Alligator Records

{{Short description|American blues record label}}

{{Infobox record label

| name = Alligator Records

| image =

| image_upright =

| image_size = 250 px

| founded = {{start date and age|1971}}

| founder = Bruce Iglauer

| genre = Blues

| distributor = ADA (US), Warner Music (Canada)

| country = U.S.

| location = Chicago, Illinois

| url = {{URL|www.alligator.com}}

}}

Alligator Records is an American, Chicago-based independent blues record label founded by Bruce Iglauer in 1971.Trakin, Roy [http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/alligator-records-founder-bruce-iglauer-698031 Alligator Records Founder Bruce Iglauer to Receive A2IM Lifetime Achievement Award] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924164507/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/alligator-records-founder-bruce-iglauer-698031 |date=2015-09-24 }} Hollywood Reporter. August 4, 2015{{cite news |first=Howard |last=Reich |authorlink=Howard Reich |date=November 28, 2018 |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/reich/ct-ae-music-iglauer-memoir-reich-1202-story.html |title=Alligator Records Boss Bruce Iglauer Finally Tells the Story Behind the Legendary Chicago Blues Label |work=Chicago Tribune |access-date=December 2, 2018 |archive-date=December 1, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181201222607/https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/reich/ct-ae-music-iglauer-memoir-reich-1202-story.html |url-status=live }} Iglauer was also one of the founders of the Living Blues magazine in Chicago in 1970.

History

Iglauer started the label using his savings to record and produce his favorite band Hound Dog Taylor and the HouseRockers,{{cite web |url=https://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/Chicagoans-of-the-Year/Past-Honorees/ |title=Past Honorees - Chicago |publisher=Chicagomag.com |access-date=2013-03-11 |archive-date=2012-10-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121029041919/https://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/Chicagoans-of-the-Year/Past-Honorees/ |url-status=dead }} whom his employer, Bob Koester of Delmark Records, declined to record. Nine months after the release of the first album, he stopped working at Delmark Records to concentrate fully on the band and his label.{{cite web |url=http://blues.about.com/od/bestoftheblues/tp/Alligator-Records-Albums-Of-The-Month-2011.htm |title=Alligator Records Albums of the Month |publisher=Blues.about.com |date=2012-04-09 |access-date=2013-03-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130326121637/http://blues.about.com/od/bestoftheblues/tp/Alligator-Records-Albums-Of-The-Month-2011.htm |archive-date=2013-03-26 |url-status=dead }} Only 1,000 copies of the Taylor's debut album were made, while Iglauer took over managing the group. Other early releases for the fledgling label included recordings by Big Walter Horton with Carey Bell and Fenton Robinson. In 1976, Koko Taylor's I Got What It Takes was nominated for a Grammy Award, and Albert Collins soon signed to the label. Iglauer mainly worked as executive producer.{{cite book |url=http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780195313734.001.0001/acref-9780195313734-e-63248 |title=Alligator Records : Encyclopedia of Popular Music Oxford Reference |chapter=Alligator Records |publisher=Oxfordreference.com |date=2012-02-17 |isbn=9780195313734 |access-date=2013-03-11 |archive-date=2015-02-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150217210459/http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780195313734.001.0001/acref-9780195313734-e-63248 |url-status=live }}

In 1982, the label won its first Grammy Award for the album, I'm Here, by Clifton Chenier. The second Grammy came in 1985 for Showdown! by Albert Collins, Johnny Copeland, and Robert Cray. In 1991, a 20th anniversary compilation album was issued.

Since its founding, Alligator Records has released over 250 blues and blues/rock albums, as well as a defunct reggae series. Alligator artists include Lonnie Mack, Marcia Ball, Koko Taylor, Lonnie Brooks, Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials, Eddy Clearwater, Sam Lay, Smokin' Joe Kubek, Roomful of Blues, Eric Lindell, JJ Grey & MOFRO, Lee Rocker, Cephas & Wiggins, and Michael Burks. More recently, veterans Charlie Musselwhite and James Cotton have re-signed to the label.

