You've got to hand it to Chicago's Numero Group label. They have now officially caught up with Ace/Kent as the top reissue label. Of course, there are other reissues worthy of every fan's attention, and some can have even more exceptional releases, but my praise for Numero Group is based on the concepts and diligence in their research and both sonic and overall execution of releases they come up with. Individual album or artists aside, as far as the reissue series is concerned, Numero are almost unbeatable. Whether it is their initial Eccentric Soul series or issues devoted to long gone labels, the strict definition of the theme, detailed research, and selection of the material have yet to fail. With Warfaring Strangers: Acid Nightmares the story continues. First, it was Wayfaring Strangers, a series devoted to the folksy, singer/songwriter scene, is an obvious branch of a Sixties/Seventies tree, and bears the fruit of names and the gems that were practically forgotten, or never really surfaced (Cosmic American Music was the latest in that series). Two new series - Seafaring Strangers (with one issue so far in the collection, Private Yacht) is devoted to the surfing/sunshine pop side of things. The Warfaring Strangers is devoted to the harder, heavier, messier, side of the scene, with Acid Nightmares being the second issue in the series so far.