Alligator Records

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Alligator Records is an American, Chicago-based independent blues record label founded by Bruce Iglauer in 1971.[1][2] 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,[3] 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.[4] 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.[5]

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.[5]

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.[6] In January 2021, Exceleration Records invested in Alligator, becoming a financial and administrative partner with Iglauer.[7] In 2021, Alligator celebrated its 50th anniversary,[8] in observance of which Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot declared June 18, 2021 as “Alligator Records Day” in Chicago,[8] 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.[9]

Discography

Alligator Records commenced releasing LPs in 1971 continuing through to the present with a focus on Chicago blues artists.[4][5][10]

Blues

Catalog No. (AL) Album Artist Details
4701 Hound Dog Taylor and the HouseRockers Template:Sortname
4702 Big Walter Horton with Carey Bell Template:Sortname and Carey Bell
4703 The Son Seals Blues Band Template:Sortname
4704 Natural Boogie Template:Sortname
4705 Somebody Loan Me a Dime Template:Sortname
4706 I Got What It Takes Template:Sortname
4707 Beware of the Dog Template:Sortname
4708 Midnight Son Template:Sortname
4709 Stomping on a Saturday Night Template:Sortname
4710 I Hear Some Blues Downstairs Template:Sortname
4711 The Earthshaker Template:Sortname
4712 Live and Burning Template:Sortname
4713 Ice Pickin' Template:Sortname
4714 Bayou Lightning Template:Sortname
4715 Someday You'll Have These Blues Template:Sortname
4716 Been Gone Too Long Lonesome Sundown
4717 Johnny Jones with Billy Boy Arnold Template:Sortname and Billy Boy Arnold
4718 Crawfish Fiesta Professor Longhair
4719 Frostbite Template:Sortname
4720 Chicago Fire Template:Sortname
4721 Turn On the Night Template:Sortname
4722 Condition: Blue Template:Sortname
4723 Stone Crazy! Template:Sortname
4724 From the Heart of a Woman Template:Sortname
4725 Frozen Alive! Template:Sortname
4726 The New Johnny Otis Show with Shuggie Otis Template:Sortname and Shuggie Otis
4727 Genuine Houserocking Music Template:Sortname
4728 Raw Magic Magic Slim
4729 I'm Here! Template:Sortname and His Red Hot Louisiana Band
4730 Don't Lose Your Cool Template:Sortname
4731 Hot Shot Template:Sortname
4732 Playing for Keeps Big Twist and the Mellow Fellows
4733 Live in Japan Template:Sortname
4734 Whoopin' Template:Sortname with Johnny Winter and Willie Dixon
4735 Guitar Slinger Template:Sortname
4736 Nightflight Template:Sortname
4737 High Compression Template:Sortname
4738 Bad Axe Template:Sortname
4739 Strike Like Lightning Template:Sortname
4740 Queen of the Blues Template:Sortname
4741 When a Guitar Plays the Blues Template:Sortname
4742 Serious Business Template:Sortname
4743 Showdown! Template:Sortname, Robert Cray and Johnny Copeland
4744 Bar Room Preacher Template:Sortname
4745 Pressure Cooker Template:Sortname
4746 Live from Chicago - Mr. Superharp Himself! Template:Sortname
4747 Dancing on the Edge Template:Sortname
4748 3rd Degree Template:Sortname
4749 Roughhousin' Lil' Ed and the Blues Imperials
4750 Second Sight Template:Sortname
4751 Wound Up Tight Template:Sortname
4752 Cold Snap Template:Sortname
4753 All the Way Crazy Little Charlie & the Nightcats
4754 An Audience with the Queen Template:Sortname
4755 Live from Chicago! Bigger Than Life!! Big Twist and the Mellow Fellows
4756 Hot Wires Template:Sortname
4757 I'm in the Wrong Business! Template:Sortname