Alligator celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2011 while reporting a profit for the previous year.{{cite web |author=Reich, Howard |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2011/10/11/chicagos-alligator-records-celebrates-its-40th-at-space/ |title=Alligator Records celebrates 40th anniversary at SPACE - Chicago Tribune |publisher=Articles.chicagotribune.com |date=2011-10-11 |access-date=2013-03-11 |archive-date=2013-10-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029211840/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2011-10-11/entertainment/ct-ent-1012-jazz-alligator-records-20111012_1_chicago-s-alligator-records-bruce-iglauer-blues-imperials |url-status=live }} In January 2021, Exceleration Records invested in Alligator, becoming a financial and administrative partner with Iglauer.{{cite web| publisher=Chicago Reader| date=October 22, 2021| title=Bloodshot Records is bought by Exceleration Music| author=Guarino, Mark| authorlink=Mark Guarino| url=https://chicagoreader.com/music/bloodshot-records-is-bought-by-exceleration-music/| accessdate=2021-10-25| archive-date=2021-10-25| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025160425/https://chicagoreader.com/music/bloodshot-records-is-bought-by-exceleration-music/| url-status=live}} In 2021, Alligator celebrated its 50th anniversary,{{Cite web|last=Moore|first=Evan F.|date=June 15, 2021|title=Chicago's Alligator Records celebrates 50th anniversary in 'home of the blues'|url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/6/15/22534013/blues-alligator-records-50th-anniversary-chicago-bruce-iglauer-lil-ed-toronzo-cannon-koko-taylor|url-status=live|website=Chicago Sun-Times|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210616000631/https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/6/15/22534013/blues-alligator-records-50th-anniversary-chicago-bruce-iglauer-lil-ed-toronzo-cannon-koko-taylor |archive-date=2021-06-16 }} in observance of which Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot declared June 18, 2021 as “Alligator Records Day” in Chicago, and U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky added comments on Iglauer's and Alligator's part in the "American cultural legacy of Chicago blues music" to the Congressional Record.{{cite news |last1=Sweet |first1=Lynn |authorlink=Lynn Sweet |title=Alligator Records founder Iglauer honored in D.C. for 50th anniversary of Chicago blues label |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/2022/11/22/23465223/alligator-records-bruce-iglauer-50th-anniversary-of-chicago-blues-label |date=November 22, 2022 |access-date=November 30, 2022 |work=Chicago Sun-Times |archive-date=November 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221129005652/https://chicago.suntimes.com/2022/11/22/23465223/alligator-records-bruce-iglauer-50th-anniversary-of-chicago-blues-label |url-status=live }}

Discography

Alligator Records commenced releasing LPs in 1971 continuing through to the present with a focus on Chicago blues artists.Multiple sources:

  • [https://www.alligator.com/about-us/discography.cfm Alligator Records discography] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200226011902/https://www.alligator.com/about-us/discography.cfm |date=2020-02-26 }}, accessed November 5, 2019
  • Emerson, Dan [http://www.twincities.com/music/ci_28528597/lowertown-blues-festival-takes-over-mears-park-saturday Lowertown Blues Festival takes over Mears Park on Saturday] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150810191339/http://www.twincities.com/music/ci_28528597/lowertown-blues-festival-takes-over-mears-park-saturday |date=2015-08-10 }} Twin Cities Pioneer-Press. August 4, 2015
  • Dickens, Tad [http://www.roanoke.com/arts_and_entertainment/music/tinsley-ellis-helps-blue-ridge-blues-blues-bbq-festival-celebrate/article_1acf8f30-13a9-5cf9-89e1-7d8284761abb.html Tinsley Ellis helps Blue Ridge Blues Blues & BBQ Festival celebrate 10 years] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190606135338/https://www.roanoke.com/arts_and_entertainment/music/tinsley-ellis-helps-blue-ridge-blues-blues-bbq-festival-celebrate/article_1acf8f30-13a9-5cf9-89e1-7d8284761abb.html |date=2019-06-06 }} Roanoke Times, August 4, 2015
  • {{cite book|title=Deep Blues|author=Robert Palmer|year=1982|author-link=Robert Palmer (American writer)|publisher=Penguin Books|page=[https://archive.org/details/deepblues00palm/page/273 273]|isbn=978-0-14-006223-6|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/deepblues00palm/page/273}}

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class="wikitable sortable"
Catalog No. (AL)

! Album

! Artist

! Details

4701

|Hound Dog Taylor and the HouseRockers

|{{sortname|Hound Dog|Taylor}}

|

4702

|Big Walter Horton with Carey Bell

|{{sortname|Big Walter|Horton}} and Carey Bell

|

4703

|The Son Seals Blues Band

|{{sortname|Son|Seals}}

|

4704

|Natural Boogie

|{{sortname|Hound Dog|Taylor|nolink=1}}

|

4705

|Somebody Loan Me a Dime

|{{sortname|Fenton|Robinson}}

|

4706

|I Got What It Takes

|{{sortname|Koko|Taylor}}

|

4707

|Beware of the Dog

|{{sortname|Hound Dog|Taylor|nolink=1}}

|

4708

|Midnight Son

|{{sortname|Son|Seals|nolink=1}}

|

4709

|Stomping on a Saturday Night

|{{sortname|Blind John|Davis}}

|

4710

|I Hear Some Blues Downstairs

|{{sortname|Fenton|Robinson|nolink=1}}

|

4711

|The Earthshaker

|{{sortname|Koko|Taylor|nolink=1}}

|

4712

|Live and Burning

|{{sortname|Son|Seals|nolink=1}}

|

4713

|Ice Pickin'

