Unavailable for over 20 years, In The Beginning There Was Rhythm was Soul Jazz Records first foray into post-punk and punk-funk in the UK and captures the groundbreaking and seminal groups that crossed the divide of punk and dance music for the first time.
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In The Beginning There Was Rhythm(Feat. ACR, Cabaret Voltaire, The Pop Group, Gang of Four, etc)Soul Jazz Records
Unavailable for over 20 years, In The Beginning There Was Rhythm was Soul Jazz Records first foray into post-punk and punk-funk in the UK and captures the groundbreaking and seminal groups that crossed the divide of punk and dance music for the first time.
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Studio One Downbeat Special extended editionStudio One Downbeat Special (Expanded Edition)Soul Jazz Records
Soul Jazz Records’ Down Beat Special is a roller-coaster ‘greatest hits’ ride through many of the all-time classic tunes hand-picked from across the mighty vaults of, without doubt, Jamaica’s finest ever record label and pioneering powerhouse of reggae music.
Seminal tracks such as Michigan… Read more
Drummer and Composer David Lee Jr.’s stunning and rare album Evolution (1974) blends the deep experimentalism of John Coltrane and Sun Ra with the pulsating second-line and parade rhythms of New Orleans to create a stunning sonic and rhythmical tour de force.
In a lineage of incredible New Orleans… Read more
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
Soul Jazz Records’ new 10th anniversary edition of their long-out-of-print Punk 45: No Such Thing As Society. This is a one-off limited-edition heavyweight special-edition coloured vinyl pressing only + download code
This new edition is fully remastered, repackaged and includes five new tracks from… Read more
New 2×LP (Coloured Vinyl) + Download Code SJRLP542C£30.00
ScratchKeep On Searching For Love / Eastern Lady (1984)Soul Jazz Records
Two superb 12” slabs of rare South London British Jazz-Funk both originally released in the UK in 1984 by Jamaican-born producer Tony Williams, the man behind the seminal Funk Masters’ jazz-funk masterpiece Love Money.
Scratch’s ‘Keep On Searchin’ For Love’ features the uplifting vocals… Read more
Nat King Cool and The Cool RunnersChecking Out (1984)Soul Jazz Records
One of two superb 12” slabs of rare South London British Jazz-Funk both originally released in the UK in 1984 by Jamaican-born producer Tony Williams, the man behind the seminal Funk Masters’ jazz-funk masterpiece Love Money.
From 1984, Nat King Cool’s stunning in-demand one-off single release… Read more
200% Dynamite (25th Anniversary edition)Ska, Soul, Rocksteady, Funk & Dub in JamaicaSoul Jazz Records
25th Anniversary edition.Back in print (black vinyl) and first time on CD in over 20 years!
Soul Jazz Records’ 200% Dynamite! set the benchmark for reggae meets funk compilations that has never been bettered. Jam-packed with reggae tunes that crossed-over to become dancefloor hits such as Tenor Saw’s… Read more
Soul Jazz Records’ new one-off limited-edition heavyweight special-edition coloured vinyl pressing + download code exclusively for Black Friday 2024 of Soul Jazz Records’ long out of print classic Studio One Kings.
Featuring a new striking alternative sleeve design (featuring the singer Freddie… Read more
Seminal rare groove funk and deep soul album originally released in 1973 on GRC Records now released 50 years later on Soul Jazz Records in this fully remastered edition of this CLASSIC album especially for RSD/Black Friday.
The album ‘Ripple’ contains the all-time classic ‘I Don’t know What… Read more
Superb slice of super-rare electro funk grooviness originally released as a one-off small-run private-press 12" single out of Ohio, USA in 1985. Complete with vocoders, slap bass, drum machine, hand-claps and 'space vocals' this electro boogie funk rarity is the jam!
