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Massive Attack & Tom WaitsBoots on the GroundPlay It Again Sam
William DeVaughnBe Thankful For What You GotDemon Records
MuseThe Wow!Warner Records
Labi Siffre1970-1971Edsel
Joe HisaishiA Big Bold Beautiful JourneyMutant
Your Brother’s Keeper & Gary BartzWhere Rivers MeetBrownswood
De La SoulThe Grind DateBMG
Roy Ayers UbiquityVibrationsVampisoul
MaxwellMaxwell's Urban Hang SuiteSony
Tara Clerkin TrioSomewhere GoodWorld of Echo
Dragon Ball Hit Song CollectionVarious ArtistsNippon Columbia
Boards of CanadaInfernoWarp
Kaiso Power: Sound Revolution in TrinidadVarious ArtistsSoundway Records
Alan & Jan (Portable & Jan Jelinek)Take me, I’m yoursFaitiche
Brown Spirits#1Soul Jazz Records
Brown Spirits#2Soul Jazz Records
Brown Spirits#3Soul Jazz Records
Fairfield Ethio-Jazz ProjectBath KetamaSevern Songs
King Gizzard & The Lizard WizardFrom Demos To DemonsBeat Generation
Amyl and The SniffersGiddy Up / Big Attraction (10 Year Anniversary)Amyl and The Sniffers
Muddy WatersThe Real Folk BluesChess
Howlin' WolfThe Real Folk BluesVerve
YungbludIdols (Complete)Island
Silver ApplesOscillations Studio Mix / The Edge of Wonder (Andrew Weatherall Remix)Silver Apples Foundation
Rebel Island SoulUnder the Influence: Reggae, Funk & Soul in Jamaica in the 1970sSoul Jazz Records
John SilasWater SignLove Injection Records
Kenny DorhamWhistle StopBlue Note
Marcos ValleO Compositor E O CantorVampisoul
Earl Sweatshirt, MIKE & SURF GANGPOMPEII // UTILITY10k & Tan Cressida & Surf Gang Records
Roy Ayers UbiquityRed, Black & GreenVampisoul
Marcos ValleSamba '68Verve
T.P. Orchestre Poly-RythmoWest African Beat: Rare 7s and EPs from Benin and NigerAcid Jazz
Gil Scott-HeronReflectionsL.M.L.R
McCoy TynerAsante [Expanded Edition]Blue Note
Glenn UndergroundAtmosfear (35th Anniversary Edition)Peacefrog
- 12" RS019£9.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- Mallard – Aquitaine (606 Lake Mix)
- Mallard – Surface
- Mallard – Marco's Mango
- Mallard – Untitled (Breaks)
- Mallard – Verte
20 year old South London producer and Rhythm Section dance regular Mallard drops his debut 12" on the Peckham based label. The EP takes listeners on a journey through various styles and tempos of house music; from the morphing polyrhythmic percussion of ‘Surface’ to the shifting, heady pattern of ‘Aquitaine’ via the psychedelic breaks of ‘Untitled’ . One to watch!
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
- View full info and tracklisting
- New LP SJRLP590C£30.00In stockAdd to Bag
Jocelyn BrownSomebody Else's Guy
Released in 1984 and a top 20 hit in the UK, Somebody Else’s Guy is a Bonafide classic disco record that everyone knows! Now back in the spotlight more...
- 12" (Coloured Vinyl)£19.99In 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)
- View full info and tracklisting
- 12" DKR-315£16.00In stockAdd to Bag
Nicola ConteNAQUELA BASE
An RSD vinyl only exclusive of a track from Nicola Conte's next album. A cover of Joao Donato's dancefloor jazz classic Naquela Base. The track will only...
- 7"£13.00In 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
TroublemanTIME OUT OF MIND
An expanded edition of a long out of print Far Out classic. This double vinyl edition will include the track 'Strikehard' for the first time, which was...
