Name: Alligator Records 40th Anniversary Collection
Brand: ALLIGATOR RECORDS
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Alligator Records 40th Anniversary Collection

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Album: Alligator Records 40th Anniversary Collection
#	Song Title		Time
	Disc 1
1)	Koko Taylor - "I'm A Woman"	More Info...
2)	Albert Collins - "I Ain't Drunk"	More Info...
3)	Michael Burks - "Strange Feeling"	More Info...
4)	Tommy Castro Band - "Backup Plan"	More Info...
5)	Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials - "Icicles In My Meatloaf"	More Info...
6)	Guitar Shorty - "We The People"	More Info...
7)	Rick Estrin & The Nightcats - "U B U"	More Info...
8)	Marcia Ball - "The Party's Still Going On"	More Info...
9)	Roomful of Blues - "That's A Pretty Good Love"	More Info...
10)	Smokin' Joe Kubek & Bnois King - "Have Blues, Will Travel"	More Info...
11)	Son Seals - "Going Home (Where Women Got Meat On Their Bones)"	More Info...
12)	Buddy Guy & Junior Wells - "Give Me My Coat And Shoes"	More Info...
13)	Janiva Magness - "Slipped, Tripped And Fell In Love"	More Info...
14)	Johnny Winter - "Mojo Boogie"	More Info...
15)	Coco Montoya - "Last Dirty Deal"	More Info...
16)	Corey Harris - "Fish Ain't Bitin'"	More Info...
17)	Luther Allison - "All The King's Horses"	More Info...
18)	Anders Osborne - "Echoes Of My Sins"	More Info...
19)	Lonnie Mack with Stevie Ray Vaughan - "Double Whammy"	More Info...
	Disc 2
1)	Albert Collins, Robert Cray & Johnny Copeland - "T-Bone Shuffle"	More Info...
2)	Lonnie Brooks - "Don't Take Advantage Of Me"	More Info...
3)	Eddy 'The Chief' Clearwater - "A Good Leavin' Alone"	More Info...
4)	Hound Dog Taylor - "Sitting At Home Alone"	More Info...
5)	Elvin Bishop & Little Smokey Smothers - "Roll Your Moneymaker"	More Info...
6)	James Cotton - "With The Quickness"	More Info...
7)	Shemekia Copeland - "It's My Own Tears"	More Info...
8)	Professor Longhair - "Red Beans"	More Info...
9)	Charlie Musselwhite - "Where Hwy 61 Runs"	More Info...
10)	Roy Buchanan with Delbert McClinton - "You Can't Judge A Book By The Cover"	More Info...
11)	Mavis Staples - "Step Into The Light"	More Info...
12)	Tinsley Ellis - "Speak No Evil"	More Info...
13)	Eric Lindell - "It's A Drag"	More Info...
14)	Saffire--The Uppity Blues Women - "Going Down To The River"	More Info...
15)	The Holmes Brothers - "Feed My Soul"	More Info...
16)	Katie Webster - "Two-Fisted Mama"	More Info...
17)	William Clarke - "Daddy Pinocchio"	More Info...
18)	Buckwheat Zydeco - "When The Levee Breaks"	More Info...
19)	JJ Grey & Mofro - "The Sun Is Shining Down"	More Info...
3)	Strange Feeling	More Info...	0:04
4)	Backup Plan	More Info...	0:04
5)	Icicles in My Meatloaf	More Info...	0:05
6)	We the People	More Info...	0:04
7)	Ubu	More Info...	0:04
8)	The Party's Still Going On	More Info...	0:03
9)	That's a Pretty Good Love	More Info...	0:03
10)	Have Blues, Will Travel (Feat. Bnois King)	More Info...	0:04
11)	Going Home	More Info...	0:03
12)	Give Me My Coat and Shoes	More Info...	0:04
13)	Slipped, Tripped and Fell in Love	More Info...	0:03
14)	Mojo Boogie	More Info...	0:05
15)	Last Dirty Deal	More Info...	0:04
16)	Fish Ain't Bitin'	More Info...	0:03
17)	All the King's Horses	More Info...	0:05
18)	Echoes of My Sins	More Info...	0:04
19)	Double Whammy	More Info...	0:03

