Eccentric Soul: The Cuca Label

Late night ‘60s 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 and Pauline, Esquires, Artie and The Pharaohs, and Fantastic Six, this 2xLP tells an Alternate history of soul music that could only happen in the hinterlands on Highway 12.