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Trees SpeakTimeFoldSoul Jazz Records
Brown SpiritsMind Rocker (pt. 1 and 2)Soul Jazz Records
Juliet LawsonBoo! The Early Recordings 1971-73Soul Jazz Records
Studio One Power Mix!Studio One Power Mix Special! Superstar Sounds from the 1970s, 1980s and beyondSoul Jazz Records
HawksmoorOneironauticsSoul Jazz Records
Electro ThrowdownSci-Fi Inter-Planetary Electro Attack on Planet Earth 1982-89’Soul Jazz Records
Miami Sound Vol. 2More Funk & Sound From Miami, Florida 1967-74Soul Jazz Records
Studio One Soul 2Soul Jazz Records
Rastafari (2024 Edition)The Dreads Enter BabylonSoul Jazz Records
Arthur Baker presentsBreaker's RevengeOriginal B-Boy and B-Girl Breakdance ClassicsSoul Jazz Records
In The Beginning There Was Rhythm(Feat. ACR, Cabaret Voltaire, The Pop Group, Gang of Four, etc)Soul Jazz Records
Punk 45!: Kill the Hippies! Kill Yourself! The American Nation Destroys Its Young (RSD 2024 Edition)Underground Punk in the United States of America, Vol. 1. 1973-1980Soul Jazz Records
300% Dynamite!Ska, Soul, Rocksteady, Funk and Dub in Jamaica ( RSD 2024 Edition)Soul Jazz Records
Studio One Rude Boy (RSD 2024 Edition)Soul Jazz Records
Studio One Downbeat Special extended editionStudio One Downbeat Special (Expanded Edition)Soul Jazz Records
David Lee Jr.EvolutionSoul Jazz Records
Nat King Cool and The Cool RunnersChecking Out (1984)Soul Jazz Records
ScratchKeep On Searching For Love / Eastern Lady (1984)Soul Jazz Records
Punk 45: There Is No Such Thing As Society (2024 Edition)Get A Job, Get A Car, Get A Bed, Get Drunk! Underground Punk in the UK 1977-81Underground Punk and Post-Punk in the UK 1977-81.Soul Jazz Records
Studio One DubSoul Jazz Records
Studio One Disco Mix
Studio One DJ'sSoul Jazz Records
Studio One LoversSoul Jazz Records
Studio One RootsSoul Jazz Records
Studio One Story (Vinyl album only edition)Soul Jazz Records
200% Dynamite (25th Anniversary edition)Ska, Soul, Rocksteady, Funk & Dub in JamaicaSoul Jazz Records
Studio One KingsSoul Jazz Records
Sound DimensionJamaica Soul Shake Vol. 1Soul Jazz Records
Studio One ScorcherInstrumentals at Studio OneSoul Jazz Records
Alien StarrWorld Of EcstasySoul Jazz Records
Jackie MittooLast Train To SkavilleSoul Jazz Records
Studio One Roots 2Soul Jazz Records
Space Funk 2Afro Futurist Electro Funk in Space 1976-84Soul Jazz Records
Holy Church Of The Ecstatic SoulA Higher Power: Gospel, Funk & Soul At The Crossroads 1971 - 83Soul Jazz Records
Miami SoundRare Funk and Soul from Miami, Florida 1967-74 (2023 Edition)Soul Jazz Records
- Book (900g) 9780822362029£26.99In stockAdd to Bag
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 Records' (Chantal Regnault's stunning Voguing book).
100% ESSENTIAL purchase! Buy now! Featuring Francois K, Fab 5 Freddy, Nicky Siano, Bambaataa, Keith Haring, Grandmaster Flash, Larry Levan discography - what are you waiting for!
"Tim Lawrence's powerfully pulsating and enthusiastically researched book Life and Times on the New York Dancefloor vividly captures the cultural revolution I took part in" FAB 5 FREDDY
"Tim Lawrence follows his now classic Love Saves The Day with a magnificent account of one of the most fertile and influential periods of NYC's long musical history. A must-read for anyone curious how modern dance music got to where it is." FRANCOIS KERVORKIAN
"As the 1970s gave way to the 80s, New York's party scene entered a ferociously inventive period characterized by its creativity, intensity, and hybridity. Life and Death on the New York Dance Floor chronicles this tumultuous time, charting the sonic and social eruptions that took place in the city's subterranean party venues as well as the way they cultivated breakthrough movements in art, performance, video, and film."
Studio One Disco Mix
Studio One's music in the 1970s took the label to new heights. The new style of Disco Mix brought many areas of Reggae together Roots, Lovers, Disco...
