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SadeLove DeluxeSony
SadeLovers RockSony Music
Pat MethenyMoonDialModern Recordings
DJ QuikRhythm-al-ismBe With Records
Night Train: Transcontinental Landscapes 1968 – 2019Various ArtistsTwo-Piers
Sam MortonDaffodils & DirtXL Recordings
Will Gregory Moog EnsembleHeat Ray: The Archimedes ProjectMute
David BowieRock ‘n’ Roll Star! (Half-Speed Master)Parlophone
Ike & Tina Turner'Nuff SaidMusic On Vinyl
Arthur Baker presentsBreaker's RevengeOriginal B-Boy and B-Girl Breakdance ClassicsSoul Jazz Records
Kenny Dorham & Jackie McLeanInta Somethin’ (Tone Poet)Decca (UMO) / Blue Note
Banda Black RioSaci Perere (1980)Music On Vinyl
Doug WatkinsWatkins At Large (Tone Poet)Decca (UMO) / Blue Note
Kenny Wheeler, Lee Konitz, Dave Holland & Bill FrisellAngel SongECM
Amon TobinPermutation (25 Year Anniversary)Ninja Tune
Paul Weller66Polydor
Sugar MinottBitter SweetMusic On Vinyl
Lonnie SmithFunk ReactionMr Bongo
Danger Mouse & JeminiGhetto Pop LifeLex Records
Loyle CarnerLive from the Royal Albert HallEMI
Billie EilishHit Me Hard And SoftInterscope
Beth GibbonsLives OutgrownDomino Records
CymandePromised HeightsPartisan Records
Lloyd Charmers / The HeptonesThings Is Going Wrong / TalkativeStudio One
GabrielleA Place In Your HeartBMG Rights Management
Kings of LeonCan We Please Have FunCaptiol US
Ghana Special 2Various ArtistsSoundway
Kenny BurrellGuitar Forms (Acoustic Sounds)Decca (UMO) / Jazz / Verve
In The Beginning There Was Rhythm(Feat. ACR, Cabaret Voltaire, The Pop Group, Gang of Four, etc)Soul Jazz Records
Let's Do Rock Steady (The Soul of Jamaica)Various ArtistsTrojan Records
Jordan RakeiThe LoopDecca
Group ListeningWalksPRAH Recordings
IntrigueI Like ItBackatcha
PopsiclesLittle Rocker (Long Version) / Little Rocker (GE-OLOGY Block Party Remix)Backatcha
PopsiclesLittle Rocker / These Are The Good TimesBackatcha
- 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."
Neu KlangThe Definitive History of Krautrock
New 450 page hardback!The first ever oral-history of Krautrock, the sound that changed modern music.
West Germany, 1968. Like everywhere else in the Western...
- Book (800g)£25.00Expected 02 MayPreorder
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Unapologetic ExpressionThe Inside Story of the UK Jazz Explosion
New 430 page hardback!Drawing upon 80+ interviews – from Shabaka Hutchings, Nubya Garcia and Moses Boyd to Gilles Peterson, Courtney Pine and Cleveland...
- Book (750g)£25.00Expected 30 NovPreorder
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Arthur Baker in conversation at Sounds of the Universe6.30pm Thu 27 June 2024
An intimate evening with Arthur Baker in conversation with Stuart Baker (Soul Jazz Records owner) 6pm Thu 27 June 2024 at Sounds of the UniverseSounds...
- Event Only E-Ticket£8.00Expected 07 JunPreorder
Notify me when this item is released/available - Breaker's Revenge LP + Event E-Ticket£33.00Expected 07 JunPreorder
Notify me when this item is released/available - Breaker's Revenge CD + Event E-Ticket£17.00Expected 07 JunPreorder
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David Holmes ft. Raven VioletYeah x 3 - X-Press 2 & Rich Lane Remixes
On the Reason to Live mix, Belfast’s Balearic producer The Vendetta Suite turns back time and turns Yeah x 3 into a brilliantly shimmering ’80s pop...
