Alligator Records 30th Anniversary Collection [Enhanced]

Alligator Records 30th Anniversary Collection [Enhanced]

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Three decades ago Bruce Iglauer founded Alligator Records, selling his hero Hound Dog Taylor's records out of his car trunk. Since then, Alligator has become America's best-known and most prolific blues label, and many of the reasons for its success appear on this budget-priced, two-disc 30th anniversary collection. Much of the material, including Marcia Ball's "Louella" and Shemekia Copeland's "Turn the Heat Up," comes from relatively recent recordings, since the label also released anthologies honoring its 20th and 25th anniversaries. Those two collections are unreservedly recommended, with the 20th providing the best historical overview of the label's evolution.

But the 30th holds its own, presenting guitar greats like Lonnie Mack ("Stop"), Johnny Winter ("My Time After Awhile"), and Lonnie Brooks ("Two-Headed Man"), as well as harmonica heroes James Cotton ("When It Rains It Pours"), Junior Wells ("Keep Your Hands Out of My Pockets"), and William Clarke ("Broke and Hungry"). Several outstanding duets, including a fine and funky tune by Henry Butler and Corey Harris and a classic from a Robert Cray and Albert Collins collaboration, provide variety.

The second disc contains 13 live cuts, featuring some of the most exciting live blues acts ever, such as Albert Collins, backed by the Icebreakers; Luther Allison, who rips through his signature "Soul Fixin' Man"; and Son Seals, who gets help from Elvin Bishop. Dynastic zydeco great C.J. Chenier serves up "Jambalaya," and Delbert McClinton dishes out blue-eyed soul with "Maybe Someday Baby" to further flavor the live action. And to top it off, there's a bonus video track featuring Hound Dog Taylor to make the celebration complete. --Michael Point

<"b00005nbxe2999"> About the Artist
Back in 1971, Bruce Iglauer, a 23-year-old blues fan, used a tiny inheritance to record and produce his favorite band, Hound Dog Taylor & The HouseRockers. Following his heart, he quit his day job with Delmark Records and began promoting Hound Dog Taylor and his new record company full-time. Thirty years later, that company, Alligator Records, is home to some of the world’s premiere blues and roots rock talent and is regarded by fans and the media alike as the top contemporary blues record... read more

<"b00005nbxe4999"> Album Description
Another stellar 2 CD set, but this time with a twist! The first disc contains studio material from the label’s archives, while the second disc features all live tracks — including some previously unreleased barn-burners from Albert Collins, Little Charlie & The Nightcats, C.J. Chenier and Lil’ Ed & The Blues Imperials. As an extra bonus, the second disc also features a CD-ROM section containing almost four minutes of the only known live footage of the great Hound Dog Taylor. All at the special 2-for-1 price!!

Alligator Records 30th Anniversary Collection [Enhanced]

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Alligator Records 30th Anniversary Collection [Enhanced]

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