|{{sortname|Albert|Collins}}

|

4714

|Bayou Lightning

|{{sortname|Lonnie|Brooks}}

|

4715

|Someday You'll Have These Blues

|{{sortname|Phillip|Walker|Phillip Walker (musician)}}

|

4716

|Been Gone Too Long

|Lonesome Sundown

|

4717

|Johnny Jones with Billy Boy Arnold

|{{sortname|Johnny|Jones|Little Johnny Jones (pianist)}} and Billy Boy Arnold

|

4718

|Crawfish Fiesta

|Professor Longhair

|

4719

|Frostbite

|{{sortname|Albert|Collins|nolink=1}}

|

4720

|Chicago Fire

|{{sortname|Son|Seals|nolink=1}}

|

4721

|Turn On the Night

|{{sortname|Lonnie|Brooks|nolink=1}}

|

4722

|Condition: Blue

|{{sortname|Tony|Mathews|nolink=1}}

|

4723

|Stone Crazy!

|{{sortname|Buddy|Guy}}

|

4724

|From the Heart of a Woman

|{{sortname|Koko|Taylor|nolink=1}}

|

4725

|Frozen Alive!

|{{sortname|Albert|Collins|nolink=1}}

|

4726

|The New Johnny Otis Show with Shuggie Otis

|{{sortname|Johnny|Otis}} and Shuggie Otis

|

4727

|Genuine Houserocking Music

|{{sortname|Hound Dog|Taylor|nolink=1}}

|

4728

|Raw Magic

|Magic Slim

|

4729

|I'm Here!

|{{sortname|Clifton|Chenier}} and His Red Hot Louisiana Band

|

4730

|Don't Lose Your Cool

|{{sortname|Albert|Collins|nolink=1}}

|

4731

|Hot Shot

|{{sortname|Lonnie|Brooks|nolink=1}}

|

4732

|Playing for Keeps

|Big Twist and the Mellow Fellows

|

4733

|Live in Japan

|{{sortname|Albert|Collins|nolink=1}}

|

4734

|Whoopin'

|{{sortname|Sonny|Terry}}

|with Johnny Winter and Willie Dixon

4735

|Guitar Slinger

|{{sortname|Johnny|Winter}}

|

4736

|Nightflight

|{{sortname|Fenton|Robinson|nolink=1}}

|

4737

|High Compression

|{{sortname|James|Cotton}}

|

4738

|Bad Axe

|{{sortname|Son|Seals|nolink=1}}

|

4739

|Strike Like Lightning

|{{sortname|Lonnie|Mack}}

|

4740

|Queen of the Blues

|{{sortname|Koko|Taylor|nolink=1}}

|

4741

|When a Guitar Plays the Blues

|{{sortname|Roy|Buchanan}}

|

4742

|Serious Business

|{{sortname|Johnny|Winter|nolink=1}}

|

4743

|Showdown!

|{{sortname|Albert|Collins|nolink=1}}, Robert Cray and Johnny Copeland

|

4744

|Bar Room Preacher

|{{sortname|Jimmy|Johnson|Jimmy Johnson (blues guitarist)}}

|

4745

|Pressure Cooker

|{{sortname|Clarence "Gatemouth"|Brown}}

|

4746

|Live from Chicago - Mr. Superharp Himself!

|{{sortname|James|Cotton|nolink=1}}

|

4747

|Dancing on the Edge

|{{sortname|Roy|Buchanan|nolink=1}}

|

4748

|3rd Degree

|{{sortname|Johnny|Winter|nolink=1}}

|

4749

|Roughhousin'

|Lil' Ed and the Blues Imperials

|

4750

|Second Sight

|{{sortname|Lonnie|Mack|nolink=1}}

|

4751

|Wound Up Tight

|{{sortname|Lonnie|Brooks|nolink=1}}

|

4752

|Cold Snap

|{{sortname|Albert|Collins|nolink=1}}

|

4753

|All the Way Crazy

|Little Charlie & the Nightcats

|

4754

|An Audience with the Queen

|{{sortname|Koko|Taylor|nolink=1}}

|

4755

|Live from Chicago! Bigger Than Life!!

|Big Twist and the Mellow Fellows

|

4756

|Hot Wires

|{{sortname|Roy|Buchanan|nolink=1}}

|

4757

|I'm in the Wrong Business!

