yeah, it's a great one.
― ian, Tuesday, 28 April 2009 17:38 (fifteen years ago) link
Anyone heard the new one: Pices, A Lovely Sight (i.e., No. 029)? It's 60s psych/pop, which is something totally new for the label. I'm not sure how I feel about it yet (largely because I'm not too interested in 60s music, especially 60s psychadelic music), but -- as I say above -- I always like it when the Numero Group steps outside of its "comfort zone."
― Daniel, Esq., Thursday, 21 May 2009 15:34 (fifteen years ago) link
listening to the samples of pisces, it's totally sounding up my alley. gonna keep an eye out for that.
― YAWNN 0))) (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Thursday, 21 May 2009 15:41 (fifteen years ago) link
i mean, thanks for pointing that out cause i had no idea and the samples are blowing my mind.
― YAWNN 0))) (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Thursday, 21 May 2009 15:43 (fifteen years ago) link
Yeah. I'm not sure if it's been actually released yet. I'm an annual subscriber to label, so I think maybe I get new releases just prior to street-date.
― Daniel, Esq., Thursday, 21 May 2009 15:50 (fifteen years ago) link
i got an e-mail about the pisces and it looks like they are just selling it as an MP3 album. no cd or lp release. cuz if it had a vinyl release i would buy it.
― scott seward, Thursday, 21 May 2009 16:14 (fifteen years ago) link
first song fom the Pisces' album sounds innaturaly good.
― Marco Damiani, Thursday, 21 May 2009 16:24 (fifteen years ago) link
numero's distributor just went out of business, right?
― moonship journey to baja, Thursday, 21 May 2009 16:29 (fifteen years ago) link
I received the Pisces CD this week. (xp to Scott)
They lost their distributor!?! What do you think that mean for the label?
― Daniel, Esq., Thursday, 21 May 2009 17:34 (fifteen years ago) link
fwiw their site still has cd/lp coming out 6/3. but if they emailed scott i guess that's more up to date. sucks because i love numero and don't want to have to not buy mp3s from them.
― Is because I think a lot of the music you like is flowery? (call all destroyer), Thursday, 21 May 2009 18:03 (fifteen years ago) link
hmmm, i'll check again. i didn't see the lp/cd thing on their site when i looked. i got that e-mail a week or two ago.
― scott seward, Thursday, 21 May 2009 18:23 (fifteen years ago) link
sorry for any confusion!
― scott seward, Thursday, 21 May 2009 18:24 (fifteen years ago) link
No worries. I am concerned, however, about the impact on the label from losing their distributor.
― Daniel, Esq., Thursday, 21 May 2009 18:26 (fifteen years ago) link
IIRC the story my record store buddy told me was that numero was distributed by ryko (rykodisc), who are being folded by warner music into ADA (alternative distribution alliance). this means all the numero stock that's not in stores or at numero is sitting in a warehouse right now waiting for ADA to pick them up - i guess the upshot is that nobody can order or restock numero titles.
― moonship journey to baja, Thursday, 21 May 2009 18:53 (fifteen years ago) link
But rykodisc's situation won't mess up the label's future releases, is that right?
― Daniel, Esq., Thursday, 21 May 2009 18:55 (fifteen years ago) link
Enjoying this new disc way more than I expected, given the era/genre. That first song is "unnaturaly good." The woman's voice that provides the backup vocal harmony on Children Kiss Your Mother Good Night is perfectly placed, all shadow-y and lurking in the background.
― Daniel, Esq., Thursday, 21 May 2009 21:34 (fifteen years ago) link
Have no fear, I have it on good authority that the ADA/Ryko merger has little impact on Numero, or any of the labels involved. The Ryko new release books have Pisces on CD for 6/2, LP on 7/28. They've also got that unreleased 24-Carat Black LP/CD scheduled for that day as well.
― VG++, Friday, 22 May 2009 01:55 (fifteen years ago) link
got the pisces disc over the weekend--it is awesome! and like daniel i'm not usually all over stuff from that era. lots of cool production tricks and the woman who sings on four of the songs was a special talent to be sure.
― DUDE, I DON'T LOSE (call all destroyer), Monday, 15 June 2009 17:30 (fifteen years ago) link
holy fuck have y'all heard the 24 carat black?
― wishes to be referred under the pseudonym of kronos (call all destroyer), Saturday, 1 August 2009 01:35 (fifteen years ago) link
the pisces album is amazing. 'sam" sounds like portishead 40 years before the fact.
― stirmonster, Monday, 3 August 2009 08:48 (fifteen years ago) link
still love the pisces album.
just listened to samples of the new wayfaring strangers: lonesome heroes and i am so buying that on sight. man. perfect fall music.
― GOVERNMENT TRASH QUEEN ON A THRONE (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Sunday, 13 September 2009 14:56 (fifteen years ago) link
i really enjoy the "downriver revival" collection, but does anyone else think the liner notes are unnecessarily condescending to the produer/artists involved? and frankly the numero group people seen interviewing the musicians on the accompanying DVD seem a bit peevish and assholish.
― amateurist, Sunday, 13 September 2009 22:49 (fifteen years ago) link
"holy fuck have y'all heard the 24 carat black?"
spooky!
― Marco Damiani, Monday, 14 September 2009 06:51 (fifteen years ago) link
just ordered "lonesome heroes", really looking forward to hearing it.
― moonship journey to baja, Monday, 14 September 2009 14:51 (fifteen years ago) link
xxp numero liner notes always have that tone--i can see why u could read as "condescending" but i think they're trying to be a little flavorful and romantic, even precious. i'd prefer something more straightforward myself but hey. i didn't think the dvd had any weirdness tho.
