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Roy AyersEverybody Loves the SunshineDynamite Cuts
Cold WaveSoul Jazz Records
Trees SpeakPostHumanSoul Jazz Records
Sons Of KemetBlack To The FutureImpulse!
Manu DibangoAfrovisionSoul Makossa
Joe MorganBasement SessionBullwackie
Albert MalawiChildren Of The Emperor (Dubplate Mix)Uprising/DKR
The InvadersConquering LionUjama
Ron PreyerDiary Of A YoungheartIndustry Music Group
Earth & StoneFree Black Man (Dub Plate Style)Channel 1 Lost & Found / DKR
Andrew BeesLife In The GhettoNew Name
Androo vs. Bony FlyLove AffairLes Disques Magnétiques
Ronny Douglas & Bobby LoneroMary's Party / Baby Take My HandColumbia
Silk Satin Velvet & WoolNatty Burry (Dubplate Mix)Uprising
Unknown ??Rocks And MountainsChannel One
Studio One Roots20th Anniversary special ltd.edn. coloured vinyl editionSoul Jazz Records
Tony AllenThere Is No EndBlue Note
Amy WinehouseAt The BBCUMC/Island
Christos ChondropoulosAthenian Primitivism12th Isle
Roland Alphonso / Jerry JohnsonHornsman Style E.P.Wackie's
Jozef Van Wissem / SQÜRLOnly Lovers Left Alive (OST)Sacred Bones
Sampled JazzVarious ArtistsWagram Music
Ziad RahbaniBennesbeh Labokra...Chou?Wewantsounds
Carl MeeksBig And BroadTRS
Jeb Loy NicholsCan't Cheat The DanceTimmion
The Chosen BrothersChild Of Slave / I Love YouWackie's
Lionel MarchettiLa Grande Vallée / Micro-ClimatRecollection GRM
Super BeagleLong TimeTRS
Kyle HallMPC DreamsForget The Clock
The Harlem Gospel TravelersNothing But His LoveColemine Records
Chester ThompsonPowerhouseBlack Jazz Records
Michèle BokanowskiRhapsodia / Battements SolairesRecollection GRM
GoGo PenguinRMXBlue Note
Jimmy Preacher EllisSince I Fell for YouTramp Records
The ResonairesStanding With YouColemine Records
ItopiaSunshine Love / Keep A Rocking / Get OverWackie's
DJ Black LowUwamiAwesome Tapes From Africa
The Grassella Oliphant QuartetThe Grass Roots (1965)Atlantic
Donna SummerI Remember Yesterday (1977)Casablanca
Out Takes(The Forgotten & Disguarded) Volume One (1989)Fourth Floor Records
Rare ArtsBoriqua Posse (1991)Strictly Rhythm
Club IdolBus Stop (1990)Cutting Records
Gene PageClose Encounters Of The Third Kind (1977)Arista
2 In A RoomDo What You Want / Take Me Away (1989)Cutting Records
Lenny WilliamsDoing The Loop De Loop (1979)MCA Records
For D.J. Use OnlyDouble C MixNot On Label
First ChoiceDouble Cross (1979)Gold Mind Records
James HowardFeeling Good (The Remixes) (1992)Emotive Records
Latino JourneyGet On The Floor (Do You Wanna?)Ruff Liquid Records
Pink NoiseGive Me Energy / I Gotta Bigga Dick (1989)Fourth Floor Records
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!
Medical Grade MusicSteve Davis and Kavus Torabi
The story of two outsiders and obsessives whose collision prompted an evangelistic alliance on the furthest frontiers of underground music.Steve Davis...
- Book (650g)£20.00 £18.00In stockAdd to Bag
PUNK 45 The Bizarros/Rubber City RebelsRubber City Rebels/White Screen Movies
Seminal punk from Akron, Ohio. Two KILLER tracks of early raw punk from the rubber city packaged in miniature 7" replica of the Bizarros/Rubber City Rebels...
