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NOW JAZZ NOW - 100 Essential Free Jazz & Improvisation Recordings [1960-80]Writing from Thurston Moore, Byron Coley, Mats GustafssonPreface by Neneh Cherry. Afterword by Joe McPheeECSTATIC PEACE LIBRARY
The Bug vs Ghost DubsImplosionPressure
Carlos GarnettCosmos NucleusTime Traveler
Kenny BarronSunset To DawnTime Traveler
Roy BrooksThe Free SlaveTime Traveler
Global Communication76:14 (30th Anniversary Edition)Music On Vinyl
Zig-Zag BandChigiyo Music KingsAnalog Africa
Brian Auger & The TrinityDefinitely What!Strut
Florence & The MachineEverybody ScreamPolydor
RadioheadHail To The Thief (Live Recordings 2003-2009)XL Recordings
SMLHow You BeenInternational Anthem
Brian Auger's Oblivion ExpressStraight AheadSoul Bank Music
Sarathy KorwarThere Is Beauty There AlreadyOtherland
Jeb Loy NicholsThis House Is Empty Without YouTimmion
Yalla MikuYalla Miku 2Bongo Joe
Tyler The CreatorCHROMAKOPIAColumbia
GILLES PETERSON and STUART BAKER (SOUL JAZZ RECORDS)FREEDOM, RHYTHM AND SOUND Chapter 2: Journeys To Enlightenment BOOKRevolutionary Jazz Original Cover ArtSoul Jazz Records
Madala Kunene & Sibusile XabaKwantuMushroom Hour Half Hour
Techno Kayo Vol 1: Japanese Techno Pop 1981-1989Various ArtistsRush Hour
Kid SublimeThe Paradigm ShiftNatural Element
No One's Listening AnywayUK DIY Post Punk & Dubs 1978-1984 (Volume 2)Caroline True Records
Idjut Boys / Minjung Kate KimWTF: Further Adventures Of The WTF BandBite The Day
Mick HarrisCulvert Dub Sessions FourL.I.E.S.
Emilio SantiagoMais Que Um MomentoUniversal
Jonny NashOnce Was Ours ForeverMelody As Truth
Arp Frique & The Perpetual SingersSave Your SoulUnknownunknown
G.G. Grossett, Carl Bryan & The Mudie All StarsRun Girl / Run For Your LifeMoodisc Records
Harry Mudie & Dennis Walks with Mudies All StarsShe Pon Top / Black BeatMoodisc Records
Winston ReedyTurf War / Mr Boss ManRoom In The Sky
CoilBackwardsCold Spring
Crissin ft. ShaggyCall On Me / Vacation GirlC&I Jah Bless Records
J DillaDonuts (Audiophile Edition)Stones Throw Records
Maxi PriestIf I Made A Wish / Love AppleC&I Jah Bless Records
Freddie McKayIf You Must GoMelrose
Augustus PabloKing Selassie I CallingOnlyroots
- Book (300g)£10.00Expected 30 Nov Notify me when in stock
New book/zine - Full discography, nice pics, wicked label scans - a work of love - it's the bomb! Only 10 squid!
A4 55 pages
Punk: The Last WordBy Chris Sullivan and Stephen Colegrave
'A thoroughly enjoyable compendium of appalling behaviour.' Nick Logan, Editor NME (1973-1978), founder of The Face
'From the shabby stowaways of the...
- Book (900g)£30.00Expected 30 NovPreorder
Freedom Rhythm and Sound EVENTThu 18 Dec 2025
Gilles Peterson + Stuart Baker (Soul Jazz Records) + Special GuestsAn evening of conversation, music and visuals 7.30-10pm Thu 18 Dec 2025 at The American...
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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...
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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...
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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£35.00In 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...
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Colleen ‘Cosmo’ Murphy presents 'Balearic Breakfast' Volume 4
“There are curators, and then there's Colleen ‘Cosmo’ Murphy.” - Resident Advisor
The sun has finally come out. It’s the first time something...
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Talking to Women
In 1964, Nell Dunn spoke to nine of her friends over a bottle of wine about men, sex, work, money, babies, freedom and love. The Pop Artist Pauline Boty...
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Sabroso Guaganco Vol. 10Sabroso Guaganco Vol. 10
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. 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...
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Salsa Y Ache
- Original CD£4.99CD disc condition: VG+Case & booklet condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned CD in great conditionIn stockAdd to Bag
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...
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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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Women and the Piano : A History in 50 Livesby Susan Tomes
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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...
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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:...
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Nettleblackby Nat Reeve
'To be blunt: I must escape.' 1893. Henry Nettleblack has to act fast or she'll be married off by her elder sister. But leaving the safety of her wealthy...
