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SAULTActs Of FaithForever Living Originals
Laurin Rinder & W. Michael LewisSeven Deadly Sins Be With Records
Steve ReichCollected WorksNonesuch
SecondoOver UnderWhat About Never
Jacob CollierDjesse Vol. 4 (Deluxe Edition)Decca
Secret Superstar SoundsScraping Bubblegum Off My Soul 1977-80 : Punk - Powerpop - New Wave - DIYSoul Jazz Records
Studio One Showcase 45 (Expanded Edition)Feat. The Skatalites, The Heptones, Horace Andy, Bob Marley, Jackie Mittoo and moreSoul Jazz Records
Holy TongueAmbulanceTrule
Fred SpiderChakalaka Jazz (A Selection Of South African Gems)Heavenly Sweetness
Victoria PortDid It AgainFirst Word Records
Martin CircusEvolution Française 1969-1985Born Bad Records
Q LazzarusGoodbye Horses: The Many Lives of Q Lazzarus (Music from the Motion Picture)Sacred Bones
Leo VidalHaunted By Your LoveSymphonical
Great AreaLight DeclineRelaxin Records
Nyron HigorNyron HigorFar Out Recordings
Praise Poems Volume 10 (A Journey Into Deep, Soulful Jazz & Funk From The 1970s)Various ArtistsTramp Records
Reggae Disco 45 BOOKReggae Disco 45 BOOKBy Matin 'Skyjuice' Blomqvist
Tim HeckerShardsKranky
Themba MokoenaThembaAfrodelic
Vincent ArthurTravel With The MusicSweet Free Association
Ocean MoonWays To The Deep MeadowMusic From Memory
Joe BataanAftershower Funk / FinSoul Jazz Records
Arp Frique & The Perpetual SingersAnother Taste ReworksSpace Grapes
BlawanBouQXL Recordings
Igor JadraninContemporary Outdoors EP (inc. Byron The Aquarius remix)Star Creature
J Dilla / The Jimi Entley SoundGeek Down / Charlies ThemeFriendly Records
Joe BataanLatin Strut / Peace, Friendship and SolidaritySoul Jazz Records
VisioneersRaidOmniverse Records
Tokyo BlissVarious ArtistsWewantsounds
VisioneersWhat It Mean (Battle Cut)Omniverse Records
A Thousand ThreadsBy Nenah Cherry
BugleApexEvidence Music
Jah Matty & King Bee ft. El IndioChange is gonna comePeace Foundation Music
Archie WonderCruisingWooligan Recordings
Tes Fa SiyonDifferent Type of EducationMeditative Sounds
- LP AJXLP551£23.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- 1. Mi Kple Mi De
- 2. Dodji Lo
- 3. Segla
Reissue of this impossibly rare, 1978 release from T.P. Orchestre Poly-Rythmo originally released on Albarika Store, the legendary record label that defined the sound of Benin and influenced the entire region of West Africa and beyond!
Mama TerraChameleons (Live Interpretations Of Herbie Hancock)Acid Jazz
Following the acclaim of Mama Terra’s 2023 debut album The Summoned (“Bursts with zeal and vigour” **** MOJO), today Acid Jazz announce details of...
- CD AJXCD816£10.99In stockAdd to Bag
- LP AJXLP816£25.99In stockAdd to Bag
The Albarika Story (Vol. 1)Acid Jazz
Founded in the late 1960s by record store owner Seidou Adissa, Albarika Store is one of the most important independent record labels on the African continent....
- – Segla
- – Get The Music Now
- – E Sa F'Aiye
- – Aiha Ni Kpe We
- – Ego-Ibo
- – Gbeti Ma Djro
- – Oya Ka Jojo
- – It's A Vanity
- – Bakassine Gabou
- – Nan Man Nan
- – Gbe We Gnin Wa Bio
- – Kpede Do Gbe Houenou
- 1. – Segla
- 2. – Get The Music Now
- 3. – E Sa F'Aiye
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- LP AJXLP803£25.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Chris BangsDream WorldAcid Jazz
Bangs is known for originally coining the term ‘acid jazz’ – a movement which subsequently morphed into the label – as he and likeminded DJs (including...
- LP AJXLP802£25.99In stockAdd to Bag
Soul ReviversHolding It DownAcid Jazz
Soul Revivers are back with ‘Holding it Down’, the first single from the follow up to their critically acclaimed debut album ‘On The Grove’.