|{{sortname|A.C.|Reed}}

|

4758

|Edge of the City

{{sortname|The|Kinsey Report}}

|

4759

|Live from Chicago: Bayou Lightning Strikes

|{{sortname|Lonnie|Brooks|nolink=1}}

|

4760

|The Siegel–Schwall Reunion Concert

|Siegel–Schwall Band

|

4761

|Disturbing the Peace

|Little Charlie & the Nightcats

|

4762

|Years Since Yesterday

|{{sortname|The|Paladins}}

|

4763

|Generic Blues Album

|{{sortname|Maurice John|Vaughn}}

|

4764

|Big News from Baton Rouge!!

|{{sortname|Kenny|Neal}}

|

4765

|Georgia Blue

|{{sortname|Tinsley|Ellis}}

|

4766

|The Swamp Boogie Queen

|{{sortname|Katie|Webster}}

|

4767

|Big Fun

|{{sortname|Elvin|Bishop}}

|

4768

|Harp and Soul

|Lazy Lester

|

4769

|That Woman is Poison!

|{{sortname|Rufus|Thomas}}

|

4770

|Lucky Strikes!

|{{sortname|Lucky|Peterson}}

|

4771

|One More for the Road

|{{sortname|Charles|Brown|Charles Brown (musician)}}

|reissue of Blue Side LP

4772

|Chicken, Gravy and Biscuits

|Lil' Ed & the Blues Imperials

|

4773

|Live from Austin

|{{sortname|Delbert|McClinton}}

|

4774

|Devil Child

|{{sortname|Kenny|Neal|nolink=1}}

|

4775

|Midnight Drive

|{{sortname|The|Kinsey Report|nolink=1}}

|

4776

|The Big Break

|Little Charlie & the Nightcats

|

4777

|Two-Fisted Mama

|{{sortname|Katie|Webster|nolink=1}}

|

4778

|Fanning the Flames

|{{sortname|Tinsley|Ellis|nolink=1}}

|

4779

|Standing My Ground

|{{sortname|Clarence "Gatemouth"|Brown|nolink=1}}

|

4780

|The Uppity Blues Women

|Saffire – The Uppity Blues Women

|

4781

|Ace of Harps

|{{sortname|Charlie|Musselwhite}}

|

4782

|Let's Buzz!

|{{sortname|The|Paladins|nolink=1}}

|

4783

|Louisiana Legend

|{{sortname|Raful|Neal}}

|

4784

|Jump for Joy

|{{sortname|Koko|Taylor|nolink=1}}

|

4785

|Return of the Thin Man

|{{sortname|Noble "Thin Man"|Watts}}

|

4786

|Live! Attack of the Killer V

|{{sortname|Lonnie|Mack|nolink=1}}

|

4787

|Keep It To Ourselves

|{{sortname|Sonny Boy|Williamson|Sonny Boy Williamson II}}

|recorded in 1963

4788

|Blowin' Like Hell

|{{sortname|William|Clarke|William Clarke (musician)}}

|

4789

|Triple Play

|{{sortname|Lucky|Peterson|nolink=1}}

|

4790

|Harp Attack!

|{{sortname|James|Cotton|nolink=1}}, Carey Bell, Junior Wells and Billy Branch

|

4791

|Don't Let the Bossman Get You Down!

|{{sortname|Elvin|Bishop|nolink=1}}

|

4792

|Tore Up!

|{{sortname|Nappy|Brown}}

|

4793

|Street Party

|{{sortname|The|Mellow Fellows|Big Twist and the Mellow Fellows}}

|

4794

|Captured Live

|Little Charlie & the Nightcats

|

4795

|Walking On Fire

|{{sortname|Kenny|Neal|nolink=1}}

|

4796

|Hot Flash

|Saffire – The Uppity Blues Women

|

4797

|Lost in the Blues

|{{sortname|Otis|Rush}}

|

4798

|Living in the Danger Zone

|{{sortname|Son|Seals|nolink=1}}

|

4799

|Satisfaction Guaranteed

|{{sortname|Lonnie|Brooks|nolink=1}}

|

4800

|The Touch

|{{sortname|Johnny|Heartsman}}

|

4801

|Signature

|{{sortname|Charlie|Musselwhite|nolink=1}}

|

4802

|Alone & Acoustic

|{{sortname|Buddy|Guy|nolink=1}} and Junior Wells

|

4803

|No Foolin'!

