VA - Alligator Records 45th Anniversary Collection (2016)

Disc set celebrating the 45th anniversary of the world’s premier blues label. Thirty-seven songs and a six-panel digipak with 24-page booklet. The Alligator Records 45th Anniversary Collection clearly lays out Alligator’s wide-ranging, forward-looking vision with tracks from newer voices—Selwyn Birchwood, Toronzo Cannon, Shemekia Copeland, Moreland & Arbuckle and Jarekus Singleton—seamlessly programmed next to legendary artists like Curtis Salgado, Rick Estrin & The Nightcats, Joe Louis Walker, Delbert McClinton, Anders Osborne, The Holmes Brothers, Guitar Shorty, JJ Grey & Mofro, Ann Rabson and Roomful Of Blues. Together, the Alligator Records 45th Anniversary Collection presents a comprehensive portrait of this singular, rooted, soul-stirring American music. No repeat tracks from our five previous anniversary samplers.

Track List:

1. Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials - Hold That Train 3:58
2. Son Seals - Cotton Picking Blues 4:39
3. Shemekia Copeland - Devil's Hand 3:42
4. Elvin Bishop - Can't Even Do Wrong Right 3:46
5. Toronzo Cannon - Bad Contract 3:50
6. Charlie Musselwhite - The Well 3:18
7. Marcia Ball - The Tattooed Lady and the Alligator Man 3:37
8. Tommy Castro - Common Ground 4:14
9. Carey & Lurrie Bell - The Road Is So Long 3:13
10. Koko Taylor - Voodoo Woman 3:48
11. Selwyn Birchwood - Don't Call No Ambulance 3:50
12. Rick Estrin & The Nightcats - Callin' All Fools 5:12
13. Joe Louis Walker - Too Drunk To Drive Drunk 3:56
14. Lee Rocker - Crazy When She Drinks 3:08
15. Moreland & Arbuckle - Take Me With You (When You Go) 4:00
16. Jimmy Johnson - Your Turn To Cry 5:49
17. Delbert McClinton - Givin' It Up For Your Love 4:24
18. Hound Dog Taylor & The HouseRockers - Take Five 2:42
19. Anders Osborne - Let It Go 4:32
20. Mavis Staples - Will the Circle Be Unbroken 3:22
21. James Cotton - Cotton Mouth Man (feat. Joe Bonamassa) 3:46
22. Albert Collins - If Trouble Was Money 8:00
23. JJ Grey & Mofro - 99 Shades of Crazy 4:09
24. Jarekus Singleton - I Refuse To Lose 4:55
25. Michael Burks - Empty Promises 6:14
26. Roomful of Blues - Turn It On, Turn It Up 4:22
27. Lazy Lester - Raining In My Heart 3:12
28. Johnny Winter - Shake Your Moneymaker 2:37
29. Curtis Salgado - Walk a Mile In My Blues 4:03
30. The Kentucky Headhunters & Johnnie Johnson - Stumblin' 3:09
31. Billy Boy Arnold - I Ain't Got You 3:16
32. Ann Rabson - Gonna Stop You From Giving Me the Blues 4:43
33. Smokin' Joe Kubek & Bnois King - Freezer Burn 4:30
34. Guitar Shorty - I'm Gonna Leave You 5:08
35. A.C. Reed - She's Fine (feat. Bonnie Raitt) 4:29
36. Luther Allison - Will It Ever Change 5:25
37. The Holmes Brothers - Amazing Grace 7:36