For...
- – Holding It Down
- – Holding The Dub
- 1. – Holding It Down
- 2. – Holding The Dub
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- 7" AJX800S£12.00In stockAdd to Bag
Jah ThomasMusic Maker From JamaicaAcid Jazz
Acid Jazz group label Roots Records has worked with Jah Thomas since the late 1990s, and is set to release the first ever collection of his vocal work.A...
- LP RJMLP159£25.99In stockAdd to Bag
Eddie Piller & Dean Rudland present… Acid Jazz (Not Jazz): We've Got A Funky BeatAcid Jazz
A document of an era, before the internet, where clubs and record stores informed the tastes and direction of the burgeoning London music community and...
- – Super Strut - The Apostles
- – Escucha Ma Funk - The Hightower Set
- – Testify - Mains Ignition
- – Russian Roulette - Night Trains (ft. Afrika Bambaataa)
- – From The Ghetto - Dread Flimstone
- – Delancy St... The Theme - Ballistic Brothers vs. Eccentric Afros
- – Tranz Euro X-Press - X- Press 2
- – Farside - Jaziacs
- 1. – Super Strut - The Apostles
- 2. – Escucha Ma Funk - The Hightower Set
- 3. – Testify - Mains Ignition
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- LP AJXLP750£25.99In stockAdd to Bag
T.P. Orchestre Poly-RythmoLe Sato 2Acid Jazz
T.P. Orchestre Poly-Rythmo ‘Le Sato 2’ is a particularly obscure release. The follow up to ‘Le Sato’, the album was originally sold in exactly...
- – General Gowon
- – Gendemou Na Wili We Gnannin
- – A Non Zoun Mi
- – La Verite Blesse
- – Je N'en Peux Plus
- 1. – General Gowon
- 2. – Gendemou Na Wili We Gnannin
- 3. – A Non Zoun Mi
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- LP AJXLP771£26.00In stockAdd to Bag
Soul ReviversShouting DubAcid Jazz
Following the acclaimed 2022 album releases, 'On The Grove' and its dub counterpart 'Grove Dub', Soul Revivers return with a new 7" single 'Shouting Dub'...
- – Shouting Dub
- – Furthest Dub
- 1. – Shouting Dub
- 2. – Furthest Dub
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- 7" ALX 722S£11.00In stockAdd to Bag
Emmanuel Abdul-RahimHarlemAcid Jazz
Percussionist Emmanuel Abdul Rahim recorded this mix of Latin & spiritual jazz in his adopted home of Denmark in 1988. Sought after for the African influenced...
- – Harlem
- 3. – Harlem
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- LP AJXLP599£23.00In stockAdd to Bag
Coxsone's MusicSoul Jazz Records
Coxsone's Music is a stunning new 3-CD/two separate double LP (+ free download) collection featuring over two and half hours of early Jamaican proto-ska,...
- Don Drummond – Roll On Sweet Don
- Derrick Harriott – Answer Me
- Aubrey Adams – Do Du Wap
- Busty & Cool – What A World
- Roland Alphonso – Counter Punch
- Owen & Millie – Do You Know
- Workshop Musicians – Calypso Jazz
- Don Drummond – Elevation Rock
- The Blues Busters – There's Always Sunshine
- Clue J and his Blues Blasters – Unkown Shuffle Blues
- The Jiving Juniors – Darling Don't Leave Me
- The Mellow Larks – Time To Pray
- Owen Gray – Twisting My Baby
- Cecil Loyd Quintet – What Is The Thing Called Love
- Theo Beckford – That's Me
- Simms & Robinson – White Christmas
- Cecil Lloyd Quintet – Sometimes I'm Happy
- Owen Gray – Best Twist
- The Blues Busters – Tell Me Why
- Don Drummond – Dew Drops
- Clancy Eccles – River Jordan
- Workshop Musicians – Serenade In Sound
- Owen Gray – Young Lover
- The City Slickers – Oceans 11
- The Blues Busters – You Had It All Wrong
- Clue J and his Blues Blasters – Salt Lane Shuffle
- Lascelles Perkins – Real Gone Clown
- Don Drummond – Reload
- Clancy Eccles – Freedom
- Clue J and his Blues Blasters – Pine Juice
- The Jiving Juniors – Over The River
- Don Drummond – Schooling The Duke
- The Mellow Cats & Count Ossie – Rock A Man Soul
- Monty & The Cyclones – Summertime
- The Mellowlarks – No More Wedding
- Roland Alphonso & Carol McLaughlin – Just Cool
- Owen & Millie – Sugar Plum
- Clue J and his Blues Blasters – Silky
- Basil Gabbidon – Independent Blues
- Don Drummond and The City Slickers – That Man Is Back
- Simms & Robinson – Searching
- The Shinners – Romantic Shuffle
- Cecil Lloyd Quintet – Grooving With The Beat
- Neville Esson – I Do
- Workshop Musicians – Burnie's Tune
- Owen & Millie – Sit and Cry
- 1. Don Drummond – Roll On Sweet Don
- 2. Derrick Harriott – Answer Me
- 3. Aubrey Adams – Do Du Wap
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- 2×LP Record A SJRLP323-A£28.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
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- 3×CD SJRCD323£14.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- MP3 Release SJRD323£9.99In stockAdd to Bag