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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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Luke de NoronhaDeporting Black Britons : Portraits of Deportation to Jamaica
Since the late nineties, the UK has deported thousands of people to Jamaica. Many of these ‘deportees’ left the Caribbean as infants and grew up in...
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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....
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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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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Jason OkundayeRevolutionary Acts
In this landmark work, Jason Okundaye meets an elder generation of Black gay men and finds a spirited community full of courage, charisma and good humour,...
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Alex Haley (Author) , Malcolm X (Author)The Autobiography of Malcolm X
Malcolm X's The Autobiography of Malcolm X was written in collaboration with Alex Haley, author of Roots, and includes an introduction by Paul Gilroy,...
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Daft PunkWe Were The Robots: A Disco Pogo Tribute
Featuring a new foreword by David and Stephen Dewaele, better known as Soulwax and 2manydjs.
Daft Punk featured often in the formative years of Jockey...
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Friedrich NietzscheWhy I Am so Clever
'Why do I know a few more things? Why am I so clever altogether?'Self-celebrating and self-mocking autobiographical writings from Ecce Homo, the last work...
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Woman Life Freedom
Jina Mahsa Amini’s death at the hands of Iran’s Morality Police on 16 September 2022 sparked widespread protests across the country. Women took to...
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Trojan - The Story of Trojan RecordsBy Laurence Cane-HoneysettTrojan
MASSIVE new book (300+ pages!)
A lavish, fully illustrated deluxe book, an official history, from the label’s archivist, historian Laurence Cane-Honeysett
Includes...
- Book (1.9kg)£30.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Original Silk Screen PrintLee Perry ( brown recycled card)
New hand-numbered editionUnbelievably groovy and very limited hand-printed, individually numbered silkscreen A4 prints by Jeremy Collingwood. All...
- Original Silk Screen Print£15.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Prince Buster's All StarsEarthquake (Alt. Take) Aka ‘The Blues’ B/W Orange St.(Version)Earth Sound
Alternative rare vocal version of "Earthquake" aka "The Blues" from the great Prince Buster. Tuff 60s rocksteady direct from Jamaica with instrumental...
- – Earthquake (Alt. Take) aka ‘The Blues’
- – Orange St. (Version)
- 1. – Earthquake (Alt. Take) aka ‘The Blues’
- 2. – Orange St. (Version)
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- 10" ES09£12.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Original Silk Screen PrintSkanking Reggae Honda S-90 Advert (white card)
New design silk-screen print - hand-numbered editionUnbelievably groovy and very limited hand-printed, individually numbered silkscreen...
- Original Silk Screen Print£15.00Expected 30 Nov Notify me when in stock
Original Silk Screen PrintPrince Buster
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
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
Original Silk Screen PrintKing Tubby (silver)
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
Never Grow OldStudio 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...
- Book (300g)£15.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Tommy McCook Alimawi / Jah I Earth Sound
Here’s another early rasta praise to Jah Rastafari loaded with full drums! Here’s another exclusive joint with tip top remastering from Earth Sound...
- – Alimawi
- – Jah I
- 1. – Alimawi
- 2. – Jah I
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- 10" ES02£10.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Studio One SkaStudio One Ska - Original Jump Up and Ska SoundsSoul Jazz Records
Soul Jazz Records’ new 20th anniversary one-off limited-edition heavyweight special-edition coloured vinyl pressing + download code exclusively for...
- Jackie Mittoo – El Bang Bang
- Ken Boothe & Stranger Cole – Arte Bella
- The Wailers – (I'm Gonna) Put It On
- The Skatalites – Addis Ababa
- Roland Alphonso – President Kennedy
- Joe Higgs – (I'm The) Song My Enemies Sing
- The Skatalites – Beardsman Ska
- Delroy Wilson – I Want Justice
- Tommy McCook's Orchestra – Sampson
- The Ethiopians – I'm Gonna Take Over Now
- Tommy Mccook – Freedom Sounds
- The Maytals – Marching On
- The Skatalites – Exodus
- Rolando Alphonso – Look Away Ska
- Don Drummond – Don Cosmic
- Rolando Alphonso – Scambalena
- Andy & Joey – You're Wondering Now
- 1. Jackie Mittoo – El Bang Bang
- 2. Ken Boothe & Stranger Cole – Arte Bella
- 3. The Wailers – (I'm Gonna) Put It On
- View full info and tracklisting
- 2xLP (Coloured Vinyl) + Download Code SJRLP85C£28.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- MP3 Release SJRD85£9.99In stockAdd to Bag
Black Man's Pride 2 (Studio One)Soul Jazz Records
This is the second installment of deep roots Rastafarian reggae at Studio One and features classic music from some of the most important figures in reggae...
