VA - Alligator Records: 40th Anniversary Collection (2011)

Artist: VA
Title Of Album: Alligator Records: 40th Anniversary Collection
Year Of Release: 2011
Label: Alligator Records
Genre: Blues, Blues Rock
Quality: FLAC (image+.cue+.log)
Bitrate: Lossless
Total Time: 02:38:16
Total Size: 1,21 GB (Scans+booklet)

The year 2011 will mark the 40th anniversary of the founding of venerable blues label Alligator Records. With the 1971 release of the self-titled Hound Dog Taylor and the HouseRockers album, which Alligator's Bruce Iglauer robbed his personal piggy-bank to record and release, the label started a wild four-decade ride that shows no signs of slowing down today. Through these many years, Alligator has released essential music from artists like Charlie Musselwhite, James Cotton, Johnny Winter, Lonnie Brooks, Son Seals, Koko Taylor, and many, many more....

Recently-released and acclaimed albums from the likes of Tommy Castro, JJ Grey & Mofro, Marcia Ball, Guitar Shorty, and others show that the good folks at Alligator aren't content to rest on their considerable laurels. The label has a whole lot of good things planned for its 40th anniversary, starting with the January 18, 2011 release of Roomful of Blues' latest, Hook, Line & Sinker, and Shemekia Copeland's Deluxe Edition compilation.

Roomful of Blues has been around even longer than Alligator Records, the legendary and much beloved jump-blues band introducing new singer Phil Pemberton with Hook, Line & Sinker, which also features some tasty guitar courtesy the underrated Chris Vachon. Pemberton is said to be a blues shouter in the mold of Big Joe Turner, and the new album stays true to the Roomful of Blues sound - an energetic blend of horn-driven blues, R&B, and old-school rock guaranteed to get your feet moving and your rump shaking.

Shemekia Copeland, simply put, is one of the most exciting vocalists on the blues scene today. The daughter of legendary Texas blues guitarist Johnny Copeland, Shemekia recorded four albums for Alligator circa 1998 to 2005, the best of which have been distilled into the sixteen-song Deluxe Edition CD, the compilation a great way to introduce your ears to this talented singer. Come February, Alligator will be releasing The Alligator Records 40th Anniversary Collection, a two-CD set featuring some of the finest blues music released by the label. Stay tuned, 'cause Alligator has a lot of other cool music coming our way during 2011!

Tracklist:

CD1
01. I'm A Woman – Koko Taylor
02. I Ain't Drunk – Albert Collins
03. Strange Feeling - Michael Burks
04. Backup Plan – Tommy Castro
05. Icicles In My Meatloaf – Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials
06. We The People – Guitar Shorty
07. U B U – Rick Estrin & The Nightcats
08. The Party's Still Going On – Marcia Ball
09. That's A Pretty Good Love – Roomful of Blues
10. Have Blues, Will Travell – Smokin' Joe Kubek & Benois King
11. Goin Home ( Where Women Got Meat On Their Bones) - Son Seals
12. Give Me Me Coat And Shoes – Buddy Guy & Junior Wells
13. Slipped, Tripped And Fell In Love - Janiva Magness
14. Mojo Boogie – Johnny Winter
15. Last Dirty Deal – Coco Montoya
16. Fish Ain't Bitin'- Corey Harris
17. All The King's Horses – Luther Allison
18. Echoes Of My Sins – Anders Osborne
19. Double Whammy – Lonnie Mack with Stevie Ray Vaughan

CD2
01. T-Bone Shuffle - Albert Collins, Robert Cray & Johnny Copeland
02. Don't Take Advatage Of Me – Lonnie Brooks
03. A Good Leavin' Alone – Eddy 'The Chief' Clearwater
04. Sitting At Home Alone – Hound Dog Taylor & The Houserockers
05. Roll Your Moneymaker – Elvin Bishop & Little Smokey Smothers
06. With The Quickness – James Cotton
07. It's My Own Tears – Shemekia Copeland
08. Red Beans – Professor Longhair
09. Where Hwy 61 Runs – Charlie Musselwhite
10. You Can't Judge A Book By The Cover – Roy Buchanan with Delbert McClinton
11. Step Into The Light – Mavis Staples
12. Speak No Evil – Tinsley Ellis
13. It's A Drag – Eric Lindell
14. Going Down To The River – Saffire The Uppity Blues Women
15. Feed My Soul – The Holmes Brothers
16. Two- Fisted Mama – Katie Webster
17. Daddy Pinocchio – William Clarke
18. When The Levee Breaks – Buckwheat Zydeco
19. The Sun Is Shining Down –JJ Grey & MOFRO

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