New book/zine - Full discography, nice pics, wicked label scans - a work of love - it's the bomb! Only 10 squid!
A4 55 pages
Superb hardback 188-page book with loads of text, photos, artefacts, record labels etc written by Noel Hawks.
With contributions and quotes from (wait for it): King Jammy, Bunny Lee, Dennis Alcapone, Bob Marley, Paul Khouri, Graeme Goodall, Horace Andy, Burning Spear, Augustus Pablo, Marcia Griffiths, Jojo Hookim, Derrick Harriott and many many more!
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'An absolutely crucial survey of the origins of the Jamaican music industry replete with chapter and verse quotes from many of the pivotal movers and shakers.
"A wealth of new information, expertly marshalled: this is a book whose time has come!" STEVE BARROW (Rough Guide to Reggae).
This is a limited-edition book, DO NOT MISS OUT!
- Book (550g)£15.00In stockAdd to Bag
New KILLER 100% essential MASSIVE 450+ pages book about the history of electronic music.
'Mars by 1980' is written by the very groovy David Stubbs, author of the classic book about German Rock ('Future Days') as well as - more importantly - sleevenotes to our own Deutsche Electronische Musik albums!
From the beginnings of electronic music in the world of avant-classical composition, up to the cosmic funk of Stevie Wonder, Giorgio Moroder and others, on to 80s pioneers and a current trawl through underground electronic music this book is the bomb!
Featuring Kraftwerk, Suicide, Delia Derbyshire, Sun Ra, Steve Reich, Joy Division, Aphex Twin, Prince, Miles Davis, Brian Eno and about a squillion more!
- Book (700g)£12.99In stockAdd to Bag
Original secondhand hardback book, stickers on cover. Nice hard to find out of print book!
- Original Book (400g)£15.00In stockAdd to Bag
Collectible original a4 small book on Japan (the group not the country!) in good condition
- Original Book (200g)£30.00In stockAdd to Bag
Original secondhand hardback book w/dustjacket in good condition, name of previous owner stamped on side
- Original Book (800g)£30.00In stockAdd to Bag
Man like Diplo travels round the world innit - pretty good. Original secondhand paperback book
- Original Book (800g)£12.00In stockAdd to Bag
Out of print original secondhand book in good condition
- Original Book (500g)£15.00In stockAdd to Bag
Cuba in photographs. Secondhand original hardback book in good condition
- Original Book (900g)£15.00In stockAdd to Bag
Original secondhand hardback book w/no dustjacket ex-library
- Original Book (900g)£20.00In stockAdd to Bag
Excellent book on deep Brazilian Macumba. Original secondhand out of print paperback in good condition
- Original Book (400g)£20.00In stockAdd to Bag
'This is the work of a born storyteller at the height of his powers' Edmund White, Washington Post
When Arthur Montana, world-renowned 'Emperor of Soul', is found dead in a London pub, his grief-stricken brother looks back over thirty years in the lives of their group of friends: from their childhood spent preaching and singing in Harlem churches, to their struggles with war and poverty, and their encounters with wealth, love and fame.
- Original Book (900g)£20.00UK 1st edition hardback w/dustjacket covered in plastic ex-library w/stampsIn stockAdd to Bag
DELAYED - WE ARE EXPECTING COPIES END OF THIS WEEK est. Fri 13th August and will ship as soon as they arrive
SOLD OUT!!
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500 pages! Over 200 photos!
Absolutely stunning book documenting Don Cherry's musical and personal world in Europe - really one of the best books we have seen! So full of details and stunning ephemera, text and more! REALLY GOOD BOOK!
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Jazz icon Don Cherry and textile artist Moki Cherry (née Karlsson) met in Sweden in the late sixties. They began to live and perform together, dubbing their mix of communal art, social and environmentalist activism, children’s education, and pan-ethnic expression “Organic Music.”
Organic Music Societies highlights models for collectivism and pedagogy deployed in the Cherrys’ interpersonal and artistic work through the presentation of archival documents alongside newly translated and commissioned writings by musicians, scholars, and artists alike.
