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The Alligator Records 25th Anniversary Collection | 
 enlarge | Artist: Various Artists
Label: Alligator Records
Category: Music
List Price: $17.98
Buy Used: $2.75
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Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 96002
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 511011
UPC: 014551101123
EAN: 0014551101123
ASIN: B0000009WU
Release Date: April 2, 1996
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Disc 1
| • | Don't Pick Me for Your Fool - Higgins, Monk | | • | Diggin' My Potatoes - Sunny Joe | | • | Something to Remember You By - Guitar Slim [Eddie | | • | The Complainer's Boogie Woogie - Clarke, William [1] | | • | Stingaree - Musselwhite, Charli | | • | It's Alright - Taylor, Rick [1] | | • | Man Smart (Woman Smarter) - Kuhn, J.F. | | • | I Want to Be Your Spy - Vaughn, Maurice Joh | | • | Hey Bartender - Dixon, Floyd | | • | Sitting on Top of the World - Chatmon, Lonnie | | • | Action Man - Cephas, John | | • | Bayou Blood - Neal, Kenny | | • | T-Bone Intentions - Foose, Jonathan | | • | 'Tain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do - Public Domain [1] | | • | If You Have to Know - Mack, Lonnie | | • | Been Gone Too Long - Arnold, Billy Boy | | • | A Quitter Never Wins - Ellis, Tinsley | | • | I Ain't Got You - Carter, Clarence | | • | Crawfish Fiesta - Byrd, Roy |
Disc 2
| • | Evil - Dixon, Willie | | • | Got Lucky Last Night - Brooks, Lonnie | | • | Blues Lover - Margolin, Bob | | • | I Could Deal with It - Estrin, Rick | | • | Cherry Red Wine - Allison, Luther | | • | Hard Lovin' Mama - Newsome | | • | She Puts Me in the Mood - Bishop, Elvin | | • | Low Down Dirty Shame - Bell, Carey | | • | Six O'Clock Blues - Boylston, James | | • | Keep Your Motor Running - Hole, Dave | | • | Roots Woman - Harris, Corey | | • | Can't Recall a Time - Hill, Michael | | • | Baby, Baby, Baby - Franklin, Aretha | | • | Jack the Ripper - Cooper, Mark | | • | Got to Find My Baby - Heartsman, Johnny | | • | Love, Life and Money - Dixon, Willie | | • | Look on Yonder's Wall - Gillum, Jazz | | • | Somebody Loan Me a Dime - Robinson, Fenton | | • | We're Outta Here - Brown, Clarence [1] |
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 Ain't No Blues Like Alligator Blues May 26, 2007
El Lagarto (Ambler, PA)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Let's face it folks, with a name like Alligator Records, they've got to be good. Two CDs exploding at the seams with blues in all of its incarnations. Real country folk blues, Cephas & Wiggins, rip-it-up bayou blues, C.J. Chenier and the Red Hot Louisiana Band, wailing harp Chicago South Side blues, James Cotton, misbehavin' mama blues, Koko Taylor, guitar god blues, Roy Buchanan, thinly veiled sexual reference blues, David Hole, and whole lot more besides. 38 tracks in all, and you probably won't care for one or two of them - but whatever your 10 favorites end up being, they will surely justify the low cost of this anthology.
I've been listening to blues for quite some time, since the days of the Taft administration actually. Even so, a couple of these names were new to me. More to the point, it's a treat having so many outstanding real blues artists (not to be confused with three-chord cheezers who just wandered back from the mall) playing unadulterated blues.
For neophytes this anthology is really a blessing because it serves as an inexpensive, convenient introduction to the blues. Follow any of the artists here down the rabbit hole and you'll enter a whole world of blues. Johnny Winter would be a good place to start, especially because he bridged blues and rock. But purists may be intrigued by Professor Longhair, who would then lead you to Dr. John, etc. Koko Taylor is a world unto herself, man; you better nail down everything in the house before you turn her on because she can blow the spots off a leopard.
The folks at Alligator Records can be relied upon to treat America's indigenous music with respect and love. It's an uphill battle, and nobody's getting rich in the process. They've labored to make this music accessible to the public, and frankly, simply documenting it is an important service. Blues musicians don't have "hits," so there's never much grease to spread around, even when times are good. The music survives because it's raw, it's real, and it satisfies in a way that processed music from the factory can't. I'm not saying you should buy this as a public service, that would be too grandiose. However, I think that when you do buy it, the rich authenticity will hook you immediately. Trust your gator.
Gator Blues February 6, 2007
D. S. Loshin (Ft. Lauderdale, FL)
Alligator Records records the majority of today's blues artists and this album is a collection of some of the best. I recommend it to anyone who loves blues music
 A great collection... August 7, 2003
Andrew (Seattle, WA USA)
...with plenty of variety.The 2-CD set will keep you busy listening and studying for hours. Probably one of the better blues record companies takes at least one track from their most successful albums ( and some unreleased ), and puts it into a collection every five years or so. Highly recommended. My fav. track: "T'ain't Nobody's Business"
fantastic compilation! June 28, 2002
W. D. Rupy (Colorado, United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
If you love the blues (and who doesn't, except for those terminally 'mad-at-the-world' types of which I hope you're not one) then this great collection of various flavors of blues is for you! Once again, Alligator Records has put together an irresistable smorgasbord of sound for your listening pleasure. C'mon, dig in! (Just keep in mind that the audio tracks for DISC I vs. DISC II are swapped on the song samples here.)
Bring on the Dog! March 26, 2002
Eric E. Weinraub (Issaquah, Washington United States)
I bought this just for the unreleased Houndog Taylor tracks. The rest is very good.
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