The Rap Attack – African Jive To New York Hip Hop by David Toop

Bacchanal!: The Carnival Culture Of Trinidad Peter Mason Latin American Bureau / Temple University Press

Good book about Carnival in Trinidad.

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Roedelius Selbstportrait Wahre Liebe Bureau B

Going back to the series of instrumental 'self-portrait' releases he began in 1979, the German experimental rock pioneer and Cluster and Harmonia member,...

German

– Spiel Im Wind
– Wahre Liebe
– Geruhsam
– Mitgewalzert
– Winterlicht
– Im Kreisel
– Nahwärme

1. – Spiel Im Wind
2. – Wahre Liebe
3. – Geruhsam
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Rave Culture An Insider's Overview Smallfry Press

USA Second-hand paperback in good condition except one page loose

House Music Books

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Original Book (500g)£8.00
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Space Funk - Afro Futurist Electro Funk In Space 1976-84 Soul Jazz Records

‘Space Funk – Afro Futurist Electro Funk in Space 1976-84’, is an intergalactic journey into black space, fuelled by funk, powered by computers. ‘Space...

Funk/Soul Hip-Hop

L E O – Fee Fi Fo Fum
The Sonarphonic – Super Breaker
Santiago – Bionic Funk
Frank Cornilius – Computer Games
JUJU & The Space Rangers – Plastic
Jamie Jupitor – Computer Power
Solaris – Space Invaders
Copperfield – Make It Good To Me Baby
Robotron 4 – Electro-?
Ernest Flippin II – Supersonic Space Lady
Funk Machine – Funk Machine
Ramsey 2C-3D – Fly Guy and The Unemployed
Osé – Computer Funk
7 Below Zero Band – Seven (We Are)
Rodney Stepp – Break-Out

1. L E O – Fee Fi Fo Fum
2. The Sonarphonic – Super Breaker
3. Santiago – Bionic Funk
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2xLP + Download Code SJRLP449£28.00
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The Original Dancehall Dictionary by Joan Williams Yard Publications

Criss! Secondhand book

Reggae

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Book (300g)£6.00
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The House That Trane Built The Story Of Impulse Records Granta Books

£15 here or currently £68.95 on Amazon!!!!! (that's £45 less!) Snap one up quick! SUPERB USA OUT-OF-PRINT HARDBACK BOOK VERY LIMITED COPIES AVAILABLE The...

Jazz Books

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Book (850g) 9780393058796£15.00
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JOHNNY!Only Love Now Again

Ghanaian Afro-Rock from German producer/composer JJ Whitefield plus an international cast of top shelf musicians inc. keyboardist/singer Henry...

African

– Only Love
– Only Love (instrumental)

1. – Only Love
2. – Only Love (instrumental)
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7" NA 70367£9.99
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Creative Quest by Questlove Ecco

USA HARDBACK EDITION £15 OFF!!!!! Very limited copiesQuestlove—musician, bandleader, designer, producer, culinary entrepreneur, professor, and all-around...

Books

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Ibibio Sound Machine Ibibio Sound Machine Soundway

Ibibio Sound Machine release their debut LP through Soundway Records. Fronted by British / Nigerian vocalist Eno Williams, they combine elements of West...

African Electronic Funk/Soul

– I'm Running (Nya Fehe)
– The Talking Fish (Asem Usem Iyak
– Let's Dance (Yak Inek Unek)

2. – I'm Running (Nya Fehe)
3. – The Talking Fish (Asem Usem Iyak
4. – Let's Dance (Yak Inek Unek)
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LP + Download Code SNDWLP057£13.99
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The Hammond Organ Book An Introduction to the Instruments and the Players Who Made Them Famous Hal Leonard

SORRY SOLD OUT!!!MASSIVE USA IMPORT DELUXE BOOK- A whopping £15 OFF!!! Big and funky! Ltd. copies This book includes everything from various models with...

Books

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Ibibio Sound Machine Uyai Merge Records

Ibibio Sound Machine are back with a new album melding African and electronic elements with the sound of golden era of West African funk, disco,...

African Electronic

– Give Me A Reason
– The Chant (Iquo Isang)
– One That Lights Up (Andi Domo Ikang Uwem Mi)
– The Pot Is On Fire
– Quiet
– Joy (Idaresit)
– Power Of 3
– Lullaby
– Guide You (Edu Kpeme)
– Sunray (Eyio)
– Cry (Eyed)

1. – Give Me A Reason
2. – The Chant (Iquo Isang)
3. – One That Lights Up (Andi Domo Ikang Uwem Mi)
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LP + Download Code MRG585LPC1£19.99
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Punk 45: The Singles Cover Art of Punk 1976-80 Edited by Jon Savage and Stuart Baker with a new introduction by Bobbie Gillespie Soul Jazz Books

Brand new edition of Soul Jazz Records’ massive deluxe 400-page Punk 45s cover art book edited and compiled by Jon Savage (author of the seminal book...