- PUNK 45 The Bizarros/Rubber City Rebels – Rubber City Rebels
- PUNK 45 The Bizarros/Rubber City Rebels – White Screen Movies
- 1. Rubber City Rebels
- 2. White Screen Movies
- View full info and tracklisting
- 7"£10.00In stockAdd to Bag
Laviscount BrassJamarona / Push Ya Push Day
VERY HEAVY & RARE CALYPSO TUNE - junp-up heavy percussion and brass instrumental cut 2-sider!
- Laviscount Brass – Jamarona
- Laviscount Brass – Push Ya Push Day
- 1. Jamarona
- 2. Push Ya Push Day
- View full info and tracklisting
- Original 7"£30.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Unplayed rare original CALYPSO 45. Deadstock poss few marks plays fine.
100% Guarantee on this and all original vinyl at Sounds of the Universe.In stockAdd to Bag
The Secret DJ: Book Two
Through four decades of dance music and club culture, how capitalism bought and sold the utopian dreams of the Acid House generation. Essential reading...
- Book (450g)£20.00In stockAdd to Bag
John Coltrane - A Sound SupremeJohn W. Selfridge
- Original Book (350g)£15.00Out of print USA ex-library hardbackIn stockAdd to Bag
Flesh EatersDisintegration Nation E.P.
INSANE and awesome record from one of the first and finest San Francisco punk bands ever! Originally released in 1978 on Chris D's own Upsetter Records....
- Flesh Eaters – Disintegration Nation
- Flesh Eaters – Agony Shorthand
- Flesh Eaters – Radio Dies Screaming
- Flesh Eaters – Twisted Road
- 1. Disintegration Nation
- 2. Agony Shorthand
- 3. Radio Dies Screaming
- View full info and tracklisting
- 7"£10.00In stockAdd to Bag
Ferdinand DennisThe Last Blues Dance
Exiled from his native Jamaica, Boswell Anderson, a reformed gambler and rake, is the proprieter of the run-down Caribbean Sunset Cafe in Hackney. When...
- Original Book (200g)£8.00s/hand paperback in good condition, bit of creasing.
100% Guarantee on this and all Original Books at Sounds Of The Universe - 'if you're not happy we're not happy' or your money back!In stockAdd to Bag
PUNK 45 The ScabsAmory Building E.P. (1979)
Superb independent UK DIY punk from 1979 - unbelievably hard to find an original copy.
Crazy fold-out sleeve bespoke exact replica DIY PUNK 45!
- PUNK 45 The Scabs – Amory Building
- PUNK 45 The Scabs – Leave Me Alone
- PUNK 45 The Scabs – Don't Just Sit There
- PUNK 45 The Scabs – U.R.E.
- 1. Amory Building
- 2. Leave Me Alone
- 3. Don't Just Sit There
- View full info and tracklisting
- 7"£10.00In stockAdd to Bag
The Hollywood SquaresHillside Strangler
Surely one of the best punk records ever! Los Angeles 1978 double-sider - KILLER indeed!
- The Hollywood Squares – Hillside Strangler
- The Hollywood Squares – Hollywood Square
- 1. Hillside Strangler
- 2. Hollywood Square
- View full info and tracklisting
- 7"£10.00In stockAdd to Bag
Dancing (Know the Game)by Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing
Nuff moves, selectah!
- Original Book (250g)£10.00Secondhand small pamphlet/bookletIn stockAdd to Bag
Stevie WonderBy John Swenson
- Original Book (500g)£10.00Secondhand paperback in great conditionIn stockAdd to Bag
Signed Sealed and DeliveredBy Sue Steward and Sheryl Garratt
Describes the experiences of women in popular music since the fifties, discusses the importance of style, and looks at how women have overcome the industry's...
- Original Book (400g)£15.00Original book in good conditionIn stockAdd to Bag
Just for a Thrill: Lil Hardin Armstrong, First Lady of JazzJames L Dickerson
- Book (750g)£10.00In stockAdd to Bag
English Folk DancingKTG (Know the Game)
Let's do the do-si-do. Can on u nutters get on one!