4758 Edge of the City Template:Sortname
4759 Live from Chicago: Bayou Lightning Strikes Template:Sortname
4760 The Siegel–Schwall Reunion Concert Siegel–Schwall Band
4761 Disturbing the Peace Little Charlie & the Nightcats
4762 Years Since Yesterday Template:Sortname
4763 Generic Blues Album Template:Sortname
4764 Big News from Baton Rouge!! Template:Sortname
4765 Georgia Blue Template:Sortname
4766 The Swamp Boogie Queen Template:Sortname
4767 Big Fun Template:Sortname
4768 Harp and Soul Lazy Lester
4769 That Woman is Poison! Template:Sortname
4770 Lucky Strikes! Template:Sortname
4771 One More for the Road Template:Sortname reissue of Blue Side LP
4772 Chicken, Gravy and Biscuits Lil' Ed & the Blues Imperials
4773 Live from Austin Template:Sortname
4774 Devil Child Template:Sortname
4775 Midnight Drive Template:Sortname
4776 The Big Break Little Charlie & the Nightcats
4777 Two-Fisted Mama Template:Sortname
4778 Fanning the Flames Template:Sortname
4779 Standing My Ground Template:Sortname
4780 The Uppity Blues Women Saffire – The Uppity Blues Women
4781 Ace of Harps Template:Sortname
4782 Let's Buzz! Template:Sortname
4783 Louisiana Legend Template:Sortname
4784 Jump for Joy Template:Sortname
4785 Return of the Thin Man Template:Sortname
4786 Live! Attack of the Killer V Template:Sortname
4787 Keep It To Ourselves Template:Sortname recorded in 1963
4788 Blowin' Like Hell Template:Sortname
4789 Triple Play Template:Sortname
4790 Harp Attack! Template:Sortname, Carey Bell, Junior Wells and Billy Branch
4791 Don't Let the Bossman Get You Down! Template:Sortname
4792 Tore Up! Template:Sortname
4793 Street Party Template:Sortname
4794 Captured Live Little Charlie & the Nightcats
4795 Walking On Fire Template:Sortname
4796 Hot Flash Saffire – The Uppity Blues Women
4797 Lost in the Blues Template:Sortname
4798 Living in the Danger Zone Template:Sortname
4799 Satisfaction Guaranteed Template:Sortname
4800 The Touch Template:Sortname
4801 Signature Template:Sortname
4802 Alone & Acoustic Template:Sortname and Junior Wells
4803 No Foolin'! Template:Sortname
4804 No Looking Back Template:Sortname
4805 Trouble Time Template:Sortname
4806 Serious Intentions Template:Sortname
4807 Short Fuse Blues Template:Sortname
4809 ...What You See Is What You Get Lil' Ed & the Blues Imperials
4810 Bayou Blood Template:Sortname
4811 Broadcasting Saffire − The Uppity Blues Women
4812 Night Vision Little Charlie & the Nightcats
4813 In the Shadow of the City Template:Sortname
4814 Working Overtime Template:Sortname
4815 Back Where I Belong Template:Sortname
4816 Down in the Alley Template:Sortname
4817 Force of Nature Template:Sortname
4818 In My Time Template:Sortname
4819 Blue Blazes Sugar Blue
4820 Soul Fixin' Man Template:Sortname
4821 Bloodlines Michael Hill's Blues Mob
4822 Nothing but the Truth Template:Sortname
4823 Storm Warning Template:Sortname
4824 Corky Siegel's Chamber Blues Template:Sortname
4825 Hoodoo Moon Template:Sortname
4826 Old, New, Borrowed & Blue Saffire − The Uppity Blues Women
4827 Groove Time Template:Sortname
4828 Deep Down Template:Sortname
4829 Straight Up! Little Charlie & the Nightcats
4830 Too Much Fun Template:Sortname and the Red Hot Louisiana Band
4831 In Your Eyes Sugar Blue
4832 Steel on Steel Template:Sortname
4833 Ace in the Hole Template:Sortname
4834 Blue Streak Template:Sortname
4835 My Blues & My Guitar Template:Sortname
4836 Eldorado Cadillac Template:Sortname
4837 Between Midnight and Day Template:Sortname
4838 Cool Down Cephas & Wiggins
4839 Border Town Legend Template:Sortname
4840 Cleaning House Saffire − The Uppity Blues Women
4841 Wake Up and Live! Template:Sortname
4842 The Hard Way Template:Sortname