- New 2×LP (Coloured Vinyl)£26.00In 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
Kae TempestDivisible by itself and one
Divisible by Itself and One is the powerful new collection from our foremost truth-teller Kae Tempest. Ruminative, wise, with a newer, more contemplative...
- Book (200g)£10.99In 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
Rebel SoundsMusic as Resistance
'Empathy is the currency of all music and Joe Mulhall does a great job of explaining how that quality has been used to generate solidarity for the struggle...
- Book (350g) 9781804442241£10.99In 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
Susan SontagNotes on Camp
These two classic essays were the first works of criticism to break down the boundaries between 'high' and 'low' culture, and made Susan Sontag a literary...
- Book (100g)£3.00In 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
Disco BabyDisco BabyMelodies International
Most highly anticipated disco release of 2017
Reissue of the 1979, three-minute up-tempo library recording, “Disco Baby". Only recently...
- – Disco Baby
- – Disco Baby (Floating Points & Red Greg Edit)
- 1. – Disco Baby
- 2. – Disco Baby (Floating Points & Red Greg Edit)
- View full info and tracklisting
- 7" MEL006£10.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
ObatalaObatalaEverland
Reissue of this rare disco funk album is a hidden gem. The original is on many wants lists and rarely turns up. Heady disco funk from the glory days...
- – April
- – In & Out Of Love
- – Shades Of September
- – Disco Party
- – Funk-A-Fried
- – Tight-Rope
- – Work It Out
- 1. – April
- 2. – In & Out Of Love
- 3. – Shades Of September
- View full info and tracklisting
- LP Everland004£21.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
CalibanDigital Reggae / Supernatural MagicMusic From Memory
Reissue of this extremely obscure digital / computerized dancehall tune from '84 on Music From Memory! This issue features extra production from TAPES...
- – Digital Reggae
- – Digital Reggae Remix
- – Supernatural Magic
- 1. – Digital Reggae
- 2. – Digital Reggae Remix
- 3. – Supernatural Magic
- View full info and tracklisting
- 12" EP MFM022£13.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Pulsinger & IrlFunction CreepBigBeak Recordings
Viennese techno legend, Patrick Pulsinger is back! Two killer traxx of techno dusted with trademark jazz and spacey disco touches!
- – Function Creep
- – Woodpecker
- 1. – Function Creep
- 2. – Woodpecker
- View full info and tracklisting
- 12" BB003£10.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Bobby PattersonI Got A Suspicion/Right Place, Wrong Time (1977)All Platinum
Funky soulful deep tune.Original USA 45 (new original unplayed but few minor pops/crackles).
- – I Got A Suspicion
- 1. – I Got A Suspicion
- View full info and tracklisting
- Original 7" AP 2371£10.00Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print USA VinylSold out Notify me when in stock
The Beach BoysHere Comes The Night (1979)Caribou Records
Oh yes! Strange but true. A balearic disco monster (10 mins!) to be played at the most Harvey-esque of left-field disco nights.
- – Here Comes The Night
- 1. – Here Comes The Night
- View full info and tracklisting
- Original 12"£8.99Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VGOriginal = Original USA 12"
100% Guarantee on this and all Original Vinyl at Sounds Of The Universe - 'if you're not happy we're not happy' money-back guarantee!Sold out Notify me when in stock
Floating PointsReflections - Mojave DesertPluto
Floating Points summons his ensemble again for an album of sweeping, panoramic jazz and electronic passages entitled, 'Reflections - Mojave Desert';...
- – Mojave Desert
- – Silurian Blue
- – Kites
- 1. – Mojave Desert
- 2. – Silurian Blue
- 3. – Kites
- View full info and tracklisting
- LP + DVD RE1LP£19.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- CD + DVD RE1CD£11.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Neinzer / LosianINTLBLK002International Black
Rhythm Section sister label 'International Black' return with their 2nd release, this time turning to two young up and coming producers...
