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Devon RussellDarker Than Blue333
RihannaGood Girl Gone BadDef Jam Recordings
Daft PunkHomework (Remixes)Daft Life Ltd.
Avril LavigneLove SuxDTA Records
Svaneborg KardybOver TageGondwana Records
Tony JacksonSteppin' Out On The GrooveFreestyle Records
Kemetic JustWe R CultureMakin' Moves
Imperial WondersWork Of Art RemixesCordial Recordings
Errol DunkleyA Little Way Different/ I'M Not The Man For YouCommon Ground International
Enos McLeodJerichoOrbit
Lambert DouglasMark Of The BeastGoodies
Dynamic DisciplesSatan / SharingSalvation Rock
Mavis JohnUse My Body / Try LoveCommon Ground International
IvoryWarm Love / One Armed BanditCommon Ground International
Robert Glasper ExperimentBlack Radio (Deluxe Edition)Blue Note
Contact-UDancing Inner Space 1982-1984Freestyle Records
Eric GhostSecret SauceJazz Room Records
VariousThe Bodyguard (Original Soundtrack Album)Arista Records LLC
Michael JacksonThriller (40th Anniversary)Epic
Gaye Su AkyolAnadolu EjderiGlitterbeat
Alexander RobotnickComputer SourireLantern
Cumbia Moderna De SoldedadCrees Que Soy SexyMushroom Pillow
Henderson & WhitfieldDancin' To The Beat (SOTU Exclusive)Backatcha
Giovanotti Mondani Meccanici with Alexander RobotnickDon't Ask Me Why / Love SupremeLantern
SoniaEasier To Love / Easier To Love Alternate / Easier To DubBackatcha
Sonia / Overnight PlayersEasier To Love / Malcolm XBackatcha
Alexander RobotnickFuzz Dance ClassicsSpittle
Fuzz Dance Classics Over The WorldVarious ArtistsSpittle
Mighty MegatonsGengis Khan / Never Too OldLiquidator Music
FULL EFXHEADRUSHL.I.E.S. Records
IntrigueI Like ItBackatcha
RafeelyaJah Haffi ComeThompson Sound Cantabria
DawittJah Love / Jah Love DubManyatta Records
Kylie MinogueKylie ChristmasParlophone
Instant HouseLost HorizonsIsle Of Jura Records
Taken together, these comprehensive volumes offer an authoritative account of the music of Africa. One of the most prominent experts on the subject, Gerhard Kubik draws on his extensive travels and three decades of study in many parts of the continent to compare and contrast a wealth of musical traditions from a range of cultures. In this second volume, he turns to the cognitive study of African rhythm, Yoruba chantefables, the musical Kachamba family of Malawi, and African conceptions of space and time.
Features an extensive selection of photographs and is accompanied by a compact disc of Kubik's own recordings. Erudite and exhaustive, "Theory of African Music" is an invaluable reference source.
A History of the Jamaican Recording IndustryBook Three : THE UPSETTER TO THE COMPUTER ‘FROM THE BLACK ARK TO FIREHOUSE
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THE UPSETTER TO THE COMPUTER ‘FROM THE BLACK ARK TO FIREHOUSE featuring Lee Scratch Perry, King Jammys, King Tubby, Augustus...
- Book (650g)£17.99In stockAdd to Bag
Birdlegs And PaulineBirdlegs And Pauline
Among the rarest albums from Jim Kirchstein’s Wisconsin-based Cuca label, 1964’s Birdlegs & Pauline runs a playful gamut of girl group soul, sultry...
- New LP (Coloured Vinyl)£28.00Expected 02 DecPreorder
Hiatus KaiyoteChoose Your Weapon (Deluxe Version)
The band have received overwhelming critical acclaim for their releases and live shows, and have fans in the industry’s leading figures like Prince,...
- 2×LP + 7"£27.00In stockAdd to Bag
Various ArtistsEddie Piller & Dean Rudland present: Acid Jazz (Not Jazz)
A compilation of the finest early 1990s underground club sounds, presented by Eddie Piller and Dean Rudland.As Acid Jazz began a period of extraordinary...
- LP£26.00In stockAdd to Bag
Soul Jazz Records presents Studio One Soul (Black vinyl edition)
New classic black vinyl pressing
More classic Reggae from Jamaica's most important label ever .
Studio One Soul tracks the link between American Funk...