4843 Roadhouse Rules Template:Sortname
4844 The Big Squeeze Template:Sortname and the Red Hot Louisiana Band
4845 Have Mercy! Michael Hill's Blues Mob
4846 Son Seals Live: Spontaneous Combustion Template:Sortname
4847 Ticket to Chicago Template:Sortname
4848 Music Makin' Mama Template:Sortname
4849 Reckless Template:Sortname
4850 Fish Ain't Bitin' Template:Sortname
4851 Up and In Template:Sortname
4852 Fire It Up Template:Sortname
4853 Swinging from the Rafters Template:Sortname
4854 Good Luck Man Template:Sortname
4855 Hound Dog Taylor: A Tribute Various Artists
4856 Live & Uppity Saffire − The Uppity Blues Women
4857 Turn the Heat Up Template:Sortname
4858 New York State of Blues Michael Hill's Blues Mob
4859 The Skin I'm In Template:Sortname
4860 Smoke and Steel Template:Sortname
4861 Ride with Me Template:Sortname
4862 Shadow of the Blues Little Charlie & the Nightcats
4863 Homemade Cephas & Wiggins
4864 Greens from the Garden Template:Sortname
4865 Under the Spell Template:Sortname
4866 Lone Star Shootout Template:Sortname, Long John Hunter and Phillip Walker
4867 Front Porch Blues Template:Sortname
4868 Get Wild! Lil' Ed & the Blues Imperials
4869 Live in Chicago Template:Sortname
4870 Bitter Sweet Blues Template:Sortname
4871 Suspicion Template:Sortname
4872 Vü-Dü Menz Template:Sortname and Henry Butler
4873 Royal Blue Template:Sortname
4874 That's My Partner! Template:Sortname and Little Smokey Smothers
4875 Wicked Template:Sortname
4876 The Chill Template:Sortname
4877 Speaking in Tongues Template:Sortname
4878 Make It Rain Template:Sortname
4879 Presumed Innocent Template:Sortname
4880 Ain't Gonna Hush! Saffire − The Uppity Blues Women
4881 Outside Looking In Template:Sortname
4882 Step It Up! Template:Sortname and the Red Hot Louisiana Band
4883 That's Big! Little Charlie & the Nightcats
4884 From Austin with Soul Template:Sortname
4885 Can't Look Back Template:Sortname
4886 Heads Up! Lil' Ed & the Blues Imperials
4887 Talking to Strangers Template:Sortname
4888 Somebody Told the Truth Cephas & Wiggins
4889 That's Right! Roomful of Blues
4890 The Live One Template:Sortname
4891 So Many Rivers Template:Sortname
4892 I Smell Smoke Template:Sortname
4993 Simple Truths Template:Sortname
4894 Double Take Template:Sortname and Billy Branch
4895 Watch Your Back Guitar Shorty
4896 Release the Hound Template:Sortname
4897 Deep in the Heart Template:Sortname
4898 Second Nature Template:Sortname and Lurrie Bell
4899 Have a Little Faith Template:Sortname
4900 Standing Room Only Roomful of Blues
4901 Corky Siegel's Traveling Chamber Blues Show! Template:Sortname
4902 Nine Lives Little Charlie & the Nightcats
4903 Live! Down the Road Template:Sortname
4904 Live - Highwayman Template:Sortname
4905 The Soul Truth Template:Sortname
4906 Flash Forward Template:Sortname
4907 Racin' the Devil Template:Sortname
4908 Change in the Weather Template:Sortname
4909 Rattleshake Lil' Ed & the Blues Imperials
4910 Shoulder to Shoulder Cephas & Wiggins
4911 We The People Guitar Shorty
4912 State of Grace Template:Sortname
4913 Dirty Deal Template:Sortname
4914 Country Ghetto JJ Grey & Mofro
4915 Old School Template:Sortname
4916 Moment of Truth Template:Sortname
4917 Black Cat Bone Template:Sortname
4918 Low on Cash, Rich in Love Template:Sortname
4919 Raisin' a Ruckus Roomful of Blues
4920 Blood Brothers Template:Sortname and Bnois King
4921 West Side Strut Template:Sortname
4922 Peace, Love & BBQ Template:Sortname
4923 Iron Man Template:Sortname
4924 What Love Will Do Template:Sortname
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 Template:Sortname
4929 Lay Your Burden Down Template:Sortname
4930 Twisted Rick Estrin & The Nightcats
