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Do you like the specificity and thoroughness of the compilations Chicago's Numero Group assembles but feel lost when it comes to recognizing the names of the myriad contributors? Are you excited for the upcoming baseball season but unwilling to scour flea markets for a Jay Bruce/Evan Longoria/Clay Buchholz rookie card? Well, dear reader, if you answered "yes" to those questions, Numero Group has solved both of your problems with the creation of its Numero Group 2008 No-Hitters.

The No-Hitters is a collection of trading cards spotlighting various artists from the label's stable of soul, funk, gospel, and rock also-rans. There are a total of 90 cards in the set, and each one features a vintage color photo of a contributor to one of Numero Group's many reissues and compilations.

At random, one No-Hitter comes in the package of any new Numero Group CD or LP, and there are also a limited number of full sets available from the label's website. Cheap too!

A full list of the No-Hitters follows the jump.

Numero Group 2008 No-Hitters:

01 Bill Moss
02 Arrow Brown
03 Willie Clarke
04 Mike Lenaburg
05 Frank Penn
06 Jeremiah Yisrael
07 Altyrone Deno Brown
08 Promise
09 Eight Minutes
10 Jack & the Mods
11 Man Child Singers
12 Jr. & His Soulettes
13 Step By Step
14 Linda Balentine
15 Fern Jones
16 Nadia Cattouse
17 Helene Smith
18 Becky Severson
19 Judy Kelly
20 Shira Small
21 Jennie Pearl
22 Caroline Peyton
23 Mary Perrin
24 Mae Young
25 Ms. Tyree "Sugar" Jones
26 Catherine Howe
27 Velma Perkins
28 Jackie Stoudemire
29 Missy Dee
30 Eula Cooper
31 Marion Black
32 Randy Winburn
33 Tommy Rock
34 Lord Rhaburn
35 Edd Henry
36 Trevor Dandy
37 Small Paul
38 Stormy
39 Nate Evans
40 Renaldo Domino
41 Elvin Spencer
42 Ozzie Hall
43 Jesus Acosta
44 Eddie Ray
45 Clarence Reid
46 Dwayne Cannan
47 Them Two
48 Bob & Fred
49 Chuck & Mac
50 Frank Williams & the Rocketeers
51 Michael Liggins & the Super Souls
52 Jay Mitchell & the Mitchellites
53 Arnie Love & the Lovettes
54 Four Mints
55 Speedies
56 Kids
57 Trend
58 Colors
59 The Web
60 Harmonettes
61 Professionals
62 Moovers
63 Manhattens
64 Performers
65 Sleepwalkers
66 Triumphs
67 Shackleford Singers
68 Universal Jubileers
69 Soulsations
70 Dynamic Tints
71 Mystiques
72 Notations
73 Pieces of Peace
74 Radiants
75 Kaldirons
76 Mustangs
77 Willpower
78 Esquires LTD
79 Royal Esquires
80 Soul Partners
81 OFS Unlimited
82 The Rising Sun
83 Young Divines
84 Four Tracks
85 Johnny Lunchbreak
86 Boscoe
87 Wee
88 Antena
89 Majestic Arrows
90 Essence