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Cover of I Ought To Stay Away From You B/w Why Do I Cry by Margo Guryan.

Margo Guryan

I Ought To Stay Away From You B/w Why Do I Cry

Numero Group

    The first entry in Numero’s Margo Guryan series arrives as a limited edition pic sleeve 45. Side A features the previously unreleased 1966 yé-yé inspired burner “I Ought To Stay Away From You ,” paired with her latter day viral smash “Why Do I Cry.”

    TRACK LISTING

    1. I Ought To Stay Away From You
    2. Why Do I Cry

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    Cover of Too Far Gone B/w Everybody's Problem by LaJohn & Sheela & Magic Touch.

    LaJohn & Sheela & Magic Touch

    Too Far Gone B/w Everybody's Problem

    Numero Group

      Chicago’s Magic Touch label gets the Numero Group treatment. Available for the first time ever on 7”, Boogie Holy-Grail “Too Far Gone” has been “Too Hard To Find” on the second hand market since first introduced to the masses via the legendary cratesmith Mark Grusane of Mr. Peabody Records. Rare Groove Windy City Disco at its finest sliced, diced and remastered for maximum dancefloor potential. 

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      Cover of Maxx Traxx: Third Rail by Maxx Traxx & Third Rail.

      Maxx Traxx & Third Rail

      Maxx Traxx: Third Rail

      Numero Group

        There was one irrepressible Chicago club act that refused to be replaced by any DJ’s sound system. Maxx Traxx (and Third Rail before them) were a scene unto themselves in the early 80s, happening live on-stage five-plus nights a week somewhere in the 312. Their two LPs, both recorded in 1982, are a sheer energy ride almost too explosive to be captured by studio tape. And yet these two stone classics would remain unanswered by a city as it moved determinedly toward the motorik sound of house. Hop the turnstile and move with this complete document of Chicago’s last great club band told in detailed text, newly revealed photos, and complete studio recordings painstakingly remastered.

        TRACK LISTING

        Side A
        1. Don’t Touch It!
        2. You & I
        3. Tell Me
        4. Time Has Come
        Side B
        7. Lets Have A Party
        8. Living Without You
        9. To Be With You
        10. Let Me Love You
        Side C
        7. Reachin’ For It
        8. Just Had To Tell You
        9. If You Want It (You Can Have It)
        Side D
        7. Let Me Love You
        8. Living Without You
        9.Mainstream

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        Cover of V4 Visions: Of Love & Androids - National Album Day 2023 Edition by Various Artists.

        Various Artists

        V4 Visions: Of Love & Androids - National Album Day 2023 Edition

        Numero Group

          In the midst of the UK house rave-olution of the early-’90s, London’s V4 Visions imprint documented the confluence of street soul, deep house, swingbeat, and jungle sounds emanating from the clubs and pirate radio signals. Over the course of half a decade, V4’s unparalleled 12” output referenced every significant Black British music scene; from lovers rock to jazz-funk, sound system reggae to hip hop, new jack swing to garage, from artists Ashaye, Julie Stapleton, Maureen Mason, Rohan Delano, The Wades, and Endangered Species. This 18-track double LP is the first critical overview of the label, with extensive notes by Simon Reynolds, era-defining photographs, and fresh remasters, all housed in a glorious foil-stamped gatefold tip-on sleeve. Is this a dream?

          TRACK LISTING

          1. Maureen Mason I'm Believing (In Love Again)
          2. Ashaye What's This World Coming To
          3. Julie Stapleton Just Dreaming
          4. Ashaye Dreaming (Original Mix)
          5. Julie Stapleton (Feat. Ashaye) All The Way (Guitar Mix)
          6. Maureen Mason If This Is A Dream
          7. The Wades Get Off That (Poison)
          8. Ashaye Come Go With Me
          9. Julie Stapleton Where's Your Love Gone (Remix)
          10. Rohan Delano The Way I Love You
          11. Ashaye Dreaming (Jungle Mix)
          12. Endangered Species Just A Memory (Vocal Mix)
          13. Endangered Species Endangered Species
          14. Insight (Feat. Ashaye) Fantasy (Insight Mix)
          15. Ashaye Nowhere To Run (Instrumental South Side Mix)
          16. Insight Paradise (Para Dub)
          17. Jungle Biznizz Joy In The Jungle
          18. Rohan Delano Inflight

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          Cover of Stratosphere - National Album Day 2023 Edition by Duster.

