"Eccentric Soul: The Young Disciples" CD cover

Numero Group, a record company priding itself in unearthing the dustiest of long-forgotten music gems in various cities, makes its way to East St. Louis.

The tenth release in the Numero Group’s “Eccentric Soul” series is all about the Young Disciples, a ’60s and ’70s-era collective of acts who hailed from the area.

The acts were under the guidance of Allen Merry, who worked with Ray Charles and Lou Rawls.

“Eccentric Soul: The Young Disciples” will be released Oct. 21.

Here’s the song listing:

– LaVel Moore, “The World is Changing”

– Young Disciples Co., “Crumbs from the Table”

– Third Flight, “Third Flight”

– Debonettes, “Tears”

– Ames Harris Desert Water Bag Company, “Checking Myself”

– Sharon Clark & the Product of Time, “I’m Not Afraid of Love”

– DeDe Turner Happening, “Anyone or Anything”

– Young Disciples Co., “Girls Girls Girls”

– Dauphine Williams, “I Love You”

– Georgettes, “Hard Hard”

– Bobby McNutt, “Country Loving Country Style”

– Sharon Clark & the Product of Time, “It’s Not Your Business”

– Ames Harris Desert Water Bag Company, “People”

– Georgettes,” Would You Rather”

– Third Flight, “Love Love Love”

– Debonettes, “Choose Me”

– DeDe Turner Happening, “Outside of Memphis”

– Sharon Clark & the Product of Time, “That’s a Good Reason”

– Dauphine Williams, “I’m Your Man”

– Young Disciples Co., “Bang Bang Bang”

– Eddie Fisher & Allan “Dealth Merry, “Homeboy”