Post-Punk/Punk/No Wave Books

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Book (2.2kg) SJR526£35.00 £30.00
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A Nicky Siano Film - Love Is The Message A Night At The Gallery 1977 Inspira

In 2004 Soul Jazz Records released Nicki Siano's (now deleted) Gallery compilation. For any of you who were lucky enough to attend the party Nicki put...

Loft/Garage/Warehouse Classics Funk/Soul Disco

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2×DVD KNM011£19.99
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Oluko Imo Praise-Jah Invisible City Editions

Invisible City Editions officially reissue the sublime extended 12” version of 'Praise Jah', this eccentric island-disco rarity from '1979, distinct...

World/Global Sounds

– Praise-Jah
– Praise-Jah (Version)

1. – Praise-Jah
2. – Praise-Jah (Version)
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12" ICE 012£19.99
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The Mystic Revelation Of Rastafari Grounation (Soul Jazz Records)Soul Jazz Records

"One of the greatest albums of all time just got better. Do not miss." Quietus --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Definitive...

Reggae

– Bongo Man
– Narration
– Narration (Continued)
– Mabrat
– Poem 1
– Four Hundred Years
– Poem 2
– Song
– Lumba
– Way Back Home
– Ethiopian Serenade
– Oh Carolina
– So Long
– Grounation
– Grounation (Continued)
– Blacker Black
– Grounation (7 inch edit)

1. – Bongo Man
2. – Narration
3. – Narration (Continued)
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Very Ltd-Edition 3×LP Box Set + extra 7" + 16pg magazine + Art Print + Interview insert + Download SJR495£60.00
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Theo Parrish Dance Of The Drunken Drums Sound Signature

***ONCE IN A BLUE MOON LIMITED REPRESS*** ONE PER CUSTOMER! Must-have, deep-as-it-gets, dirty, off-kilter house!

House Music

– Dance Of The Drunken Drums
– Overyohead

1. – Dance Of The Drunken Drums
2. – Overyohead
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12" ss006£9.99
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Josef Leimberg Astral Progressions World Galaxy Records / Alpha Pup Records

Trumpeter and composer drops his debut full-length solo album - Astral Progressions This is a powerful record in the canon of 21st century...

Jazz

– Spirits Of The Ancestors
– Interstellar Universe
– As I Think Of You
– The Awakening
– Between Us 2
– Celestial Visions
– Astral Progressions
– Lonely Fire
– Echoes Of One
– Psychedelic Sonia

1. – Spirits Of The Ancestors
2. – Interstellar Universe
3. – As I Think Of You
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2×LP WG002£26.99
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Betty Harris There's A Break In The Road Soul Jazz Records

EXCLUSIVE NEW 45rpm - ONLY available direct from Soul Jazz Records or Sounds of the Universe.All time-killer New Orleans heavyweight funk...

Funk/Soul

– There's A Break In The Road
– Show It

1. – There's A Break In The Road
2. – Show It
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7" SJR343-7£12.00
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Visiona & Dopplereffekt Die Reisen Last Known Trajectory

‘Die Riesen’ blends rich, widescreen electro with a pop shimmer we haven’t really heard since the glory days of Depeche Mode and Human...

Electronic

– Die Reisen
– Antarctic Love
– Impossible Romance

1. – Die Reisen
2. – Antarctic Love
3. – Impossible Romance
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12" TRAJECTORY1017£9.99
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Collocutor The Search On The Corner Records

One of the hardest working labels in the game On The Corner Records proudly present the second album from Collocutor - "The Search" Following on from...

Jazz

– Disappearance
– Conversation 1
– The Search
– Conversation 2
– Here To Here To Everywhere
– Conversation 3
– Arrival
– Conversation 3

1. – Disappearance
2. – Conversation 1
3. – The Search
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New LP (180g) OTCLP002£18.99
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Johnny Adams Feel The Beat, Feel The Heat Sounds Of The Universe / Soul Jazz Records

NEW ORLEANS funky boogie soul disco bomb 45! Latest Soul Jazz Records/Sounds of the Universe SOUL 7-inch series - after the now sold out...

Funk/Soul

– Feel The Beat, Feel The Heat
– Spanish Harlem

1. – Feel The Beat, Feel The Heat
2. – Spanish Harlem
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7" SJR308-7£12.00
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Rap Attack 2 African Rap To Global Hip Hop by David Toop Serpent's Tail (1991)

The roots of rap music are traced from video arcades to bebop, and crucial influences such as prison and army songs, West African chants and tap dancing...

Hip-Hop Books

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Livy Ekemezie Friday Night Odion Livingstone

Reissue of this incredibly rare and incredibly funky Nigerian disco album! Originally released in 1983 and pressed at William Onyeabor’s vinyl plant...

African