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Massive Attack & Tom WaitsBoots on the GroundPlay It Again Sam
Ariana GrandepetalIsland
Nia ArchivesEmotional JunglistIsland
Chez DamierI Never Knew LoveKMS
Cloud 9Do You Want Me BabyUnknown Ltd
William DeVaughnBe Thankful For What You GotDemon Records
Soul Element aka Stacy KiddHow Bad I Want Ya feat Peven EverettDaybreakers
Mood II Swing / Jovonn / Roy Davis Jr. / OsuladeKing Street Sounds Sampler Vol. 7King Street Sounds
Mr Bongo Record Club Vol. 8Various ArtistsMr Bongo
MuseThe Wow!Warner Records
Labi Siffre1970-1971Edsel
Joe HisaishiA Big Bold Beautiful JourneyMutant
Marcia Griffiths / Dub SpecialistFeel Like Jumping / Feel Like Jumping Pt. 2Soul Jazz Records
MonolakeInterstateField Records
Lord Tanamo / Jackie MittooKeep On Moving / Totally TogetherSoul Jazz Records
Carlton and The ShoesLove Me Forever / Never Let GoSoul Jazz Records
Dawn Penn / Jackie MittooNo No No / Ghetto OrganSoul Jazz Records
Tony HumphriesRunning Back Mastermix: Kiss FM Zanzibar Years (LP 1)Running Back
Tony HumphriesRunning Back Mastermix: Kiss FM Zanzibar Years (LP 2)Running Back
Tony HumphriesRunning Back Mastermix: Kiss FM Zanzibar Years (Mixed)Running Back
Your Brother’s Keeper & Gary BartzWhere Rivers MeetBrownswood
NY’s FinestDo You Feel MeBassline Records
Def LeppardGreatest HitsUMR
Jan JonesIndependent Woman (Parts 1 & 2)Celestial Echo
Ben Salisbury & Geoff BarrowSteve (Soundtrack From The Netflix Film)Invada
De La SoulThe Grind DateBMG
New African Orchestra / Lost Tymeez / USGThe Ron Trent Collection Vol.1Nite Grooves
Roy Ayers UbiquityVibrationsVampisoul
LizzoBitchAtlantic
Jalen NgondaDoctrine of LoveDaptone Records
Os MutantesEverything Is Possible! The Best Of Os MutantesLuaka Bop
Fundido feat. Emma DufauxGet A GripDFA
Inner CityGood Life (inc. Carl Craig remix)KMS
Zed Bias x MJKKeep On Livin'/Late To CamberwellE Soul Cultura/Mr Bongo
MaxwellMaxwell's Urban Hang SuiteSony
- Book (450g) 9781913231323£15.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
The untold story of British dance music’s first sub-bass revolution, tracing the origins, development, impact and influence of bleep techno, and the subsequent musical styles it inspired, on UK club culture.
LabyrinthBritish Jazz on Record 1960-75
MASSIVE large format 375 page £3kg hardback book, quarter bound in cloth, debossed cover!
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'This...
- Book (3.6kg)£70.00Expected 01 MayPreorder
Power Pop! (RSD 2026)American Power Pop for the Now Generation 1977-1981
One-off coloured pressing exclusive for RSD 2026
15 super-rare USA punk/power pop classics you never heard from bands you never knew!
Soul Jazz Records’...
- Ambulance – It's All Up To You
- Dow Jones and The Industrials – Let’s Go Steady
- Hot Dates – I Can't Stay
- Nastyfacts – Drive My Car
- Pointed Sticks – What Do You Want Me to Do?
- The Normals – Hardcore
- Shoes – Tomorrow Night
- The Reactions – It's Our Turn Now
- Puppet Rulers – Outta My Mind
- Testors – Together
- The Scruffs – You're No Fun
- The Reruns – So So Alone
- The Wigs – You Say Ono
- The Fingers – Isolation
- The Reactions – In Society
- 1. Ambulance – It's All Up To You
- 2. Dow Jones and The Industrials – Let’s Go Steady
- 3. Hot Dates – I Can't Stay
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- New LP SJRLP590C£30.00In stockAdd to Bag
Simon Fisher TurnerSTUFF
After portraying Ned East in the 1971 BBC TV adaptation of Tom Brown’s Schooldays and roles in films such as The Big Sleep (with Robert Mitchum) (1978),...
- New LP £25.00In stockAdd to Bag
Wayne Jarrett And The Bull Wackie AllstarsAfrican Woman
DKR say..Six track 12" collecting all the cuts of Wayne's first recording for Wackie's, from 1976. A classic of raw underground vibes from the Sounds Unlimited...
