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The Numero Group
The Numero Group is an archival record label that creates compilations of previously released music, reissues original albums, and creates album reconstructions from a variety of musical genres. The label, known as Numero, was founded in 2003 by Rob Sevier, Ken Shipley (a former A&R manager for the equally eclectic Rykodisc label), and Tom Lunt. The label's focus since founding has been to research and preserve obscure recorded material and ephemera by artists and entrepreneurs who found little commercial success upon their material's initial release.
In 2013, Numero became part of a partnership with Secretly Label Group.
In 2003, Sevier had the idea for the label's first release, Eccentric Soul: The Capsoul Label. After losing his job at Rykodisc, Shipley had inherited a record from the band Antena with the desire to issue a rerelease. With these two albums, both men had the idea of starting an American record label modelled after Soul Jazz Records and Honest Jon's. After crossing paths with Shipley in a Grocery Store, Lunt provided roughly $23,000 for the initial phase of the project.
This first release, Eccentric Soul: The Capsoul Label, was a reissue of rare soul and R&B music originally released by the defunct Capsoul label, which was founded in Columbus, Ohio, by William Roger "Bill" Moss.
While originally imagined as a reissue label focused on releasing obscure music that had not, or would not otherwise have been successful without rerelease, Numero has reissued music from several notable names that achieved or approached major-label status, including Husker Du, Syl Johnson and Blondie.
In addition to their reissues of out-of-print soul, gospel, funk, rock and folk from the 60’s-80’s, beginning in the 2010's Numero has also reissued several indie rock, post-hardcore and emo bands from the 80’s onward, such as Duster, Unwound, Codeine, Karate, Blonde Redhead, Everyone Asked About You, and The American Analog Set.
Other notable releases from the label’s catalog include:
Similar to other reissue labels such as Rhino, Bear Family, Ace, Cherry Red, and Hip-O, Numero releases feature extensive liner notes and rare photographs that provide context for the associated recordings. 2009's Local Customs: Downriver Revival was expanded to include a DVD containing a documentary and an additional 200 recordings to "dig" through.
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The Numero Group
The Numero Group is an archival record label that creates compilations of previously released music, reissues original albums, and creates album reconstructions from a variety of musical genres. The label, known as Numero, was founded in 2003 by Rob Sevier, Ken Shipley (a former A&R manager for the equally eclectic Rykodisc label), and Tom Lunt. The label's focus since founding has been to research and preserve obscure recorded material and ephemera by artists and entrepreneurs who found little commercial success upon their material's initial release.
In 2013, Numero became part of a partnership with Secretly Label Group.
In 2003, Sevier had the idea for the label's first release, Eccentric Soul: The Capsoul Label. After losing his job at Rykodisc, Shipley had inherited a record from the band Antena with the desire to issue a rerelease. With these two albums, both men had the idea of starting an American record label modelled after Soul Jazz Records and Honest Jon's. After crossing paths with Shipley in a Grocery Store, Lunt provided roughly $23,000 for the initial phase of the project.
This first release, Eccentric Soul: The Capsoul Label, was a reissue of rare soul and R&B music originally released by the defunct Capsoul label, which was founded in Columbus, Ohio, by William Roger "Bill" Moss.
While originally imagined as a reissue label focused on releasing obscure music that had not, or would not otherwise have been successful without rerelease, Numero has reissued music from several notable names that achieved or approached major-label status, including Husker Du, Syl Johnson and Blondie.
In addition to their reissues of out-of-print soul, gospel, funk, rock and folk from the 60’s-80’s, beginning in the 2010's Numero has also reissued several indie rock, post-hardcore and emo bands from the 80’s onward, such as Duster, Unwound, Codeine, Karate, Blonde Redhead, Everyone Asked About You, and The American Analog Set.
Other notable releases from the label’s catalog include:
Similar to other reissue labels such as Rhino, Bear Family, Ace, Cherry Red, and Hip-O, Numero releases feature extensive liner notes and rare photographs that provide context for the associated recordings. 2009's Local Customs: Downriver Revival was expanded to include a DVD containing a documentary and an additional 200 recordings to "dig" through.