Covering Don Cherry's ensembles during his Sweden years and beyond. Two selections of Moki’s unpublished writings—consisting of autobiography, observations, illustrations, and diary entries, as well as poetry and aphorisms—are framed by tributes from her daughter Neneh Cherry and granddaughter Naima Karlsson.
Swedish Cherry collaborator Christer Bothén contributes period travelogues from Morocco, Mali, and New York, providing insight into the cross-cultural communication that would soon come to be called “world music.” The collection also features several previously unpublished interviews with Don. Also here is a an interview with Terry Riley.
Taken together, the texts, artwork, and abundant photographs collected in Organic Music Societiesshine a long overdue spotlight on Don and Moki’s prescient and collaborative experiments in the art of living.
- Book (1kg)£16.00Expected 06 AugPreorder
1971 collection, original hardback book w/dustjacket, ex-library w/stamps
- Original Book (650g)£30.00In stockAdd to Bag
- Original Book (900g)£18.00Secondhand out of print first edition hardback with dust jacket in good condition small sticker on frontIn stockAdd to Bag
Secondhand paperback in good condition
- Original Book (200g)£8.00In stockAdd to Bag
Cajun style - secondhand out of print paperback cookery book in good condition (tear to dustjacket)
- Original Book (900g)£12.00In stockAdd to Bag
Cajun style - secondhand out of print paperback cookery book in good condition
- Original Book (200g)£10.00In stockAdd to Bag
Secondhand hardback book in plastic sleeve, ex-library w/stamps
- Original Book (500g)£10.00In stockAdd to Bag
100 COPIES ONLY
VERY HEAVY Deep dubby, dancehally, very twisted, electronic beauty! THIS RECORD IS HEAVY!
Super moody white label from KRIKOR with hand-stamped label/hand-stamped sleeve 7" ONLY available here!
DO NOT MISS OUT!!
- Krikor Kouchian – Pectineus
- Krikor Kouchian – Pectoralis Minor
- 1. Krikor Kouchian – Pectineus
- 2. Krikor Kouchian – Pectoralis Minor
- View full info and tracklisting
- 7" (SOTU Exclusive)£10.00In stockAdd to Bag
Secondhand hardback book w/dustjacket in good condition
- Original Book (700g)£10.00In stockAdd to Bag
Cajun style - secondhand out of print hardback cookery book in good condition
- Original Book (600g)£10.00In stockAdd to Bag
Secondhand paperback book
- Original Book (350g)£10.00In stockAdd to Bag
- Original Book (500g)£10.00secondhand paperback book in good condIn stockAdd to Bag
MASSIVE new book (300+ pages!)
A lavish, fully illustrated deluxe book, an official history, from the label’s archivist, historian Laurence Cane-Honeysett
Includes hundreds of photographs, record sleeves, labels and archive material, much of it not seen for many years.
It's the boom! (this book has been delayed by one week by our shippers - order now and will ship Tue 17 July)
- Book (1.9kg)£31.99
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!
- Book (300g)£15.00
New hand-numbered edition
Unbelievably groovy and very limited hand-printed, individually numbered silkscreen A4 prints by Jeremy Collingwood. All are specially created and individually hand printed by the traditional letter press method. All limited editions.These are wicked!
- Original Silk Screen Print£15.00Expected 30 NovPreorder
Alternative rare vocal version of "Earthquake" aka "The Blues" from the great Prince Buster. Tuff 60s rocksteady direct from Jamaica with instrumental take of "Orange St" as the second tune.
Number 9 in the limited edition series, one sided red 10" vinyl
- – Earthquake (Alt. Take) aka ‘The Blues’
- – Orange St. (Version)
- 1. – Earthquake (Alt. Take) aka ‘The Blues’
- 2. – Orange St. (Version)
- View full info and tracklisting
- 10"£11.00
New design silk-screen print - hand-numbered edition
Unbelievably groovy and very limited hand-printed, individually numbered silkscreen A4 prints by Jeremy Collingwood. All are specially created and individually hand printed by the traditional letter press method. All limited editions.These are wicked!
