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HawksmoorTelepathic HeightsSoul Jazz Records
Delta Swamp Rock new 2023 EditionSounds From The South: At The Crossroads Of Rock, Country And SoulSoul Jazz Records
Yo! BoomboxEarly Independent Hip Hop, Electro and Disco Rap 1979 - 83Soul Jazz Records
Brown SpiritsSolitary TransmissionsSoul Jazz Records
Dansette DamageThe Only Sound / New Musical ExpressSoul Jazz Records
200% Dynamite (2023 New Edition)Ska, Soul, Rocksteady, Funk & Dub in JamaicaSoul Jazz Records
Holy Church Of The Ecstatic SoulA Higher Power: Gospel, Funk & Soul At The Crossroads 1971 - 83Soul Jazz Records
New York Noise RSD 2023 Coloured VinylSoul Jazz Records
Studio One SkaStudio One Ska - Original Jump Up and Ska SoundsSoul Jazz Records
Funk MastersLove MoneySoul Jazz Records
Studio One Space-Age Dub SpecialIntergalactic Dub From Studio OneSoul Jazz Records
Trees SpeakMind MazeSoul Jazz Records
Willie WilliamsArmagideon Time (Discomix Vocal / Version)Soul Jazz Records
Michigan and SmileyNice Up The Dance / VersionSoul Jazz Records
Jackie MittooOboe / Wall StreetSoul Jazz Records
Space, Energy and LightExperimental Electronic and Acoustic Soundscapes 1961 - 88Soul Jazz Records
Studio One FunkStudio One FunkSoul Jazz Records
Count Ossie & The Mystic Revelation Of RastafariTales Of MozambiqueSoul Jazz Records
Cedric Im Brooks / Sound DimensionMun Dun Go / Heavy RockSoul Jazz Records
Willie WilliamsNo One Can Stop UsSoul Jazz Records
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
Brown SugarI'm In Love With A DreadlocksSoul Jazz Records
Hieroglyphic BeingThere Is No Acid In This HouseSoul Jazz Records
Punk 45 : I'm A Mess !D-I-Y or Die ! Art, Trash, Neon - Punk 45's In The UK 1977 - 1978Soul Jazz Records
Studio One Women18th anniversary 3 New Special EditionsSoul Jazz Records
Steve ReidOdyssey Of The Oblong SquareSoul Jazz Records
Disco Reggae RockersSoul Jazz Records
The Mystic Revelation Of RastafariGrounation (Soul Jazz Records)Soul Jazz Records
Studio One Music LabSoul Jazz Records
Deutsche Elektronische Musik 2 NEW EDITIONSExperimental German Rock and Electronic Music 1972-83Soul Jazz Records
The ExplosionsGarden Of Four TreesSoul Jazz Records
Inell YoungThe Next Ball GameSoul Jazz Records
Inell YoungWhat Do You See In HerSoul Jazz Records
Deutsche Elektronische MusikExperimental German Rock and Electronic Music 1972-83Soul Jazz Records
100% Dynamite (Black Vinyl Edition)Ska, Soul, Rocksteady & Funk in JamaicaSoul Jazz Records
- Original Book (900g)£15.00Out of print UK 1st edn. hardback w/dustjacket ex-library, first page removed,plastic around dust jacketIn stockAdd to Bag
A portrait of James Baldwin tracing his development from the ghettos of Harlem to Paris and back to America where his active participation in civil rights brought him in close contact with Dr Martin Luther King, Robert Kennedy, Marlon Brando and Norman Mailer.
Lovers and StrangersAn Immigrant History of Post-War BritainPenguin
Drawing on an amazing array of unusual and surprising sources, Clair Wills' wonderful new book brings to life the incredible diversity and strangeness...
- Book (350g)£10.99In stockAdd to Bag
Policing By Multi-Racial ConsentThe Handsworth Experience By John BrownBedford Square Press
- Original Book (250g)£10.00Secondhand paperback in ok condition ex library with stamps, some wear to cover
Focus Music of South AfricaRoutledge
Great book, comes with free CD.