― call all destroyer, Monday, 14 September 2009 14:54 (fifteen years ago) link
the numero group people seen interviewing the musicians on the accompanying DVD seem a bit peevish and assholish.
I didn't detect that at all. OTOH, I've only made it through about half the DVD. Certainly, they'd better not be peevish or assholish, since its critical that the Numero Group maintain a good, respectful relationship with the people who own the master tapes the label seeks to reissue.
― Daniel, Esq., Monday, 14 September 2009 14:57 (fifteen years ago) link
assholish was too strong.
at one point one of the folks they're interviewing says he doesn't have someone's phone number, then a few minutes later he remembers, and one of the numero guys gives the camera this look like "oh, what a fucking moron." i mean, come on. you're talking to an elderly guy about folks he recorded 40+ years ago. give him a break.
― amateurist, Wednesday, 16 September 2009 06:58 (fifteen years ago) link
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/musicblog/2009/oct/22/numero-group
― titchy (titchyschneiderMk2), Thursday, 22 October 2009 15:31 (fourteen years ago) link
That's a nice article. Just before hitting the link, I was afraid it was about the label shutting down. I had no real reason to believe that, except (a) it had been awhile since I received my last disc from them (I'm on the annual subscription plan) and (b) a lot of labels have folded recently. Anyway, very glad to hear the label is alive and well.
― Daniel, Esq., Thursday, 22 October 2009 15:37 (fourteen years ago) link
Just saw the Eccentric Soul review tour before a small DC crowd. Syl Johnson was a lot of fun--seemed drunk but his raspy soul vocals on numbers like "Any way the Wind Blows," "Come on, Sock it to Me," and "Take Me to the River" sounded great. He was carrying on between several songs about royalties he got from Wu Tang Clan and Kid Rock samples, and he was happily reminiscing about his 1968 appearance at the Howard Theatre. Plus he was wearing a Megadeth t-shirt under his sports jacket. Renaldo Domino wasn't bad and the young backing band JC Brooks and the Uptown Sound were kind of uneven, but mostly impressive. The Notations harmonies and gold jackets were awesome, although they spent too much time doing jokes and schtick.
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 11 November 2009 05:56 (fourteen years ago) link
revue
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 11 November 2009 05:57 (fourteen years ago) link
Sounds like a good time!
I just got the Light: On The South Side Book + 2xLP and I highly recommend it!
― Evan, Wednesday, 11 November 2009 05:59 (fourteen years ago) link
havent seen any of the numero shows but i caught syl perform in the interlude at a sharon jones show a year ago ... killed it
― hoos-kingofthedrugs (deej), Wednesday, 11 November 2009 06:00 (fourteen years ago) link
x-post. They were selling all the Numero Group stuff at the DC show and I looked through that impressive book of '70s era Southside Chicago photos of soul club patrons and stuff, and was so tempted to to spend the $60 for the book and record, but I chickened out. The book also made me wish I had been taking pics at obscure DC soul joints and shows I have been to since the '80s.
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 11 November 2009 15:48 (fourteen years ago) link
I'm an annual subscriber, and I haven't heard from the label lately. I hope they're again doing annual subscriptions for 2010.
― Daniel, Esq., Wednesday, 11 November 2009 16:07 (fourteen years ago) link
The Ligt: On The South Side is worth the 60$ I promise.
― Evan, Wednesday, 11 November 2009 23:36 (fourteen years ago) link
Light*
― Evan, Wednesday, 11 November 2009 23:38 (fourteen years ago) link
are they releasing that on CD? i know, that sounds so tacky, but there you go.
― figuratively, but in a very real way (amateurist), Thursday, 12 November 2009 00:27 (fourteen years ago) link
Haha no clue but it would be funny if it was just a scaled down replica of the original.
― Evan, Thursday, 12 November 2009 02:38 (fourteen years ago) link
Opening song (Like A Ship) on the new release (Good God! Born Again Funk) is remarkable.
― Daniel, Esq., Wednesday, 16 December 2009 04:18 (fourteen years ago) link
BTW, the label is offering subscriptions again in 2010. Price has gone up some ($150.00). Looks like The Numero Group is branching out into video, too (e.g., NYC video maker's lost gems collected on a DVD that is part of the 2010 subscription).
― Daniel, Esq., Wednesday, 16 December 2009 04:20 (fourteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UdZSrEos-k
― scott seward, Wednesday, 13 January 2010 22:19 (fourteen years ago) link
want
yeah! that looks great.
― tylerw, Wednesday, 13 January 2010 22:44 (fourteen years ago) link
LONE STAR LOWLANDS! YEAH!
it's like they had a meeting and said, hey, is there anything we can do for scott? he's a good guy, what would he like?
HE LIKE THIS!
but now i want the vinyl version with extra songs. i'm so greedy.
― scott seward, Saturday, 22 May 2010 18:52 (fourteen years ago) link
after first hearing it, i was afraid that no. 034 -- local customs: lone star lowlands -- might be the first numero disc i didn't like. but it's really, really grown on me.
― Daniel, Esq., Saturday, 19 June 2010 21:08 (fourteen years ago) link
my record store seems to basically not be stocking new numero anymore? sucks.
― call all destroyer, Sunday, 20 June 2010 01:09 (fourteen years ago) link
local customs totally grew on me too, now it might really be one of my favourites
― Brio, Sunday, 20 June 2010 01:10 (fourteen years ago) link
they released that mixtape, too, but i didn't receive it (and i'm an annual subscriber). i wonder if it was released on one of numero's sister labels.
― Daniel, Esq., Sunday, 20 June 2010 02:25 (fourteen years ago) link
yeah i don't think the mixtape was technically a numero release
― call all destroyer, Sunday, 20 June 2010 05:32 (fourteen years ago) link