- Lloyd & Devon – Push Push
- Judah Eskender Tafari – Rastafari Tell You
- Doreen Schaefer – Ain't Gonna Change My Mind
- Dub Specialist – Kampala
- George Allen – Be Wise Brethren
- Jackie Mittoo – Night In Ethiopia
- George Dudley – Gates Of Zion
- The Silvertones – Come Forward
- The Ethiopian – Muddy Water
- Willie Williams & Brentford Disco Set – Armagideon Time
- Willie Williams & Brentford Disco Set – Armagideon Time (version)
- Norma White & Brentford Disco Set – I Want Your Love
- Norma White & Brentford Disco Set – I Want Your Love (version)
- Alton Ellis – You Make Me Happy
- Suagr Minott – Love And Understanding
- Winston Francis, Jackie Mittoo & Brentford Rockers – Going To Zion
- 1. Lloyd & Devon – Push Push
- 2. Judah Eskender Tafari – Rastafari Tell You
- 3. Doreen Schaefer – Ain't Gonna Change My Mind
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- 2×LP SJRLP103£28.00In stockAdd to Bag
- MP3 Release SJRD103£7.99In stockAdd to Bag
Soul Jazz Records presentsStudio One Classics
Studio One Classics features a non-stop selection of stone-cold classic Studio One killers! Spanning 40 years of the legendary label, this album is a celebration...
- 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 (+ Download Code) SJRLP96£28.00In stockAdd to Bag
- MP3 Release SJRD96£9.99In 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...
- – Rubber City Rebels
- – White Screen Movies
- 1. – Rubber City Rebels
- 2. – White Screen Movies
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- 7" SJR 408-2£12.00In 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....
- – Disintegration Nation
- – Agony Shorthand
- – Radio Dies Screaming
- – Twisted Road
- 1. – Disintegration Nation
- 2. – Agony Shorthand
- 3. – Radio Dies Screaming
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- 7" SJR 408-5£12.00In 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!
- – Amory Building
- – Leave Me Alone
- – Don't Just Sit There
- – U.R.E.
- 1. – Amory Building
- 2. – Leave Me Alone
- 3. – Don't Just Sit There
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- 7" SJR 408-4£12.00In stockAdd to Bag
The Hollywood SquaresHillside Strangler
Surely one of the best punk records ever! Los Angeles 1978 double-sider - KILLER indeed!
- – Hillside Strangler
- – Hollywood Square
- 1. – Hillside Strangler
- 2. – Hollywood Square
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- 7" SJR 408-5£12.00In stockAdd to Bag
The TrapsHigher / Higher Version
RARE CUTS! Very Limited edition bespoke Studio One Collector's 45ONLY AVAILABLE DIRECT FROM SOUL JAZZ RECORDS &...
- – Higher
- – Higher Version
- 1. – Higher
- 2. – Higher Version
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- 7" SJR348-7£12.00In stockAdd to Bag
OchoNumero Tres
The third of three albums by Ocho, one of the defining bands of the Latin New York Funk sound. Led by Chico Mendoza, Ocho have been featured heavily in...
- Ocho – Hot Pants Road
- Ocho – Ritmo De Pollos
- 2. Ocho – Hot Pants Road
- 6. Ocho – Ritmo De Pollos
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- CD USCD014£12.00In stockAdd to Bag
Disco 2Soul Jazz Records
This is a second selection of independent disco records featuring rare and classic tracks originally released in the USA between the halcyon years of 1977...
- Stevo – Pay The Price
- High Frequency – Summertime
- Dunn Pearson Jr. – Groove On Down
- Mad Dog Fire Department – Cosmic Funk
- Needa – Rock-A-Freak
- Cream De Coco – Disco Strut
- Anita Maldonado – What Can I Do To Make You Dance
- The Shades Of Love – Come Inside
- Skip Jackson – Micro Wave Boogie
- Jahneen – Everybody's Dancin'
- Montego Joe – Freestyle
- Timmy Thomas – Africano
- Paper Doll – Get Down Boy
- Jazz – I Feel Like Love
- Paco & Flaco & Coco – He's Here
- Ripple – Victorious
- Universal Love – Moon Ride
- Panache – Jam On
- Otis Brown's Grade A – Strut On
- 1. Stevo – Pay The Price
- 2. High Frequency – Summertime
- 3. Dunn Pearson Jr. – Groove On Down
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- 2×LP Vol.1 SJRLP311-1£26.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- 2×LP Vol.2 SJRLP311-2£26.00In stockAdd to Bag
- 2×CD SJRCD311£13.00In stockAdd to Bag
- MP3 Release SJRD311£8.99In stockAdd to Bag
Arthur RussellThe World Of Arthur RussellSoul Jazz Records
New fully remastered re-release of Soul Jazz Records’ ‘The World of Arthur Russell’, the seminal collection of Arthur Russell’s essential music...
