Eccentric Soul - The Shoestring Label - on limited colored vinyl
Various Artists
Eccentric Soul - The Shoestring Label
Numero 096 - LP set Deep Soul Comp from The Numero Group on limited "Jimmie Green" vinyl
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.
Contains;
We've Got It Made - The James Family
Let Yourself Go - Jimmie Green
You and Me - Pete & Cheez
A Broken Heart Will Mend - Howard Neal and Friends
Disco Fever - Howard Neal
Dance - Jimmie Green
So Smooth - Pete & Cheez
You Keep Holding Back On Love - Carletta Sue
I Need You So - Jimmie Green
You're All The Woman I Need - Howard Neal and Friends
The James Family Radio Promo
NEW SEALED LP on limited "Jimmie Green" colored vinyl
Another essentia soul comp from The Numero Group