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We've known for a while that those Numero Group folks are relentless in their pursuit of soul sounds rare, forgotten, and, of course, eccentric. We just didn't know how relentless. But the announcement of Eccentric Soul: The Outskirts of Deep City, the newest compilation in the label's Eccentric Soul series, gives us a slightly better idea.

See, Outskirts is an appendix volume to last year's Eccentric Soul: The Deep City Label, a compilation of tunes from 1960s Miami soul label Deep City. Outskirts takes the first compilation as a springboard into a whole plethora of tracks from other Miami labels, including Reid, Sun Cut, Lloyd, Concho, and Solid Soul. Thus, The Outskirts of Deep City is both a companion piece to the 2006 compilation and a stand-alone testament to the little-known corners of the Miami soulscape in the 60s.

Numero Group will release The Outskirts of Deep City digitally and on CD and double LP on November 20. The vinyl edition comes with three bonus tracks. Eccentric Soul: The Deep City Label will also get its double vinyl release on November 20. It comes with six tracks that did not appear on the original release. Four are by the Deep City Band: "Darling I'll Go (Instrumental)", "Good Lovin'", "I Love You Baby", and "Am I a Good Man (Instrumental)". The other two both feature the Rocketeers: their own "Stay Away From My Johnny (Instrumental)" and Frank Williams & the Rocketeers' "Good Thing Part 2".

The Outskirts of Deep City:

01 The Rollers: "Knockin' at the Wrong Door"
02 Clarence Reid: "No Way Out"
03 Helene Smith: "What's in the Lovin'"
04 Betty Wright: "Mr. Lucky"
05 James Knight & the Butlers: "There Goes My Baby"
06 Lynn Williams: "Don't Be Surprised"
07 Helene Smith: "True Love Don't Grow on Trees"
08 The Rising Sun: "Do What You're Doin'"
09 The Rollers: "One Little Piece"
10 Clarence Reid: "Don't Be a Fool"
11 Perk Badger: "Do Your Stuff"
12 Frank Williams & the Rocketeers: "Show Me What You Got"
13 Deep City Band: "Masterpiece"
14 Helene Smith: "Pot Can't Talk About the Kettle"
15 The Rollers: "Play With Fire Pt. 1"
16 Betty Wright: "Thank You Baby"
17 Helene Smith: "Wrong or Right He's My Baby"
18 Nasty Dog Catchers: "Nasty Dog Pt. 2"
19 The Rising Sun: "One Night Affair"
20 Snoopy Dean: "Your Love Won't Let Me Leave You"
21 The Rollers: "Play With Fire (Instrumental)" [vinyl only]
22 James Knight & the Butlers: "There Goes My Baby (Instrumental)" [vinyl only]
23 Johnny K. Killens & the Dynamites: "Frenchy the Tickler" [vinyl only]