- Dinosuar L – Go Bang (Francois K Mix)
- Lola – Wax The Van
- Loose Joints – Is It All Over My Face (Larry Levan Mix)
- Arthur Russell – Keeping Up
- Arthur Russell – In The Light Of The Miracle
- Arthur Russell – A Little Lost
- Loose Joints – Pop Your Funk
- Arthur Russell – Lets Go Swimming (Walter Gibbons Mix)
- Dinosuar L – In The Cornbelt (Larry Levan Mix)
- Arthur Russell – Treehouse
- Indian Ocean – Schoolbell/Treehouse (Walter Gibbons Mix)
- 1. Dinosuar L – Go Bang (Francois K Mix)
- 2. Lola – Wax The Van
- 3. Loose Joints – Is It All Over My Face (Larry Levan Mix)
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- 3×LP SJRLP83£34.00In stockAdd to Bag
- CD SJRCD83£12.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
JazzEdited by Nat Hentoff and Albert McCarthyQuartet Books (1977)
- Original Book (350g)£12.00Secondhand 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
AmericaHoliday (1974)WB
- Original LP£10.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VGOrig = Original secondhand USA vinyl copySold out Notify me when in stock
The Original Dancehall Dictionaryby Joan WilliamsYard Publications
Criss! Secondhand book
- Book (300g)£6.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
A History of the Jamaican Recording IndustryBook One: The Birth of Ska 'From Mento to Studio One'
Superb hardback 188-page book with loads of text, photos, artefacts, record labels etc written by Noel Hawks.
With contributions and quotes from (wait...
- Book (550g) Jam Bk 3£17.99In stockAdd to Bag
Fly Girls!Soul Jazz Records
‘Fly Girls!’ celebrates the 30th anniversary of female rap on record
This double-CD (and limited edition two volumes of super-loud double-vinyl) narrates...
- JJ Fad – Ya Goin' Down
- Princess MC – Pump Up The Funk
- Tanya Winley – Vicious Rap
- Sweet Tee – I Got Da Feelin'
- Nikki Giovanni – Ego Tripping
- MC Lyte – Cha Cha Cha
- Two Sisters – B-Boys Beware
- Cookie Crew – Secrets of Success
- Sequence – Simon Says
- Bahamadia – Paper Thin
- Sparky D – I Can't Stop
- Queen Latifah Featuring Monie Love – Ladies First
- Lady B – To The Beat Y'All
- Camille Yarbrough – Take Yo' Praise
- Missy Elliot – The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)
- Dimples D – Sucker DJ
- She Rockers – Give It A Rest
- Sarah Webster Fabio – Glimpses
- The Kryptic Krew featuring Tina B – Jazzy Sensation
- Roxanne Shanté – Bite This
- 1. JJ Fad – Ya Goin' Down
- 2. Princess MC – Pump Up The Funk
- 3. Tanya Winley – Vicious Rap
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- Deluxe 2×CD SJRCD206£12.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
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 MDS 1047£10.00Sold out Notify me when in stock
Old School Rap and Hip-HopChris Woodstra, John Bush, Stephen Thomas ErlewineBackbeat Books
Only £8 IMPORT USA PAPERBACK BOOK The real old school! More than 500 reviews plus artist bios and the true tales of the birth of the art form
- Book (350g) 9780879309169£14.00 £8.00In 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 NEMI (LP) 0530£25.00Sold out Notify me when in stock
Black Man's PrideSoul Jazz Records
While the righteousness of blackness is at the heart of the Rastafarian faith, this collection illustrates how black pride remained a central theme, if...
- Alton Ellis – Black Man's Pride
- Horace Andy – Child Of The Ghetto
- Dennis Brown – Created By The Father
- The Gladiators – Roots Natty
- The Classics – Got To Be Cool
- The Nightingales – Rasta Is Calling
- Glen Miller – Love & Understanding
- Sugar Minott – Woman Shadow
- Lloyd Jones & The Supernatural Six – Red In A Babylon
- Dudley Sibley & The Soul Gang – Love In Our Nation
- The Heptones – Equal Rights
- Glen Miller – You Must Be Love
- Winston Jarrett – Up Park No Mans Land
- Cedric Im Brooks – Why Can't I
- Larry Marshall – Let's Make It Up
- Freddie McGregor – Children Listen To The Wise Words
- John Holt – Build Our Dreams
- Johnny Osbourne – Forgive Them
- 1. Alton Ellis – Black Man's Pride
- 2. Horace Andy – Child Of The Ghetto
- 3. Dennis Brown – Created By The Father
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- 2xLP + Download Code SJRLP398£28.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
- CD SJRCD398£12.00In stockAdd to Bag
- MP3 Release SJRD398£9.99In stockAdd to Bag
Donna SummerLove To Love You Baby (Limited Pride Edition)Universal
As 2023 would have marked the 75th birthday of iconic artist Donna Summer this year’s Pride campaign will celebrate her legacy in style.
