Alligator Records 40th Anniversary Collection (2-CD)
by Various Artists
Record Collector (magazine): 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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CD Details
- Number of Discs: 2
- Released: February 22, 2011
- Originally Released: 2011
- Label: Alligator Records
Entertainment 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."Tracks on Disc 1:
- 1.I'm a Woman - Koko Taylor
- 2.I Ain't Drunk - Albert Collins
- 3.Strange Feeling - Michael Burks
- 4.Backup Plan - Tommy Castro
- 5.Icicles in My Meatloaf - Lil' Ed & the Blues Imperials
- 6.We the People - Guitar Shorty
- 7.U B U - Rick Estrin and the Nightcats
- 8.Party's Still Going On, The - Marcia Ball
- 9.That's a Pretty Good Love - Roomful of Blues
- 10.Have Blues, Will Travel - Smokin' Joe Kubek / Bnois King
- 11.Going Home (Where Women Got Meat on Their Bones) - Son Seals
- 12.Give Me My Coat and Shoes - Junior Wells / Buddy Guy
- 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 / Stevie Ray Vaughan
Tracks on Disc 2:
- 1.T-Bone Shuffle - Johnny Copeland / Albert Collins / Robert Cray
- 2.Don't Take Advantage of Me - Lonnie Brooks
- 3.Good Leavin' Alone, A - Eddy Clearwater
- 4.Sitting at Home Alone - Hound Dog Taylor
- 5.Roll Your Moneymaker - Elvin Bishop / Little Smokey Smothers
- 6.With the Quickness - James Cotton
- 7.It's My Own Tears - Shemekia Copeland
- 8.Red Beans - Professor Longhair
- 9.Where Hwy 61 Runs - Charlie Musselwhite
- 10.You Can't Judge a Book by the Cover - Roy Buchanan
- 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.Sun Is Shining Down, The - JJ Grey & Mofro
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