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Various Artists: Local Customs: Lone Star Lowlands

Distant stars flicker briefly For the second installment of their Local Customs series spotlighting regional studios, Numero Group combed the archive at Mickey Rouse’s Lowland facility in Beaumont, Texas, the town where Johnny and Edgar Winter got their start. Spanning the late ‘60s to early ‘70s, Lone Star Lowlands is intriguing in theory, but is short on originality; most of these obscure artists sound like imitations of their more famous contemporaries. Among the more arresting moments are Linda Crowe’s piano cabaret ballad “I Still Remember”; Boot Hill’s “No Control,” combining the bluesy stomp of early Zeppelin with an extended Jethro...  read more

Various Artists: Eccentric Breaks & Beats

Sampled soul collection could be weirder When Numero Group stumbled on a bootleg megamix composed of two 20-minute patchworks of breaks, loops and vocal fragments gleaned from the label’s masterful Eccentric Soul collections, it didn’t balk. Instead, Numero tracked down the culprits—the production team Shoes—and released their technically-illegal mashup itself. Unfortunately, the mixes aren’t quite as curious as the backstory. Too often, the same beats repeat for so uncomfortably long that any new sound is a welcome change. (Though the source material abounds with words and melodies, the only vocals to be found exist in single phrases or solitary moans.)...  read more

Download the Numero Group's History of Chicago Music 1908-1980

Download the Numero Group's History of Chicago Music 1908-1980 60-song (!!!) MP3 mix here.For more information about this unique project, click here....  read more

Various Artists: Local Customs: Downriver Revival

The latest excavation in the Numero Group's redoubtable catalog comes from Ecorse, Mich....  read more

Numero Group to host its first-ever soul concert in Chicago

[Pictured: Twinight label star Syl Johnson]The Numero Group's 2006 compilation album Eccentric Soul: Twinight's Lunar Rotation was a shining example of the Twinight label's short but storied history and a record to be cherished for fans of soul music everywhere. The two-disc set dusted off more than 40 would-be lost or forgotton tracks from the '60s soul label—home to greats like Syl Johnson and countless others—and gave them the attention they deserve. ...  read more

Numero Group releases No-Hitter trading card series

Chicago’s Numero Group is releasing a series of No-Hitter trading cards featuring various artists from label’s catalog. This is great news for those of us who never had any interest in baseball cards (or sports in general), but always longed to join in the school yard swap meets every day during recess. We can finally join in the collecting fervor by searching for that elusive Man Child Singers card, or trading a friend a duplicate Helene Smith card for his Jack & the Mods. Hey, no backsies! The Numero Group has a long-standing tradition of spotlighting little-known artists from all...  read more