Timmy Thomas – Africano / Why Can't We Live Together

Isaac Hayes Do Your Thing Now-Again Records

For the first time ever, we’re issuing the full 33-minute, psychedelic funk jam session by Isaac Hayes and his Memphis rhythm kingpins the Bar-Kays,...

Funk/Soul

– Do Your Thing (Part 1)
– Do Your Thing (Part 2)
– Do Your Thing (Rhythm Section Mix)

1. – Do Your Thing (Part 1)
2. – Do Your Thing (Part 2)
3. – Do Your Thing (Rhythm Section Mix)
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12" EP NA5144-LP£18.99
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Sivuca Ain’t No Sunshine / Ponteio Mr Bongo

Sivuca’s legendary Brazilian cover of the Bill Withers classic ‘Ain’t No Sunshine’ was a big hit on the 'rare groove' scene and still sounds...

Brazilian

– Ain’t No Sunshine
– Ponteio

1. – Ain’t No Sunshine
2. – Ponteio
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7" BRZ45068£7.99
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Tata It's A Mess Sharp Flat

Two sizzling South African boogie tracks from Kabasa’s, Tata Sibeko. Party-starting productions from 1985, reissued via Sharp Flat.

African Disco

– It's A Mess
– Afro Breakdance

1. – It's A Mess
2. – Afro Breakdance
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12" SF 04£11.99
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Byron the Aquarius Leaving This Planet Eglo

Byron The Aquarius makes his Eglo Records debut following on from his two recent EP's for Sound Signature and Wild Oats. The Alabama producer once again...

House Music

– Song for a Friend (feat. Cropper)
– Mind Body & Soul
– Blow Your Mind
– S.S.D.P

1. – Song for a Friend (feat. Cropper)
2. – Mind Body & Soul
3. – Blow Your Mind
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12" EP EGLO56DD£8.99
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Warren Covington And His Orchestra Latin Si! (1961)Decca

Pachanga - Mambo - Rumba and more - original 1961 vinyl.

Jazz Latin

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Original LP£14.99
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Gwen McCrae Keep The Fire Burning / Funky Sensation Expansion Records

'Keep the Fire Burning' and 'Funky Sensation' by Gwen McCrae, two tracks synonymous with the soul, boogie, rare groove and modern disco scenes, are finally...

Disco

– Keep The Fire Burning
– Funky Sensation

1. – Keep The Fire Burning
2. – Funky Sensation
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12" EXPAND109£11.99
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Maurice Moore and Family Affair Band Everything That Shines Ain't Gold Melodies International

Floating Points delivers another classic slice of upbeat 70's soul on his Melodies International imprint! Maurice Moore’s ethereal Hammond bass soul...

Funk/Soul Disco

– Everything That Shines Ain't Gold
– Everything That Shines Ain't Gold (Floating Points edit)

1. – Everything That Shines Ain't Gold
2. – Everything That Shines Ain't Gold (Floating Points edit)
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12" MEL7£11.99
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Salinas / Sonia Santos Tenha Fe Pois Amanha Um Lindo Dia Vai Nascer / Speed Mr Bongo

This is the fourth release on Mr Bongo's Brazil 45's imprint and is a Jorge Ben cover version double. Salinas' version of 'Tenha Fe, Pois Amanhà...

Latin Brazilian

Salinas – Tenha Fe Pois Amanha Um Lindo Dia Vai Nascer
Sonia Santos – Speed

1. Salinas – Tenha Fe Pois Amanha Um Lindo Dia Vai Nascer
2. Sonia Santos – Speed
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7" BRZ4504£7.99
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Niels Broos & Jamie Peet Niels Broos & Jamie Peet Super-Sonic Jazz

Wicked and peroperly out-there jazz / fusion business from Brainfeeder affiliate, Niels Broos and drummer, Jamie Peet. Top!

