Tom Sheehan – “God Help The World”
Tom Sheehan “God Help the World” Night Owl – 1970 Just around noon on June 22, 1969, a small section of the Cuyahoga River caught fireRead More…
Category: Numero Month
Antena – “Camino del Sol”
Antena “Camino del Sol” Les Disques du Crépuscule – 1982 In both its literal translation (“path of the sun”) and its lyrical content Read More…
Carmen – “Isle of Love”
Carmen “Isle of Love” Inferno – 1959 By Don Ralke’s fortieth birthday he had become a force in the Los Angeles music world. Having rRead More…
Gift – “Drugs”
Gift “Drugs” Telefunken – 1972 By the time that schoolmates Rainer Baur, Hermann Lange, Uwe Patzke, Helmut Treichel, and Nick WoodlandRead More…
An Introduction to Eccentric Soul
Launched in 2004, the Chicago-based Numero Group quickly established itself as a leader among reissue labels – combining outstanding music, sharpRead More…
Various Artists – Local Customs: Cavern Sounds
Various Artists Local Customs: Cavern Sounds Numero — 2014 Rating: 8.5 Forged in the spirit of the great garage rock compilationsRead More…
The Lord Rhaburn Combo – “Disco Connection”
The Lord Rhaburn Combo “Disco Connection” C.E.S. – 1976 In 1968, Henry Young purchased a small plot of land just off the coast of BeliRead More…
Johnson, Hawkins, Tatum & Durr – “You’re All I Need to Make It”
Johnson, Hawkins, Tatum & Durr “You’re All I Need to Make It” Capsoul – 1972 Founded in 1970, Capsoul Records was created by radioRead More…
Welcome to Numero Month
Our first theme month of 2022 finds the Strange Currencies staff focusing on the peerless work of the Chicago-based Numero Group label. Debuting Read More…