"Focus on Music of South Africa" provides an in-depth look at the full spectrum of South African music, a musical culture...
- Book (600g)£41.99
From Jazz Funk & Fusion To Acid JazzThe History Of The UK Jazz Dance Scene By SnowboyAuthorHouse
This is the first time the history of the uniquely British 'Jazz Dance' scene has been documented in such depth, written over a period of 10 years by Mark...
- Book (700g)£19.99In stockAdd to Bag
Black Music In Our CultureCurricular Ideas On The Subjects, Materials And ProblemsKent State University Press
Second-hand ex-library hardback book w/dustjacket in plastic covering
- Original Book (400g)£30.00Sleeve condition: VGOriginal USA hardback book,
100% Guarantee on this and all Original books & records at Sounds Of The Universe - 'if you're not happy we're not happy' or your money back!In stockAdd to Bag
Language In Jamaicaby Pauline ChristieArawak Publications
The author, as her life's work, has studied language in Jamaica. As a result of her extensive study and anaysis, she has determined that the best approach...
- Book (200g)£9.99
Changing JamaicaAdam Kuper
Original secondhand hardback first edition w/dustjacket (sticker on side)
- Original Book (400g)£18.00
Black Popular MusicIn Britain Since 1945Routledge
Black Popular Music in Britain Since 1945 provides the first broad scholarly discussion of this music since 1990. The book critically examines key moments...
- Book (450g)£39.99
Colonial Immigrants In A British CityA Class Analysis By John Rex And Sally TomlinsonRKP
Secondhand out of print paperback in good condition
- Original Book (500g)£20.00In stockAdd to Bag
Shades Of BlackAssembling Black Arts In 1980s BritainDuke University Press
Import USA Paperback editionIn the 1980s - at the height of Thatcherism and in the wake of civil unrest and rioting in a number of British cities - the...
- Book (1.2kg)£25.99 £15.00
Hurricane Hits England: An Anthology of Writing About Black Britainby Anyekachi WambuContinuum
- Book (600g)£10.00Like new USA paperbackIn stockAdd to Bag
This Is How We FlowRhythm In Black CulturesUniversity Of South Carolina Press
These essays explore the meaning, motif and theme of rhythm in black cultures throughout the USA and Africa. They discuss music and dance, the visual...
- Book (450g)£20.00 £10.00
Rave onGlobal Adventures in Electronic Dance MusicSerpents Tail
Electronic dance music was once the utopian frontier of pop culture. But three decades after the acid house 'summer of love', it has gone from subculture...
- Book (650g)£10.99In stockAdd to Bag
Lee PerryDisco Devil Volume 3 (6 More Classics From The Black Ark Studio 1977-79)Studio 16
3rd instalment of the Disco Devil Black Ark series featuring Max Romeo, Jolly Brothers,Leroy Sibbles, Devon Irons and more.
- Jolly Brothers – Conscious Man (Seven Leaves 12" Mix 1977)
- Max Romeo – Norman (Upsetter 12" Mix 1978)
- Leroy Sibbles – Garden Of Life (Big Spanner Disco Ajax 12" Mix 1978)
- King Scratch – Dread Lion (Black Art 12" 1977)
- The Mistic – Forward With The Orthodox (Special 7" edit 2019)
- Devon Irons – When Jah Come (Special 7" edit 2019)
- 1. Jolly Brothers – Conscious Man (Seven Leaves 12" Mix 1977)
- 2. Max Romeo – Norman (Upsetter 12" Mix 1978)
- 3. Leroy Sibbles – Garden Of Life (Big Spanner Disco Ajax 12" Mix 1978)
- View full info and tracklisting
- LP£15.00In stockAdd to Bag
Networks of Sound, Style and Subversion:by Nick CrossleyManchester
This book examines the birth of punk in the UK and its transformation, within a short period of time, into post-punk. Deploying innovative concepts of...
- Book (450g)£17.99
Changing Britannia: Life Experience with Britain
Includes Linton Kwesi Johnson
- Original Book (400g)£20.00Orig ex-library paperback with stamps etc, plastic covering in good condition
Art of the South African TownshipsGavin YoungeThames and Hudson Ltd.