Jazz

– Sparrows
– Heist
– Saitama
– Conundrum
– Endless

1. – Sparrows
2. – Heist
3. – Saitama
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12" EP SSJ 04£9.99
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Tenderlonious & Dennis Ayler 8R1CK C17Y22a

Another big one from the 22a camp! 22a017 sees two of London's most celebrated underground producers enter into album territory. Tenderlonious...

House Music Jazz

– Be Ur Friend
– Funky Booda
– Butterfly
– Pepe's Walk
– Brick City (4am)

1. – Be Ur Friend
3. – Funky Booda
6. – Butterfly
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LP 22a017£14.99
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Joe Cuba Sextet El Alma Del Barrio: The Soul Of Spanish Harlem (1964)Tico Records

1964 latin boogaloo album par excellence from conga player and bandleader Joe Cuba.

Latin

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Original LP£30.00
Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VGOriginal = Original Venezuelan pressing vinyl,

100% Guarantee on this and all Original Vinyl at Sounds Of The Universe - 'if you're not happy we're not happy' or your money back!
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Jai Ho Short Story from Tabla, Drums & Trumpet / Oye Maia Jazzman

Wild jazz workout via Jazzman from Jai Ho who, through their music, embrace the idea of "jazz is spontaneity and the freedom it gives to improvise".

Jazz

– Short Story from Tabla, Drums & Trumpet
– Oye Maia

1. – Short Story from Tabla, Drums & Trumpet
2. – Oye Maia
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7" JAZZ45108£8.99
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Blackbush Orchestra Famiglia EP Beauty & The Beat

Wicked afro-trance release from London-based club / label, Beauty & The Beat. Hypnotic African rhythms backed with arcane, electronic pulses to get...

African

– My People
– Bamba Ditounalene
– Sortez, Les Filles! (Kay Suzuki remix)

1. – My People
2. – Bamba Ditounalene
3. – Sortez, Les Filles! (Kay Suzuki remix)
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12" BATB 002£9.99
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Mr Bongo Record Club Vol. 1 Mr Bongo

Vinyl now in stock! The first instalment in Mr Bongo's 'Record Club' series selects the label's recent discoveries and sought-after obscurities that...

Brazilian World/Global Sounds Compilations

Neno Exporta Som – Deixa A Tristeza
Alipio Martins – Piranha
Toninho Lemos – Morro Do Barraco Sem Água
Barbosa – Seára de Oxalá
Fruko y sus Tesos – Salsa Na Ma

4. Neno Exporta Som – Deixa A Tristeza
5. Alipio Martins – Piranha
6. Toninho Lemos – Morro Do Barraco Sem Água
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2×LP MRBLP141£23.00
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Hector Lavoe El Todopoderoso / Mi Gente (1975)Fania Records

KILLER! Rare Venezuelan press original unplayed Latin 45 (some wear to label)

Latin

– El Todopoderoso

1. – El Todopoderoso
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Original 7" 13.549£20.00
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Bobby Soul & The United Stars Message From The Congo / Ten Long Years Gemini

One of two new represses from NYC Digikiller ...This is proper King Tubby's music; Tubby the man, not just Tubby's the studio. These two 12"s...

Reggae Roots Dub

– Message From The Congo
– Congo Dread Chapter 1
– Ten Long Years
– A Chant Fron The Congo (Take 2)

1. – Message From The Congo
2. – Congo Dread Chapter 1
3. – Ten Long Years
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12" DKR-244£16.00
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Sonia Santos / Joao Donato Poema Ritmico Do Malandro (Balanço Do Crioulo) / Cala Boca Menino Mr Bongo

Sonia Santos - Poema Ritmico Do Malandro (Balanço Do Crioulo)A beautiful track from the instantly recognisable Sonia Santos. Drifts from classic to psychedelic...

Brazilian

Sonia Santos – Poema Ritmico Do Malandro (Balanço Do Crioulo)
João Donato – Cala Boca Menino

1. Sonia Santos – Poema Ritmico Do Malandro (Balanço Do Crioulo)
2. João Donato – Cala Boca Menino
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7" BRZ45.023£7.99
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Disques Debs International: Vol. 1 Strut

Strut present the first ever compilation series to access the archives of one of the greatest of all French Caribbean labels, Disques Debs out of Guadeloupe....