Femi Kuti and Made KutiFree Your Mind / Pà Pá PàPartisan Records
**SOTU EXCLUSIVE!** VERY LIMITED - EXCLUSIVE TO SOUNDS OF THE UNIVERSE!
Two of the key tracks from Femi Kuti and Made Kuti's 'Legacy +' album - only available...
- – Pà Pá Pà
- 1. – Pà Pá Pà
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- 7" PTKF2189-7£10.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Ipa-BoogieIpa-BoogieAcid Jazz
Reissue of this sought-after, 1978 release from Ipa-Boogie originally released on Albarika Store, the legendary record label that defined the sound of...
- LP AJXLP550£23.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Mr Bongo Record Club Vol. 4Mr Bongo
Volume 4 in the 'Mr Bongo Record Club' continues in the same mould as with previous editions; a selection of staff favourites and rare lost gems from the...
- – James Reese & The Progressions - Throwing Stones (Kenny Dope Mix)
- – Azwon - Paradise Island
- – Idrissa Soumaoro, L´Eclipse De L´ I.J.A. - Nissodia (Mike D Remix)
- – Zé Roberto - Lotus 72 D (Fast)
- 2. – James Reese & The Progressions - Throwing Stones (Kenny Dope Mix)
- 5. – Azwon - Paradise Island
- 10. – Idrissa Soumaoro, L´Eclipse De L´ I.J.A. - Nissodia (Mike D Remix)
- View full info and tracklisting
- New 2×LP (Coloured Vinyl) MRBLP217P£23.00Limited pink vinyl edition!Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- CD MRBCD217£10.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Bedroom Beats & B-Sides : Instrumental Hip Hop & Electronic MusicBy Laurent FintoniVelocity
Buy this book! Includes words from over 100 interviews with producers, DJs and label owners - James Lavelle, Charlie Dark, Luke Vibert, Mark Pritchard,...
- Book (550g) 9781913231040£14.99In stockAdd to Bag
Alhaji (Chief) Wasiu Ayinde Barrister & His Talazo Fuji CommandersAdieu Awolowo (1987)Talazo Records
HEAVY AND RARERARE Original Nigerian Vinyl
High-end Audio Desk Systeme Pro Machine Utrasonic cleaned+
- – Adieu Obafemi Awolowo
- 1. – Adieu Obafemi Awolowo
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- Original LP TRLP 001£7.00Vinyl condition: POORSleeve condition: VGCHEAP!!!Sold out Notify me when in stock
King Sunny Ade And The New African BeatsAuthority (1990)Atom Park
Quality 80s digital AdeORIGINAL = Original NIGERIAN Vinyl VG+ /Sleeve VG
+High-end Audio Desk Systeme Pro Machine Utrasonic cleaned+
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- – Alase Laiye Alase Lorun
- 1. – Alase Laiye Alase Lorun
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- Original LP APLPS 10£25.00Sold out Notify me when in stock
SaultUNTITLED (Black Is)Forever Living Originals
Sault are back! The mysterious troupe return with their signature hybrid of funk, dance, post-punk and soul. 'Untitled' is, without a doubt, their finest...
