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SAULTActs Of FaithForever Living Originals
Jacob CollierDjesse Vol. 4 (Deluxe Edition)Decca
A Love From Outer SpaceVarious ArtistsMaterial Music
The AltonsHeartache in Room 14Daptone Records
MadvillainMadvillainyStones Throw
MadvillainMadvillainy DemosStones Throw
Bonnie “Prince” BillyThe Purple BirdDomino
FKA TwigsEUSEXUAYoung
Art PepperGettin’ Together!Craft Recordings
MogwaiThe Bad FireRock Action
Prince Lasha QuintetThe Cry!Craft Recordings
Don Cherry BOOKEternal RhythmBy Graeme Ewens
Franz FerdinandThe Human FearDomino
Soul Supreme & Jay Mumford9th Wonder / Crown OnesSoul Supreme Records
Los Pambelé / Los Darlings de HuanucoCannabis / MarihuanaDiscos Fuentes
Nara LeaoDez Anos DepoisMusic On Vinyl
Havana NegraHavana NegraZanja Records
Ronald SnijdersPentaNight Dreamer
Louis HeelSail (inc. Richard Sen & MLZ remixes)Bokhari
GutsStraight From The Decks (Vol. 4)Pura Vida Sounds
Gerald CleaverThe ProcessPositive Elevation
Johnny OsbourneTruths & Rights DELUXE EDITIONStudio One
DaRand LandWander BeingScissor and Thread
Sister JamA Man Like YouOnlyroots
Steve ReichCollected WorksNonesuch
Dennis BrownDennis Brown Meets Harry HippyOne Drop Store
Q LazzarusGoodbye Horses: The Many Lives of Q Lazzarus (Music from the Motion Picture)Sacred Bones
Prince AllaHeaven Is My RoofLantern Rec.
Sun RaLights On A Satellite: Live At The Left BankResonance Records
Five Green MoonsMoon 1Pamela Records
Augustus PabloPablo's Theme SongOnlyroots
KelelaRAVE:N, The RemixesWarp Records
Lyrical Benjie & DawehdreadRender Your HeartCopacetic Frequency Productions
The 107th Street Stickball TeamSaboreando - Pot Full Of SoulDorado Records
Mulatu Astatke & Hoodna OrchestraTensionBatov Records
- LP BBE401ALP£19.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- CD BBE401ACD£10.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- The Orchestra Soledad – El Ritmo Soledad
- The Orchestra Soledad – I'll Make You A Queen
- The Orchestra Soledad – Cuero
- The Orchestra Soledad – Vamonos / Let's Go
- The Orchestra Soledad – La Puerta Esta
- The Orchestra Soledad – Problems
- The Orchestra Soledad – Just Like A Fool
- The Orchestra Soledad – Candela
- The Orchestra Soledad – Uptight
Originally released in 1970 by little-known Chicago imprint Futuro, 'Vamonos / Lets Go!' is the first and only album recorded by Brooklyn neighbourhood salsa band The Orchestra Soledad Led by trombonist and singer Hector Ramos. This ultra rare record was brought to the attention of BBE by DJ Amir and is one of the finest examples of raw, authentic 70s street salsa. Killer!
Airto FogoAirto FogoPharaway Sounds
Euro-funk rarity reissued! Featuring superb drummer Sylvain Krief, Airto Fogo's sole album from 1976 is one of the best instrumental jazz-funk / rare-groove...
- – Right On Bird
- – High Stakers
- – Tuesday In Jackson
- – Satine Dog
- – On Tip Toe
- – 1973 Carmne Avenue
- – Shadowy
- – Shadowy
- – Just Over
- 1. – Right On Bird
- 2. – High Stakers
- 3. – Tuesday In Jackson
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- LP + Download Code PHS047£24.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Kosuke Mine QuintetMineLe Tres Jazz Club
Essential Japanese jazz rarity!
Sublime debut album from The Kosuke Mine Quintet, released in 1970 on the legendary Three blind mice...