- Original Book (200g)£10.00In stockAdd to Bag
Free Jazz Black PowerPhilippe Carles
- Original Book (350g)£10.00 £10.00Secondhand book in German in good conditionIn stockAdd to Bag
Bob MarleyThe Illustrated Disco/Biographyby Observer Station
- Original Book (300g)£10.00In stockAdd to Bag
The ModernsEdited by LeRoi Jones
w/ Jack Kerouac, William Burroughs & more, intro by LeRoi Jones
- Original Book (500g)£30.00UK 1st edition hardback ex-library w/stamps, writing on title page, discoloured plastic cover around dust jacketIn stockAdd to Bag
Long and Winding Road: History of the "Beatles" on RecordStannard
- Original Book (700g)£10.00Secondhand paperback in ok conditionIn stockAdd to Bag
Snacky Tunes: Music is the Main Ingredient, Chefs and Their Music
- Book (400g)£16.95In stockAdd to Bag
The South was Only the Beginning: Laissez les Bons Temps Rouler!
Cajun food innit
- Book (500g)£15.00In stockAdd to Bag
The Man Called Cash: The Life, Love and Faith of an American Legend
- Original Book (400g)£6.00Secondhand paperbackIn stockAdd to Bag
Practical Electronic Music ProjectsBy R.A. Penfold
- Original Book (300g)£30.00Original small book in great condition one crease on front coverIn stockAdd to Bag
Changing Britannia: Life Experience with Britain
Includes Linton Kwesi Johnson
- Original Book (400g)£20.00Orig ex-library paperback with stamps etc, plastic covering in good conditionIn stockAdd to Bag
Soledad Brother: The Prison Letters of George JacksonGeorge Jackson
Penguin original paperback in good condition (sticker on side)
- Original Book (250g)£25.00In stockAdd to Bag
New BohemiaJohn Gruen
A history of the artistic movements in the East Village of New York in the early and mid 1960s, focusing on such individuals as Andy Warhol, Allen Ginsberg,...
- Original Book (300g)£15.00Secondhand book in good condition some pen note markings on some pagesIn stockAdd to Bag
BAMN (By Any Means Necessary): Outlaw Manifestos and Ephemera,ed. by Peter Stansill
Orig Penguin paperback in good condition
- Original Book (500g)£25.00In stockAdd to Bag
From Satchmo to MilesLeonard Feather
- Original Book (400g)£10.00Earlier edition paperback bookIn stockAdd to Bag
The Scarman Report: The Brixton Disorders 10-12 April 1981Lord Scarman
- Original Book (300g)£15.00In stockAdd to Bag
Oscar Peterson (Jazz Masters)Richard Palmer
- Original Book (300g)£10.00Original hardback book in good condIn stockAdd to Bag
Stones Touring Party: Journey Through America with the "Rolling Stones"By Robert Greenfield
- Original Book (500g)£20.00Secondhand 1st edn. UK hardback w/dustjacket sticker on backIn stockAdd to Bag
Hallelujah!The extraordinary story of Shaun Ryder and Happy Mondays
- Original Book (350g)£5.00Secondhand paperback in ok condition onlyIn stockAdd to Bag
Uncommon People: Resistance, Rebellion and JazzEric Hobsbawn
- Original Book (400g)£7.00In stockAdd to Bag
Latin JazzJohn Storm Roberts
- Original Book (800g)£40.00Original hardback first edition ex library with stamps, dustjacket in covering all in good conditionIn stockAdd to Bag
Virginia Piedmont Blues: The Lives and Art of Two Virginia BluesmenBarry Lee Pearson
Documents the journey of two black American bluesmen, Archie Edwards and John Cephas, as they carry their musical heritage to the world.