World/Global Sounds Compilations

Daniel Forestal Et Sa Guitare – Ces P’Tits Je T’Aime
Casimir Létang – Travail Z’Enfants! Chantez Après!
Cyril Diaz Et Son Orchestre – Feeling Happy
Georges Tinedor Et Manuela Pioche – Collié Et Zanno
Henri Debs Quintet – Douce Kombass
Joseph Lacides – Mr. Morin
Geno Exilie – Lan Misè
Dolor Et Les Diables Du Rythme – Salvana
Sydney Lérémon Et Ses Amis Du Calvaire Baie- Mahault – You You Matayango
Raymond Cicault Et Son Orchestre Volcan – – À Mon Ami Lucien Jolibois

1. Daniel Forestal Et Sa Guitare – Ces P’Tits Je T’Aime
2. Casimir Létang – Travail Z’Enfants! Chantez Après!
3. Cyril Diaz Et Son Orchestre – Feeling Happy
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2×LP STRUT187LP£24.99
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The Light Of Saba Sabebe Kingston Connexion

Back in stock...highly recommended The Light Of Saba's 3rd album originally released in 1978/79 in Jamaica. Killer Afro Reggae Jazz Funk LP...

Reggae Roots

– Sabebe
– Music In My Brain
– Caliweed
– Legba Praise
– Rastaman Kibero
– Thy Kingdom Come
– Solitude
– Africa

1. – Sabebe
2. – Music In My Brain
3. – Caliweed
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LP KCLP01£16.99
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Wal Sant'ana / Ronie & Central Do Brasil Que Vida É Essa / Atôa Atôa Mr Bongo

‘Que Vida É Essa’ is a certified samba-rock classic from 1973, taken from one of Wal’s sought after 7”’s. Uptempo for the dancers, with percussive...

Brazilian

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7" BRZ45.051£7.99
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Funkadelic Reworked by Detroiters Westbound

The legacy of Funkadelic has had a huge impact on various producers from the Motor City. This compilation on legendary Detroit label, Westbound has...

House Music Techno Compilations

– Sexy Ways (Recloose Disco Flip)
– You Can't Miss What You Can't Measure (Alton Miller Mix)
– Get Your Ass Off And Jam (Marcellus Pittman Remix)
– Cosmic Slop (Moodymann Mix)
– Music For My Mother (Andres Wo Ahh Ay Vocal Mix)
– Undisco Kidd (Gay Marvine Edit)
– Super Stupid (Dirtbombs Version)
– Take Your Dead Ass Home (The Fantasy Version)
– Music 4 My Mother (Underground Resistance Mix)
– Let's Take It To The Stage (Amp Fiddler Laughin @Ya Mix)
– Standing On The Verge (Anthony Shake Shakir & T Dancer Remix)
– You And Your Folks (Claude Young Jr Club Mix)
– Be My Beach (Mophono & Tom Thump)
– You And Your Folks (Claude Young Jr Dub)
– Let's Make It Last (Kenny Dixon Jr Edit)
– Looking Back At You (Ectomorph Stripped And Dubbed)
– Maggot Brain (BMG Dub)

1. – Sexy Ways (Recloose Disco Flip)
2. – You Can't Miss What You Can't Measure (Alton Miller Mix)
3. – Get Your Ass Off And Jam (Marcellus Pittman Remix)
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3×LP SEW3158£27.99
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Brian Auger Back To The Beginning...Again: The Brian Auger Anthology Volume 2 Freestyle Records

Killer collection of some of the man's finest work!

Funk/Soul Jazz

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2×LP FSRLP116£19.99
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Elizeth Cardoso / Elza Soares Eu Bebo Sim / Deixa A Nega Gingar Mr Bongo

'Eu Bebo Sim' is a samba-rock master class from Elizeth Cardoso originally released on Copacabana in 1973, as featured on her Disco de Ouro in 1974. Elza,...

Brazilian