- Neinzer – Weiblich
- Losian – He's My Brother
- 1. Neinzer – Weiblich
- 2. Losian – He's My Brother
- View full info and tracklisting
- 12" INTLBLK002£9.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Tropical Drums Of DeutschlandMusic For Dreams
Copenhagen’s Music For Dreams comes with yet another strong release - a double album of personal favourites compiled by Jan Schulte. Most of the tracks...
- Om Buschman – Klang Fährt An
- Total Art Of Percussion – Wuhan Wuchang
- Argile – Tagtraum Eines Elefanten
- Rüdiger Oppermann – Troubadix In Africa
- Argile – Kleine Rosa Wolk
- Sanza – Sounouh
- Om Buschman – Prima Kalimba
- Bob Moses – Boat Song Part I
- Ralf Nowy – Akili Mali
- Trimopen – Wagagroove
- Om Buschman – Hey Tata Gorem
- Om Buschman – Hey Tata Gorem (Wolf Müller Edit)
- 1. Om Buschman – Klang Fährt An
- 2. Total Art Of Percussion – Wuhan Wuchang
- 3. Argile – Tagtraum Eines Elefanten
- View full info and tracklisting
- 2×LP ZZZV17003£19.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
AndrooNayaSecond Circle
Coming from the sound system scene in Geneva, Androo began to produce 80-90’s infused digital dub as a teenager. His interest in jazz, new wave, dub...
- – 2000 & Universe
- – On Time (Long Mix)
- – London Dub - Version X
- – Naya II
- – Slice Dub
- – Pansilvania - Cosmos Reggae
- 1. – 2000 & Universe
- 2. – On Time (Long Mix)
- 3. – London Dub - Version X
- View full info and tracklisting
- 12" SC008£10.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
MasterpieceLove Affair / We're Gonna Make ItSuncut
Third release on one of our favourite labels, Suncut! This time the label reaches out to the archive of little known Detroit soul group, Masterpiece. This...
- – Love Affair
- – We're Gonna Make It
- 1. – Love Affair
- 2. – We're Gonna Make It
- View full info and tracklisting
- 7" SCT003£15.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Mike SimonettiMike Feel Love2MR
Two fresh Mike Simonetti party jams on 2MR - check!
- – Mike Feel Love
- – Midnight or Late Afternoon
- 1. – Mike Feel Love
- 2. – Midnight or Late Afternoon
- View full info and tracklisting
- 12" 2MR-024£9.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Ruby AndrewsJust Loving You/Hey Boy Take A Chance On LoveZodiac
Brilliant soul 2-sider housed in a cool pic sleeve with liner notes! Super release with punchy, quality sound.
CHECK!!!
- 7" Z-1006£8.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Leroy HutsonPositive ForcesAcid Jazz
Never before released Leroy Hutson 7" - last copies!
This is a double sided limited edition 45 containing two previously unreleased Hutson gems....
- 7" AJX413£13.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Danser's InfernoCreation OneEverland Jazz
- – Sombre Guitar
- 2. – Sombre Guitar
- View full info and tracklisting
- LP Everland Jazz 002£21.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Martin Kornberger & Volker KuhnEmbraceOrbeatize
Originally released only on cassette in 1986, "Embrace" is mixture of experimental tracks of the duo Martin Kornberger & Volker Kuhn. Check out the 20...
- – Embrace
- 1. – Embrace
- View full info and tracklisting
- LP ORB-02£22.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Leroy Hutson/Michael Gregory JacksonGet To This (You'll Get To Me) / Risin' UpLillyGood Party!
On the A side we have a classic cut from Leroy Hutson “Get to this” in a soul funk boogie style with Leroy's fantastic vocals. The B side...
- Leroy Hutson – Get To This (You'll Get To Me)
- Michael Gregory Jackson – Risin' Up
- 1. Leroy Hutson – Get To This (You'll Get To Me)
- 2. Michael Gregory Jackson – Risin' Up
- View full info and tracklisting
- 12" LGPV001£0.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock