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Joe Hisaishi, Royal Philharmonic OrchestraThe Boy and the Heron: Symphonic Suite For Piano And OrchestraDeutsche Grammophon
Jordan RakeiA Safe Place To Be WildFontana
Brigitte FontaineComme À La RadioWewantsounds
Shabazz PalacesIt’s A Style SportSub Pop
Mad ProfessorCuts & Dubs – Volume OneTest Pressing Recordings
Z-Factor (feat. Jesse Saunders)Dance Party AlbumNumero
Fontaines D.C.Dopamine ChamberXL RECORDINGS
Various ArtistsIranian FunkAkenaton
Various ArtistsIranian NuggetsAkenaton
Various ArtistsLex XXLex Records
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan & Michael BrookNight Song [30th Anniversary Edition]Real World Records
Ziad RahbaniAna Moush KaferWewantsounds
Antiyano ProgresivoVarious ArtistsSoundway Records
Space GhostBack From RealityPeace World Records
Holy TongueBasilikumAD 93
Kimiko Kasai with Herbie HancockButterflyBe With Records
ElasticaElastica (Deluxe Edition)Rough Trade Records
This HeatHealth and EfficiencyThis Heat Records
Letta Mbulu In The Music......The Village Never EndsBe With Records
Marcia GriffithsPlay Me Sweet And NiceBe With Records
Teodros MakonnenTeodros Makonnen With His OrganMuzikawi
Donna SummerThe Casablanca YearsDriven By Music
Héctor Lavoe¡Que Sentimiento!Concord
KNEECAP3CAGHeavenly Recordings
Willie Colón & Héctor LavoeCosa NuestraConcord
Space AfrikaQuiet StormDAIS Records
Duval Timothy & Carlos Niñorain musicCarrying Colour
The Ron Trent Collection Vol.2 (feat. Chez Damier & Ron Trent, Roland Clark & USG)Various ArtistsKing Street Sounds
Chaka KhanChakzillaBMG
Glenn UndergroundChicago State of Mind Pt. 2Organix
Telefon Tel AvivFahrenheit Fair Enough (25th Anniversary Edition)Ghostly International
GoatHeadsoupRocket Recordings
Ezra CollectiveHere Because of HopePartisan Records
Yoko OnoIt's Alright (I See Rainbows)Secretly Canadian
- Book (100g)£4.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Great 50 page Bookzine with features on the original DJ Daddy U Roy. With photos, reviews and text
Sound DimensionSoulful Strut / Time Is TightSoul Jazz Records
Stone-cold classic Studio One 45 back in stock after years! loud, clean, boom!
One off-repress will sell out! Don’t miss out!
Back to back two KILLER...
- Sound Dimension – Soulful Strut
- Sound Dimension – Time Is Tight
- 1. Sound Dimension – Soulful Strut
- 2. Sound Dimension – Time Is Tight
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- 7" SJR383-7£13.00In stockAdd to Bag
Raising Hell: The Reign, Ruin, and Redemption of "Run-D.M.C." and Jam Master Jayby Ronin RoAmistad
Hip-hop fans of all ages will delight in this gripping tale of sex, drugs and rock n'rap. Secondhand USA paperback book ex library w/stamps.
- Book (500g)£7.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
A Good Looking CorpseThe World of Drum - Jazz and Gangsters, Hope and Defiance in the Townships of South Africa (1995)Minerva
This book recounts the 1950s in South Africa - a decade of optimism and hope that ended, tragically, with the massacre at Sharpeville - as seen through...
- Original Book (800g)£15.00Out of print pre-owned original hardback book in good conditionSold out Notify me when in stock
Pete CondéEste Negro Si Es Sabroso (1976)Fania Records
Rare salsa on Fania.
- Original LP SLP 00489£30.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VGOrig Venezuelan vinyl, spines split/tapedSold out Notify me when in stock
KhruangbinCon Todo El MundoNight Time Stories
Khruangbin’s sounds are rooted in the deepest waters of world music infused with classic soul, dub and psychedelia. Their 2015 debut album ‘The Universe...
- – Como Me Quieres
- – Lady And Man
- – Maria Tambien
- – August 10
- – Como Te Quiero
- – Shades Of Man
- – Evan Finds The Third Room
- – A Hymn
- – Rules
- – Friday Morning
- 1. – Como Me Quieres
- 2. – Lady And Man
- 3. – Maria Tambien
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- LP 5060391091365£23.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Carlton and The ShoesLove Me Forever / Never Let GoSoul Jazz Records
One-off pressing limited-edition Red coloured vinyl 45
Not one but TWO beautiful, uplifting ROCKSTEADY bomb tunes. Soaring soulful harmonies, utterly...
- Carlton and The Shoes – Love Me Forever
- Carlton and The Shoes – Never Let Go
- 1. Carlton and The Shoes – Love Me Forever
- 2. Carlton and The Shoes – Never Let Go
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- 7" (Coloured vinyl) SJR382C-7£14.00In stockAdd to Bag
Yes Yes Y'all: The Experience Music Project Oral History of Hip Hop's First Decadeby Jim Fricke and Charlie AhearnThe Perseus Press
- Original Book (1kg) 9781903985571£40.00Original Pre-Owned Out of Print USA paperback in good condition, sticker on frontIn stockAdd to Bag
Brook BentonDo Your Own Thing (1969)Cotillion
Hard to find soul LP. Orig. USA 1969 Cotillion/Atlantic Records
- Original LP SD 9002£20.00Sold out Notify me when in stock
Lord Tanamo / Jackie MittooKeep On Moving / Totally TogetherSoul Jazz Records
One-off pressing limited-edition Blue coloured vinyl 45
Lord Tanamo’s ‘Keep on Moving’ is the sublime funky vocal cut to Jackie Mittoo’s UNBELIEVEABLY...