- Original Book (500g)£20.00Orig USA paperback ex-library with stamps, laminated cover, in good conditionIn stockAdd to Bag
Black Youth, Rastafarianism and the Identity Crisis in BritainLen Garrison
Rare small book nice pix and info
- Original Book (250g)£25.00Sticker on side, cover is red not green. In good condition but spine is split so need to be careful when opened as pages may become unglued, minor creasing on sleeveIn stockAdd to Bag
The Rock File: Making it in the Music BusinessNorton York
- Original Book (500g)£10.00In stockAdd to Bag
The Logic of RacismE. Ellis Cashmore
- Original Book (400g)£5.00Secondhand paperback FAIR ONLYIn stockAdd to Bag
Dizzy Gillespie: Life and TimesBarry McRae
- Original Book (350g)£10.00Orig book in good conditionIn stockAdd to Bag
Why No Beethoven?: Diary of a Vagrant MusicianHumphrey Lyttleton
- Original Book (400g)£12.00Orig hardback with dustjacket in good condIn stockAdd to Bag
The Skull Talks BackZora Neale Hurston
- Original Book (400g)£15.00Orig hardback book ex library with stamps, plastic covering over dust jacket in good conditionIn stockAdd to Bag
Reggae: The Story of Jamaican MusicLloyd Bradley, Dennis Morris
- Original Book (400g)£15.00Secondhand large paperback ex-library with stamps and writing on title page, plastic covering to coverIn stockAdd to Bag
Billie Holiday (Jazz Masters)Burnett James
- Original Book (300g)£10.00Small hardback book in great condIn stockAdd to Bag
Original Silk Screen PrintJazz Jamaica
New hand-numbered editionUnbelievably groovy and very limited hand-printed, individually numbered silkscreen A4 prints by Jeremy Collingwood. All...
- Original Silk Screen Print£15.00
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£15.00
Small Axe Bookzine 3CultureMuzik Tree
Wicked new 50 page bookzine from Small Axe people. Each issue focusing on a single artist with rare photos, biography and discography. plus nice price..
- Book (100g)£4.99
Studio One Showcase – The Sound Of Studio One In The 1970sPosterSoul Jazz Records
Oh yes! 50 x 70cm KILLER poster!!
Choose "Poster Freepost" if you want this poster sent with any other vinyl order item (LP/12" vinyl only) at NO extra...
- Poster Freepost£3.00In stockAdd to Bag
- Poster+Tube£7.50In stockAdd to Bag
Small Axe Bookzine 4Reggae 68-71Muzik Tree
Wicked new 50 page bookzine from Small Axe people. Each issue focusing on a single artist or reggae time with rare photos, biography and discography....
- Book (100g)£4.99
Studio One Records Official T-ShirtBlack/YellowStudio One/Soul Jazz Records
Exclusive Studio One Official T-shirt!
- Mens XL£20.00In stockAdd to Bag
- Mens M£20.00In stockAdd to Bag
- Mens L£20.00In stockAdd to Bag
- Womens M£20.00In stockAdd to Bag
Jay-U ExperienceEnough Is EnoughSoundway
Reissue of this highly sought after Nigerian funk-rock album on the mighty Soundway. Killer LP that moves effortlessly between reggae, jazzy...
- Jay-U Experience – Reggae Deluxe
- Jay-U Experience – Get Yourselves Together
- Jay-U Experience – Enough Is Enough
- Jay-U Experience – Some More
- Jay-U Experience – Baby Rock
- 1. Reggae Deluxe
- 2. Get Yourselves Together
- 3. Enough Is Enough
- View full info and tracklisting
- LP£17.99
Small Axe Bookzine 5King TubbyMuzik Tree
Wicked new 50 page bookzine from Small Axe people. Each issue focusing on a single artist with rare photos, biography and discography. plus nice price..
- Book (100g)£4.99
Small Axe Bookzine 1Junior BylesMuzik Tree
Wicked new 50 page bookzine from Small Axe people. Each issue focusing on a single artist with rare photos, biography and discography. plus nice price..
- Book (100g)£4.99
The RulersWrong EmboyoJ.J.
Killer early reggae tune from The Rulers originally released in 1969, later covered by The Clash on their "London Calling" album 10 years later.