          Duster

          Stratosphere - National Album Day 2023 Edition

          Numero Group

            Best listened to from inside the womb, Duster’s 1998’s debut Stratosphere simultaneously capped off and reinvented the slow core’s first wave. A four track dreamscape that will wake the neighbors and then lull them back to sleep. Hazy, arpeggiated guitars layer over a deliberate drummer with no real place to be, as semi-inaudible vocals warn of millennial malaise and subtly encourage the listener to “rock out, rock out, rock out, rock out.”

            TRACK LISTING

            SIDE A
            1 Moon Age
            2 Heading For The Door
            3 Gold Dust
            4 Topical Solution
            5 Docking The Pod
            6 The Landing
            7 Constellations
            8 The Queen Of Hearts
            SIDE B
            9 Two Way Radio
            10 Inside Out
            11 Stratosphere
            12 Reed To Hillsborough
            13 Shadows Of Planes
            14 Earth Moon Transit
            15 The Twins/Romantica
            16 Sideria

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            Cover of Eccentric Boogie by Various Artists.

            Various Artists

            Eccentric Boogie

            Numero Group

              The only boogie record you’ll ever need to own.

              TRACK LISTING

              SIDE A
              1. Maxx Traxx - Don’t Touch It!
              2. Stylle Band - If You Love Me
              3. Home Boy And The C.O.L - I Saw You Dancing
              4. Unit Three - Lets Boogie Tonight
              5. Steven - Quick
              SIDE B
              7. Donnell Pitman - Burning Up
              8. Duke D - Lady Luck
              9. Ronnie Robbins - Contagious
              10. Pete & Cheez - You And Me
              11. Contrast - Slippin’ In The Night

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              Cover of Never Return by Pot Valiant.

              Pot Valiant

              Never Return

              Numero Group

                Loitering on the same Berkeley streets that birthed Green Day, Operation Ivy, and Crimpshrine, Pot Valiant (AKA Vagrants) developed their own style of Gilmangaze in the early-’90s. Compiled here are the band’s Lookout and Sunny Sindicut 7”s, Transaudio LP, comp tracks, and three previously unissued songs. Remastered from the original tapes, this 2xLP package is housed in a tip-on gatefold sleeve and includes a 20 page booklet crammed with notes, flyers, and photos of this staple of outsider emo.


                TRACK LISTING

                LP1
                1. Nugget Killer
                2. Tapir
                3. Oar
                4. Low Dexterity Points
                5. This Heaven Has Bars
                6. Sick
                7. Going
                8. Last Sun
                9. Untitled (Unfinished)

                LP2
                1. Volar
                2. Low Dexterity Points (Single)
                3. Loud Street
                4. Wood
                5. Mythmaker’s Office
                6. Cell
                7. Open Book
                8. Gone
                9. Alone
                10. Civilization Was
                11. Used
                12. Berth

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                Cover of The Line Of Time And The Plane Of Now - 2023 Reissue by Shira Small.

                Shira Small

                The Line Of Time And The Plane Of Now - 2023 Reissue

                Numero Group

                  Real people music recorded at a Quaker Boarding school in the mid-’70s. Mixing soft psych, vocal jazz, and sunshine soul, Shira Small and her high school music teacher Lars Clutterham created a peerless artifact of outsider magic. Imagination, wonder, the existential dread of Vietnam and math class and getting caught smoking weed in Nixon’s America… it’s all here. Is your life alright?

                  TRACK LISTING

                  1. Lights Gleam Lonely
                  2. Here I Stand
                  3. Cool Dude
                  4. My Life’s All Right
                  5. I Want To Lay With You
                  6. Eternal Life
                  7. Gimme Magic
                  8. Touch Of Blue
                  9. Fingerpainter
                  10. In An Open Field

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                  Cover of 1514 Oliver Avenue (Basement) - 2023 Reissue by Mind & Matter.

                  Mind & Matter

                  1514 Oliver Avenue (Basement) - 2023 Reissue

                  Numero Group

                    Boasting a perfectly calibrated vocal quartet, an aggressive rhythm section, and stacks of Rhodes, Rolands, and Hammond keyboards, Mind & Matter were instrumental in creating the Minneapolis Sound. Tracked in 1977, this bundle of never-before-released basement demos throw Jimmy Jan Harris’ beloved Philadelphia Sound into an unfinished root cellar, pelting it with Clavinet attacks, disco skats, and infectious hooks. Named for the street address of its underground uptown genesis, 1514 Oliver Avenue (Basement) is an organic alternative to a late-’70s Prince songbook gone increasingly synthetic.

                    TRACK LISTING

                    1. No One Else Can Do It To Me Baby
                    2. The Wonder Of It All
                    3. My Love Is Like A Fire
                    4. I Don’t Know Why (I Love You Like I Do)
                    6. Disco Child
                    7. When You’re Touching Me
                    8. Would Be Mine
                    9. Virgin Lady

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                    Cover of Eccentric Northern Soul by Various Artists.

