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A 20th Anniversary reissue for  arguably Wilco's greatest ever album!  It's an album that splits opinion, I can't deny that, but for mke...

Of the later day free jazzers Charles Gayle is king! He would have been 86 today and no doubt is still blowing up a storm in his...

It's hard to imagine a better label right now than Chicago's wonderful International Anthem. Now in their eleventh year the label has...

We have a handful of the new Isaiah Collier album’The Ancients’ in the shop. This is a stunning 2LP set that captures the rising...

Back at ABYSS Taproom on Saturday 22nd February with the Songs From The Ark  roadshow. Playing toons with the best ears this side of the...

Spread over twenty seven CD's, enough to keep you happy for pretty much the whole of 2025, this beautiful box set capturing six decaded...

Brighton's Daniel Spicer has just had his new book on the German free jazz goliath Peter Brötzmann published by Repeater. We will...

The Lewes store will be taking a slight detour off the beaten track in the next few months. In essence we are going a little more niche....

First track released from the new Damon Locks album ‘List of Demands’ out in January on International Anthem. It’s aces…....

One of our big faves here at Union Sam Amidon has announced a new album, Salt River, that will be released on River Lea Recordings on...

Don't fear, you will no longer be a square.. You can be one of the cool kids in one of these!! Our lovely UNION t-shirts are back in...

Jem Cohen's wonderful film on Chicago pioneers Fugazi is a must watch. 'Instrument' the soundtrack to the film featuring demos and...

I came across this record a few weeks ago and it has become something of a favourite. It plays like a soundtrack to a film made in some...

Kicking off the day with Mal Waldron. The Quest was released in 1962 and marks the start of a journey into the avant-garde for Waldron....

For those uninitiated with the work of Charles Gayle I highly recommend this killer 3LP set from Black Editions, WEBO. A live recording...

We've recently been enjoying both the work of Ahmed and Thomas' solo albums, The Solar Model Of Ibn Al-Shatir, which is truly wonderful....

Dating from 1957, this rather lovely compilation pits together all three of Lateef's Savoy sessions, his first recordings as a leader....

It's hard to walk into any discerning record shop these days let alone Sainsburys and not see the Velvet Underground And Nico album...