Super limited...
- 12" 5398318£26.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
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) 9781576871065£30.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Stevie WonderBy John Swenson
- Original Book (500g) 9780859650762£12.00Secondhand paperback in great conditionIn stockAdd to Bag
Don Shirley TrioDon Shirley Trio (1960)Cadence
Original 1960 textured sleeve original vinyl jazz trio quite deep
- Original LP CLP 3046£12.00Sold out Notify me when in stock
Rastafari (2024 Edition)The Dreads Enter BabylonSoul Jazz Records
Classic release ‘Rastafari – The Dreads Enter Babylon 1955-83’ in a new one-off pressing limited edition blue coloured double vinyl edition. The...
- Count Ossie & The Rasta Family – Africa We Want Fe Go
- Johnny Clarke – None Shall Escape The Judgement
- Laurel Aitken – Haile Selassie
- Count Ossie & The Mystic Revelation of Rastafari – Tales of Mozambique
- Mutabaruka – Say
- Bongo Herman & Jah Lloyd – African Drums
- Count Ossie & The Mystic Revelation of Rastafari – Sam's Intro
- Bongo Herman, Les and Bunny – Salaam
- Winston and Ansell – Zion I
- Techniques All Stars – Zion I Version
- Lord Lebby & The Jamaican Calypsonians – Ethiopia
- Hugh Mundell – One Jah, One Aim, One Destiny
- The Heaven Singers – Rasta Dreadlocks
- Count Ossie & Leslie Butler – Soul Drums
- Cornel Campbell – Conscious Rastaman
- QQ – Betta Must Come
- Roy Shirley – Israelites Leave Babylon
- Count Ossie & The Mystic Revelation of Rastafari – Narration
- Ronald Downer & Count Ossie – A Ju Ju Wa
- 1. Count Ossie & The Rasta Family – Africa We Want Fe Go
- 2. Johnny Clarke – None Shall Escape The Judgement
- 3. Laurel Aitken – Haile Selassie
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- 2xLP (Limited Edition Coloured Vinyl) + Download Code SJRLP544C£30.00In stockAdd to Bag
- MP3 Release SJRD544£8.99In stockAdd to Bag
Om UnitThe CanopyZamZam Sounds
OM Unit makes his ZamZam Sounds debut with two tracks that flaunt plenty of power, weight and punch. A-side track 'Armageddon Style' wraps a prodding,...
- – The Canopy (Armageddon Style)
- – Mystik 808
- 1. – The Canopy (Armageddon Style)
- 2. – Mystik 808
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- 7" ZAMZAM91£13.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
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)£19.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Musica BrasileiraA History of Popular Music and the People of BrazilMarion Boyars
STILL ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS ON BRAZILIAN MUSIC! Only £6!!!
Written by Claus Schreiner, this is an excellent book covering all aspects of Brazilian music...
- Book (450g) 9780714530666£9.99 £6.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
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 GM 521£9.99Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Sold out Notify me when in stock
Dollar Bill Y'AllSpring Records And The First Decade Of Hip HopBGP
In 1979, Spring Records released the first hip-hop style rap record ‘King Tim III (Personality Jock)’ by The Fatback Band. The label, initially relegated...
- – Money (Dollar Bill Y'All) (Long Version) - Jimmy Spicer
- – King Tim III (Personality Jock) - Fatback
- – Charley Says! (Roller Boogie Baby) - King Tim III
- – Magic's Message (There Has To Be A Better Way) - Mr Magic
- – To Whoever It May Concern - DJ Hollywood
- – Go For What You Know - Bally Boys
- – I'm Hot - The Rangers
- – Cars (Zulu Club Mix) - Afrika & The Zulu Kings
- – Rockin' It - MC Flex & The FBI Crew
- – Tearin' It Up - D4
- – The Beach (Long Vocal Version) - Afrika & The Zulu Kings
- 1. – Money (Dollar Bill Y'All) (Long Version) - Jimmy Spicer
- 2. – King Tim III (Personality Jock) - Fatback
- 3. – Charley Says! (Roller Boogie Baby) - King Tim III
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- New 2×LP BGP2317£20.99In stockAdd to Bag
- CD CDBGPD317£11.99In stockAdd to Bag
Punk 45: The Singles Cover Art of Punk 1976-80Edited by Jon Savage and Stuart Baker with a new introduction by Bobbie GillespieSoul Jazz Books
Brand new edition of Soul Jazz Records’ massive deluxe 400-page Punk 45s cover art book edited and compiled by Jon Savage (author of the seminal book...
- Book (2.2kg) SJR526£35.00 £30.00In stockAdd to Bag