|{{sortname|Katie|Webster|nolink=1}}

|

4804

|No Looking Back

|{{sortname|Clarence "Gatemouth"|Brown|nolink=1}}

|

4805

|Trouble Time

|{{sortname|Tinsley|Ellis|nolink=1}}

|

4806

|Serious Intentions

|{{sortname|William|Clarke|nolink=1}}

|

4807

|Short Fuse Blues

|{{sortname|Dave|Hole}}

|

4809

|...What You See Is What You Get

|Lil' Ed & the Blues Imperials

|

4810

|Bayou Blood

|{{sortname|Kenny|Neal|nolink=1}}

|

4811

|Broadcasting

|Saffire − The Uppity Blues Women

|

4812

|Night Vision

|Little Charlie & the Nightcats

|

4813

|In the Shadow of the City

|{{sortname|Maurice John|Vaughn|nolink=1}}

|

4814

|Working Overtime

|{{sortname|Dave|Hole|nolink=1}}

|

4815

|Back Where I Belong

|{{sortname|Billy Boy|Arnold}}

|

4816

|Down in the Alley

|{{sortname|Bob|Margolin}}

|

4817

|Force of Nature

|{{sortname|Koko|Taylor|nolink=1}}

|

4818

|In My Time

|{{sortname|Charlie|Musselwhite|nolink=1}}

|

4819

|Blue Blazes

|Sugar Blue

|

4820

|Soul Fixin' Man

|{{sortname|Luther|Allison}}

|

4821

|Bloodlines

|Michael Hill's Blues Mob

|

4822

|Nothing but the Truth

|{{sortname|Son|Seals|nolink=1}}

|

4823

|Storm Warning

|{{sortname|Tinsley|Ellis|nolink=1}}

|

4824

|Corky Siegel's Chamber Blues

|{{sortname|Corky|Siegel}}

|

4825

|Hoodoo Moon

|{{sortname|Kenny|Neal|nolink=1}}

|

4826

|Old, New, Borrowed & Blue

|Saffire − The Uppity Blues Women

|

4827

|Groove Time

|{{sortname|William|Clarke|nolink=1}}

|

4828

|Deep Down

|{{sortname|Carey|Bell}}

|

4829

|Straight Up!

|Little Charlie & the Nightcats

|

4830

|Too Much Fun

|{{sortname|C. J.|Chenier}} and the Red Hot Louisiana Band

|

4831

|In Your Eyes

|Sugar Blue

|

4832

|Steel on Steel

|{{sortname|Dave|Hole|nolink=1}}

|

4833

|Ace in the Hole

|{{sortname|Elvin|Bishop|nolink=1}}

|

4834

|Blue Streak

|{{sortname|Luther|Allison|nolink=1}}

|

4835

|My Blues & My Guitar

|{{sortname|Bob|Margolin|nolink=1}}

|

4836

|Eldorado Cadillac

|{{sortname|Billy Boy|Arnold|nolink=1}}

|

4837

|Between Midnight and Day

|{{sortname|Corey|Harris}}

|

4838

|Cool Down

|Cephas & Wiggins

|

4839

|Border Town Legend

|{{sortname|Long John|Hunter}}

|

4840

|Cleaning House

|Saffire − The Uppity Blues Women

|

4841

|Wake Up and Live!

|{{sortname|Floyd|Dixon}}

|

4842

|The Hard Way

|{{sortname|William|Clarke|nolink=1}}

|

4843

|Roadhouse Rules

|{{sortname|Lonnie|Brooks|nolink=1}}

|

4844

|The Big Squeeze

|{{sortname|C. J.|Chenier}} and the Red Hot Louisiana Band

|

4845

|Have Mercy!

|Michael Hill's Blues Mob

|

4846

|Son Seals Live: Spontaneous Combustion

|{{sortname|Son|Seals|nolink=1}}

|

4847

|Ticket to Chicago

|{{sortname|Dave|Hole|nolink=1}}

|

4848

|Music Makin' Mama

|{{sortname|Ann|Rabson}}

|

4849

|Reckless

|{{sortname|Luther|Allison|nolink=1}}

|

4850

|Fish Ain't Bitin'

|{{sortname|Corey|Harris|nolink=1}}

|

4851

|Up and In

|{{sortname|Bob|Margolin|nolink=1}}

|

4852

|Fire It Up

|{{sortname|Tinsley|Ellis|nolink=1}}

|

4853

|Swinging from the Rafters

|{{sortname|Long John|Hunter|nolink=1}}

|

4854

|Good Luck Man

|{{sortname|Carey|Bell|nolink=1}}

|

4855

|Hound Dog Taylor: A Tribute

|Various Artists

|

4856

|Live & Uppity

|Saffire − The Uppity Blues Women

|

4857

|Turn the Heat Up

|{{sortname|Shemekia|Copeland}}

|

4858

|New York State of Blues

|Michael Hill's Blues Mob

|

4859

|The Skin I'm In

|{{sortname|Elvin|Bishop|nolink=1}}

|

4860

|Smoke and Steel

|{{sortname|The|Kinsey Report|nolink=1}}

|

4861

|Ride with Me

|{{sortname|Long John|Hunter|nolink=1}}

|

4862

|Shadow of the Blues

|Little Charlie & the Nightcats

|

4863

|Homemade

|Cephas & Wiggins

|

4864

|Greens from the Garden

|{{sortname|Corey|Harris|nolink=1}}

|

4865

|Under the Spell

|{{sortname|Dave|Hole|nolink=1}}

|

4866

|Lone Star Shootout

|{{sortname|Lonnie|Brooks|nolink=1}}, Long John Hunter and Phillip Walker

|

4867

|Front Porch Blues

|{{sortname|John|Jackson|John Jackson (blues musician)}}

|

4868

|Get Wild!

