11
                                      Latin compilation
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                                          CD disc condition: VG+Case & booklet condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned CD in great condition
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                                        Sabroso Guaganco Vol. 12Sabroso Guaganco Vol. 12
                                        Latin compilation
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                                            CD disc condition: VG+Case & booklet condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned CD in great condition
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                                          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...
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                                            Salsa Y Ache
                                              • Original CD£4.99
                                                CD disc condition: VG+Case & booklet condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned CD in great condition
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                                              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...
                                                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...
                                                      • Book (600g) 9781474621472£20.00
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