- Wayne Jarrett – African Woman
- Wayne Jarrett – African Woman (LP Mix)
- 1. Wayne Jarrett – African Woman
- 4. Wayne Jarrett – African Woman (LP Mix)
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- 12" DKR-315£16.00In stockAdd to Bag
William S. BurroughsThe Finger
'He felt a sudden deep pity for the finger joint that lay there on the dresser, a few drops of blood gathering around the white bone.'A deliberately severed...
- Book (150g)£3.00In stockAdd to Bag
XzibitRestless
It's only appropriate that Xzibit's highly anticipated, and often-delayed, Restless concluded hip-hop's millennial melting pot. After all, Xzibit's association...
- New 2×LP £39.99In stockAdd to Bag
Emanuele CocciaMetamorphoses
We are all fascinated by the mystery of metamorphosis – of the caterpillar that transforms itself into a butterfly. Their bodies have almost nothing...
- Book (350g)£15.99In stockAdd to Bag
Carol Ann DuffyFeminine Gospels
n Feminine Gospels, Carol Ann Duffy draws on the historical, the archetypal, the biblical and the fantastical to create various visions – and revisions...
- Book (200g) 9781035038565£10.99In stockAdd to Bag
Andy WarholA
Part novel, part Pop artwork, Andy Warhol's a is an electrifying slice of life at his Factory studio'A work of genius' NewsweekIn the early 1960s, Andy...
- Book (500g)£12.99In stockAdd to Bag
BasquiatA Quick Killing in Art
“A smart, crackling chronicle of fast game, the ’80s art market, [and] the attraction of destruction.”— Village Voice
A bold and vivid biography...
- Book (700g)£12.99In stockAdd to Bag
Straighten Up! BOOK Boss Reggae From PamaForeword by Harry Palmer
We got some more!
BOMB REGGAE BOOK!!
Originally formed in 1967 by the Palmer brothers - Harry, Jeff and Carl – Pama Records was a pioneer in bringing...
- Book (500g)£28.00In stockAdd to Bag
Supreme City: How Jazz Age Manhattan Gave Birth to Modern AmericaBy Donald L. Miller
- Original Book (500g)£8.00Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print Paperback BookIn stockAdd to Bag
Awopbopaloobop AlopbamboomBy Nik Cohn
- Original Book (300g)£12.00Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print Paperback BookIn stockAdd to Bag
The West Indian Experience in British SchoolsBy Raymond Giles
- Original Book (350g)£15.00Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print Paperback Book in good conditionIn stockAdd to Bag
Nikki GiovanniPoems: 1968-2020
Nikki Giovanni's poetry has dazzled and inspired readers for more than sixty years. When she first emerged from the Black Arts Movement in the late 1960s,...
- Book (600g)£12.99In stockAdd to Bag
Jamie Lidell & Luke SchneiderA Companion For The Spaces Between Dreams
Jamie Lidell and Luke Schneider have created a kind of sonic tool to navigate a liminal state of mind. Their new collaborative LP, A Companion For The...
- New LP (Coloured Vinyl) 0309272740004£26.00In stockAdd to Bag
I Hear Music In The StreetsNew York 1969-89
Capturing the energy of New York City's music subcultures—across hip-hop, punk and rap—through an array of snapshots by photographers including...
- Book (1.4kg) 9788410024687£48.00In stockAdd to Bag
Rock Against Racism 1976-1981By Syd Shelton
Rock Against Racism is a body of photographs that Syd Shelton produced for and about the British Rock Against Racism movement (RAR) of 1976–1981. For...
- Book (1.9kg)£15.00 £15.00In stockAdd to Bag
Clarks in JamaicaBy Al Fingers, includes photos by Adrian Boot, Dave Hendley, David Corio, Mark Read, Beth Lesser
Back in stock! Last copies!Superb brand new edition of this excellent deluxe 240 pages hardback, 100s and 100s of photos and text.
New edition includes...
- Book (1.5kg) 9780956777393£40.00 £35.00In stockAdd to Bag
Greensleeves BOOKThe First 100 Covers
WICKED NEW HARDBACK BOOK!
Charts the story of Greensleeves Records —from its beginnings as a mid-1970s West London record shop to its rise as a...
- Book (2.1kg)£50.00In stockAdd to Bag
The Other Side : A Journey into Women, Art and the Spirit World
In an illuminating blend of memoir and art history, The Other Side explores the lives and work of a group of extraordinary women artists. From the twelfth-century...