- Original Silk Screen Print£15.00
New hand-numbered edition
Unbelievably groovy and very limited hand-printed, individually numbered silkscreen A4 prints by Jeremy Collingwood. All are specially created and individually hand printed by the traditional letter press method. All limited editions.These are wicked!
- Original Silk Screen Print£15.00
New hand-numbered edition
Unbelievably groovy and very limited hand-printed, individually numbered silkscreen A4 prints by Jeremy Collingwood. All are specially created and individually hand printed by the traditional letter press method. All limited editions.These are wicked!
- Original Silk Screen Print£15.00Expected 30 NovPreorder
New hand-numbered edition
Unbelievably groovy and very limited hand-printed, individually numbered silkscreen A4 prints by Jeremy Collingwood. All are specially created and individually hand printed by the traditional letter press method. All limited editions.These are wicked!
- Original Silk Screen Print£15.00Expected 30 NovPreorder
Limited red vinyl copies of this aggy dancehall double-header from Miss Red - both produced by The Bug!
- – Dagga
- – One Shot Killer
- 1. – Dagga
- 2. – One Shot Killer
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- 12"£10.99
Two wicked early 60s recordings from the vaults of Studio 1 featuring the jazz walking of Monty & The Cyclones and a tuff instrumental from Don Drummond on the flip. All Studio 1 singles come with repo sleeves. Nice.
- Monty & The Cyclones – Jazz Walking
- Don Drummond & D. McLaughlin – Just Cool
- 1. Monty & The Cyclones – Jazz Walking
- 2. Don Drummond & D. McLaughlin – Just Cool
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- 7"£11.99
Studio One Freedom Sounds is the new collection from Soul Jazz/Studio One focussing on the intense period in the second half of the 1960s when Studio One’s vast and unbeatable output of ska, soul, rock steady and reggae made it literally one of the hottest musical empires in the world.
During this highly successful period, Clement ‘Sir Coxsone’ Dodd released hundreds and hundreds of superlative singles seemingly on an almost daily basis, in the process making huge stars out of Jamaican singers such as Alton Ellis, Delroy Wilson, The Wailers, Slim Smith, Jackie Opel and many more.
Powered by the finest in-house musicians working in Jamaica, whether it was The Skatalites, Jackie Mittoo’s Soul Brothers, The Sounds Dimension or The Soul Vendors, Studio One functioned as hit factory on the scale of Motown in the USA, shaping and defining reggae music for decades to come.
Singlehandedly Studio One’s founder Clement Dodd was able to create the most successful vertically-integrated record company that Jamaica had ever known with pressing plant, printers, studio, shops, and sound systems all running at once, with over 50 employees and hundreds of artists working with Studio One during this time.
Studio One Freedom Sounds tells the story of Studio One in the 1960s with a stunning set of ska, soul, rock steady and reggae killer tunes as well as informative sleevenotes and track-by-track info by Noel Hawks. The album is released as heavyweight double vinyl (+ free download code), deluxe CD and digital album.
- Don Drummond & The Skatalites – Rain Or Shine
- The Gaylads – Morning Sun
- Delroy Wilson – Just Because Of You
- Alton Ellis – Sunday Coming
- Jackie Opel – I Am What I Am
- Peter Tosh – I Am The Toughest
- Delroy Wilson – Get Ready
- Mr Foundation – Timo-Oh
- Roland Alphonso & The Soul Brothers – Provocation
- Leroy & Rocky – Love Me Girl
- Slim & Delroy – Look Who Is Back Again
- The Skatalites – Spread Satin
- Barrington Spence – Contemplating Mind
- Ernest Ranglin – Psychedelic Rock
- Bob Marley & The Wailers – Destiny
- Roland Alphonso – Reggae In The Grass
- Zoot Simms – We Can Talk It Over
- Jackie Mittoo – Hi Jack
- 1. Don Drummond & The Skatalites – Rain Or Shine
- 2. The Gaylads – Morning Sun
- 3. Delroy Wilson – Just Because Of You
- View full info and tracklisting
- 2xLP + Download Code£23.00
- CD£12.00In stockAdd to Bag
- MP3 Release£7.99In stockAdd to Bag
Nice out of print private press pamphlet of poems
- Original Book (200g)£20.00
Fantastic Jamaican Reggae/Dancehall Flyer stickers die-cut A4 sheets printed by Jeremy Collingwood. KILLER!