|Lil' Ed & the Blues Imperials

|

4869

|Live in Chicago

|{{sortname|Luther|Allison|nolink=1}}

|

4870

|Bitter Sweet Blues

|{{sortname|Gaye|Adegbalola}}

|

4871

|Suspicion

|{{sortname|Coco|Montoya}}

|

4872

|Vü-Dü Menz

|{{sortname|Corey|Harris|nolink=1}} and Henry Butler

|

4873

|Royal Blue

|{{sortname|Koko|Taylor|nolink=1}}

|

4874

|That's My Partner!

|{{sortname|Elvin|Bishop|nolink=1}} and Little Smokey Smothers

|

4875

|Wicked

|{{sortname|Shemekia|Copeland|nolink=1}}

|

4876

|The Chill

|{{sortname|Rusty|Zinn}}

|

4877

|Speaking in Tongues

|{{sortname|The|Holmes Brothers}}

|

4878

|Make It Rain

|{{sortname|Michael|Burks}}

|

4879

|Presumed Innocent

|{{sortname|Marcia|Ball}}

|

4880

|Ain't Gonna Hush!

|Saffire − The Uppity Blues Women

|

4881

|Outside Looking In

|{{sortname|Dave|Hole|nolink=1}}

|

4882

|Step It Up!

|{{sortname|C. J.|Chenier}} and the Red Hot Louisiana Band

|

4883

|That's Big!

|Little Charlie & the Nightcats

|

4884

|From Austin with Soul

|{{sortname|W. C.|Clark}}

|

4885

|Can't Look Back

|{{sortname|Coco|Montoya|nolink=1}}

|

4886

|Heads Up!

|Lil' Ed & the Blues Imperials

|

4887

|Talking to Strangers

|{{sortname|Shemekia|Copeland|nolink=1}}

|

4888

|Somebody Told the Truth

|Cephas & Wiggins

|

4889

|That's Right!

|Roomful of Blues

|

4890

|The Live One

|{{sortname|Dave|Hole|nolink=1}}

|

4891

|So Many Rivers

|{{sortname|Marcia|Ball|nolink=1}}

|

4892

|I Smell Smoke

|{{sortname|Michael|Burks|nolink=1}}

|

4993

|Simple Truths

|{{sortname|The|Holmes Brothers|nolink=1}}

|

4894

|Double Take

|{{sortname|Kenny|Neal|nolink=1}} and Billy Branch

|

4895

|Watch Your Back

|Guitar Shorty

|

4896

|Release the Hound

|{{sortname|Hound Dog|Taylor|nolink=1}}

|

4897

|Deep in the Heart

|{{sortname|W. C.|Clark|nolink=1}}

|

4898

|Second Nature

|{{sortname|Carey|Bell|nolink=1}} and Lurrie Bell

|

4899

|Have a Little Faith

|{{sortname|Mavis|Staples}}

|

4900

|Standing Room Only

|Roomful of Blues

|

4901

|Corky Siegel's Traveling Chamber Blues Show!