4931 Hard Believer Template:Sortname
4932 Speak No Evil Template:Sortname
4933 Feed My Soul Template:Sortname
4934 Bare Knuckle Guitar Shorty
4935 The Devil is an Angel Too Template:Sortname
4936 American Patchwork Template:Sortname
4937 Have Blues, Will Travel Template:Sortname and Bnois King
4938 Georgia Warhorse JJ Grey & Mofro
4939 The Well Template:Sortname
4940 Giant Template:Sortname
4941 Hook, Line & Sinker Roomful of Blues
4942 Roadside Attractions Template:Sortname
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 Template:Sortname
4946 Stronger For It Template:Sortname
4947 Soul Shot Template:Sortname
4948 Black Eye Galaxy Template:Sortname
4949 Jump Start Lil' Ed & the Blues Imperials
4950 One Wrong Turn Rick Estrin & The Nightcats
4951 Show of Strength Template:Sortname
4952 On My Mind / In My Heart Template:Sortname
4953 This River JJ Grey & Mofro
4954 Cotton Mouth Man Template:Sortname
4955 45 Live Roomful of Blues
4956 Peace Template:Sortname
4957 Brotherhood Template:Sortname
4958 The Devil You Know Template:Sortname and the Pain Killers
4959 Hornet's Nest Template:Sortname
4960 Refuse to Lose Template:Sortname
4961 Don't Call No Ambulance Template:Sortname
4962 You Asked For It...Live Rick Estrin & The Nightcats
4963 Can't Even Do Wrong Right Template:Sortname
4964 The Tattooed Lady and the Alligator Man Template:Sortname
4965 Meet Me in Bluesland Template:Sortname with Johnnie Johnson
4966 Outskirts of Love Template:Sortname
4967 Method to My Madness Template:Sortname and The Painkillers
4968 God Don't Never Change: The Songs of Blind Willie Johnson Various Artists
4969 The Chicago Way Template:Sortname
4970 The Beautiful Lowdown Template:Sortname
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 Template:Sortname
4974 Hard Truth Template:Sortname
4975 Pick Your Poison Template:Sortname
4976 Royal Mint Template:Sortname
4977 Groovin' in Greaseland Rick Estrin & The Nightcats
4978 Stompin' Ground Template:Sortname and The Painkillers
4979 Winning Hand Template:Sortname
4980 Rough Cut Template:Sortname and Alan Hager
4981 The High Cost of Low Living Template:Sortname Band featuring Dennis Gruenling
4982 Shine Bright Template:Sortname
4983 Something Smells Funky Round Here Template:Sortname
4984 America's Child Template:Sortname
4985 Revolution in Your Heart Template:Sortname
4986 Tough as Love Template:Sortname
4987 Journeys to the Heart of the Blues Template:Sortname, Bruce Katz and Giles Robson
4988 Live at the Ramblin' Man Fair Template:Sortname
4989 Killin' It Live Template:Sortname and The Pain Killers
4990 Kingfish Template:Sortname
4991 Hail to the Kings! Template:Sortname
4992 Roots and Branches: The Songs of Little Walter Template:Sortname
4993 Lucky Guy! Template:Sortname Band featuring Dennis Gruenling
4994 Coming in Hot Template:Sortname
4995 The Preacher, the Politician or the Pimp Template:Sortname
4996 Contemporary Rick Estrin & The Nightcats
4997 Ice Cream In Hell Template:Sortname
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

Catalog No. Album Artist Details
8302 Rasta Festival Black Slate
8303 Indestructible Mighty Diamonds
8304 Youthman Penitentiary Template:Sortname and the Roots Radics Band
8305 Forward Template:Sortname
8306 Check It! Mutabaruka
8307 King David's Melody Template:Sortname
8308 In the Future Template:Sortname
8309 Scattered Lights Template:Sortname
8310 Rockers All-Star Explosion Various Artists
8311 Tension Template:Sortname
8312 High Times All-Star Explosion Various Artists
8313 Triumph! Template:Sortname

See also

References

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External links

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