- – Morningtide
- – Isotope
- – Dream Eyes
- – Work I
- 1. – Morningtide
- 2. – Isotope
- 3. – Dream Eyes
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- LP LTJC001£24.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
DJ Trax20 000 Beats Under The SeaTempo Records
Wicked amen-choppage from Moving Shadow regular, DJ Trax backed with techy bruisers on the flipside!
- – 20,000 Beats Under The Sea
- – No Name
- – This Station
- – Send Me Back
- 1. – 20,000 Beats Under The Sea
- 2. – No Name
- 3. – This Station
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Four Below ZeroE.S.P.Soul Jazz Records
NEW SUPER LTD. first edition of 300 copies. Only available EXCLUSIVELY to customers at Soul Jazz Records/Sounds of the Universe.ABSOLUTELY SEMINAL SOUL DISCO RARITY...
- Four Below Zero – E.S.P. (Part 1)
- Four Below Zero – E.S.P. (Part 2)
- 1. Four Below Zero – E.S.P. (Part 1)
- 2. Four Below Zero – E.S.P. (Part 2)
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- 7" SJR391-7£12.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Yishak BanjawLove Songs Vol.2Teranga Beat
Yishak, composer and keyboard player from Addis Ababa known to his country for his innovative compositions and unique sound. His ability to transform traditional...
- – Libey Ma'aduley
- – Ageren Ayehuwa
- – Fikrehoy Temekrehi
- – Segno Sra Allebign
- – Ayine Yisasaleshal
- 1. – Libey Ma'aduley
- 2. – Ageren Ayehuwa
- 3. – Fikrehoy Temekrehi
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- 2×LP TBLP 021£19.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Gladys Knight & The PipsLove Is Always on Your Mind / Bourgie BourgieBuddah
Official reissue of this rare, disco 12" from Gladys Knight & The Pips. Arguably the greatest disco record ever made (some of us here would be inclined...
- – Love Is Always on Your Mind
- – Bourgie Bourgie
- 1. – Love Is Always on Your Mind
- 2. – Bourgie Bourgie
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- 12" DISCO115P£11.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
The Abstract EyeCool Warm Divine E.P.Valentine Connexion Records
Five prolific electronic soul tracks - melodic techno by The Abstract Eye, better known as Gifted and Blessed. Originally released on Valentine Connexion...
- – Cool Warm Divine
- – Nobody Else
- – Twinkerbelly
- – The Unseen
- – Nobody Else (Pt. 2)
- 1. – Cool Warm Divine
- 2. – Nobody Else
- 3. – Twinkerbelly
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Lord DestroyerDon't Touch Me/Funky DanceCamille Records
Two upbeat Calypso rockers. No point in doing the funk dance if you can't dance calypso. MC could rival nuff nuff.
RARE Original unplayed Calypso 45,...
- – Don't Touch Me
- – Funky Dance
- 1. – Don't Touch Me
- 2. – Funky Dance
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- Original 7" C-149£25.00Sold out Notify me when in stock
Lord LeeGive Me Um / Carnival (1974)Camille Records
Give me um! Upbeat rocking Calypso tune
Original unplayed Calypso 45, dead stock - few minor pops etcUNPLAYED Original USA 7"Vinyl VG+ /Sleeve VG+ 45...
- – Give Me Um
- 1. – Give Me Um
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- Original 7" C-147£20.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+100% Guarantee on this and all Original Vinyl at Sounds Of The Universe - 'if you're not happy we're not happy' or your money back!In stockAdd to Bag
Mighty PowerOur West Indies / Rose (1974)Camille Records
It's our West Indies!
"This immigration problem it would take a scientist to solve this problem!" Everyone is leaving the islands and Mighty Power is...
- – Our West Indies
- 1. – Our West Indies
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- Original 7" C153£25.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+100% Guarantee on this and all Original Vinyl at Sounds Of The Universe - 'if you're not happy we're not happy' or your money back!In stockAdd to Bag
The Baba Brooks BandPretty Boy Jump Up / Bugle BoyEarth Sound
Two rare & hard as nails Calypso instrumentals from Baba Brooks Band with a cut of Cuban jazz classic "Peanut Vendor". 8th release in the collectable Earth...