|{{sortname|Corky|Siegel}}

|

4902

|Nine Lives

|Little Charlie & the Nightcats

|

4903

|Live! Down the Road

|{{sortname|Marcia|Ball|nolink=1}}

|

4904

|Live - Highwayman

|{{sortname|Tinsley|Ellis|nolink=1}}

|

4905

|The Soul Truth

|{{sortname|Shemekia|Copeland|nolink=1}}

|

4906

|Flash Forward

|{{sortname|The|Siegel-Schwall Band|nolink=1}}

|

4907

|Racin' the Devil

|{{sortname|Lee|Rocker}}

|

4908

|Change in the Weather

|{{sortname|Eric|Lindell}}

|

4909

|Rattleshake

|Lil' Ed & the Blues Imperials

|

4910

|Shoulder to Shoulder

|Cephas & Wiggins

|

4911

|We The People

|Guitar Shorty

|

4912

|State of Grace

|{{sortname|The|Holmes Brothers|nolink=1}}

|

4913

|Dirty Deal

|{{sortname|Coco|Montoya|nolink=1}}

|

4914

|Country Ghetto

|JJ Grey & Mofro

|

4915

|Old School

|{{sortname|Koko|Taylor|nolink=1}}

|

4916

|Moment of Truth

|{{sortname|Tinsley|Ellis|nolink=1}}

|

4917

|Black Cat Bone

|{{sortname|Lee|Rocker|nolink=1}}

|

4918

|Low on Cash, Rich in Love

|{{sortname|Eric|Lindell|nolink=1}}

|

4919

|Raisin' a Ruckus

|Roomful of Blues

|

4920

|Blood Brothers

|{{sortname|Smokin' Joe|Kubek}} and Bnois King

|

4921

|West Side Strut

|{{sortname|Eddy|Clearwater}}

|

4922

|Peace, Love & BBQ

|{{sortname|Marcia|Ball|nolink=1}}

|

4923

|Iron Man

|{{sortname|Michael|Burks|nolink=1}}

|

4924

|What Love Will Do

|{{sortname|Janiva|Magness}}

|

4925

|Orange Blossoms

|JJ Grey & Mofro

|

4926

|Full Tilt

|Lil' Ed & the Blues Imperials

|

4927

|Havin' the Last Word

|Saffire − The Uppity Blues Women

|

4928

|Gulf Coast Highway

|{{sortname|Eric|Lindell|nolink=1}}

|

4929

|Lay Your Burden Down

|{{sortname|Buckwheat|Zydeco}}

|

4930

|Twisted

|Rick Estrin & The Nightcats

|

4931

|Hard Believer

|{{sortname|Tommy|Castro}}

|

4932

|Speak No Evil

|{{sortname|Tinsley|Ellis|nolink=1}}

|

4933

|Feed My Soul

|{{sortname|The|Holmes Brothers|nolink=1}}

|

4934

|Bare Knuckle

|Guitar Shorty

|

4935

|The Devil is an Angel Too

|{{sortname|Janiva|Magness|nolink=1}}

|

4936

|American Patchwork

|{{sortname|Anders|Osborne}}

|

4937

|Have Blues, Will Travel

|{{sortname|Smokin' Joe|Kubek|nolink=1}} and Bnois King

|

4938

|Georgia Warhorse

|JJ Grey & Mofro

|

4939

|The Well

|{{sortname|Charlie|Musselwhite|nolink=1}}

|

4940

|Giant

|{{sortname|James|Cotton|nolink=1}}

|

4941

|Hook, Line & Sinker

|Roomful of Blues

|

4942

|Roadside Attractions

|{{sortname|Marcia|Ball|nolink=1}}

|

4943

|The Legendary Rhythm & Blues Revue Live!

