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"One part War, two parts Santana, a dash of Motown, immersed in a rich Puerto Rican stock, the Nombres were the undisputed kings of Northern Ohio's rust-belt barrios. Following successive explosions of brown-eyed and Latin soul in Los Angeles and New York in the mid and late '60s, Lorain, Ohio's Boricua underdogs went on a recording tear in nearby Cleveland, going all-in on a series of no-budget recordings at Boddie and Way Out. With a voice that rivaled any on the Fania roster, Willie Marquez led the rotating cast of Latino teens through numerous underfunded recording sessions for the Day-Wood, Beth, and Lorain Sounds imprints, the lo-fi fruits of which are compiled here."
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ASTERISK 009LP
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ASTERISK 008CD
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"Fueled by the American dream and the laundering of millions of dollars, the city of Las Vegas has turned into a metropolitan oasis in the desert. In the 1960s and '70s, this bastion of hedonism billed itself as 'the entertainment capital of the world,' giving astute musicians the opportunity to cut their chops daily at the neon-infested hotels and casinos that dotted the strip. Under these conditions, a group of local musicians grew fed up with the menial sheet music dross that dominated their day jobs. Spirit Free strived to push the envelope and play jazz that was a bit more modern and experimental than anything being played in the city at the time. In 1971, the group committed their vision to wax with Spirit Free Plays Starship, mixing jazz with the exotic sounds of distorted sax, electric keyboards, and wah-wah pedals. The group's lone long-player was a prelude to the fusion style that would dominate the popular jazz scene in the later half of the '70s. Spirit Free Plays Starship returns, re-mastered from the original tapes and available on CD for the first time, featuring three unreleased bonus tracks and unpublished photos of the group."
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ASTERISK 007CD
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"Issued in 1977, the ten-song album has been expanded to seventeen, including two studio outtakes and five demos recorded for Arista. The booklet features a dozen candid photos from the period and Edd Hurt's account of Caroline's final days as an outsider folk goddess." "A middle road between Buffy Sainte-Marie's electroaugmented Illuminations and Nick Drake's Pink Moon." -Pitchfork. Includes 12-page booklet and Numero group trading card.
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ASTERISK 006CD
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"Issued in 1972, the ten-song album has been expanded to fourteen, including her three vocal cuts on the Screaming Gypsy Bandits In The Eye LP. Dug up in the process was a live performance at the Hummingbird Café in 1972 captured on film, which has been added as enhanced content on the CD. In addition to scores of unpublished photos, the booklet is jammed full of Edd Hurt's detailed liner notes that document not only the making of Mock Up, but also the Bloomington, Indiana scene of the 1970s." Includes 16-page booklet and Numero group trading card.
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ASTERISK 005LP
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Double LP version, deluxe gatefold packaging. "The second in a trilogy of Columbus, Ohio soul albums to be issued on Numero's Asterisk imprint comes from the twisted pen and mind of Norman Whiteside. His lone album, under the pseudonym Wee, is firmly ensconced in Innervisions-era Stevie Wonder, with nary a trace of his work as a writer for Bill Moss' Capsoul label a few years prior. Smooth, sexy, and synthy, You Can Fly On My Aeroplane is a peerless, sprawling psychedelic soul concept album. The original 9-song LP has been expanded to 19, including 7 previously-unreleased panty soakers. Lovers rejoice."
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ASTERISK 005CD
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"The second in a trilogy of Columbus, Ohio soul albums to be issued on Numero's Asterisk imprint comes from the twisted pen and mind of Norman Whiteside. His lone album, under the pseudonym Wee, is firmly ensconced in Innervisions-era Stevie Wonder, with nary a trace of his work as a writer for Bill Moss' Capsoul label a few years prior. Smooth, sexy, and synthy, You Can Fly On My Aeroplane is a peerless sprawling psychedelic soul concept album. The original nine-song LP has been expanded to nineteen, including seven previously-unreleased panty soakers. Lovers rejoice."
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ASTERISK 004LP
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LP version, in deluxe gatefold sleeve. "Combining the spiritual soul and funk of Earth, Wind, & Fire with the proto-rap of the Last Poets and the cosmic jazz of Pharaoh Sanders, Boscoe's lone album has long eluded bootleggers and the collector elite. At last, and via Numero's * imprint, this Chicago spiritual soul jazz masterstroke will see the light of day. Impeccably remastered and housed in gatefold sleeve with copious liner notes, personal testaments from the group, and never-before-seen archival material, this thirty-five year old album is a must for anyone interested in soul's secret history."
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ASTERISK 001CD
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"A label from the Numero Group that brings you great lost classics in full LP form. Each sequentially numbered Asterisk release features remastered original recordings in original sequence in LP-styled jackets with original covers plus artist photos and liner notes from the crate-digging crew at Numero. The complete recordings of a band no one was ever meant to hear. Originally issued in an acetate pressing of four (one for each member), the near on 35-year lunch break is over for this Connecticut group of wanna-Bee Gees. They aimed for Gibb but somehow ended up being the working man's Velvets. They recorded 'Exile' but the playback copy had 'Marquee Moon' scribbled on it. So far ahead that they're standing right behind you." Recorded 1974-75.
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ASTERISK 003CD
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"This superb set of dreamy folk and folk-rock has remained the best-kept secret of psych and acid-folk collectors for three decades. While comparisons to CSN&Y and The Byrds are inevitable, the eerie production, fragile melodies and wispy harmonies lend it a profoundly unique quality. All material available for the first time on CD, including a handful of previously-unissued bonus tracks." Recorded 1972.
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ASTERISK 002CD
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"Deluxe reissue of the one and only, highly sought-after, and criminally overlooked Four Mints album. While three of these songs appeared on Numero's Eccentric Soul: The Capsoul Label in 2004, the rest have sat in the can since their release in 1973. The ten song album has been completely re-mastered and features three previously-unissued tracks."
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