- The Rulers – Wrong Emboyo
- The Rulers – Be Mine
- 1. Wrong Emboyo
- 2. Be Mine
- View full info and tracklisting
- 7"£7.00In stockAdd to Bag
The EthiopiansWell RedJ.J.
Superb uptempo 1969 cut from The Ethiopians with instrumental on the flip, both JJ records nice presses.
- The Ethiopians – Well Red
- JJ Allstars – Mango Tree
- 1. Well Red
- 2. JJ Allstars – Mango Tree
- View full info and tracklisting
- 7"£5.99In stockAdd to Bag
Small Axe Bookzine 2Jah ShakaMuzik Tree
Wicked new 50 page bookzine from Small Axe people. Each issue focusing on a single artist with rare photos, biography and discography. plus nice price..
- Book (100g)£4.99
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£15.00
Evermoor SoundGeneral / Melodica Cut ft. Ranking DreadSuspect Packages
Killer version of Ranking Dread's DJ cut "General" new rhythm with original vocal.'Limited edition of 300 copies worldwide, no repress, no digital, strictly...
- Evermoor Sound – A. General
- Evermoor Sound – B. Melodica Cut
- 1. A. General
- 2. B. Melodica Cut
- View full info and tracklisting
- 7"£8.99
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£15.00
Sounds Of The Universe Tote BagsSounds Of The Universe / Soul Jazz Records
You'll never need a plastic bag again or any bag for that matter!!! So many of our lovely customers wanted to have a more permanent Sounds Of The...
- Tote Bag £5.00In stockAdd to Bag
Jackson JonesI Feel Good Put Your Pants OnHot Shot
Jackson Jones, producer, guitar and bass player of the Hippy Boys recorded this tremendous Funk/Disco hit in the early 80's in Canada.
- Jackson Jones – I Feel Good Put Your Pants On
- Jackson Jones – Feel Good
- 1. I Feel Good Put Your Pants On
- 2. Feel Good
- View full info and tracklisting
- 7"£7.99
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£15.00
Boombox Early Independent Hip Hop, Electro and Disco Rap 79 - 82PosterSoul Jazz Records
Oh yes! 50 x 70cm KILLER poster!!
Choose "Poster Freepost" if you want this poster sent with any other vinyl order item (LP/12" vinyl only) at NO extra...
- Poster Freepost£3.00In stockAdd to Bag
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The Small Axe Guide To Dancehall 1979-1985By Ray HurfordMuzik Tree
A wicked 1979-1985 guide to Jamaican Dancehall featuring over 150 albums profiled including pre digital singers, deejays, bands, vocal groups and...
- Book (250g)£9.99
Soul of A Nation: Afro-Centric Visions in the Age of Black PowerUnderground Jazz, Street Funk & The Roots of Rap 1964-79Soul 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
- View full info and tracklisting
- 2xLP + Download Code£23.00In stockAdd to Bag
- CD£12.00In stockAdd to Bag
- MP3 Release£7.99In stockAdd to Bag
Never Grow OldStudio One Discography & Rhythm Directory
BACK IN STOCK!This is the definitive new edition of Rob Chapman's 100% essential discography of Studio One. Rob Chapman has written...
- Book (300g)£15.00
Count Ossie & The Mystic Revelation Of Rastafari – Tales Of MozambiquePosterSoul Jazz Records
Oh yes! 50 x 70cm KILLER poster!!
Choose "Poster Freepost" if you want this poster sent with any other vinyl order item (LP/12" vinyl only) at NO extra...
- Poster Freepost£3.00In stockAdd to Bag
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Small Axe Bookzine 9Freddy McKayMuzik Tree
Focus on one of the finest Jamaican soulful roots singers, Freddie McKay with unseen photos from Beth Lesser. Don't leave limited press..
- Book (100g)£4.99
Small Axe Bookzine 10George FaithMuzik Tree
"Have some faith in George Faith" declared Lee Perry in 1977, one of Jamaica's great soul reggae singers. Limited Bookzine press
- Book (100g)£4.99