                    Various Artists

                    Eccentric Northern Soul

                    Numero Group

                      Northern soul floor fillers of the Eccentric variety. Compiling 17 handpicked gems from across the Numeroverse, this album keeps the faith for both newcomers and veterans alike. Soaring vocals, driving beats, and syrupy strings... expect a blend of classic Motown-inspired sounds with a unique British flair that is sure to get your feet moving. The only northern soul record you’ll ever need. 

                      TRACK LISTING

                      1. Out Of Sights - Tears Don’t Care
                      2. The Sequins - He’s A Flirt
                      3. Helene Smith - Thrills And Chills
                      4. Morris Chestnut - Too Darn Soulful
                      5. The Sensations - Demanding Man
                      6. The Extremes - How I Need Your Love
                      7. Ed Crook - That’s Alright
                      8. Carl Henderson - That Girl
                      9. Bob & Fred - I’ll Be On My Way
                      10. Elvin Spencer - Lift This Hurt
                      11. Syl Johnson - One Way Ticket To Nowhere
                      12. Eula Cooper - Standing By Love
                      13. Barbara Stant - My Mind HoldsOn To Yesterday
                      14. Ty Karim - Lighten Up Baby
                      15. Stormy - I Won’t Stop To Cry
                      16. Royal Jesters - Use Your Head
                      17. Otis Brown - I’m Ready For Love

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                      Cover of Bound B/w I Remember You by Ponderosa Twins + 1.

                      Ponderosa Twins + 1

                      Bound B/w I Remember You

                      Numero Group

                        An American soul vocal group that would go on to shape the sound of pop music much farther beyond their imaginations, Numero is proud to present the first official American 45’ repressing of the Ponderosa Twins + 1 original 1971 release of Bound b/w I Remember You.

                        TRACK LISTING

                        A. Bound
                        B. I Remember You

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                        Cover of Barely Real - 2023 Reissue by Codeine.

                        Codeine

                        Barely Real - 2023 Reissue

                        Numero Group

                          After the scrapped Dessau sessions in1992, Codeine returned with an EP of icy and effervescent tracks. Clocking in at a brisk 25 minutes, the six-song 12” features drummer Chris Brokaw’s final recordings with the group, plus noisy guitar from Bitch Magnet’s Jon Fine and a solo piano arrangement from Bastro’s David Grubbs. Remastered from the original analog tapes and recreated in painstaking detail, Barely Real is the slow core classic your therapist warned you about. “As far away from traditional rock & roll heart as a post-stellar universe is to the Big Bang.”—The Quietus

                          TRACK LISTING

                          1. Realize
                          2. Jr
                          3. Barely Real
                          4. Hard To Find
                          5. W.
                          6. Promise Of Love

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                          Cover of Frigid Stars - 2023 Reissue by Codeine.

                          Codeine

                          Frigid Stars - 2023 Reissue

                          Numero Group

                            The drowsiest and earliest inklings of the slow core movement can be traced to Codeine’s 1991 debut. Combining the Louisville scene’s relaxed tempo with doom metal’s distorted slurry, the album is a depressing masterpiece of hushed vocals, noisy guitar, and punishing drums. Remastered from the original analog tapes and recreated in painstaking detail, Frigid Stars LP is the NYC trio’s fuzziest and most affecting work. “A deft musical approximation of the sound of water turning to ice, the guitars are so weighed down with distortion that they struggle to march from one chord to the next.”—Pitchfork

                            TRACK LISTING

                            1. D
                            2. Gravel Bed
                            3. Pickup Song
                            4. New Year’s
                            SIDE B
                            5. Second Chance
                            6. Cave-In
                            7. Cigarette Machine
                            8. Old Things

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                            Cover of The White Birch - 2023 Reissue by Codeine.

                            Codeine

                            The White Birch - 2023 Reissue

                            Numero Group

                              A white ship sailing in a sea of blackness, Codeine’s swan song arrived in 1994amid grunge’s ascension to alt radio’s godhead status. John Engle’s guitar alternates between crystalline and sludge, and Stephen Amersham’s distorted bass floats on top of punishing drums from newcomer Doug Scharin (Rex, June of44), resulting in nine perfect meditations on the loneliness and uncertainty of early adulthood. “Codeine’s unyielding numbness creates its own kind of warmth — the feeling of cold water running for so long that it suddenly feels hot.” —Spin

                              TRACK LISTING

                              1. Sea
                              2. Loss Leader
                              3. Vacancy
                              4. Kitchen Light
                              5. Washed Up
                              SIDE B
                              6. Tom
                              7. Ides
                              8. Wird
                              9. Smoking Room

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                              Cover of Apart: Demos (1980-1984) by Andre Gibson & Universal Togetherness Band.

