Various Artists- Eccentric Soul: The Shoestring Label (Various Artists)
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.
Track List
- We've Got It Made
- Let Yourself Go
- You and Me
- A Broken Heart Will Mend
- Disco Fever
- Dance (Part 1)
- So Smooth
- You Keep Holding Back on Love
- I Need You So
- You're All the Woman I Need
- Radio Promo
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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.
Track List
- We've Got It Made
- Let Yourself Go
- You and Me
- A Broken Heart Will Mend
- Disco Fever
- Dance (Part 1)
- So Smooth
- You Keep Holding Back on Love
- I Need You So
- You're All the Woman I Need
- Radio Promo
Shop online 24/7 at Darkside Records.
Follow us on Instagram.