- Horace Andy – Illiteracy
- The Heptones – Be A Man
- The Manchesters – Natty Gone
- The Gladiators – Down Town Rebel
- Willie Williams – Calling
- Roland Alphonso & Brentford All Stars – Sir D Special
- Keith Wilson – God I God I Say
- Alton Ellis – Almost Anything
- Bobby Kalphat & The New Establishment – Adis A Wa Wa
- Peter Broggs – Sing A New Song
- Mystic Revelations Of Rastafari – Let Freedom Reign
- Larry & Alvin – Free I Lord
- Ernest Wilson & The Sound Dimension – Freedom Fighter
- Jackie Mittoo – Happy People
- Prince Lincoln – Daughters Of Zion
- High Charles – Zion
- Winston Jarrett – Love Jah Jah
- 1. Horace Andy – Illiteracy
- 2. The Heptones – Be A Man
- 3. The Manchesters – Natty Gone
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- 2xLP + Download Code SJRLP414£28.00In stockAdd to Bag
- CD SJRCD414£12.00In stockAdd to Bag
- MP3 Release SJRD414£9.99In stockAdd to Bag
Junior MurvinPolice & ThievesJustice League
Stone cold reggae classic, the sound of the streets in Jamaica & England 40 odd years ago..
- Junior Murvin – Police & Thieves
- The Upsetters – Police & Thieves Version
- 1. Junior Murvin – Police & Thieves
- 2. The Upsetters – Police & Thieves Version
- View full info and tracklisting
- 7" CD051£10.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
The SensationsYou Won't Get Far By WishingTreasure Isle
Two rare rocksteady tunes from the vaults of Treasure Isle featuring vocal group The Sensations & Phyllis Dillon.
- The Sensations – You Won't Get Far By Wishing
- Phyllis Dillion – Things Of The Past
- 1. The Sensations – You Won't Get Far By Wishing
- 2. Phyllis Dillion – Things Of The Past
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- 7" D02£9.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
ImperialsBlack Is SoulSpade
"Black Is Soul" originally released in JA on a small run blank label 7", then released in the UK on Pama's Bullet outlet. Flip side is a reggae remake...
- Imperials – Black Is Soul
- Al Senior Pone – Hold My Hand
- 1. Imperials – Black Is Soul
- 2. Al Senior Pone – Hold My Hand
- View full info and tracklisting
- 7"£7.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Desmond Dekker & The AcesAction!Beverley's Records
1968 Boss Sounds from Desmond Dekker and The Aces, produced by Leslie Kong for his label Beverley's records. Includes the big hit 007, Fu Manchu, Unity,...
- LP LP 003£14.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Shaggy: Dogamuffin Styleby Micah LocilentoECW Press
- Original Book (300g)£15.00Out of print Secondhand paperback copy in good conditionIn stockAdd to Bag
Original Silk Screen PrintBob Marley (silver)
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
Roland Downer & Count Ossie, Lennie HibbertEthiopian Kingdom / Ethiopian Kingdom Alternative TakeDub Store
Two alternative nyahbingi takes of this killer late 60s rocksteady recording featuring Roland Downer, Lennie Hibbert & master drummer Count Ossie.
- – Ethiopian Kingdom
- – Ethiopian Kingdom (Alternative Take)
- 1. – Ethiopian Kingdom
- 2. – Ethiopian Kingdom (Alternative Take)
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- 7" DSR-SP7-09£11.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
CoversRetracing Reggae Record Sleeves in London
Superb deluxe hardback book.
"Covers: Retracing Reggae Record Sleeves in London" is a project by photographer Alex Bartsch documenting reggae album covers...
- Book (850g) 9780956777386£25.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Dread, Beat and Bloodby Linton Kwesi JohnsonBogle-L'Ouverture Publications
Seminal Independently published collection of poetry from Linton Kwesi Johnson- First edition 1975 paperback, children on front cover
Secondhand original...
- Original Book (200g)£40.00First pressing (1975). Rare. Secondhand out of print small book in good condition, some ageing.
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Tyrone TaylorThis World Was MineTreasure Isle
Killer rocksteady version of the Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell 1967 soul classic with The Supersonics wicked upbeat instrumental on the flip.
- Tyrone Taylor – This World Was Mine
- The Supersonics – Baba Explosion
- 1. Tyrone Taylor – This World Was Mine
- 2. The Supersonics – Baba Explosion
- View full info and tracklisting
- 7" D01£9.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Yellowman & FatheadDivorced! (For Your Eyes Only) (1983)Burning Sounds
Can't believe these two got divorced.Original UK Vinyl VG+ /Sleeve VG (spine wear at bottom)100% Guarantee on this and all Original Vinyl at Sounds Of...
- Original LP BS 1055£15.00Sold out Notify me when in stock