                              Andre Gibson & Universal Togetherness Band

                              Apart: Demos (1980-1984)

                              Numero Group

                                Recorded in various basements and professional studios around Chicago between 1980 and 1984, the Apart Demos documents 12 intimate and stripped-down sketches, demos and unreleased tracks by Andre Gibson and the Universal Togetherness Band as they pivoted to solo careers. From heartfelt tributes to lovers adorned by a silky Fender Rhodes to disco party-starters about spiritual gratitude, Andre Gibson universally lets us into his heart and brings it all together in the end.

                                TRACK LISTING

                                1. All My Pals
                                2. Thankful For You
                                3. Love Changes Life’s Changes
                                4. Bring Me Home
                                5. Call Me
                                6. Valentine Lover
                                7. Don’t It Feel Good
                                8. I Wanna Take You Away
                                9. Stuck On A Thrill
                                10. Say I Will (Ft. Dawn Brooks)
                                11. Breakaway
                                12. I’m Falling

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                                Cover of The Nervous Kats - 2023 Reissue by Bailey's Nervous Kats.

                                Bailey's Nervous Kats

                                The Nervous Kats - 2023 Reissue

                                Numero Group

                                  Isolated at the rural fringe of Northern California, Bailey’s Nervous Kats took Shasta County by storm in the early ’60s. Combining surf, rock n’ roll, exotica, and R&B, the Kats were a teenage dream draped in Magnatone amplifiers and crisp white polo tees. Their self-titled—and only—LP came at the dead end of the band’s run, issued on Orville Simmons’ one-shot Emma imprint in 1965. The mid-century modern LP of your dreams.

                                  TRACK LISTING

                                  1. Surf Express
                                  2. Cobra
                                  3. First Love
                                  4. Five Fingers Of Scotch
                                  5. Chong
                                  6. Pandora
                                  7. Simba
                                  8. Traveling Sam
                                  9. I Don’t Know
                                  10. Prophecy Of Love
                                  11. Devil’s Run
                                  12. Northwind

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                                  Cover of I Am Controlled By Your Love by Helene Smith.

                                  Helene Smith

                                  I Am Controlled By Your Love

                                  Numero Group

                                    Teenage melancholy from the original Miami Sound Machine. Backed by the infamous FAMU Marching 100 Band and Frank Williams’ crack shot players The Rocketeers, I Am Controlled By Your Love compiles sides from Helene Smith’s ’60s tenure with the Deep City, Lloyd, Reid, and Blue Star labels. A sweltering album of 12 deeply soulful, alternate universe hits from the First Lady of Miami Soul!

                                    TRACK LISTING

                                    1. I Am Controlled By Your Love
                                    2. Sure Thing
                                    3. True Love Don’t Grow On Trees
                                    4. Pain In My Heart
                                    5. Willing And Able
                                    6. Wrong Or Right He’s My Baby
                                    7. You Got To Do Your Share
                                    8. Thrills And Chills
                                    9. What’s In The Lovin’
                                    10. The Pot Can’t Talk About The Kettle
                                    11. Gossip Don’t Worry Me
                                    12. China Melody

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                                    Cover of I Won’t Love You Again / So Funny by Dimas III.

                                    Dimas III

                                    I Won’t Love You Again / So Funny

                                    Numero Group

                                      After branching off from The Royal Jesters in the mid-1960s, Dimas Garza attempted a solo career and reinvented himself as Dimas III. Dimas recorded three singles on the Jesters’ own Clown label, all tracked at Abie Epstein’s studio off General McMullen in San Antonio, TX. The first were ‘So Funny’ and ‘I Won’t Love You Again’, which are almost impossible to find now. Garza never did manage to break beyond the Bexar County limits, but he left a rich legacy of recordings behind for lowrider enthusiasts and obsessed collectors alike. 

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                                      Cover of Just Me And You / Best Things In Life by The Dreamliners.

                                      The Dreamliners

                                      Just Me And You / Best Things In Life

                                      Numero Group

                                        Southside sweethearts the Dreamliners first came into the scene as the Royaltones in 1961 when they were students at South San High School in San Antonio, TX. In 1963, label head Abie Epstein signed them to his Cobra & Jox labels, producing four singles. On the way to a studio session, Ana (Ana) Wilburn coined ‘The Best Things In Life’ on the dashboard of her car. Out popped a playful Farfisa and harmony-driven tune reminiscent of the Crystals or Ronettes. Ana also wrote and sang lead on the haunting ballad ‘Just Me and You’. A song about longing and adolescent heartache that’s perfect for any postbreakup session.