This is a one-off pressing very-limited… Read more
Sound DimensionJamaica Soul Shake Vol. 1Soul Jazz Records
'The word timeless is applied way too often in music, but here it is entirely justified.' Fact
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New one-off press limited edition silver coloured double vinyl edition of Soul Jazz Records long… Read more
New 2×LP (Coloured Vinyl) + Download Code SJRLP127C£28.00
Studio One ScorcherInstrumentals at Studio OneSoul Jazz Records
PLEASE NOTE: This vinyl is 3 x Magenta not 3 x Orange as stated on sticker! (Super collectible!)-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"I think if a nuclear family could have a soundtrack, ours would be the Soul Jazz comp Studio One… Read more
New 3×LP (Coloured Vinyl + Download Code) SJRLP67C£34.00
Jackie MittooLast Train To SkavilleSoul Jazz Records
"Jackie Mittoo was one of the great names in Jamaican music, manning the keyboards for the Skatalites, the Soul Vendors, and Sound Dimension - three of the greatest house bands of the 60s (and I mean anywhere, not just in Jamaica)." PITCHFORK
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New 2×LP (Coloured Vinyl) + Download Code SJRLP80C£28.00
Space Funk 2Afro Futurist Electro Funk in Space 1976-84Soul Jazz Records
Soul Jazz Records’ new second collection of twisted hyperspace electro/funk ‘Space Funk 2: Afro Futurist Electro Funk in Space 1976-84’, continues its intergalactic journey. Featuring rare and off-the-wall space funk and electro rarities and obscurities all released on small independent USA record… Read more
Dancehall BookThe Rise Of Jamaican Dancehall CultureSoul Jazz Books
New edition of the definitive cultural reference book for Jamaican dancehall and features hundreds of killer photographs, extensive text and interviews with many of the artists.
‘A vibrant anthology of all that mattered: the sound systems, studios, producers, singers and deejays.’ The Guardian
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'Vol 1 was mighty fine, presenting rare and deep recordings from Studio One’s mid-70s heyday. Hard to believe the Vol 2 is even better… As with all Soul Jazz material, the vinyl is heavyweight, with fine packaging and good liner notes. Reggae music doesn’t get much better than this: buy immediately… Read more
New 2×LP (Coloured Vinyl) + Download Code SJRLP114C£28.00
Holy Church Of The Ecstatic SoulA Higher Power: Gospel, Funk & Soul At The Crossroads 1971 - 83Soul Jazz Records
Originally available as a very limited-edition (sold out) coloured vinyl for RSD23 and now available as a black double vinyl edition (gatefold sleeve, bespoke inners, download code) and also for the first time on CD.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Soul… Read more
Miami SoundRare Funk and Soul from Miami, Florida 1967-74 (2023 Edition)Soul Jazz Records
New 20th anniversary edition of Soul Jazz Records' long out-of-print Miami Sound: Rare Funk and Soul from Miami, Florida, 1967-74.
This album had been unavailable for more than 15 years and is newly remastered.
Available in classic black vinyl and CD edition complete with bespoke inners/large booklet… Read more
Electric ChairsSo Many Ways / J'Attends Les MarinesSoul Jazz Records
One-off Soul Jazz Records’ collectors Punk 45 pressing bespoke 300 copies ONLY! Comes in fold out paper sleeve and specially silk-screened Punk 45 outer sleeve!
Electric Chairs’ ‘So Many Ways’ is post-punk/funk at its height in 1979 - tough rhythms, avant-garde, addictively hypnotic and hypnotic.… Read more
Studio One 007Licensed To SkaJames Bond and other Film Soundtracks and TV ThemesSoul Jazz Records
Soul Jazz Records are releasing this new 2xLP expanded version of Studio One 007 - Licenced to Ska: James Bond and other Film Soundtracks and TV Themes, originally only ever available as a long deleted 7” RSD box set. This new edition is fully remastered and expanded to a massive 18 super rare and… Read more
The Carver Area High School SeniorsGet Live '83 (The Senior Rap)Soul Jazz Records
Unbelievably rare private press disco/rap bomb tune!
Out of print for over 40 years this is a true rare 12” party hip-hop classic re-issued by Soul Jazz Records in a one-off edition of 1000 copies.
Absolutely stunning very rare old school party disco rap 12” performed by members of the Chicago… Read more
This incredible new release follows a path along the electronic skyways first created by the German/Krautrock electronic pioneers of the 1970s such as Cluster, Ash Ra Tempel, Roedelius and Michael Rother.
Hawksmoor is James McKeown. He first created 'Hawksmoor’ five years ago as an imaginary hauntological… Read more
Soul Jazz Records are releasing a new 12" of this huge 1981 disco/jazz-funk dance-floor bomb that has been out of print for over 40 years since its original release!
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New edition of the definitive cultural reference book for Jamaican dancehall and features hundreds of killer photographs, extensive text and interviews...
BACK IN PRINT!!! The ESSENTIAL book about Voguing featuring 200+ photographs, interviews and text on the LEGENDS of the House Ballroom Scene of New York...
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...
Yo! The Early Days of Hip-Hop 1982-84 is a new book published by Soul Jazz Books/Records that features 300+ pages of stunning photographs documenting the...
"Must read Best Books of the year" Financial Times
‘Cuba: Music and Revolution: Original Album Cover Art of Cuban Music: Record Sleeve Designs of Revolutionary...
Large format (12" x 12") plexi-bound deluxe book, 180 page, 100s of killer sleeves!
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