2LP – Various – Eccentric Soul: The Cuca Label

2LP – Opaque red vinyl

Late night 1960s R&B caught on tape at Jim Kirchstein’s jack-of-all genres Cuca studio. Released on minuscule pressings into the Wisconsin wilderness, these 26 sasquatch-rare tracks uncover the soulful paths between the Chicago, Milwaukee, and Rockford scenes. Featuring Harvey Scales, Step By Step, Betty Moorer, Seven Sounds, Twiliters, Birdlegs & Pauline, Esquires, Artie & The Pharaohs, and Fantastic Six, this 2xLP tells an alternate history of soul music that could only happen in the Hinterlands on Highway 12.

Track List

1. TwilitersRestless Love
2. Harvey Scales & The Seven SoundsGlamour Girl
3. The Devils & The DevilettesI’ll Say
4. Little Artie & The PharaohsIt Puzzles Me
5. Birdlegs & PaulineToo Much At Stake
6. Betty MoorerThe Long Hot Summer
7. The EsquiresYou Don’t Care
8. Supremes FourI Lost My Job (And I’ve Got to Find Another)
9. Harvey Scales & The Seven SoundsTen Thousand Years
10. Betty MoorerOne More Time
11. The Devils & The DevilettesI’m Leaving You
12. Supremes FourI Love You, Patricia
13. TwilitersWe Three
14. The Devils & The DevilettesTell Me
15. Step By StepTime After Time
16. Harvey Scales & The Seven SoundsIndependency
17. Betty MoorerMy Man Lives
18. TwilitersCan’t You Stay A Little Longer
19. The Devils Ft. J. Watson VanceLove And Understanding
20. Step By StepShe’s Gone
21. Twistin’ HarveyEvery Step Of The Way
22. TwilitersGirl Of My Dreams
23. Fantastic SixI Never Knew Love
24. Artie & The PharaohsI’ll Take Care Of You
25. Birdlegs & PaulineMist Of A Dream
26. Rex Swanigan and The Fabulous TroubadoresTribute To Jimi Hendrix