- – X-Press 2 Remix
- – X-Press 2 Remix Dub
- – Rich Lane Remix
- – Rich Lane Remix Dub
- 1. – X-Press 2 Remix
- 2. – X-Press 2 Remix Dub
- 3. – Rich Lane Remix
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- 12" HVN74012R£14.00In stockAdd to Bag
Rain JacketOriginal Clothing
- Original Clothing£20.00Original Pre-Owned Clothing
Label size S
Pit to Pit measurement 57cmIn stockAdd to Bag
Motor Sports JacketOriginal Clothing
- Original Clothing£15.00Original Pre-Owned Clothing
Label size L
Pit to Pit measurement 66cm
Hole on sleeveIn stockAdd to Bag
Baseball jacket greenOriginal Clothing
- Original Clothing£75.00Label size xs
Pit to Pit measure 46cmIn stockAdd to Bag
Burgundy Yellow Baseball JacketOriginal Clothing
- Original Clothing£80.00No Label
Pit to Pit measure 61 cmIn stockAdd to Bag
Pepsi Baseball JacketOriginal Clothing
- Original Clothing£50.00label size xl
pit to pit measurement 64cmIn stockAdd to Bag
Setting the Tempo: Fifty Years of Great Jazz Liner NotesBy Tom Piaf
- Original Book (300g)£20.00In stockAdd to Bag
American Babel: Rogue Radio Broadcasters of the Jazz AgeClifford J. Doerksen
- Original Book (300g)£30.00In stockAdd to Bag
Popular Music Volume 5: 1920-1929Nat Shapiro
- Original Book (700g)£25.00Original Out of print Pre-Owned 1st Edn USA hardback book in good condition, ex libraryIn stockAdd to Bag
Popular Music Volume 1: 1950-1959Nat Shapiro
- Original Book (700g)£25.00Original Out of print Pre-Owned 1st Edn USA hardback book in good condition, ex libraryIn stockAdd to Bag
Popular Music Volume 2: 1940-1949Nat Shapiro
- Original Book (700g)£25.00Original Out of print Pre-Owned 1st Edn USA hardback book in good condition, ex libraryIn stockAdd to Bag
Popular Music Volume 6: 1965-1969Nat Shapiro
- Original Book (700g)£25.00Original Out of print Pre-Owned 1st Edn USA hardback book in good condition, ex libraryIn stockAdd to Bag
Popular Music Volume 4: 1930-1939Nat Shapiro
- Original Book (700g)£25.00Original Out of print Pre-Owned 1st Edn USA hardback book in good condition, ex libraryIn stockAdd to Bag
Popular Music Volume 3: 1960-1964Nat Shapiro
- Original Book (700g)£25.00Original Out of print Pre-Owned 1st Edn USA hardback book in good condition, ex libraryIn stockAdd to Bag
The Blues: A Book Of PostcardsThe Blues: A Book Of Postcards
- Original Book (200g)£10.00In stockAdd to Bag
Modern Jazz Vol. 2 D-HW. Bruyninckx
- Original Book (400g)£20.00Original Out of print Pre-Owned 1st Edn USA paperback book in good condition, name on frontIn stockAdd to Bag
Modern Jazz Vol. 6 Sm-ZW. Bruyninckx
- Original Book (400g)£20.00Original Out of print Pre-Owned 1st Edn USA paperback book in good condition, name on frontIn stockAdd to Bag
Telling Stories: Photographs of The FallKevin Cummins
From chaotic early gigs to their final years, NME photographer Kevin Cummins provides a definitive, unique perspective on cult favourites The Fall. In...
- Book (1.3kg)£35.00 £12.00In stockAdd to Bag
Vinyl AgeMax Brzezinski
Vinyl Age is the definitive record collecting guidebook for the digital era. Written by expert Max Brzezinski and his highly experienced colleagues at...
- Book (800g)£25.00 £12.00In stockAdd to Bag
Cableknit jumperOriginal clothing
- Original Clothing£10.00Label size M
Pit to pit measurement 50cmIn stockAdd to Bag
Cableknit jumperOriginal clothing
- Original Clothing£15.00Lable size S
Pit to pit measurement 43 cmIn stockAdd to Bag
Cableknit jumperOriginal clothing
- Original Clothing£20.00Label size s
Pit to pit measurement 47cmIn stockAdd to Bag
Cableknit jumperOriginal clothing
- Original Clothing£10.00Label size m
pit to pit measurement 36cmIn stockAdd to Bag
Cableknit jumperOriginal clothing
- Original Clothing£10.00Label size m
pit to pit measurement 42cmIn 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 this item is released/available
- 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
Peter Gordon & David Van TieghemWinter / SummerFoom
Two previously unreleased recordings from 1978 by Arthur Russell affiliate, Peter Gordon and David Van Tieghem who together we part of Love Of Life Orchestra...
- – Winter
- 1. – Winter
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- 12" FM006£8.99Out of stock Notify me when this item is released/available
John Coltrane and Black America's Quest for Freedom: Spirituality and the MusicEdited by Leonard L. BrownOxford University Press
Edited by prominent musician and scholar Leonard Brown, John Coltrane and Black America's Quest for Freedom: Spirituality and the Music is a timely exploration...
- Book (450g) 978195328929£20.99Out of stock Notify me when this item is released/available
Richie Ray & Bobby CruzEl Sonido De La Bestia (1980)Vaya Records
Hardcore salsa.
Vinyl VG, sleeve G (tape on spine)+High-end Audio Desk Systeme Pro Machine Utrasonic cleaned+
Venezuelan vinyl
- – El Sonido De La Bestia
- 7. – El Sonido De La Bestia
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- Original LP£19.99
ABRARoseNinja Tune
Atlanta based singer, songwriter and producer ABRA releases her critically acclaimed 2015 mixtape ‘Rose’ as a limited vinyl edition via Ninja Tune!
