Various Artists - Eccentric Soul: The Shoestring Label [LP]
Format: LP
Catalogue No.: NUM096LP
Barcode: 0825764109611
Release Date: 02 Feb 2024
Genre: Experimental/Electronic
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 heavyweight, 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 smalltown soul.
Available on Jimmie Green (Opaque Green) coloured vinyl.
Tracklisting
The James Family - We’ve Got It Made
Jimmie Green - Let Yourself Go
Pete & Cheez - You and Me
Howard Neal and Friends - A Broken Heart Will Mend
Howard Neal - Disco Fever
Jimmie Green - Dance
Pete & Cheez - So Smooth
Carletta Sue - You Keep Holding Back On Love
Jimmie Green - I Need You So
Howard Neal and Friends - You’re All The Woman I Need
The James Family - Radio Promo
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