- – Stop Dem
- – Don't Shoot Guns Down
- – Sorry Ain't Enough
- – Bow feat. Michael Kiwanuka
- – Black
- – Miracles
- 2. – Stop Dem
- 4. – Don't Shoot Guns Down
- 7. – Sorry Ain't Enough
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- 2×LP£36.00In stockAdd to Bag
King Sunny Ade"The Truth" Otito (1985)Sunny Alade
Quality 80s digital Ade
ORIGINAL NIGERIAN VINYL+High-end Audio Desk Systeme Pro Machine Utrasonic cleaned+
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- – Ebe Ni Mo Be
- 1. – Ebe Ni Mo Be
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- Original LP SALPS 46£0.00Vinyl condition: VGSleeve condition: VG+Surface marks, minor pops, plays VG+Sold out Notify me when in stock
The AwakeningHear, Sense And FeelBlack Jazz Records
The Awakening are the heaviest of all the groups to release on Black Jazz Records - this is simply a spiritual jazz classic album - every track is superb....
- – Awakening - Prologue Spring Thing
- – Convulsions
- – Kera's Dance
- – Brand New Feeling
- 1. – Awakening - Prologue Spring Thing
- 3. – Convulsions
- 4. – Kera's Dance
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- LP RLGM10851PMI£26.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- CD RLGM10872PMI£17.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Gene RussellNew DirectionBlack Jazz Records
The first album released from the most sought-after label, bar none, among jazz collectors! Black Jazz was started by keyboardist / producer Gene Russell...
- – Black Orchid
- – Listen Here
- 1. – Black Orchid
- 4. – Listen Here
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- LP RLGM12211PMI£25.00In stockAdd to Bag
- CD RLGM12232PMI£16.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Dr. Alhaji (Chief) Sikuru Ayinde Barrister And His Supreme Fuji VibrationsAppreciation (1984)Siky Oluyole Records
Heavy juju sounds
RARE Original Nigerian Vinyl VG/Sleeve VG
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- Original LP SKOLP 026£18.00Sold out Notify me when in stock
Undercurrents: From the Josef Weinberger, Programme Music & Impress Libraries 1967-1985Buried Treasure
**Upfront SOTU exclusive!** Undercurrents is a stellar selection of moods, styles and MONSTER breaks from the albums recorded for the these UK music libraries...
- – Tim Cross - Crossflow One
- – Pete Smith - Rock Minus Zer
- – Mo Foster - Times Square
- – Peter Thomas - The Real McCoy
- – Harold Fischer - Water Reactor
- – Midas Touch - Make No Bones
- – Bob Downes - Big Cat
- 1. – Tim Cross - Crossflow One
- 4. – Pete Smith - Rock Minus Zer
- 5. – Mo Foster - Times Square
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- LP BUTR39£25.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Alhaji Chief Kollington Ayinla & His Fuji '78 OrganizationArewa (1988)Kollington Records
Digital fuji/juju - heavy
RARE Original Nigerian Vinyl High-end Audio Desk Systeme Pro Machine Utrasonic cleaned+
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- – Oba Lo Mejo Da
- 1. – Oba Lo Mejo Da
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- Original LP KRLPS 037£20.00Vinyl condition: VGSleeve condition: VGVinyl VG has surface marks plays well, writing on sleeveIn stockAdd to Bag
T.P Orchestre Poly-Rhythmo De Cotonou – Rep Pop Du BeninUnite AfricaineAcid Jazz
Two monumental full-side tracks from a pair of late 70s Orchestre Poly-Rythmo albums! Originally released in 1977, the title track is an infectious Afro-Latin...
- – Unite Africaine
- – Mede Ma Gnin Messe
- 1. – Unite Africaine
- 2. – Mede Ma Gnin Messe
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- LP AJXLP552£25.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Chief Dr. Sikiru Ayinde BarristerFuji New Waves (1991)Siky Oluyole Records
Tough and heavy Fuji sounds
RARE Original Nigerian Vinyl VG
High-end Audio Desk Systeme Pro Machine Utrasonic cleaned+
- – Duka Hausawa
- – New Waves
- 1. – Duka Hausawa
- 2. – New Waves
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- Original LP SKOLP046£6.00Vinyl condition: GSleeve condition: GG ONLY NOISY/SKIPSSold out Notify me when in stock
Edo Funk Explosion Vol. 1Analog Africa
It was in Benin City, in the heart of Nigeria, that a new hybrid of intoxicating highlife music known as 'Edo Funk' was born. It first emerged in the late...
