Eccentric Soul: The Shoestring Label / Various
Eccentric Soul: The Shoestring Label / Various
LP

Eccentric Soul: The Shoestring Label / Various, Eccentric Soul: The Shoestring Label / Various, 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.


  • Disc 1, Track: 1 - We've Got It Made
  • Disc 1, Track: 2 - Let Yourself Go
  • Disc 1, Track: 3 - You and Me
  • Disc 1, Track: 4 - A Broken Heart Will Mend
  • Disc 1, Track: 5 - Disco Fever
  • Disc 1, Track: 6 - Dance (Part 1)
  • Disc 1, Track: 7 - So Smooth
  • Disc 1, Track: 8 - You Keep Holding Back on Love
  • Disc 1, Track: 9 - I Need You So
  • Disc 1, Track: 10 - You're All the Woman I Need
  • Disc 1, Track: 11 - Radio Promo