- Original Book (800g)£10.00Second-hand paperback bookIn stockAdd to Bag
Homeboy SandmanVeinsStones Throw Records
Latest drop from one of the best rappers in the business - Homeboy Sandman - landing back on the legendary Stones Throw Records!
- – Between the Clouds
- – As Long As You Know
- – Bamboo
- – Clarity
- – Consumption
- – A's, J's & L's
- – Ceviche with Nietzsche
- – Underground Dreams
- – Lemon Ginger Tea
- – Bless Up
- 1. – Between the Clouds
- 2. – As Long As You Know
- 3. – Bamboo
- View full info and tracklisting
- LP£15.99
Inside BabylonThe Caribbean Diaspora in BritainBy Winston James and Clive Harris (1993)
This collection aims to reflect the varied experience of the Caribbean diaspora in Britain. The contributors set out to show how employers and police,...
- Original Book (500g)£10.00secondhand paperback in good cond
The UpsettersScratch The Upsetter AgainAntarctica Starts Here
"The inventive record producer and vocalist Lee 'Scratch' Perry was involved in every musical shift of note in his native Jamaica, from the rhythm and...
- The Upsetters – Bad Tooth
- The Upsetters – The Dentis' (AKA The Dentist)
- The Upsetters – Outer Space
- The Upsetters – One Punch
- Dave Barker – Will You Still Love Me
- The Upsetters – Take One
- The Upsetters – Soul Walk
- The Upsetters – I Want To Thank You
- Count Prince Miller – Mule Train
- The Upsetters – Touch Of Fire
- Alva "Reggie" Lewis – She Is Gone Again
- The Upsetters – The Result
- 1. The Upsetters – Bad Tooth
- 2. The Upsetters – The Dentis' (AKA The Dentist)
- 3. The Upsetters – Outer Space
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- LP£18.99
With Hope in Their Eyes: Compelling Stories of the Windrush Generationby Vivienne FrancisNia
- Original Book (200g)£8.00Original out of print secondhand book in good cond.
100% guarantee on this and all original books at Sounds of the Universe.In stockAdd to Bag
Lee PerryMr Perry I PresumePressure Sounds
'Mr Perry I Presume' finds Pressure Sounds focusing on the rare music and exclusive mixes of the revered Upsetter himself, Lee 'Scratch' Perry. This 16-track...
- George Faith – Don’t Be Afraid (12” mix)
- The Gatherers – Word (Acapella Mix)
- Lee Perry & The Upsetters – Jah I
- Joy White – Lay Besides You
- The Upsetters – Big Bird Skank
- Noel Robinson – Along The Way
- The Upsetters – Along The Way (Version)
- The Upsetters – War and Peace
- The Upsetters – Sun is Shining
- Peter & Paul – Ethiopia Land
- Keith Rowe & The Upsetters – Groovy Situation
- Susan and Bunny – Keep On Trying
- The Upsetters – Police and Dub
- Keith Rowe & The Upsetters – Living My Life
- The Upsetters – Devils Dub Plate
- Augustus Pablo & The Upsetters – Keep On Moving
- 1. George Faith – Don’t Be Afraid (12” mix)
- 2. The Gatherers – Word (Acapella Mix)
- 3. Lee Perry & The Upsetters – Jah I
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- CD£12.00
- 2×LP£23.00
Heart Of The Race: Black Women's Lives in Britainby Beverley BryanVirago
secondhand original print edition paperback
- Original Book (600g)£8.00
Bass, Mids, TopsAn Oral History of Sound System CultureStrange Attractor Press
KILLER book!
An oral history of the UK’s soundsystem culture, featuring interviews with MALA, Dennis Bovell, SKREAM, Youth, Norman Jay, Krust, Dego...
- Book (1.1kg)£25.00
Family Television: Cultural Power and Domestic Leisure (1986)by David Morley/Stuart Hall
w/ introduction by Stuart Hall. Secondhand book ex-library fair cond
- Original Book (300g)£9.00