- Sticker Sheet£10.00
- Eva Keyes – Tired Of The City
- Dan Taliras – Dub Of The City
- 1. Eva Keyes – Tired Of The City
- 2. Dan Taliras – Dub Of The City
- View full info and tracklisting
- 7"£6.99
Wicked early reggae version of "Your Cheating Heart" originally released in 1973 produced by Byron Lyons with version on the flip.
- Peter Austin – Your Cheating Heart
- Stud All Stars – Cheating Version
- 1. Peter Austin – Your Cheating Heart
- 2. Stud All Stars – Cheating Version
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- 7"£6.49
BACK IN STOCK - All time vocal roots classic mid 70s from Junior Byles with dubwise on the flip. Clean and loud pressings.
- – Fade Away
- 1. – Fade Away
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- 7"£5.99
Ray has given up school. He sees no point in education and despises authority. And then he has no choice about school as he is excluded. But Ray also has troubles at home, which means he has nowhere to stay and ends up sleeping in the local record shop, owned by his friend Marga Man. Ray and his friends attend a Social Exclusion Project which means they can develop their music skills. Marga Man gets a record deal for them, and they become local heroes. But another rap band takes a dislike to Ray's music and gang warfare is the result.
s/hand hardback
- Original Book (300g)£8.00Original secondhand hardback out of print edition
100% Guarantee on this and all Original Books at Sounds Of The Universe - 'if you're not happy we're not happy' money-back guarantee!In stockAdd to Bag
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EXTREMELEY RARE & AWESOME ROCKSTEADY BOMB on Studio One!
Original copies about £400!
Bomb 45 will sell out in hours! Very limited copies!
- 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"£13.99
- – Carrion Bird
- – John Crow
- 1. – Carrion Bird
- 2. – John Crow
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- 7"£6.99
Two killer rocksteady tunes from 1968 recorded by J.J. Johnson, no repress on these J.J. records..Don't delay
- – What A Fire
- – Gun Man
- 1. – What A Fire
- 2. – Gun Man
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- 7"£7.00In stockAdd to Bag
Straight from the master tapes, brilliant next vocal cut to this rhythm licked by Joe Morgan in the mid '70s. Prime cut rhythm from the golden age of roots reggae, never enough cuts!
- – As It Was Written
- – As It Was Written (Version)
- 1. – As It Was Written
- 2. – As It Was Written (Version)
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- 7"£10.00In stockAdd to Bag
secondhand hardback. Informative guide, nice pics
- Original Book (400g)£8.00In stockAdd to Bag
Fantastic Jamaican Reggae/Dancehall Flyer stickers die-cut A4 sheets printed by Jeremy Collingwood. KILLER!
- Sticker Sheet£10.00
Written almost 40 years ago by the legendary Sister Audrey, English Girl was one of the first songs recorded at the "new Ariwa Studios" in Gautrey Road, Peckham, and was released on Jah Shaka's label after the overwhelming response at dances. This was one several Shaka / Ariwa partnerships from the 80s. Now in 2018 the song is re-emerging as the theme of the Windrush Generation, Especially the verse "now 40 years later, we must go and get some papers" This is one of the Roots Reggae Classics..
- Sister Audrey – English Girl
- – Version
- Mad Professor – Bengali Dub
- – Version
- 1. Sister Audrey – English Girl
- 2. – Version
- 3. Mad Professor – Bengali Dub
- View full info and tracklisting
- 12"£11.49
Rare rocksteady cut from Leonard Dillon & The Ethiopians with Winston Wright's mighty organ cut on the flip.
- The Ethiopians – Run Them Down
- J.J. Allstars – Remover
- 1. The Ethiopians – Run Them Down
- 2. J.J. Allstars – Remover
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- 7"£5.99