|Various Artists

|

4944

|Brighter Days: The Film and Live Concert Album

|JJ Grey & Mofro

|CD and DVD

4945

|Hellfire

|{{sortname|Joe Louis|Walker}}

|

4946

|Stronger For It

|{{sortname|Janiva|Magness|nolink=1}}

|

4947

|Soul Shot

|{{sortname|Curtis|Salgado}}

|

4948

|Black Eye Galaxy

|{{sortname|Anders|Osborne|nolink=1}}

|

4949

|Jump Start

|Lil' Ed & the Blues Imperials

|

4950

|One Wrong Turn

|Rick Estrin & The Nightcats

|

4951

|Show of Strength

|{{sortname|Michael|Burks|nolink=1}}

|

4952

|On My Mind / In My Heart

|{{sortname|Jesse|Dee}}

|

4953

|This River

|JJ Grey & Mofro

|

4954

|Cotton Mouth Man

|{{sortname|James|Cotton|nolink=1}}

|

4955

|45 Live

|Roomful of Blues

|

4956

|Peace

|{{sortname|Anders|Osborne|nolink=1}}

|

4957

|Brotherhood

|{{sortname|The|Holmes Brothers|nolink=1}}

|

4958

|The Devil You Know

|{{sortname|Tommy|Castro|nolink=1}} and the Pain Killers

|

4959

|Hornet's Nest

|{{sortname|Joe Louis|Walker|nolink=1}}

|

4960

|Refuse to Lose

|{{sortname|Jarekus|Singleton}}

|

4961

|Don't Call No Ambulance

|{{sortname|Selwyn|Birchwood}}

|

4962

|You Asked For It...Live

|Rick Estrin & The Nightcats

|

4963

|Can't Even Do Wrong Right

|{{sortname|Elvin|Bishop|nolink=1}}

|

4964

|The Tattooed Lady and the Alligator Man

|{{sortname|Marcia|Ball|nolink=1}}

|

4965

|Meet Me in Bluesland

|{{sortname|The|Kentucky Headhunters}} with Johnnie Johnson

|

4966

|Outskirts of Love

|{{sortname|Shemekia|Copeland|nolink=1}}

|

4967

|Method to My Madness

|{{sortname|Tommy|Castro|nolink=1}} and The Painkillers

|

4968

|God Don't Never Change: The Songs of Blind Willie Johnson

|Various Artists

|

4969

|The Chicago Way

|{{sortname|Toronzo|Cannon}}

|

4970

|The Beautiful Lowdown

|{{sortname|Curtis|Salgado|nolink=1}}

|

4971

|Promised Land or Bust

|Moreland and Arbuckle

|

4972

|The Big Sound of Lil' Ed & the Blues Imperials

|Lil' Ed & the Blues Imperials

|

4973

|Elvin Bishop's Big Fun Trio

|{{sortname|Elvin|Bishop|nolink=1}}

|

4974

|Hard Truth

|{{sortname|Coco|Montoya|nolink=1}}

|

4975

|Pick Your Poison

|{{sortname|Selwyn|Birchwood|nolink=1}}

|

4976

|Royal Mint

|{{sortname|The|Cash Box Kings}}

|

4977

|Groovin' in Greaseland

|Rick Estrin & The Nightcats

|

4978

|Stompin' Ground

|{{sortname|Tommy|Castro|nolink=1}} and The Painkillers

|

4979

|Winning Hand

|{{sortname|Tinsley|Ellis|nolink=1}}

|

4980

|Rough Cut

|{{sortname|Curtis|Salgado|nolink=1}} and Alan Hager

|

4981

|The High Cost of Low Living

|{{sortname|Nick|Moss}} Band featuring Dennis Gruenling

|

4982

|Shine Bright

|{{sortname|Marcia|Ball|nolink=1}}

|

4983

|Something Smells Funky Round Here

|{{sortname|Elvin|Bishop|nolink=1}}

|

4984

|America's Child

|{{sortname|Shemekia|Copeland|nolink=1}}

|

4985

|Revolution in Your Heart

|{{sortname|Eric|Lindell|nolink=1}}

|

4986

|Tough as Love

|{{sortname|Lindsay|Beaver|nolink=1}}

|

4987

|Journeys to the Heart of the Blues

|{{sortname|Joe Louis|Walker|nolink=1}}, Bruce Katz and Giles Robson

|

4988

|Live at the Ramblin' Man Fair

|{{sortname|The|Kentucky Headhunters|nolink=1}}

|

4989

|Killin' It Live

|{{sortname|Tommy|Castro|nolink=1}} and The Pain Killers

|

4990

|Kingfish

|{{sortname|Christone "Kingfish"|Ingram|Christone Ingram}}

|

4991

|Hail to the Kings!

|{{sortname|The|Cash Box Kings|nolink=1}}

|

4992

|Roots and Branches: The Songs of Little Walter

|{{sortname|Billy|Branch}}

|

4993

|Lucky Guy!

|{{sortname|Nick|Moss|nolink=1}} Band featuring Dennis Gruenling

|

4994

|Coming in Hot

|{{sortname|Coco|Montoya|nolink=1}}

|

4995

|The Preacher, the Politician or the Pimp

|{{sortname|Toronzo|Cannon}}

|

4996

|Contemporary

|Rick Estrin & The Nightcats

|

4997

|Ice Cream In Hell

|{{sortname|Tinsley|Ellis|nolink=1}}

|

4998

|In A Roomfull Of Blues

|Roomfull Of Blues

|

4999

|Living In A Burning House

|Selwyn Birchwood

|

5001

|Uncivil War

|Shemekia Copeland

|

5002

|Damage Control

|Curtis Salgado

|

5003

|Raisin' Cain

|Chris Cain

|

5004

|100 Years Of Blues

|Elvin Bishop & Charlie Musselwhite

=Reggae=

class="wikitable sortable"
Catalog No.

! Album

! Artist

! Details

8302

|Rasta Festival

|Black Slate

|

8303

|Indestructible

|Mighty Diamonds

|

8304

|Youthman Penitentiary

|{{sortname|Edi|Fitzroy}} and the Roots Radics Band

|

8305

|Forward

|{{sortname|The|Abyssinians}}

|

8306

|Check It!

|Mutabaruka

|

8307

|King David's Melody

|{{sortname|Augustus|Pablo}}

|

8308

|In the Future

|{{sortname|Pablo|Moses}}

|

8309

|Scattered Lights

|{{sortname|The|Skatalites}}

|

8310

|Rockers All-Star Explosion

|Various Artists

|

8311

|Tension

|{{sortname|Pablo|Moses|nolink=1}}

|

8312

|High Times All-Star Explosion

|Various Artists

|

8313

|Triumph!

|{{sortname|Joe|Higgs}}

|

See also

References

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