- New 2×LP £26.00In stockAdd to Bag
Tom SkinnerVoices of Bishara
Drummer and producer Tom Skinner (The Smile, Sons of Kemet) announces this lean and beautiful album, in which he edited a starry recording session into...
- – Bishara
- – Red 2
- – The Journey
- – The Day After Tomorrow
- – Voices (of the Past)
- – Quiet as it's kept
- 1. – Bishara
- 2. – Red 2
- 3. – The Journey
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- LP£22.00In stockAdd to Bag
- CD£12.00In stockAdd to Bag
Ephemeral Scents for Infinite Listens
Each box contains x20 30 minute insence ropes for a total burn time of 10hrs. Handmade in the Himalayan mountains from organic plant material and packaged...
- Box of Insence Ropes£18.00In stockAdd to Bag
David BowieAll the Songs, all the Stories
While his many artistic incarnations are known, few know David Bowie the man, and as this book will show, through its exploration of his diverse body of...
- Book (450g)£8.00In stockAdd to Bag
You Are Beautiful and You Are Alone : The Biography of Nicoby Jennifer Otter Bickerdike
A ROUGH TRADE, MOJO, UNCUT & LOUDER THAN WAR BOOK OF THE YEARSHORTLISTED FOR THE RALPH J. GLEASON MUSIC BOOK AWARDA redemptive, myth-shattering biography...
- Book (500g)£12.99In stockAdd to Bag
The Sky NationsMedley Dub
By the late 1970s, dub was firmly established as a favorite subgenre of the reggae canon, with every Jamaica-based record producer devoted to the style....
- – Trinity In Dub
- – Revelation Of Dub
- – Dub You Know
- – Say Dub
- – Under Heavy Rhythm
- – Starlight In Dub
- – Natty Dutty Dub
- – Swing And Dub
- – Tip Top Affair
- – Engineer’s Special
- 1. – Trinity In Dub
- 2. – Revelation Of Dub
- 3. – Dub You Know
- View full info and tracklisting
- New Audiophile LP (180 GRAM)£28.00Orange VinylIn stockAdd to Bag
Sinatra: A Complete LifeBy J. Randy Taraborrelli
One of the best books on Sinatra with Taraborrelli unbiased in his opinion and gives the good and bad of his character.
- Original Book (800g)£15.00USA 1st edn hardback w/dustjacket in good condIn stockAdd to Bag
ElvisBy Albert Goldman
- Original Book (800g)£25.00UK 1981 first edition hardback w/dustjacket in good conditionIn stockAdd to Bag
From Joy Division To New OrderBy Mick Middles
From Joy division to New Order is a great book if you are into the wonder of musical creation which was the factory records legend, and New order in particular.It...
- Original Book (350g)£6.00Secondhand paperback in good condIn stockAdd to Bag
The Song Company - Burden of Truth: 50th Anniversary Limited Edition Gatefold 12" Transparent Red Vinyl LPGavin Bryars' Jesus Blood Never Failed Me Yet + Antony Pitts' Transiens
BACK IN STOCK!500 copies only in the world! Superb hypnotic leftfield vocal modern classical LP - exclusive to Sounds of the Universe. Very limited copies!
Specially...
- – Gavin Bryars' Jesus Blood Never Failed Me Yet
- – Transiens
- 1. – Gavin Bryars' Jesus Blood Never Failed Me Yet
- 2. – Transiens
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- New LP £40.00In stockAdd to Bag
Clubland ConfidentialBy Frank Owen
Clubland Confidential is the true story of the rise and fall of a decadent nocturnal empire that stretched over several American cities and spawned its...
- Original Book (350g)£5.00In stockAdd to Bag
Taj MahalAutobigoraphy of a bluesman
- Original Book (800g)£18.00Secondhand 1st edn UK hardback w/dustjacket in good conditionIn stockAdd to Bag
Soul Jazz Records presentsStudio One Classics
Soul Jazz Records’ new 20th anniversary one-off limited-edition heavyweight special-edition purple coloured double vinyl pressing + download code and...