Album: Alligator Records 40th Anniversary Collection
#	Song Title		Time
	Disc 1
1)	Koko Taylor - "I'm A Woman"	More Info...
2)	Albert Collins - "I Ain't Drunk"	More Info...
3)	Michael Burks - "Strange Feeling"	More Info...
4)	Tommy Castro Band - "Backup Plan"	More Info...
5)	Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials - "Icicles In My Meatloaf"	More Info...
6)	Guitar Shorty - "We The People"	More Info...
7)	Rick Estrin & The Nightcats - "U B U"	More Info...
8)	Marcia Ball - "The Party's Still Going On"	More Info...
9)	Roomful of Blues - "That's A Pretty Good Love"	More Info...
10)	Smokin' Joe Kubek & Bnois King - "Have Blues, Will Travel"	More Info...
11)	Son Seals - "Going Home (Where Women Got Meat On Their Bones)"	More Info...
12)	Buddy Guy & Junior Wells - "Give Me My Coat And Shoes"	More Info...
13)	Janiva Magness - "Slipped, Tripped And Fell In Love"	More Info...
14)	Johnny Winter - "Mojo Boogie"	More Info...
15)	Coco Montoya - "Last Dirty Deal"	More Info...
16)	Corey Harris - "Fish Ain't Bitin'"	More Info...
17)	Luther Allison - "All The King's Horses"	More Info...
18)	Anders Osborne - "Echoes Of My Sins"	More Info...
19)	Lonnie Mack with Stevie Ray Vaughan - "Double Whammy"	More Info...
	Disc 2
1)	Albert Collins, Robert Cray & Johnny Copeland - "T-Bone Shuffle"	More Info...
2)	Lonnie Brooks - "Don't Take Advantage Of Me"	More Info...
3)	Eddy 'The Chief' Clearwater - "A Good Leavin' Alone"	More Info...
4)	Hound Dog Taylor - "Sitting At Home Alone"	More Info...
5)	Elvin Bishop & Little Smokey Smothers - "Roll Your Moneymaker"	More Info...
6)	James Cotton - "With The Quickness"	More Info...
7)	Shemekia Copeland - "It's My Own Tears"	More Info...
8)	Professor Longhair - "Red Beans"	More Info...
9)	Charlie Musselwhite - "Where Hwy 61 Runs"	More Info...
10)	Roy Buchanan with Delbert McClinton - "You Can't Judge A Book By The Cover"	More Info...
11)	Mavis Staples - "Step Into The Light"	More Info...
12)	Tinsley Ellis - "Speak No Evil"	More Info...
13)	Eric Lindell - "It's A Drag"	More Info...
14)	Saffire--The Uppity Blues Women - "Going Down To The River"	More Info...
15)	The Holmes Brothers - "Feed My Soul"	More Info...
16)	Katie Webster - "Two-Fisted Mama"	More Info...
17)	William Clarke - "Daddy Pinocchio"	More Info...
18)	Buckwheat Zydeco - "When The Levee Breaks"	More Info...
19)	JJ Grey & Mofro - "The Sun Is Shining Down"	More Info...
3)	Strange Feeling	More Info...	0:04
4)	Backup Plan	More Info...	0:04
5)	Icicles in My Meatloaf	More Info...	0:05
6)	We the People	More Info...	0:04
7)	Ubu	More Info...	0:04
8)	The Party's Still Going On	More Info...	0:03
9)	That's a Pretty Good Love	More Info...	0:03
10)	Have Blues, Will Travel (Feat. Bnois King)	More Info...	0:04
11)	Going Home	More Info...	0:03
12)	Give Me My Coat and Shoes	More Info...	0:04
13)	Slipped, Tripped and Fell in Love	More Info...	0:03
14)	Mojo Boogie	More Info...	0:05
15)	Last Dirty Deal	More Info...	0:04
16)	Fish Ain't Bitin'	More Info...	0:03
17)	All the King's Horses	More Info...	0:05
18)	Echoes of My Sins	More Info...	0:04
19)	Double Whammy	More Info...	0:03

