Various Artists - Eccentric Soul: The Shoestring Label (Various Artists) (Vinyl LP)

Details: 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.Tracklist: 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