- The Skatalites – El Pussycat Ska
- Carlton & The Shoes – Love Me Forever
- Sound Dimension – Rockfort Rock
- Johnny Osbourne – Sing Jah Stylee
- The Heptones – Pretty Looks Isn't All
- Slim Smith – Rougher Yet
- Lone Ranger – Automatic
- Horace Andy – Fever
- Prince Jazzbo – School
- The Wailers – Simmer Down
- Burning Spear – Rocking Time
- Alton Ellis – I'm Just A Guy
- Sugar Minott – Oh Mr Dc
- Jennifer Lara – Consider Me
- Don Drummond – Confucious
- Michigan & Smiley – Rub A Dub Style
- Sound Dimension – Full Up
- Dennis Brown – No Man Is An Island
- 1. The Skatalites – El Pussycat Ska
- 2. Carlton & The Shoes – Love Me Forever
- 3. Sound Dimension – Rockfort Rock
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- 2xLP (Coloured Vinyl) + Download Code£34.00In stockAdd to Bag
New York Rockerby Gary Valentine
- Original Book (500g)£10.00Secondhand out of print edition UK paperbackIn stockAdd to Bag
Lost Illusioncarribbean minorities in britain and the netherlands
- Original Book (500g)£20.00Orig hardback book w dustjacket ex library w stamps and plastic coverIn stockAdd to Bag
Britain's Black Population, A New Perspective2nd Edition
- Original Book (600g)£10.00Out of print edition secondhand paperback bookIn stockAdd to Bag
Bessie : Empress of the BluesA biography by Chris Albertson
The first estimable full-length biography not only of Bessie Smith but of any black musician."--Whitney Balliett, New Yorker (on the first edition)"A remarkably...
- Original Book (600g)£15.001st edition UK hardback ex-library w/stampsIn stockAdd to Bag
Living in AmericaThe Soul Saga of James Brown
- Original Book (350g)£6.00Secondhand paperback in ok condIn stockAdd to Bag
Signed, Sealed and DeliveredThe Soulful Journey of Stevie Wonder
- Original Book (800g)£10.00Secondhand hardback w/dustjacket (small mark on front)In stockAdd to Bag
Soul Jazz Records hoodie (green)
Brand new Soul Jazz Records Functional Outer Wear Product #1Exclusive to Sounds of the Universe
Limited edition bottle-green hoodie (extra large) with...
- Sweatshirt£35.00In stockAdd to Bag
Adrian Sherwood Presents: Dub No Frontiers
Dub No Frontiers is inspired by and features female vocalists that Adrian Sherwood and the On U Sound label knew from the UK or had met while travelling...
- LP£23.00Expected 02 DecPreorder
- CD£13.00In stockAdd to Bag
The Killing of Tupac Shakurby cathy scott
- Original Book (500g)£8.00secondhand paperback in good condIn stockAdd to Bag
The Jazz Traditionby Martin Williams
- Original Book (400g)£10.00Secondhand paperback bookIn stockAdd to Bag
Unequal Struggle:Findings of a West Indian Research Investigation into the Underachievement of West Indian Children in British Schools
- Original Book (350g)£10.00Out of print paperback in good conditionIn stockAdd to Bag
Beyond BlingVoices of Hip-Hop in Art
- Original Book (500g)£10.00secondhand paperback book in good condIn stockAdd to Bag
They Gave The Crowd Plenty Fun:West Indian Cricket and its Relationship with the British-Resident Caribbean Diaspora
In 1950, the West Indies cricket team beat England for the first time on English soil. West Indian cricket continued to provide a source of self-esteem...
- Original Book (350g)£10.00Out of print paperback in good condition ex library with stamps and plastic coverIn stockAdd to Bag
Beyond HeavenChicago House Party Flyers 1983-89
Learn history - buy this book! AWESOME collection of house flyers from Chicago's halycon days in the 1980s! RON HARDY, HOT MIX 5, FRANKIE KNUCKLES & MORE.
Also...
- Book (550g)£18.00In stockAdd to Bag
Neverending Songs Of Love
First compilation to focus on the final works of Duke Reid’s legendary label
35 tracks new to CD
Includes numerous Jamaican hits by some of reggae...
- 2×CD£15.00In stockAdd to Bag
Ah Suh Me See it, Ah Suh Me Say Itcommentary on the social and educationa issues in jamaica
- Original Book (500g)£10.00Secondhand paperback bookIn stockAdd to Bag
Julien DyneModes
MODES continues the forward thinking percussive jazz and afro-inspired house music soundscapes explored on Dyne's recent album Teal, and employs some of...
- LP£20.00In stockAdd to Bag
Talking 'Bout Your MamaThe Dozens, Snaps, And The Deep Roots Of RapOxford University Press
Import USA Paperback edition book
From Two Live Crew's controversial comedy to Ice Cube's gangsta styling and the battle rhymes of a streetcorner cypher,...