- Osayomore Joseph And The Creative Seven – Africa Is My Root
- Akaba Man & The Nigie Rokets – Ta Gha Hunsimwen
- Akaba Man And The African Pride – Popular Side
- Sir Victor Uwaifo And His Titibitis – Iranm Iran
- Sir Victor Uwaifo And His Titibitis – Sakpaide No.2
- 1. Osayomore Joseph And The Creative Seven – Africa Is My Root
- 2. Akaba Man & The Nigie Rokets – Ta Gha Hunsimwen
- 3. Akaba Man And The African Pride – Popular Side
- View full info and tracklisting
- 2×LP AALP091£27.00Gatefold sleeve with 20 page bookletOut of stock Notify me when in stock
- CD + Book (200g) AACD091£20.00Includes a 36 page bookletOut of stock Notify me when in stock
Wasiu Ayinde BarristerElo-Sora (1985)Omo Aje
Heavy!
RARE Original Nigerian Vinyl VG+- listen actual audio/Sleeve VG+ (writing on front and back)High-end Audio Desk Systeme Pro Machine Utrasonic cleaned+100%...
- – Mo Dupe
- 1. – Mo Dupe
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- Original LP OLPS 1325£25.00Sold out Notify me when in stock
Lamont ButlerIt's Time For A ChangeAcid Jazz
Reissue of Lamont Butler's very-rare and sought-after gospel masterpiece from 1981 via Acid Jazz!
- LP AJXLP502£19.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- CD AJXCD502£10.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Chief Dr. Sikiru Ayinde BarristerFertilizer (1986)Siky Oluyole Records
RARE Original Nigerian Vinyl
High-end Audio Desk Systeme Pro Machine Utrasonic cleaned+
- – Orin To Poju Owo
- 1. – Orin To Poju Owo
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- Original LP SKOLP 032£20.00Vinyl condition: VGSleeve condition: VGMultiple surface marks but plays VG+
Orig NIGERIAN vinylSold out Notify me when in stock
Jo BissoAfrican Disco Experimentals (1974 to 1978)Africa Seven
A compilation of key disco tunes from international star, Jo Bisso! Includes the full, 16 min version of his awesome 'Play Me' from 1978!
- – Love Beat
- – Give It Up
- – Disco Madonna
- – Lovers Concerto (Vocal)
- – Dont Fight The Feeling
- – Play Me (Parts 1 to 4)
- – Midnight
- – The Mystery With Me
- – Dont Think About It
- – Choco Date
- – Tonight
- – Love Somebody (Part 1)
- – Your Love
- – Lets Keep It Together
- 1. – Love Beat
- 2. – Give It Up
- 3. – Disco Madonna
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- 2×LP ASVN078£27.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Dr. Alhaji (Chief) Sikuru Ayinde Barrister And His Supreme Fuji VibrationsIwa (1982)Siky Oluyole Records
Rare Nigerian vinyl.HEAVY! Quality Fuji sounds!+High-end Audio Desk Systeme Pro Machine Utrasonic cleaned+
- – Iwa
- 1. – Iwa
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- Original LP SKOLP 018£15.00Vinyl condition: VGSleeve condition: GOrig NIGERIAN vinyl surface marks plays vg+, sleeve is G ONLYSold out Notify me when in stock
The Chosen FewEverybody Plays The Fool (1975)Music On Vinyl
KILLER rare funk and soul reggae LP from 1975 - covers of Kool and the Gang's FUNKY STUFF, Betty Wright's seminal 'I LIVE THE WAY YOU LOVE' + loads more....
- – I Love The Way You Love (Part 1)
- – Reggae Stuff
- – Tears Of A Clown
- 1. – I Love The Way You Love (Part 1)
- 5. – Reggae Stuff
- 8. – Tears Of A Clown
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- New LP (Coloured Vinyl) MOVLP2774C£23.00Limited orange vinyl editionOut of stock Notify me when in stock
Chief Dr. Sikiru Ayinde BarristerCurrent Affairs (1989)Siky Oluyole Records
Rare Nigerian vinyl.HEAVY! Quality Fuji sounds!+High-end Audio Desk Systeme Pro Machine Utrasonic cleaned+
- – Current Affairs
- 1. – Current Affairs
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- Original LP SKOLP 043£15.00Vinyl condition: VG-Sleeve condition: VG-Multiple marks to surface, lot of sleeve wearSold out Notify me when in stock