{"product_id":"numero-group-basement-beehive-the-girl-group-underground-colored-vinyl-vinyl-2lp","title":"Numero Group: Basement Beehive - The Girl Group Underground (Colored Vinyl) Vinyl 2LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Numero Group have outdone themselves here,\u003c\/i\u003e assembling the sweetest unsung jams from dusty girl group 45 bins for this collection of highly rare and\/or previously unreleased doo wop, femme soul and girly garage, all united under one beehive and rarely crossing that nefarious three minute threshold… it’s remarkable they’ve gone this long without doing one of these. If you’re like us, you probably sniffed this out after spotting that stunning cover photo, but copy and paste any one of these track titles into an eBay search at random and suddenly this release seems all the more essential. Some collectors might bemoan the supposed ‘inauthenticity’ of compilations, but this music lends itself to the comp format perfectly, as most of these gals only released one 45 and then vanished permanently back into supermarket-and-salon lyfe. The tracks are all incredibly short but incredibly sweet, and the energy level rides high for the duration, hitting you one after the next with nonstop sugary harmonies and punchy hooks. Hard to name favorites, but \u003cstrong\u003eThe Chantells\u003c\/strong\u003e’ “I’ll Never Know,” \u003cstrong\u003eThe Mellow Dawns\u003c\/strong\u003e’ “I Don’t Believe,” \u003cstrong\u003eJudi \u0026amp; The Affections\u003c\/strong\u003e’ “Dum, Dum, De Dip,” \u003cstrong\u003eThe Belles\u003c\/strong\u003e’ “Melvin,” \u003cstrong\u003eThe Shades\u003c\/strong\u003e’ “I Won’t Cry” and \u003cstrong\u003eThe Monzas\u003c\/strong\u003e’ “Where Is Love” are all getting heavy rewinds in the Lab office. Not only does it sound great, it’s a truly gorgeous physical package, even by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=numero+group\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eNumero\u003c\/a\u003e standards: 28 tracks spread across four sides of vinyl, housed in deluxe Stoughton tip-on gatefold jacket with 18 page booklet containing thorough artist bios, photos, and extensive liner notes. If nothing else it was a great excuse to do something with that cover photo shot by \u003cstrong\u003eBill Ray\u003c\/strong\u003e, taken from a 1965 \u003cem\u003eLife\u003c\/em\u003e magazine spread about the Hell’s Angels and their lady friends. Recommended.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eblack double vinyl pressing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehoused in deluxe Stoughton tip-on gatefold jacket\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eincludes 18 page booklet w\/ extensive essays + liner notes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eoriginal release year: 2018\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emusic label: Numero Group 2023\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003ereviewed by military 2step 09\/2018\u003c\/h6\u003e.","brand":"voltios.shop","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl 2LP","offer_id":52317941662023,"sku":"lp-14003","price":20.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/7628\/0391\/files\/numero-basementbeehive-coloredvinyl-1.jpg?v=1757589991","url":"https:\/\/voltios.shop\/products\/numero-group-basement-beehive-the-girl-group-underground-colored-vinyl-vinyl-2lp","provider":"voltios.shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}