- Book (350g)£13.99 £6.99
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£20.00
Brenda FassieBlack President (1990)Mercury
Rare Zimbabwe boogie
- – Street Girl
- – Bump Party Time
- 7. – Street Girl
- 8. – Bump Party Time
- View full info and tracklisting
- Original LP£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+
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JazzEdited by Nat Hentoff and Albert McCarthyQuartet Books (1977)
- Original Book (350g)£10.00Secondhand out of print book in good conditionIn stockAdd to Bag
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)£13.99 £7.99
AmericaHoliday (1974)WB
- Original LP£10.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original = Original USA VinylIn stockAdd to Bag
Getting Together With The Jackson 5 (1971)Musico Records
Original = USA Original Vinyl G+ /Sleeve VG-
+High-end Audio Desk Systeme Pro Machine Utrasonic cleaned+100% Guarantee on this and all Original Vinyl...
- Original LP£10.00
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
Sonny OkosunThe Gospel Of Ozziddi (1981)EMI International
Afro-Disco funk.
Original Nigerian Vinyl VG, sleeve G- (lot of wear)
+High-end Audio Desk Systeme Pro Machine Utrasonic cleaned+100% Guarantee on this...
- – Carnival
- 3. – Carnival
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- Original LP£25.00
Life And Death On The New York Dance Floor, 1980-1983By Tim Lawrence
Here we go .. massive NYC dancefloor 500+ page book by the excellent Tim Lawrence - who wrote Love Saves The Day and also has written for Soul Jazz...
- Book (900g)£24.99
Old School Rap and Hip-HopChris Woodstra, John Bush, Stephen Thomas ErlewineBackbeat Books
- Original Book (350g)£8.00
- Book (350g)£12.00
Don Shirley TrioDon Shirley Trio (1960)Cadence
Original 1960 textured sleeve original vinyl jazz trio quite deep
- Original LP£12.00
Back In The Days Photographs By Jamel ShabazzpowerHouse Books
Amazing, genius photographs of New York hip-hop fashion and culture taken by Jamel Shabazz between 1980 and 1989. Intro by Fab Five Freddy. As stylish...
- Book (700g)£30.00
Stevie WonderBy John Swenson
- Original Book (500g)£12.00Secondhand paperback in great conditionIn stockAdd to Bag
Dakota StatonI Want A Country Man (1973)Groove Merchant
Original USA 1973 Groove Merchant reocrds w/ Frank Wess, Cecil Bridgewater, Bill Watrous produced by Sonny Lester
- Original LP£9.99Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+
Jazz Religion, The Second Line And Black New OrleansBy Richard Brent TurnerIndiana University Press
Great New Orleans music book! NEW EDITION DIFFT COVER
Richard Brent Turner explores the history and contemporary significance of the...
- Book (350g)£19.99
Musica BrasileiraA History of Popular Music and the People of BrazilMarion Boyars
Written by Claus Schreiner, this is an excellent book covering all aspects of Brazilian music from its roots through the 60s, 70s and onwards. Recommended!
- Book (450g)£9.99 £6.00
Danny JohnsonIntroducing Danny Johnson (1978)First American
Chicago soul 78. Orig USA vinyl
- Original LP£10.00
Rhythms Of WonderStevie Wonder by Sharon DavisRobson Books
- Original Book (600g)£6.00In stockAdd to Bag
Aretha Franklin - Lady SoulBy Leslie CourseFranklin Watts
- Original Book (300g)£20.00Out of print secondhand USA paperback ex-library with stamps and sticker on frontIn stockAdd to Bag
Richie Ray & Bobby CruzEl Sonido De La Bestia (1980)Vaya Records
Hardcore salsa.
Vinyl VG, sleeve G (tape on spine)+High-end Audio Desk Systeme Pro Machine Utrasonic cleaned+
Venezuelan vinyl
- – El Sonido De La Bestia
- 7. – El Sonido De La Bestia
- View full info and tracklisting
- Original LP£19.99
John Coltrane and Black America's Quest for Freedom: Spirituality and the MusicEdited by Leonard L. BrownOxford University Press
Edited by prominent musician and scholar Leonard Brown, John Coltrane and Black America's Quest for Freedom: Spirituality and the Music is a timely exploration...
- Book (450g)£20.99
Small Axe Bookzine 6U RoyMuzik Tree
Great 50 page Bookzine with features on the original DJ Daddy U Roy. With photos, reviews and text
- Book (100g)£4.99