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Queen Demfeat. Yaeji, Sudan Archives, Yaya Bey, COUCOU CHLOE, Georgia Anne Muldrow & moreSoul Jazz Records
Rumble in the Jungle (RSD 25)Soul Jazz Records
400% Dynamite (RSD 2025)Ska, Soul, Rocksteady, Funk and Dub in JamaicaSoul Jazz Records
Sugar MinottSugar Minott At Studio One (RSD 2025)Soul Jazz Records
Secret Superstar SoundsScraping Bubblegum Off My Soul 1977-80 : Punk - Powerpop - New Wave - DIYSoul Jazz Records
Trees SpeakWave Healer / Psychic StateSoul Jazz Records
Studio One Showcase 45 (Expanded Edition)Feat. The Skatalites, The Heptones, Horace Andy, Bob Marley, Jackie Mittoo and moreSoul Jazz Records
Joe BataanLatin Strut / Peace, Friendship and SolidaritySoul Jazz Records
Brown SpiritsCosmic SeedsSoul Jazz Records
TribeDedicationSoul Jazz Records
Trees SpeakTimeFoldSoul Jazz Records
DIY - Do It YourselfPunk, Post Punk, Punk Funk & Beyond: The Rise of the Independent Music IndustrySoul 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
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
- Original Book (900g) 9780718134037£20.00Out of print UK 1st edn. hardback w/dustjacketIn 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.
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£15.00In 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) 978-0-7190-8865-0£17.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
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 in stock
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 conditionSold out Notify me when in stock
Art of the South African TownshipsGavin YoungeThames and Hudson Ltd.
- Original Book (800g)£10.00Second-hand paperback bookSold out Notify me when in stock
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 in stock
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£10.00secondhand paperback in good condSold out Notify me when in stock
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 in stock
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.
100% guarantee on this and all original books at Sounds of the Universe.Sold out Notify me when in stock
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 in stock
Heart Of The Race: Black Women's Lives in Britainby Beverley BryanVirago
secondhand original print edition paperback
- Original Book (600g) 9780860683612£8.00Sold out Notify me when in stock
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) 9781907222771£25.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
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)£9.00Sold out Notify me when in stock
Black Homeland, Black Diaspora: Cross Currents of the African Relationshipby Jacob DrachlerNational University Press
hardback first edition w/dust jacket USA ex-library
- Original Book (600g)£18.00Sold out Notify me when in stock
Caribbean And African CookeryBy Rosamund GrantVirago
- Original Book (300g)£10.00s/hand paperback in good conditionSold out Notify me when in stock
The UpsettersBuild The ArkTrojan Records / Music On Vinyl
This astounding collection bring together some incredibly rare tracks and artists that cannot be found on any other Reggae albums. Then there is of course...
- 3×LP Box Set PERRY 3£38.00Limited orange vinyl box set editionOut of stock Notify me when in stock
Running The Voodoo DownThe Electric Music Of Miles DavisBackbeat Books
£8 OFF UK PAPERBACK CHEAPER THAN AMAZONSTILL ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS ON MILES! Classic Electric Miles book This book re-assesses Miles Davis' "electric...
- Book (450g) 9780879308285£16.00 £8.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
RodiganMy Life In Reggae
This is the unlikely story of David Rodigan: an Army sergeant's son from the English countryside who has become the man who taught the world about Reggae....
- Book (800g) 9781472125569£9.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
The Music Industry RawPirates, Clubs, House and GarageAuthorHouse
What you will go onto read is a part biography, part dissection and part educational book that start's at the very beginning with a young boy who was inspired...
- Book (250g) 9781425913021£7.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Ferdinand DennisBehind The Frontlines
'A journey into Afro-Britain'
- Original Book (300g)£30.00Out-of-print secondhand Hardback with dustjacket, both in clean solid orderIn stockAdd to Bag
Staying PowerThe History of Black People in BritainPluto Press
Staying Power is recognised as the definitive history of black people in Britain, an epic story that begins with the Roman conquest and continues to this...
- Book (700g) 9780745338309£16.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Gotta Go Gotta FlowLife, Love, and Lust on Chicago's South Side From the SeventiesCity Files Press
£20 OFF !!!! DELUXE IMPORT USA HARDBACK BOOK. MORE THAN 60% OFF. A GREAT BOOK!!!
AWESOME BACK - wicked photos Chicago black club life in the 1970s. Accompanied...
- Book (1.3kg) 0991541820£35.00 £15.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Reggae SoundsystemOriginal Reggae Album Cover ArtSoul Jazz Books
Sorry. Out of Print.Reggae Soundsystem! is a new deluxe 200 page hard-back 12”x12” book featuring hundreds of stunning full size record cover designs...
- SJ Book (2.2kg)£25.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
RevivalLondon 1989 - 1993Hoxton Mini Press
Harlesden and Willesden has a rich history of multiculturalism. Roy Mehta's exquisite black and white photographs capture the daily rituals of its various...
- Book (600g) 9781910566954£25.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Black TestimonyVoices of Britain's West IndiansBy Thomas J. Cottle
- Original Book (400g)£40.00Hardback UK first edition 1978 with dustjacket in good cond, one line underlined in bookIn stockAdd to Bag