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                                        Cover of Keep Your Faith In God / Just Give It All To Christ by Lucky Rosenbloom.

                                        Lucky Rosenbloom

                                        Keep Your Faith In God / Just Give It All To Christ

                                        Numero Group

                                          In a club scene saturated with the Minneapolis sound, Lucky Rosenbloom was searching for something different. Using Korg and Moog synths, Steinway Concert Piano and a Boss DR-110 Dr. Rhythm, he created his own funky fusion sound to spread the word of God to the mainstream. Recorded at Minneapolis’s Custom Record Studios he cut 200 copies of this elusive 45, of which only a few known copies exist. The record was promoted on his cable access TV show, ‘Lucky Mania TV’, where he encouraged kids to say no to drugs and take their vitamins.

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                                          Cover of Take Me For A Little While / We Go Together by The Royal Jesters.

                                          The Royal Jesters

                                          Take Me For A Little While / We Go Together

                                          Numero Group

                                            The Royal Jesters were a household name in the 1960s in San Antonio, TX. Formed by Henry Hernandez and Oscar Lawson, the group performed at school dances and downtown clubs and eventually leased and managed their own venue, the legendary Patio Andaluz. The group also started their own label, Jester Records, and recorded various singles, including a take on Vanilla Fudge’s ‘Take Me For A Little While’, with the towering Louie Escalante on lead. The group also recorded ‘We Go Together’, a group harmony classic with 16 year old Luvine Elias, Jr on a Lowrey organ.

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                                            Cover of My Mind Holds On To Yesterday by Barbara Stant.

                                            Barbara Stant

                                            My Mind Holds On To Yesterday

                                            Numero Group

                                              Eventually crowned Queen of the Norfolk Sound, Barbara Stant was just a teenager when she auditioned for Shiptown impresario Noah Biggs in 1970. A dozen sides were tracked throughout the decade, producing a body of work that stretched from deep soul to northern soul to sister funk. By 1978 disco was in overdrive, Noah Biggs was in the ground, and Stant’s career on hold. My Mind Holds Onto Yesterday is what remains.

                                              TRACK LISTING

                                              1. My Mind Holds On To Yesterday
                                              2. I ’m Going To Outfit You Baby
                                              3. Hung On
                                              4. That Man Of Mine
                                              5. Unsatisfied Woman
                                              6. Shadow In Your Footsteps
                                              7. (You’ve Got To) Try It Again
                                              8. (I Found Me A) Real Man
                                              9. He’s Still Your Man
                                              10. You Know I Love You
                                              11. Baby I Love You

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                                              Cover of Unsolved by Karate.

                                              Karate

                                              Unsolved

                                              Numero Group

                                                As Warped Tour pop-punk and American Apparel indie rock dominated the strange post-Y2K guitar-band milieu, Boston’s Karate delivered an engrossing shot of rock that constantly shifted between several shades of subterranean sounds. The quiet moments on Karate’s millennium busting fourth album carry much of that old, unbridled intensity, braided into subdued jazz melodies and slowcore restraint. Karate’s transition into rock maturity bore supple fruit with Unsolved, presented here with three previously unreleased songs.

                                                TRACK LISTING

                                                SIDE A
                                                1. Small Fired
                                                2. The Lived-Yet-Named
                                                3. Sever

                                                SIDE B
                                                4. The Roots And The Ruins
                                                5. Number Six
                                                6. One Less Blues
                                                7. The Halo Of The Strange

                                                SIDE C
                                                8. The Angels Just Have To Show
                                                9. This Day Next Year

                                                SIDE D
                                                10. Get Reborn (Rehearsal)
                                                11. Old Codes (Rehearsal)
                                                12. The Angels Just Have To Show (Rehearsal)

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                                                Cover of Moods, Modes by Duster.

                                                Duster

                                                Moods, Modes

                                                Numero Group

                                                  Explore the Duster universe on the far superior 45RPM format. This deluxe triple 7” box contains Duster’s first single—1997’s Transmission Flux (including “Stars Will Fall” & “Orbitron”), 1998’s Apex, Trance[1]Like (featuring “Four Hours”), plus Stratosphere’s painfully absent “Echo, Bravo” and the lost 2002 outtake “What You’re Doing To Me.” Housed in replica sleeves and placed in a sturdy two-piece box, Moods, Modes also contains a Duster-branded hanky for those who like to accessorize.