- – Pretty Boy Jump (Aka Ki-Salaboca)
- – Bugle Boy (Peanut Vendor)
- 1. – Pretty Boy Jump (Aka Ki-Salaboca)
- 2. – Bugle Boy (Peanut Vendor)
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- 10" ES8£9.49Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Soul of A Nation: Afro-Centric Visions in the Age of Black PowerSoul Jazz Records
This album coincides with the massive new exhibition Soul of A Nation - Art in the Age of Black Power at Tate Modern, London.
Watch Channel 4 news piece...
- Gil Scott-Heron – The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
- Mandingo Griot Society with Don Cherry – Sounds From The Bush
- Roy Ayers Ubiquity – Red, Black and Green
- Philip Cohran and The Artistic Heritage Ensemble – Malcolm X
- Sarah Webster Fabio – Sweet Songs
- Phil Ranelin – Vibes From The Tribe
- Horace Tapscott with the Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra – Desert Fairy Princess
- David McKnight – Strong Men
- Joe Henderson – Black Narcissus
- Oneness Of Juju – African Rhythms
- Doug Carn – Suratal Ihklas
- Duke Edwards and The Young Ones – Is It Too Late ?
- Carlos Garnett – Mother Of The Future
- 1. Gil Scott-Heron – The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
- 2. Mandingo Griot Society with Don Cherry – Sounds From The Bush
- 3. Roy Ayers Ubiquity – Red, Black and Green
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- 2xLP + Download Code SJRLP393£26.00In stockAdd to Bag
- CD SJRCD393£12.00In stockAdd to Bag
- MP3 Release SJRD393£9.99In stockAdd to Bag
HotlineYou Are MineJamwax
Reissue of this HUGELY sought-after Nigerian boogie funk gem album from Hotline group, recorded at Decca studio (Lagos) in 1986. Essential...
- – Can You Do It?
- – Stay Close
- – Let's Merge
- – Doing It In Lagos
- – Desire
- – You Are Mine
- 1. – Can You Do It?
- 2. – Stay Close
- 3. – Let's Merge
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- LP JAMWAXLP03£22.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
BitoriLegend Of Funana (The Forbidden Music Of Cape Verde Islands)Analog Africa
The follow up to the highly acclaimed "Space Echo" compilation is another offering from the magical Cape Verde islands.
In 1997, a quiet,...
- – Nha Bibinha
- – Rabelado
- – Cruz Di Pico
- – Cabalo
- – Munana
- – Natalia
- – Julinha
- – Didi Di Réz
- 1. – Nha Bibinha
- 2. – Rabelado
- 3. – Cruz Di Pico
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- LP AALP081£16.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- CD AACD081£12.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Boombox 2Soul Jazz Records
Soul Jazz Records’ new Boombox 2 is a new selection of early rap music from the period 1979-83, with barely a household name in sight. Featured here...
- Harlem World – Let's Rock
- Lonnie Love – Young Ladies
- Kool DJ A.J. – Ah, That's The Joint
- Terry Lewis and Wild Flower – The Peoples Message Take Two
- Rappers Rapp Group – Rappin' Partee Groove (Club Version)
- Eddie Cheba – Lookin' Good
- MC Rock Lovely – One Time Two Time Blow Your Mind
- Little Starsky – Dancin' Party People
- Manujothi – Shake Your Body
- Busy Bee – School Days
- TJ Swann, Pee Wee Mel and Swann Controllers – Maximus Party
- Margo's Kool Out Crew – Death Rap
- Grand Master Chilly T and Stevie G – Rock The Message Rap
- Zoot II – Dr. Ice Rap
- 1. Harlem World – Let's Rock
- 2. Lonnie Love – Young Ladies
- 3. Kool DJ A.J. – Ah, That's The Joint
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- 3×LP + Download Code SJRLP370£34.00In stockAdd to Bag
- 2×CD SJRCD370£13.00In stockAdd to Bag