- Lord Tanamo – Keep On Moving
- Jackie Mittoo – Totally Together
- 1. Lord Tanamo – Keep On Moving
- 2. Jackie Mittoo – Totally Together
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- 7" (Coloured vinyl) SJR386C-7£14.00In stockAdd to Bag
Black Music Of Two Worlds (1972)John Storm RobertsOriginal Music
Essential music book about African and New World Afro-musics of the Caribbean and US first published here on Roberts' own Original Music imprint in 1972.
- Original Book (600g)£30.00Original out of print book in good conditionIn stockAdd to Bag
UptownPortrait of a Chicago Neighborhood in the Mid-1970sChicago's Book Press
Wicked photogrpahy book.
This book of striking black and white photographs forms a fascinating time capsule. The photos, taken during the mid 1970s,...
- Book (1.6kg) 9780985273347£30.00 £14.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Kris OkotieI Need Someone (1980)Phonodisk
Afro-Disco Boogie Funk
Original Nigerian Vinyl VG surface marks plays fine/Sleeve G ONLY+High-end Audio Desk Systeme Pro Machine Utrasonic cleaned+100%...
- – I Need Someone
- – You Are My Woman
- 1. – I Need Someone
- 4. – You Are My Woman
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- Original LP PHD 002£20.00Vinyl condition: VGSleeve condition: GSold out Notify me when in stock
Freddie McGregor / Dub SpecialistBobby Bobylon / Hi Fashion DubSoul Jazz Records
One-off pressing limited-edition White coloured vinyl 45
Stone-cold timeless classic Studio One from the great Freddy McGregor. Words like genius, masterpiece...
- Freddie McGregor – Bobby Bobylon
- Dub Specialist – Hi Fashion Dub
- 1. Freddie McGregor – Bobby Bobylon
- 2. Dub Specialist – Hi Fashion Dub
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- 7" (Coloured vinyl) SJR384C-7£14.00In stockAdd to Bag
Talking 'Bout Your MamaThe Dozens, Snaps, And The Deep Roots Of RapOxford University Press
ONLY £10 Import USA HARDBACK BOOK CHEAPER THAN AMAZON
From Two Live Crew's controversial comedy to Ice Cube's gangsta styling and the battle rhymes of...
- Book (350g) 9780199394043£16.00 £10.00In stockAdd to Bag
Bunny MackLet Me Love You (1980)Win Records
Rare independent Nigerian boogie funk.
Original Nigerian vinyl.Vinyl G only , sleeve Fair only so cheap £40 to £10+High-end Audio Desk Systeme Pro Machine...
- – Let Me Love You
- – Love You Forever
- 1. – Let Me Love You
- 2. – Love You Forever
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- Original LP WNL 111£10.00Sold out Notify me when in stock
Chief Stephen Osita Osadebe & His Nigeria Sound Makers InternationalJim´s SpecialSposa
Quality album of Igbo highlife.Rare Original Nigerian vinyl.Vinyl VG, sleeve F (wear)+High-end Audio Desk Systeme Pro Machine Utrasonic cleaned+
- – Jim´s Special
- 1. – Jim´s Special
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- Original LP Sposa 001£25.00Sold out Notify me when in stock
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)£4.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
The Last SultanThe Life And Times Of Ahmet ErtegunSimon & Schuster
Import USA Paperback edition book 40% Off Original price!
The Last Sultan is the definitive biography of a man who changed popular culture throughout...
- Book (550g) 9781416558408£13.99 £7.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Pablo MilanésPablo Milanés Canta A Nicolás Guillén (1975)Areito
Original Cuban vinyl!Vinyl VG , sleeve GHigh-end Audio Desk Systeme Pro Machine Utrasonic cleaned+
- Original LP LD-4017£20.00Sold out Notify me when in stock
Brenda FassieBlack President (1990)Mercury
Rare Zimbabwe boogie
- – Street Girl
- – Bump Party Time
- 7. – Street Girl
- 8. – Bump Party Time
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- Original LP 4064851£35.00 £10.00Vinyl condition: VG-Sleeve condition: VG-ORIGINAL NIGERIAN VINYL MARK ON SIDE TWO TRACK 1, sleeve damage
+High-end Audio Desk Systeme Pro Machine Utrasonic cleaned+
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!Sold out Notify me when in stock
JazzEdited by Nat Hentoff and Albert McCarthyQuartet Books (1977)
- Original Book (350g)£15.00Secondhand out of print book in good conditionIn stockAdd to Bag
Jazz Masters Of New OrleansBy Martin WilliamsMacMillan (1979)
Good book! Did you know why the drummers of New Orleans jazz have always been underrecorded? Did you know that Orson Welles was a big New Orleans jazz...
- Original Book (600g)£15.00Secondhand USA hardback (ex-library, plastic covered)In stockAdd to Bag