                                                  TRACK LISTING

                                                  Disc 1: Transmission, Flux
                                                  Side A

                                                  1 Orbitron
                                                  2 Fuzz And Timbre
                                                  3 My Friends Are Cosmonauts

                                                  Side B

                                                  4 Closer To The Speed Of Sound
                                                  5 Stars Will Fall

                                                  Disc 2: Apex, Trance-Like
                                                  Side A

                                                  6 Light Years

                                                  Side B

                                                  7 Four Hours

                                                  Disc 3: Echo, Bravo
                                                  Side A

                                                  8 Echo, Bravo

                                                  Side B

                                                  9 What You’re Doing To Me

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                                                  Cover of I Got’Cha / No Other Life Without You by Greenflow.

                                                  Greenflow

                                                  I Got’Cha / No Other Life Without You

                                                  Numero Group

                                                    Languid yacht-soul from the mind of LA native AJ Greene and his Greenflow collective. Originally issued as a QCA-custom job in 1977, the group’s lone album appeared after years of performing their brand of Sausalito-friendly, seafood AOR up and down the West Coast. The LP’s standout track is ‘I Got’Cha’, with Greene’s sister Eleanor providing innocent “doodoo-doo-doo-doo”s around funky keys, muted trombone, and come-hither whispers.



                                                    TRACK LISTING

                                                    1. I Got’Cha
                                                    2. No Other Life Without You

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                                                    Cover of I'm Not Your Toy by Peter Barclay.

                                                    Peter Barclay

                                                    I'm Not Your Toy

                                                    Numero Group

                                                      Peter Barclay recorded at home and produced two barely-released albums, 1990’s dreamlike Acceptance and 1992’s synth pop What Kind Of World, winning over the few who heard them. But fame outside his small circle was not to be, and Barclay was lost in the late-’90s crest of the AIDS epidemic. Rediscovered for a new generation, this is queer music at its finest.

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                                                      Cover of Segue To Infinity by Laraaji.

                                                      Laraaji

                                                      Segue To Infinity

                                                      Numero Group

                                                        The definitive collection of Laraaji’s earliest works, Segue To Infinity compiles his 1978 debut Celestial Vibration and six additional side-long studio sessions from previously unknown acetates from the same period. A lengthy essay by Living Colour’s Vernon Reid chronicles the origins of Edward “Flash” Gordon, illustrated with dozens of previously unpublished photographs that capture this beautiful and elusive young artist. Full of discovery and wonderment, Segue To Infinity is a miraculous chronicle of new age’s most fabled artist.

                                                        TRACK LISTING

                                                        1. Bethlehem
                                                        2. All Pervading
                                                        3. Ocean
                                                        4. Koto
                                                        5. Kalimba
                                                        6. Segue To Infinity
                                                        7. Kalimba 2
                                                        8. Kalimba 4

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                                                        Cover of Duster by Duster.

                                                        Duster

                                                        Duster

                                                        Numero Group

                                                          After a 19-year hiatus, Duster came back with their S/T chef-d’oeuvre in 2019. Recorded in band member Clay Parton’s garage (aka Low Earth Orbit), the record bears all the hallmarks of the band’s early work: gaunt basslines, spindly guitars, and melancholy lyrics that lurk in the background.

                                                          TRACK LISTING

                                                          Side A
                                                          A1 Copernicus Crater
                                                          A2 I’m Lost
                                                          A3 Chocolate And Mint
                                                          A4 Summer War
                                                          A5 Lomo
                                                          A6 Damaged

                                                          Side B
                                                          B1 Letting Go
                                                          B2 Go Back
                                                          B3 Hoya Paranoia
                                                          B4 Ghoulish
                                                          B5 Ghost World
                                                          B6 The Thirteen

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                                                          Cover of Time Expired by Karate.

                                                          Karate

                                                          Time Expired

                                                          Numero Group

                                                            At the turn of the century and after three albums, Karate’s tenure within the insular east coast indie rock scene had expired, but the band was just getting started. Collected here is the band’s spacious, adventurous, and sometimes difficult second half presented in fastidious detail. This five LP box includes the trio’s Unsolved, Some Boots, and Pockets albums, a first time vinyl pressing of their Cancel/Sing EP, and recently unearthed rehearsal recordings of two unreleased tracks, all annotated by Geoff Farina’s account of Karate’s adulthood and Andy Hong’s insights into the trio’s recording process.