Performer Notes

Audio Mixers: Drew Vonderhaar; Ryan Lipman; Dan Prothero; David Axelbaum; David Farrell ; Freddy Breitberg; Gene Lawson; Ricky Barnes; Glenn Nishida; Roman Klun; Scott Brenton; Jay Newland; Jay Shilliday; Jeff Covert; Jim DeVito; Jim Tullio; John Hampton; Mike Iacopelli; Justin Niebank; Sam Siefiert; Jim Haines; Jerry Hoyson; Tony Terrebone; Kid Andersen; Larry Goetz; Mark Bingham; Neil Citron; Richard Mullen ; Richard Whittington; Ari Rios; Sam Fishkin; Shelly Yakus; Sterling Winfield; Stevie Mendell; Stu Black; Stuart Sullivan; Warren Riker; Ben Mumphrey; Roger Cole ; Blaise Barton; Bob Skye; Bonnie Hayes.
Liner Note Author: Bruce Iglauer.
Photographers: Dragan Tasic; Diane Allmen; Peter Amft; Tom Stio; Steve Kagan; Jef Jaisun; Clayton Call; Randi Anglin; Kent Lacin; Jeff Dunas; Stuart Brinin; Dan Monick; Mary Bruton; Paul Natkin; Ken Settle; Jerry Moran; James Bland; Stefan Falke; Frank Vigil; Michel Verlinden; Teresa Nelson; Flounoy Holmes; David Lucinker; Darren Jackinsky; Rebecca Sell.
Starting with its 20th anniversary in 1991, every five years brings another double Alligator collection, and 2011 was no exception. While the 35th edition --released in 2006 -- logically featured 35 songs, the compilers couldn't quite squeeze 40 onto this 40th anniversary disc, even though owner Bruce Iglauer does admit to fading a few endings off prematurely in order to maximize the list, which hits 38 selections. The trick with these albums is to both pay tribute to the label's storied past while including enough recent acts to connect the dots between the house-rocking music Iglauer built his company on, and the more modern yet still roots-based sounds he's released during the last five years. He does an excellent job here, mixing not just old and new, but male and female musicians who have recorded for Alligator over the decades. Of course, no Alligator historical collection is going to exclude Hound Dog Taylor, Iglauer's first signing who remains the raucous, soulful blues-rocking standard who helped forge the label's musical direction. Newer artists such as JJ Grey & Mofro, Eric Lindell, Anders Osborne, and Janiva Magness share space with Johnny Winter, Son Seals, Koko Taylor, Albert Collins, Lonnie Brooks, Eddy "The Chief" Clearwater, and lots more. A 30-page book includes obscure information and anecdotes about each, providing a first-hand look at what attracted Iglauer to the artists. Even with 35 acts, dozens are left out, and they are listed individually at the end of the extensive and often fascinating notes. There are some predominantly acoustic performances from Mavis Staples, Saffire -- The Uppity Blues Women, Buddy Guy & Junior Wells, and Corey Harris, but the majority of the selections run to the high-energy, very plugged-in Chicago and Texas blues that Iglauer plainly loves. Between musicians such as Luther Allison, Roy Buchanan, Son Seals, and Koko Taylor, all of whom have created arguably their finest work while signed to Alligator (and that's saying plenty), there is an embarrassment of riches to choose from. While some of these names have also appeared on previous anniversary editions, no songs are repeated from those albums. Clearly, the intention of this and the previous sets is as loss leaders to sell more individual Alligator discs, but they play as perfectly enjoyable mash-ups of roots music, and a historical music lesson that anyone with an affinity for the genre will appreciate. ~ Hal Horowitz

Professional Reviews

Rolling Stone (p.70) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he icons and belters on this two-CD party include guitar lords like Albert Collins, Son Seals and Luther Allison; vocal volcanoes Koko Taylor and the Holmes Brothers; and the modern-Delta stylist Corey Harris."

Living Blues (p.66) - "Perhaps one of the Alligator's greatest triumphs, and undoubtedly one of its paramount voices, was the late Koko Taylor. The Queen of the Blues recorded with the label for 35 years..."

Billboard (p.40) - "[A] sampler that touches on great moments and key acts....Sure to send listeners deeper into the individual artists' catalogs."

Record Collector (magazine) (p.103) - 5 stars out of 5 -- "[With] healthy doses of blues-infused rockabilly, front porch soul, gospel, rock, ballads, New Orleans R&B, country and zydeco."

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