- 2xLP + Download Code ZEN246£19.99Out of stock Notify me when this item is released/available
The Bobby Williams GroupBoogaloo Mardi GrasSoul Jazz Records
EXCLUSIVE NEW 45rpm - ONLY available direct from Soul Jazz Records or Sounds of the Universe.
This is another killer EDDIE BO...
- – Boogaloo Mardi Gras (Part 1)
- – Boogaloo Mardi Gras (Part 2)
- 1. – Boogaloo Mardi Gras (Part 1)
- 2. – Boogaloo Mardi Gras (Part 2)
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- 7" SJR356-7£12.00Out of stock Notify me when this item is released/available
Small Axe Bookzine 6U RoyMuzik Tree
Great 50 page Bookzine with features on the original DJ Daddy U Roy. With photos, reviews and text
- Book (100g)£4.99Out of stock Notify me when this item is released/available
The Funky 16 CornersStones Throw
Excellent funk album from the Stones Throw camp.
- – Intro
- Ernie And The Top Notes – Dap Walk
- James Reese and The Progressions – Let's Go (It's Summer Time)
- Bad Medicine – Trespasser
- 1. – Intro
- 2. Ernie And The Top Notes – Dap Walk
- 3. James Reese and The Progressions – Let's Go (It's Summer Time)
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- 2×LP I-STH2038£18.99Out of stock Notify me when this item is released/available
Untouchable Machine ShopMachine Shop Part 1 / Part 2Soul Jazz Records
EXCLUSIVE NEW 45rpm - ONLY available direct from Soul Jazz Records or Sounds of the Universe.
KILLER rare groove funk bomb! This...
- – Machine Shop Part 1
- – Machine Shop Part 2
- 1. – Machine Shop Part 1
- 2. – Machine Shop Part 2
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- 7" SJR358-7£12.00Out of stock Notify me when this item is released/available
PrinceInside the Music and the MasksSt Martin's Griffin
Prince is the first book to give full treatment to his thirty-five-year career. Acclaimed music journalist Ronin Ro traces Prince's rise from anonymity...
- Book (450g) 9781250127549£15.00 £10.00Out of stock Notify me when this item is released/available
Love And KissesHow Much, How Much I Love You (1978)Casablanca
Disco epic-ness produced by Alec Costandinos
- Original LP£10.00Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original USA LP Vinyl in original shrink
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!
The Complete Guide ToDisco DancingWarner Books
- Original Book (400g)£12.00Second-hand original paperback book in good condition
100% Guarantee on this and all Original Books at Sounds Of The Universe - 'if you're not happy we're not happy' money-back guarantee!
Brass HorizonHorizon's Theme Pt. 1& 2Minda Mark / Super Disco Edit
Brass Horizon only ever had one effort put out onto vinyl. The much sought after 'We Want To Play" on the Minda Mark label. Currently commanding big bucks...
- – Horizons Theme (Part 1)
- – Horizons Theme (Part 2)
- 1. – Horizons Theme (Part 1)
- 2. – Horizons Theme (Part 2)
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- 7" SDE21£11.99Out of stock Notify me when this item is released/available
Brazilian JiveFrom Samba to Bossa and RapReaktion Books
£7.50 OFF!!! That's 50% OFF!!! UK PAPERBACKIn Brazilian Jive, David Treece uncovers the genius of Brazilian song, both as a sophisticated, articulate...
- Book (600g) 1780230850£14.95 £7.50Out of stock Notify me when this item is released/available
Theory of African MusicVolume 1
Taken together, these comprehensive volumes offer an authoritative account of the music of Africa. One of the most prominent experts on the subject, Gerhard...
- Book (800g) 9780226456911£24.99Out of stock Notify me when this item is released/available
The Mighty Clouds Of JoyTruth Is The Power (1977)ABC Records
Uplifting gospel soul.
Original USA Vinyl VG+ /Sleeve VG
100% Guarantee on this and all Original Vinyl at Sounds Of The Universe - 'if you're not happy...
- Original LP AB-986£12.00
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
Charles EarlandComing To You Live (RSD 2017 Reissue)Columbia
Official Sony / Columbia reissue of Charles Earland's Coming To You Live another one of those rare infectious 12" releases which has grown...
- – Coming To You Live
- – I Will Never Tell
- 1. – Coming To You Live
- 2. – I Will Never Tell
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- 12" 180gm AS 885P£8.99Out of stock Notify me when this item is released/available
The Roots Of The Bluesby Samuel ChartersDa Capo Paperback
- Original Book (300g)£10.00Secondhand out-of-print edition paperback in good condition, small bit of writing on first pageIn stockAdd to Bag
Theory of African MusicVolume 2
Taken together, these comprehensive volumes offer an authoritative account of the music of Africa. One of the most prominent experts on the subject, Gerhard...
- Book (800g) 9780226456942£24.99Out of stock Notify me when this item is released/available