                                                            TRACK LISTING

                                                            A: Unsolved
                                                            1 Small Fires
                                                            2 The Lived-But-Yet-Named
                                                            3 Sever

                                                            B: Unsolved
                                                            4 The Roots And The Ruins
                                                            5 Number Six
                                                            6 One Less Blues
                                                            7 The Halo Of The Strange

                                                            C: Unsolved
                                                            8 The Angels Just Have To Show
                                                            9 This Day Next Year

                                                            D: Unsolved
                                                            10 Get Reborn (Rehearsal)
                                                            11Old Code (Rehearsal)
                                                            12 The Angels Just Have To Show (Rehearsal)

                                                            E: Cancel/Sing
                                                            13 Cancel

                                                            F: Cancel/Sing
                                                            14 Sing

                                                            G: Some Boots
                                                            15 Original Spies
                                                            16 First Release
                                                            17 Ice Or Ground?
                                                            18 Remain Relaxed

                                                            H: Some Boots
                                                            19 In Hundreds
                                                            20 Airport
                                                            21 Baby Teeth
                                                            22 South

                                                            I: Pockets
                                                            23 With Age
                                                            24 Water
                                                            25 “The State I’m In” Aka “Goode Buy From Cobbs Creek Park”
                                                            26 Cacophony

                                                            J: Pockets
                                                            27 Alingual
                                                            28 Tow Truck
                                                            29 Pines
                                                            30 Concrete

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                                                            Cover of La Mia Vita Violenta - Reissue by Blonde Redhead.

                                                            Blonde Redhead

                                                            La Mia Vita Violenta - Reissue

                                                            Numero Group

                                                              Art-house kosmische from the battered basements of pre-9/11 New York. Polyrhythmic screamo for underemployed Gen-Xers and trust fund weed dealers alike. La Mia Vita Violenta, Blonde Redhead’s 1995 sophomore effort, in print as a definitive single LP for the first time since… ever.

                                                              “These songs combine a raw need, a ready access to neediness, with seemingly incongruous cinematic changes reminiscent of ‘60s Italian pop music and movie scores. They switch between emotional grandeur and eye scratching immediacy.” - Arto Lindsay.

                                                              TRACK LISTING

                                                              Side A:
                                                              A1 (I Am Taking Out My Eurotrash) I Still Get Rocks Off
                                                              A2 Violent Life
                                                              A3 U.F.O.
                                                              A4 I Am There While You Choke On Me
                                                              A5 Harmony

                                                              Side B:
                                                              B1 Down Under
                                                              B2 Bean
                                                              B3 Withdraw
                                                              B4 Young Neil
                                                              B5 10 Feet High
                                                              B6 Jewel

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                                                              Cover of Wrap Myself Up In Your Love by Jim Spencer & Angie Jarer.

                                                              Jim Spencer & Angie Jarer

                                                              Wrap Myself Up In Your Love

                                                              Numero Group

                                                                After years in the SSW mines, the bookish Jim Spencer engaged cowriter Ed Tossing to create a hit, and turned out a song so catchy no less than two aspiring vocalists added it to their repertoire. Years later collectors finally took notice, and the late Spencer’s vision of popular music was finally vindicated. This limited 45 rpm edition of “Wrap Myself Up In Your Love” features Spencer on the A side, and a sexy take by Angie Jarée on the flip. The digital edition adds a slick and soulful rendition by Marshall Titus.

                                                                TRACK LISTING

                                                                Side A Jim Spencer “Wrap Myself Up In Your Love” (4:06)
                                                                Side B Angie Jarée - “Wrap Myself Up In Your Love” (4:45)

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                                                                Reduced Cover of 10,000 Kids With Guitars by Noise Addict.

                                                                Noise Addict

                                                                10,000 Kids With Guitars

                                                                Numero Group

                                                                  THIS IS A RECORD STORE DAY 2017 EXCLUSIVE, LIMITED TO ONE PER PERSON.

                                                                   Noise Addict: 10,000 Kids With Guitars

                                                                  What does teen spirit smell like, anyway? It might smell something like Noise Addict. Like the real life stars of some sort of choose-your-own-adventure book about pursuing rock stardom, few bands ever led a more charmed existence, springing from the Sydney suburb of Bondi into seemingly overnight international fame as friends and collaborators of Sonic Youth, Fugazi, and the Beastie Boys. Through a combination of relentless drive, luck, and an admirable lack of self-doubt, Noise Addict spanned puberty to surpass the haters and join Radio Birdman and Nick Cave as a strange but permanent piece of Australian punk history. Cover art doubles as a working chalk board (chalk not included).

                                                                  This title is a Record Store Day Exclusive.

