
Among presidential hopefuls and future astronauts, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, located in Greensboro, was a hotbed of black excellence, activism, and raw talent. At the helm of a half-dozen labels, local yokel Walter Grady assembled a rotating cast of townies, homecoming queens, and big men on campus to manifest a scintillating sound that was both homegrown and revolutionary. Eccentric Soul: The Linco Label compiles melodic milestones from the birthplace of the civil rights movement.
- A1 - Gin and the Gents - Dreams For Sale
- A2 - Four Wheel Drive - Fussin’ & Cussin’
- A3 - Ronn Feaster - Don’t Laugh In My Face And Steal My Man
- A4 - The Opells - Day And Time
- A5 - The Versatile Gents - You’ve Blown My Mind
- A6 - The Blenders - Nothin’ But A Party
- A7 - Gin and the Gents - Boy and Girl
- B1 - Cathy Smith - Baby, You Got It
- B2 - Electric Express - Life Ain’t Easy
- B3 - Bryant Headen - Guess I Better Move On
- B4 - Roy Roberts Experience - Stop (Watch What You Doing To Me)
- B5 - The Opells - You Know I Love You
- B6 - Gin And The Gents - Could This Be Love
- B7 - The Party Brothers - Let Me Be The One
- C1 - Soul Hustlers - Super Party
- C2 - John McCain - They Call Me The Man
- C3 - Second Movement - People Get Down
- C4 - True Transfusion - No Communication
- C5 - EW Funktionäre - Disco Spirit (Need Label)
- C6 - Roy Roberts Experience - I Can’t Go On (Without Your Love)
- C7 - Inner City Funktion - Don’t You Need Someone Like Me (I Can Set Your Love Free)
- D1 - Bridge - Stick Your Finger In The Ground (And Turn The World Around)
- D2 - Human Blood - Blood City Funk
- D3 - EW Funktionäre - Noah
- D4 - Rufus Thompson - What’s Happening To My World (Extended Version)
- D5 - Human Blood - She Makes My Temperature Rise (Because She's Bad)