Monday, December 30, 2019

Various Artists: Alligator Records 30th Anniversary Collection 2001



Alligator Records is an American, Chicago-based independent blues record label founded by Bruce Iglauer in 1971. Iglauer was also one of the founders of the Living Blues magazine in Chicago in 1970.

BRUCE IGLAUER
 
Bruce Iglauer started the label with his own savings to record and produce his favorite band Hound Dog Taylor and the HouseRockers, whom his employer, Bob Koester of Delmark Records, declined to record.
Nine months after the release of the first album, he stopped working at Delmark Records to concentrate fully on the band and his label. Only 1,000 copies of the Taylor's debut album were made, whilst Iglauer also took over managing the group.


Other early releases for the fledgling label included recordings by Big Walter Horton with Carey Bell and Fenton Robinson. In 1976, Koko Taylor's I Got What It Takes was nominated for a Grammy Award, and Albert Collins soon signed to the label. Iglauer mainly acted as the label's executive producer.


In 1982, the label won its first Grammy Award for the album, I'm Here, by Clifton Chenier. The second Grammy came in 1985 for Showdown! by Albert Collins, Johnny Copeland, and Robert Cray. In 1991, a 20th anniversary compilation album was issued.


Since its founding, Alligator Records has released over 250 blues and blues/rock albums, as well as a now-defunct reggae series. Present and past Alligator artists include Lonnie Mack, Marcia Ball, Koko Taylor, Lonnie Brooks, Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials, Eddy Clearwater, Sam Lay, Smokin' Joe Kubek, Roomful of Blues, Eric Lindell, JJ Grey & MOFRO, Lee Rocker, Cephas & Wiggins, and Michael Burks. More recently, veterans Charlie Musselwhite and James Cotton have re-signed to the label.
Alligator celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2011 and noted that it returned a profit for the previous year.

Release Date August 21, 2001
Duration: 02:29:52 


CD 1. TRACKS

01. Shemekia Copeland: Turn The Heat Up    
02. Michael Burks: Got A Way With Women    
03. Marcia Ball: Louella    
04. Junior Wells: Keep Your Hands Out Of My Pocket    
05. Coco Montoya: Enough Is Enough    
06. Robert Cray, Albert Collins: She's Into Something    
07. Corey Harris, Henry Butler: If You Let A Man Kick You Once    
08. William Clarke: Broke And Hungry    
09. Koko Taylor: Bring Me Some Water    
10. Carey Bell: Hard Working Woman    
11. Rusty Zinn: The Chill    
12. Corey Harris: Basehead    
13. The Kinsey Report: Time Is Running Out    
14. John Cephas &amp: Phil Wiggins: Mamie    
15. The Holmes Brothers: Homeless Child    
16. Dave Hole: Jenny Lee    
17. Johnny Winter: My Time After Awhile    
18. Phillip Walker, Lonnie Brooks: Boogie Rambler



CD 2. TRACKS

01. Lonnie Brooks: Two Headed Man    
02. Luther Allison: Soul Fixin' Man    
03. C.J. Chenier And The Red Hot Louisiana Band: Jambalaya (On The Bayou)    
04. Albert Collins And The Icebreakers: Dyin' Flu    
05. James Cotton: When It Rains It Pours    
06. Elvin Bishop: Slow Down    
07. Saffire -The Uppity Blues Women: You Can Have My Husband    
08. Little Charlie And The Nightcats: I'll Take You Back    
09. Delbert McClinton: Maybe Someday Baby    
10. Lil' Ed And The Blues Imperials: Chicken, Gravy And Biscuits    
11. Son Seals, Elvin Bishop: Sadie    
12. Lonnie Mack: Stop    
13. Hound Dog Taylor & The House Rockers: It's Alright  

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1 comment:

  1. RhodbApril 10, 2021 at 6:32 AM

    Wow what a great share
    So many good tunes great work

    Regards

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