                                                                  TRACK LISTING

                                                                  A
                                                                  1. Waves Of Love
                                                                  2. I Wish I Was Him (7” Version)
                                                                  3. Baby Shoes
                                                                  4. Phone Remedy
                                                                  5. Back In Your Life
                                                                  6. Mouthwash

                                                                  B
                                                                  1. Pop Queen
                                                                  2. My Sarong
                                                                  3. Meat
                                                                  4. Loner
                                                                  5. She Said
                                                                  6. My Reasoning

                                                                  C
                                                                  1. Wish I Was Him
                                                                  2. Body Scrabs & Bizzos
                                                                  3. Blemish
                                                                  4. 16
                                                                  5. The Frail Girl
                                                                  6. Jerk
                                                                  7. Exorcism Babe

                                                                  D
                                                                  1. Filthy
                                                                  2. Cuts So Deep
                                                                  3. Scared
                                                                  4. Girlfriend
                                                                  5. Know You Too Well
                                                                  6. Let’s Lynch The Landlord

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                                                                  Cover of Buttons: Starter Kit by Various Artists.

                                                                  Various Artists

                                                                  Buttons: Starter Kit

                                                                  Numero Group

                                                                    This entry level compilation features 20 songs from our original 004 cd, plus two bonus cuts, new liners, tons of sleeve scans, photos, and ephemera, all housed in a spot varnished, brick-thick gatefold sleeve. Artists include New Jersey's Toms, Kennet, MO's Trend, NYC's Colors, Treble Boys, and Sponsors, Hollywood's Randy Winburn and Tommy Rock, Des Moines, IA's Luxury, San Antonio's Kids, Connecticut's Bats (featuring a young Jon Brion), and Boston's Tweeds. Attention: In celebration of our Buttons series, you can buy both NUM004 and NUM044 together with our limited edition Power Pop Buttons Pack. This pack includes 32 high quality buttons of varying sizes that feature artists from both Buttons compilations. Act fast because this set is limited to 100 and will never be made again.

                                                                    TRACK LISTING

                                                                    1. Green Hearts - Luxury
                                                                    2. I Need That Record - Tweeds
                                                                    3. All I Want - Colors
                                                                    4. You Need Pop - Speedies
                                                                    5. Like I Told You - Shoes
                                                                    6. In And Out Of Love - Sponsors
                                                                    7. Not My Girl Anymore - Bats
                                                                    8. She's The Girl (Who Said No) - Tweeds
                                                                    9. Somebody Else's Girl - Randy Winburn
                                                                    10. One In A Million - Luxury
                                                                    11. Sun - Toms
                                                                    12. Countdown - Luxury
                                                                    13. Rave It Up - Colors
                                                                    14. 1-2-3 - Speedies
                                                                    15. Hey Little Girl - Kids
                                                                    16. Mr. Peculiar - Bats
                                                                    17. (I Wanna Be A) Teen Again - Toms
                                                                    18. Not Easy For Me - Bats
                                                                    19. Julie-Anne - Treble Boys
                                                                    20. Dream Rocker - Tommy Rock
                                                                    21. Love I Can't Wait - Sponsors
                                                                    22. Growing Up American - Colors
                                                                    23. Hello Mr. Jenkins - Finns
                                                                    24. Things I Am - Tactics
                                                                    25. One Kiss - Treble Boys
                                                                    26. She's Hi-Fi - Trend
                                                                    27. Forever Through The Sun - LMNOP
                                                                    28. Good Time Music - Jack Stack A Track
                                                                    29. Sunshine U.S.A. - Randy Winburn
                                                                    30. House Of Horrors - Toms
                                                                    31. Long Time Away - Brat
                                                                    32. There Goes My Heart Again - Kids
                                                                    33. (I Feel Like A) Dictionary - Trend

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                                                                    Various Artists

                                                                    Cult Cargo - Grand Bahama Goombay

                                                                    Numero Group

                                                                      The second in Numero's series of exploration into the pan-American funk experience, "Cult Cargo - Grand Bahama Goombay" is a deep overview of Funky Nassau's red-headed sister city, Freeport, GBI. From 1969-1976 Frank Penn's GBI studio and label cranked out a dozen LPs and twice as many singles infected with the Miami sounds drifting in over the 100 mile strait. The catalog is a fruity blend of rake and scrape, bush, junkanoo, calypso, reggae, and of course, goombay, with a twist of American soul.

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                                                                      Cover of What A Beautiful Place by Catherine Howe.

                                                                      Catherine Howe

                                                                      What A Beautiful Place

                                                                      Numero Group

                                                                        The first ever compact disc issue of Catherine Howe's brilliant debut album. Produced by legendary jazz pianist Bobby Scott, the album is a pastoral blend of English countryside folk and London orchestral pop, not unlike "Bryter Layter" or "North Star Grassman And The Ravens". Originally released on Reflection Records in 1971, the much sought after album disappeared before ever hitting the racks. Booklet includes half a dozen unpublished photos and an annotated history of the LP's brief existence. This fully remastered album includes an unearthed bonus track originally intended to be included on the album.

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