- Book (350g)£12.99In stockAdd to Bag
Soul Jazz Records hoodie (navy)
Brand new Soul Jazz Records Functional Outer Wear Product #1
Exclusive to Sounds of the Universe
Limited edition navy hoodie (large) with design.
- Sweatshirt£40.00In stockAdd to Bag
The Second Sexby Simone de Beauvoir
Everyone who cares about freedom and justice for women should read The Second Sex' GuardianSimone de Beauvoir famously wrote, 'One is not born, but rather...
- Book (400g) 9780099595731£14.99In stockAdd to Bag
Beneath the UnderdogBy Charles Mingus
Bass player extraordinaire Charles Mingus, who died in 1979, is one of the essential composers in the history of jazz, and Beneath the Underdog, his celebrated,...
- Book (300g)£10.99In stockAdd to Bag
The Art of DancehallPosters and Flyers of Soundsystem Culture
Wicked book!
Combining the energy and vibrancy of vernacular Jamaican art with the cultural insight that only original ephemera can bring, the flyers...
- Book (1.1kg)£3.00In stockAdd to Bag
Revolutionary Letters
By turns a handbook of countercultural living, a manual for street protest, and a feminist broadside against the repressive state apparatus, Revolutionary...
- Book (350g)£13.99In stockAdd to Bag
Sabroso Guaganco Vol. 11Sabroso Guaganco Vol. 11
Latin compilation
- Original CD£9.99CD disc condition: VG+Case & booklet condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned CD in great conditionIn stockAdd to Bag
Sabroso Guaganco Vol. 12Sabroso Guaganco Vol. 12
Latin compilation
- Original CD£9.99CD disc condition: VG+Case & booklet condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned CD in great conditionIn stockAdd to Bag
The Blood of OthersSimone de Beauvoir
Potent and vividly emotional, Simone de Beauvoir’s captivating novel questions freedom and individual responsibility in the face of brutality‘These...
- Book (350g) 9780241696453£9.99In stockAdd to Bag
State of BassJungle: The Story So FarVelocity Press
ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL NEW EDITION OF THIS SEMINAL STUDY ON JUNGLE
Originally published in 1997, State of Bass explores the scene’s roots through its...
- Book (450g) 9781913231026£14.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
All Crews: Journey's Through Jungle/Drum & Bass CultureBy Brian Belle-FortuneVision Publishing
Killer book on the evolution of Jungle and Drum and Bass in the UK. The raves, the shops, the djs, the mcs. Essential!
"The Definitive book on Jungle"....
- Book (450g) 0954889703£15.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Knowledge
MONSTER HEAVYWEIGHT BOOK!
From 1994 – 2014 Knowledge magazine was the essential destination for the latest drum & bass news and features and had a massive...
- Book (1.1kg)£30.00 £25.00In stockAdd to Bag
AbengGrown In CaptivityDig This Way Records
Fresh new roots from Italian label Dig This Way comes Abeng with his second single after his killer "Crying Time" this time backed with Med Ton Allstars...
- Abeng – Grown In Captivity
- Manasseh – Dub In Captivity
- 1. Abeng – Grown In Captivity
- 2. Manasseh – Dub In Captivity
- View full info and tracklisting
- 7" DTWS004£13.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Tony AllenThe SourceBlue Note
**Back in stock! Vinyl copies and CD too!! This essential album from the legendary drummer via Blue Note!**
Long time Fela Kuti drummer the late Tony...
- – Moody Boy
- – Bad Roads
- – Cruising
- – On Fire
- – Woro Dance
- – Tony's Blues
- 1. – Moody Boy
- 2. – Bad Roads
- 3. – Cruising
- View full info and tracklisting
- 2×LP 5768336£25.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- CD 5781091£7.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Weldon Irvine I Love YouAthens Of The North
LONG OUT OF PRINT!!!! BACK IN PRINT!!!! 100% ESSENTIAL
SEMINAL cut from Weldon Irvine featuring DON BLACKMAN's truly soulful vocals. Essential, conscious...
- – I Love You (feat. Don Blackman)
- – What's Going On?
- 1. – I Love You (feat. Don Blackman)
- 2. – What's Going On?
- View full info and tracklisting
- 7" ATH012£10.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
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£15.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
URKnights Of The JaguarUnderground Resistance
Defining Detroit techno from the UR crew! Now you've have a chance to grab it or replace your undoubtedly battered copy of a beautiful and timeless piece...
