Various Artists - Eccentric Soul: The Shoestring Label (Green Vinyl)
LP
Operating in a basement studio at the confluence of the Mississippi and Missouri rivers, pipeline man Howard Neal and his appropriately named Shoestring label was Alton, Illinois' answer to a question no one asked. Pressed in minuscule numbers and barely outside the 62002 zip code, the singles by The James Family, Jimmie Green, Pete & Cheez, and Carletta Sue are prime examples of cosmic midwestern disco in search of a break. This heavy weight 10-song LP is housed in a tip-on sleeve, and includes an essay and imagery that complete the picture of this pure expression of small-town soul.
- 1 We've Got It Made
- 2 Let Yourself Go
- 3 You and Me
- 4 A Broken Heart Will Mend
- 5 Disco Fever
- 6 Dance (Part 1)
- 7 So Smooth
- 8 You Keep Holding Back on Love
- 9 I Need You So
- 10 You're All the Woman I Need
- 11 Radio Promo