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Arthur Baker presentsBreaker's RevengeOriginal B-Boy and B-Girl Breakdance Classics 1975-84Soul 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
Electric ChairsSo Many Ways / J'Attends Les MarinesSoul Jazz Records
The Carver Area High School SeniorsGet Live '83 (The Senior Rap)Soul Jazz Records
Studio One 007Licensed To SkaJames Bond and other Film Soundtracks and TV ThemesSoul Jazz Records
HawksmoorTelepathic HeightsSoul Jazz Records
Soul Jazz Records presentsStudio One ClassicsFeat. The Skatalites, Horace Andy, Bob Marley, The Heptones and many more!
Studio One RocksteadyRocksteady, Soul and Early Reggae At Studio OneSoul Jazz Records
Studio One Ska FeverMore Ska Sounds From Sir Coxsone's DownbeatSoul Jazz Records
Studio One Women18th anniversary 3 New Special EditionsSoul Jazz Records
Jackie MittooThe Keyboard King At Studio OneUniversal Sound
- Original Book (900g) 9780718134037£15.00Out of print UK 1st edn. hardback w/dustjacket ex-library, first page removed,plastic around dust jacket
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.
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) 9781438973609£19.99Out of stock Notify me when this item is released/available
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
Joy Division: JuvenesKevin Cummins
***The definitive collection of the Joy Division photographs of Kevin Cummins, including interviews with Bernard Sumner, Peter Hook and Stephen Morris....
- Book (1.5kg) 9781788402712£30.00In 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)£9.99Out of stock Notify me when this item is released/available
Changing JamaicaAdam Kuper
Original secondhand hardback first edition w/dustjacket (sticker on side)
- Original Book (400g)£18.00
Hold On To Your DreamsArthur Russell And The Downtown Music Scene, 1973-1992Duke University Press
If you are in anyway interested in Arthur Russell then you have to buy this book! 400-odd pages of seriously researched stuff - this is Arthur Russell's...
- Book (650g) 9780822344858£24.99Out of stock Notify me when this item is released/available
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) 9781138504875£39.99Out of stock Notify me when this item is released/available
Colonial Immigrants In A British CityA Class Analysis By John Rex And Sally TomlinsonRKP
- Original Book (600g)£15.00Secondhand out of print hardback in good condition, inscription on 1st pageIn stockAdd to Bag
Dancing (Know the Game)by Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing
Nuff moves, selectah!
- Original Book (250g) 0715805088£10.00Secondhand small pamphlet/bookletIn 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) 9780822334200£25.99 £15.00Out of stock Notify me when this item is released/available
Hurricane Hits England: An Anthology of Writing About Black Britainby Anyekachi WambuContinuum
- Book (600g)£10.00Like new USA paperbackIn stockAdd to Bag
Pump up the Volume: A History of House Musicby Sean BidderChannel 4 Books
- Original Book (500g) 9780752219868£15.00Out of print secondhand original paperback in good conditionIn 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) 9781570031908£20.00 £10.00Out of stock Notify me when this item is released/available
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) 9781781254233£10.99Out of stock Notify me when this item is released/available
The Vice LordsWarriors of the Streets
Rare USA small secondhand book in good condition - cultural anthropology case studies about the legendary street gang. This is 1978 edition with different...
- Original Book (200g)£25.00
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)
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- LP STU 16LP 005£15.00Out of stock Notify me when this item is released/available
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) 978-0-7190-8865-0£17.99Out of stock Notify me when this item is released/available
The Speed of SoundA Memoir by Thomas DolbyFlatIron Books
Based on his meticulous notes and journals, The Speed of Sound chronicles Dolby’s life in the music business during the eighties. With humour and a considerable...
- Book (500g) 9781785783173£8.99Out of stock Notify me when this item is released/available
Changing Britannia: Life Experience with Britain
Includes Linton Kwesi Johnson
- Original Book (400g) 9781873201152£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 book
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
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- LP l-STH2383£15.99Out of stock Notify me when this item is released/available
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) 9780860916369£20.00secondhand 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 ASH708£18.99Out of stock Notify me when this item is released/available
With Hope in Their Eyes: Compelling Stories of the Windrush Generationby Vivienne FrancisNia
- Original Book (200g) 9781874509653£8.00Original out of print secondhand book in good cond.
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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 PSCD89£12.00In stockAdd to Bag
- 2×LP PSLP089£23.00Out of stock Notify me when this item is released/available