- – Jaguar
- – Ascesion
- 1. – Jaguar
- 2. – Ascesion
- View full info and tracklisting
- 12" UR049£16.99In stockAdd to Bag
FunkadelicMaggot Brain (1971)Westbound
Funkadelic's masterpiece! A dark vision of what the future holds articulated through George Clinton's slightly hazy mutant funk rock with Eddie Hazel's...
- – Maggot Brain
- 1. – Maggot Brain
- View full info and tracklisting
- LP HIQLP020£23.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- CD CDSEWM202£8.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- LP SEW002£19.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Fela KutiZombieKnitting Factory Records
On the title track Fela and the backup singers ridicule the mindset of men in uniform over an urgent, quick-march accompaniment from Afrika 70. The album...
- – Zombie
- – Mr. Follow Follow (Mister Follow Follow)
- 1. – Zombie
- 2. – Mr. Follow Follow (Mister Follow Follow)
- View full info and tracklisting
- LP 0720841206118£26.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- LP KFR-2025-1£19.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- CD KFR-1015£7.99 £7.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Fela KutiExpensive ShitKnitting Factory Records
'Expensive Shit' is one of Fela's most notorious albums! This killer afro-beat LP was originally release in 1975 and now gets a reissue on Brooklyn-based...
- – Expensive Shit
- – Water No Get Enemy
- 1. – Expensive Shit
- 2. – Water No Get Enemy
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- LP KFR2015-1£20.99In stockAdd to Bag
Space Funk - Afro Futurist Electro Funk In Space 1976-84Soul Jazz Records
‘Space Funk – Afro Futurist Electro Funk in Space 1976-84’, is an intergalactic journey into black space, fuelled by funk, powered by computers.
‘Space...
- L E O – Fee Fi Fo Fum
- The Sonarphonic – Super Breaker
- Santiago – Bionic Funk
- Frank Cornilius – Computer Games
- JUJU & The Space Rangers – Plastic
- Jamie Jupitor – Computer Power
- Solaris – Space Invaders
- Copperfield – Make It Good To Me Baby
- Robotron 4 – Electro-?
- Ernest Flippin II – Supersonic Space Lady
- Funk Machine – Funk Machine
- Ramsey 2C-3D – Fly Guy and The Unemployed
- Osé – Computer Funk
- 7 Below Zero Band – Seven (We Are)
- Rodney Stepp – Break-Out
- 1. L E O – Fee Fi Fo Fum
- 2. The Sonarphonic – Super Breaker
- 3. Santiago – Bionic Funk
- View full info and tracklisting
- 2xLP + Download Code SJRLP449£28.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- CD SJRCD449£12.00In stockAdd to Bag
- MP3 Release SJRD449£9.99In stockAdd to Bag
Black RiotEarly Jungle, Rave and HardcoreSoul Jazz Records
VINYL FACTORY COMPILATION OF THE YEAR 2020!!!
See chart here
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Soul...
- Rhythm For Reasons – The Smokers Rhythm
- Babylon Timewarp – Durban Poison
- The Terrorist – RK1
- DJ Dubplate – Tings A Go On
- Leviticus – Burial (Lovers Rock Mix)
- The Freaky – Time and Age
- Trip One – Snowball Remix
- DJ Krome & Mr. Time – Ganja Man
- New Vision – Way Of Life
- DJ Dubplate – Original Rubadubstyle
- Hi Fi Power – Chill Out (Raggafunks U)
- Nu Jacks featuring Ivory Ranks – House Sensation
- 1. Rhythm For Reasons – The Smokers Rhythm
- 2. Babylon Timewarp – Durban Poison
- 3. The Terrorist – RK1
- View full info and tracklisting
- 2xLP (+ Download Code) SJRLP452£26.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- CD plus Limited Edition Graphic story SJRCD452£13.00In stockAdd to Bag
- MP3 Release SJRD452£9.99In stockAdd to Bag
The Best Of Jicco Funk Vol. 1Dig This Way Records
Dig This Way put the spotlight on the music released through Nigerian label Jicco Funk in the late 70s and early 80s. The first volume in the series focuses...
- Jah Children – Giving Love To Your Fellow Man
- The Combats – Rock On
- Black Gold – I Want You
- Freedom Family – Africa My Fathers Land
- The Combats – Let's Get Together
- The Sea Men International – Satan Don Come Across
- Felix Lebarty's Gang – Port-Harcourt Girls
- Jimmy Sky & The Gaylords – World Need Peace
- 1. Jah Children – Giving Love To Your Fellow Man
- 2. The Combats – Rock On
- 3. Black Gold – I Want You
- View full info and tracklisting
- LP DTW 006£24.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock