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Johnny Winter It's My Life, Baby 180g LP (Vinyl)

& lt;font color= & quot;#FF0000 & quot; & gt; & lt;b & gt;180g Vinyl Only Release Features Eight Tracks from the Alligator Years! & lt;/b & gt; & lt;/font & gt; & lt;br & gt; & lt;br & gt; Johnny Winter was a world-famous blues and rock icon for over 45 years. His three mid-1980s releases on Alligator, Guitar Slinger, Serious Business and 3rd Degree, hold a special place in the hearts of his fans, as they heralded a return to his blues roots after years spent lost in the rock ‘n’ roll wilderness. Gone were the Rolling Stones and Bob Dylan covers, replaced by deep blues tunes from J.B. Lenoir, Lonnie Brooks, Willie Dixon and more. No-frills production and backing from the cream of Chicago’s blues players make these among the most sought-after albums in Johnny’s catalog, with combined sales of over 250,000 units. & lt;br & gt; & lt;br & gt; Guitar Slinger and Serious Business were nominated for Grammy awards. It’s My Life, Baby is a vinyl-only release that captures the best of those three incendiary albums. It is pressed on 180g vinyl and includes a limited time download card for the entire record. & lt;br & gt; & lt;br & gt; & lt;b & gt;Features: & lt;/b & gt; & lt;br & gt; • 180g Vinyl & lt;br & gt; • Free download card enclosed & lt;br & gt; & lt;br & gt; & lt;b & gt;Selections: & lt;br & gt; Side A: & lt;/b & gt; & lt;br & gt; 1. Don't Take Advantage of Me & lt;br & gt; 2. It's My Life, Baby & lt;br & gt; 3. Third Degree & lt;br & gt; 4. Boot Hill & lt;br & gt; & lt;b & gt;Side B: & lt;/b & gt; & lt;br & gt; 1. Mojo Boogie & lt;br & gt; 2. Master Mechanic & lt;br & gt; 3. Murdering Blues & lt;br & gt; 4. Broke and Lonely

Buddy Guy & Junior Wells Alone & Acoustic 180g LP (Vinyl)

& lt;b & gt; & lt;font color= & quot;#FF0000 & quot; & gt;First Time Available on Vinyl In U.S.! & lt;/font & gt; & lt;/b & gt; & lt;br & gt; & lt;br & gt; In celebration of the label’s 40th Anniversary, Alligator Records is releasing this classic catalog perennial best-selling title on 180 gram vinyl! Alone & amp; Acoustic has never been available on vinyl in the U.S. & lt;br & gt; & lt;br & gt; An acoustic blues tour-de-force from two of the biggest names in electric Chicago blues. Junior passed away in 1998, but Buddy Guy reigns as the modern day King of Chicago Blues, with over 2.2 million career units scanned. & lt;br & gt; & lt;br & gt; Features: & lt;br & gt; • 180g Vinyl & lt;br & gt; • First time available on vinyl in U.S. & lt;br & gt; & lt;br & gt; & lt;b & gt;Selections: & lt;/b & gt; & lt;br & gt; 1. Give Me My Coat and Shoes & lt;br & gt; 2. Big Boat (Buddy and Junior's Thing) & lt;br & gt; 3. Sweet Black Girl & lt;br & gt; 4. Diggin' My Potatoes & lt;br & gt; 5. Don't Leave Me & lt;br & gt; 6. Rollin' And Tumblin' & lt;br & gt; 7. I'm In The Mood & lt;br & gt; 8. High Heel Sneakers & lt;br & gt; 9. Wrong Doing Woman & lt;br & gt; 10. Cut You Loose & lt;br & gt; 11. Sally Mae & lt;br & gt; 12. Catfish Blues & lt;br & gt; 13. My Home's In The Delta & lt;br & gt; 14. Boogie Chillen & lt;br & gt; 15. Medley: Baby What You Want Me To Do / That's All Right

God Don't Never Change: The Songs of Blind Willie Johnson LP (Vinyl)

& lt;font color= & quot;#FF0000 & quot; & gt; & lt;b & gt;Vinyl LP Celebrates Songs of Blind Willie Johnson! & lt;br & gt; Features Lucinda Williams, Cowboy Junkies, Tom Waits, Rickie Lee Jones & amp; More! & lt;/b & gt; & lt;/font & gt; & lt;br & gt; & lt;br & gt; A stunning collection of artists and performances celebrate the timeless appeal of legendary gospel bluesman Blind Willie Johnson. & lt;br & gt; & lt;br & gt; Blind Willie Johnson’s seminal songs have inspired artists like Led Zeppelin, Bob Dylan and Eric Clapton to interpret his musical vision. Produced by Jeffrey Gaskill, who helmed 2003’s Gotta Serve Somebody: The Gospel Songs Of Bob Dylan, God Don’t Never Change hits artistic pay dirt like few tribute albums have, and is brimming with outstanding performances by some of the biggest names in music. The artists are well-chosen and totally committed, and the new versions capture the raw beauty of the original recordings. There’s not a false note in the batch and moments of revelation are everywhere. & lt;br & gt; & lt;br & gt; From Sinéad O’Connor’s righteous cries on “Trouble Will Soon Be Over” and Derek Trucks’ and Susan Tedeschi’s reverent reading of “Keep Your Lamp Trimmed And Burning,” from Lucinda Williams’ slide guitar-fueled lament in “Nobody’s Fault But Mine” and Tom Waits’ virtual embodiment of Johnson himself on “John The Revelator,” this record is packed with transcendent recordings that speak as much to the greatness of the performers as they do the enduring legacy of Blind Willie Johnson. & lt;br & gt; & lt;br & gt; & lt;b & gt; & quot;The tracks on God Don't Ever Change run the gamut from pop to gospel to roots music, and there's a decidedly contemporaneous feel to these songs. & quot; & lt;/b & gt; - Greg Cahill, The Absolute Sound, 4/5 Music, 4/5 Sonics & lt;br & gt; & lt;br & gt; & lt;b & gt;Features: & lt;/b & gt; & lt;br & gt; • Vinyl LP & lt;br & gt; • Includes limited time download & lt;br & gt; & lt;br & gt; & lt;b & gt;Selections: & lt;/b & gt; & lt;br & gt; & lt;b & gt;Side A: & lt;/b & gt; & lt;br & gt; 1. The Soul of a Man - Tom Waits & lt;br & gt; 2. It's Nobody's Fault But Mine - Lucinda Williams & lt;br & gt; 3. Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning - Derek Trucks & amp; Susan Tedeschi & lt;br & gt; 4. Jesus Is Coming Soon - Cowboy Junkies & lt;br & gt; 5. Mother's Children Have A Hard Time - Blind Boys of Alabama & lt;br & gt; 6. Trouble Will Soon Be Over - Sinead O'Connor & lt;br & gt; & lt;br & gt; & lt;b & gt;Side B: & lt;/b & gt; & lt;br & gt; 1. Bye and Bye I'm Going To See the King - Luther Dickinson feat. The Rising Star Fife & amp; Drum Band & lt;br & gt; 2. God Don't Never Change - Lucinda Williams & lt;br & gt; 3. John the Revelator - Tom Waits & lt;br & gt; 4. Let Your Light Shine On me - Maria McKee & lt;br & gt; 5. Dark Was the Night - Cold Was the Ground - Rickie Lee Jones

Tommy Castro & The Painkillers Method To My Madness 180g LP (Blue Vinyl)

& lt;font color= & quot;#FF0000 & quot; & gt; & lt;b & gt;180g Translucent Blue Vinyl! & lt;/b & gt; & lt;/font & gt; & lt;br & gt; & lt;br & gt; Night after night, Tommy Castro, a fierce and fiery road warrior, fervently delivers his driving, blues-soaked, soul-baring music to fans all over the world. Over the course of his four-decade career, Castro has played thousands of shows to hundreds of thousands of fans, packing dance floors, always leaving them screaming for more. He and his band, The Painkillers (featuring bassist Randy McDonald, keyboardist Michael Emerson and drummer Bowen Brown), play music that is guaranteed to fire up fans and with Method To My Madness, on 180g translucent blue vinyl, the group turns the intensity up another notch. & lt;br & gt; & lt;br & gt; & lt;b & gt;“My main objective when making a new album,” & lt;/b & gt; says Castro, & lt;b & gt;“is to do something different from before. I’ve always been a blues guy; it’s what I’m meant to do. But I’m always listening and reacting to what’s going on in the outside world, experimenting with my guitar tone and my songwriting approach to constantly keep my music fresh. In the end, though, my brand is on every song.” & lt;/b & gt; & lt;br & gt; & lt;br & gt; Method To My Madness finds Tommy Castro And The Painkillers at their very best. It is instantly a career-defining highlight in a lifetime full of them. From the opening one-two punch of everyman anthems Common Ground and Shine A Light to the full-tilt energy of the title track to the searing, deep soul ballad Died And Gone To Heaven, Tommy and the band are firing on all cylinders. & lt;br & gt; & lt;br & gt; From the bayou rock of Got A Lot and the atmospheric, autobiographical Ride to the reinvented version of the Clarence Carter hit I’m Qualified and the emotional cover of B.B. King’s Bad Luck, Tommy Castro And The Painkillers continue to break new ground while simultaneously having an incredible amount of fun. & lt;br & gt; & lt;br & gt; After spending his 20s gigging around in a variety of San Francisco-area blues and soul bands, Castro joined Warner Brothers’ artists The Dynatones in the late 1980s before forming The Tommy Castro Band in 1991. He released his debut album in 1996 on Blind Pig and hit the road hard, picking up new fans everywhere he went. & lt;br & gt; & lt;br & gt; In the mid-1990s The Tommy Castro Band served as the house band for three seasons on NBC Television’s Comedy Showcase (airing right after Saturday Night Live), bringing him in front of millions of viewers every week. During the 1990s and into the 2000s, Castro released a series of critically acclaimed albums for Blind Pig, Telarc and 33rd Street Records, as well as one on his own Heart And Soul label. & lt;br & gt; & lt;br & gt; Castro joined Alligator Records in 2009, releasing Hard Believer and winning four of his six career Blues Music Awards including the coveted B.B. King Entertainer Of The Year Award (the very highest award a blues performer can receive). His song Hard Believer took first place in the blues category of the International Songwriting Competition. & lt;br & gt; & lt;br & gt; Castro formed The Painkillers in 2012, creating a lean, mean four-piece lineup and leaving his tight horn section behind. Fueled by Tommy’s voice and guitar plus bass, drums and keyboards, the band released The Devil You Know in 2014, winning over hordes of new fans. Castro stripped his music down to its raw essence with the band hammering their point home on the bandstand. Jambands declared, “Tommy Castro And The Painkillers are a crackling, stripped-down band with plenty of grit and a rocking soul.” & lt;br & gt; & lt;br & gt; With Method To My Madness, Tommy Castro And The Painkillers are ready to unleash their new songs on music fans everywhere. & lt;b & gt;“With the new album,” & lt;/b & gt; Castro says, & lt;b & gt;“I was trying to get back to my basic ingredients: blues and soul. I went for the energy of connecting with my band. We kept everything raw, capturing the feeling of playing live. I’m not about being perfect,” & lt;/b & gt; he says, summing up. & lt;b & gt; “I’m about being real.” & lt;/b & gt;Clearly that is the method to his madness. & lt;br & gt; & lt;br & gt; & lt;b & gt;Features: & lt;/b & gt; & lt;br & gt; • Translucent Blue Vinyl & lt;br & gt; • 180g Vinyl & lt;br & gt; & lt;br & gt; & lt;b & gt;Selections: & lt;/b & gt; & lt;br & gt; & lt;b & gt;Side A: & lt;/b & gt; & lt;br & gt; 1. Common Ground & lt;br & gt; 2. Shine A Light & lt;br & gt; 3. Method To My madness & lt;br & gt; 4. Died and Gone To Heaven & lt;br & gt; 5. Got A Lot & lt;br & gt; 6. No Such Luck & lt;br & gt; & lt;BR & gt; & lt;b & gt;Side B: & lt;/b & gt; & lt;br & gt; 7. Two Hearts & lt;br & gt; 8. I'm Qualified & lt;br & gt; 9. Ride & lt;br & gt; 10. Lose Lose & lt;br & gt; 11. All About the Cash & lt;br & gt; 12. Bad Luck

Tommy Castro & The Painkillers Killin' It Live 180g LP (Orange Vinyl)

& lt;font color= & quot;#FF0000 & quot; & gt; & lt;b & gt;First Live Release On 180g Orange Vinyl LP! & lt;br & gt; Blustery Blues, Gritty R & amp;B & amp; Hard-Charging Roadhouse Rock! & lt;/b & gt; & lt;/font & gt; & lt;br & gt; & lt;br & gt; Guitarist, vocalist and songwriter Tommy Castro has released 15 albums ranging from horn-fueled soul and R & amp;B to piping hot blues to fiery rock 'n' roll. He's performed all over the world, earning countless fans with his legendary, sweat-drenched, exhilarating live shows. The Painkillers—bassist Randy McDonald, drummer Bowen Brown and keyboardist Michael Emerson—have now been playing together over four years. After hundreds of live shows, they have coalesced into one of the telepathically tightest units Castro has ever assembled, making them one of the most in-demand live roots music acts performing today. & lt;br & gt; & lt;br & gt; With the group firing on all cylinders, Castro knew the time was right to answer his fans' demands for a live album. Killin' It Live captures the band at the peak of their creative and improvisational powers, and features one unforgettable, unpredictable performance after another. & lt;b & gt; & quot;This is the best band we've ever had, & quot; & lt;/b & gt; says Castro. & lt;b & gt; & quot;We really got something going on beyond just being good musicians. Every song we play live now has that right feel—all the dynamics. It allows us to jam out more on stage. Killin' It Live is what you hear when you see us live. & quot; & lt;/b & gt; & lt;br & gt; & lt;br & gt; Featuring songs from throughout Castro's career, Killin' It Live was produced by Castro and engineer/songwriter Ron Alan Cohen and recorded at venues in Texas, New York, Michigan and California during 2018. The album includes eight Castro originals spanning his entire career and two Castro-ized covers, each showing a slightly different side of his multifaceted musical personality. & lt;br & gt; & lt;br & gt; & lt;b & gt; & quot;Castro's aggressive, inspired attack on vocals and guitar is phenomenal. & quot; & lt;/b & gt; - Washington Post & lt;br & gt; & lt;br & gt; & lt;b & gt; & quot;Tommy Castro & amp; The Painkillers showcase the power of the blues, soul and down-and-dirty rock 'n' roll...rousing and infectious. This is energizing, scorching, soul-shaking music….pure pleasure. & quot; & lt;/b & gt; - Living Blues & lt;br & gt; & lt;br & gt; & lt;b & gt;Features: & lt;/b & gt; & lt;br & gt; & amp;bull; Orange Vinyl & lt;br & gt; & amp;bull; 180g Vinyl & lt;br & gt; & amp;bull; Limited time digital download card with extra track & lt;br & gt; & lt;br & gt; & lt;b & gt;Musicians: & lt;/b & gt; & lt;br & gt; Tommy Castro, guitars, vocals & lt;br & gt; Randy McDonald, bass, background vocals & lt;br & gt; Bowen Brown, drums & lt;br & gt; Mike Emerson, keyboards & lt;br & gt; & lt;br & gt; & lt;b & gt;Selections: & lt;br & gt; Side A: & lt;/b & gt; & lt;br & gt; 1. Make It Back To Memphis (Recorded at Daryl's House, Pawling, NY) & lt;br & gt; 2. Can't Keep A Good Man Down (Recorded at Belly Up Tavern, Solana Beach, CA) & lt;br & gt; 3. Calling San Francisco (Recorded at Belly Up Tavern, Solana Beach, CA) & lt;br & gt; 4. Lose Lose (Recorded at Daryl's House, Pawling, NY) & lt;br & gt; 5. She Wanted To Give It To Me (Recorded at Daryl's House, Pawling, NY) & lt;br & gt; & lt;b & gt;Side B: & lt;/b & gt; & lt;br & gt; 6. Shakin' The Hard Times Loose (Recorded at Daryl's House, Pawling, NY) & lt;br & gt; 7. Anytime Soon (Recorded at Wildwood Amphitheatre, Lake Orion, MI) & lt;br & gt; 8. Leaving Trunk (Recorded at Biscuits And Blues, San Francisco, CA) & lt;br & gt; 9. Them Changes (Recorded at Antone's, Austin, TX)

Hound Dog Taylor And The HouseRockers Natural Boogie LP (Vinyl)

& lt;header & gt; & lt;p & gt; & lt;strong & gt;Classic Alligator Title Reissued On Vinyl LP For The First Time In 25 Years! & lt;/strong & gt; & lt;/p & gt; & lt;/header & gt; & lt;p & gt; & lt;strong & gt;TAS Rated 4/5 Music, 4/5 Sonics in the October 2021 Issue of The Absolute Sound! & lt;/strong & gt; & lt;/p & gt; & lt;p & gt;Reissue pressing of the second album by Hound Dog Taylor and his ragged but right HouseRockers. All tracks remastered, including fan favorites & quot;Sadie & quot;, & quot;Take Five & quot;, & quot;Roll Your Moneymaker & quot; and & quot;See Me In The Evening & quot;. & lt;/p & gt; & lt;p & gt; & lt;strong & gt; & quot;When I die, they'll say 'He couldn't play shit, but he sure made it sound good. & quot; - Hound Dog Taylor & lt;/strong & gt; & lt;/p & gt; & lt;blockquote cite= & quot;www.rollingstone.com & quot; & gt; Extra wicked...hellfire slide guitar...will have you barking for joy & lt;footer & gt; -Rolling Stone & lt;/footer & gt; & lt;/blockquote & gt; & lt;blockquote cite= & quot;www.theabsolutesound.com & quot; & gt; Taylor's rawness is revealed in all its stinging glory on his 1974 album, Natural Boogie, reissued as a vinyl pressing in celebration of Alligator's 50th anniversary. The fourth title in the label's burgeoning roster, which now numbers over 350, it includes such raucous numbers as 'Hawaiian Boogie,' 'Roll Your Moneymaker,' and 'Sadie.' This is simple, driving three-chord stuff meant to shake booties. Its appeal is raw, primal and, undeniable. & lt;footer & gt; -Bill Miklowski, The Absolute Sound, October 2021, Music 4/5, Sonics 4/5 & lt;/footer & gt; & lt;/blockquote & gt; & lt;section id= & quot;features & quot; & gt; & lt;h3 & gt;Features & lt;/h3 & gt; & lt;ul & gt; & lt;li & gt;Vinyl LP & lt;/li & gt; & lt;li & gt;Classic Alligator title & lt;/li & gt; & lt;li & gt;Remastered for vinyl reissue by Collin Jordan at The Boiler Room, Chicago, IL & lt;/li & gt; & lt;li & gt;On vinyl for the first time in 25 years & lt;/li & gt; & lt;li & gt;Limited time download card & lt;/li & gt; & lt;/ul & gt; & lt;/section & gt; & lt;section id= & quot;musicians & quot; & gt; & lt;h3 & gt;Musicians & lt;/h3 & gt; & lt;table & gt; & lt;tr & gt; & lt;th & gt;Hound Dog Taylor & lt;/th & gt; & lt;td & gt;guitar, vocals & lt;/td & gt; & lt;/tr & gt; & lt;tr & gt; & lt;th & gt;Brewer Phillips & lt;/th & gt; & lt;td & gt;second guitar & lt;/td & gt; & lt;/tr & gt; & lt;tr & gt; & lt;th & gt;Ted Harvey & lt;/th & gt; & lt;td & gt;drums & lt;/td & gt; & lt;/tr & gt; & lt;/table & gt; & lt;/section & gt;

Christone "Kingfish" Ingram 662 LP (Purple Vinyl)

& lt;header & gt; & lt;p & gt; & lt;strong & gt;Follow-Up To Grammy-Nominated Debut On Translucent Purple Vinyl LP! & lt;/strong & gt; & lt;/p & gt; & lt;/header & gt; & lt;header & gt; & lt;p & gt; & lt;strong & gt;2022 Grammy Award Nominee: & lt;/strong & gt; & lt;br & gt; & amp;#8226; Best Contemporary Blues Album: 662 & lt;/p & gt; & lt;/header & gt; & lt;p & gt;The defining blues voice of his generation releases the eagerly-anticipated follow-up to his Grammy-nominated debut, 2019's Kingfish. 662 (the area code of his Clarksdale stomping grounds) is a powerful and personal album, a fiery coming-of-age record. The lyrics reflect Ingram's newfound maturity and how your roots inspire where you're heading. Musically, the record delivers a heaping helping of the deep, visceral Ingram guitar magic his fans love, fueling a combustible mix of molten blues rock, down home shuffles and soulful grooves. & lt;/p & gt; & lt;blockquote cite= & quot;www.rollingstone.com & quot; & gt; One of the most exciting guitarists in years & lt;footer & gt; -Rolling Stone & lt;/footer & gt; & lt;/blockquote & gt; & lt;section id= & quot;features & quot; & gt; & lt;h3 & gt;Features & lt;/h3 & gt; & lt;ul & gt; & lt;li & gt;Translucent Purple Vinyl & lt;/li & gt; & lt;li & gt;Made in Canada & lt;/li & gt; & lt;/ul & gt; & lt;/section & gt; & lt;section id= & quot;selections & quot; & gt; & lt;h3 & gt;Selections & lt;/h3 & gt; & lt;h4 & gt;Side 1: & lt;/h4 & gt; & lt;ol & gt; & lt;li & gt;662 & lt;/li & gt; & lt;li & gt;She Calls Me Kingfish & lt;/li & gt; & lt;li & gt;Long Distance Woman & lt;/li & gt; & lt;li & gt;Another Life Goes By & lt;/li & gt; & lt;li & gt;Not Gonna Lie & lt;/li & gt; & lt;li & gt;Too Young To Remember & lt;/li & gt; & lt;li & gt;You're Already Gone & lt;/li & gt; & lt;/ol & gt; & lt;h4 & gt;Side 2: & lt;/h4 & gt; & lt;ol start = & quot;8 & quot; & gt; & lt;li & gt;My Bad & lt;/li & gt; & lt;li & gt;That's All It Takes & lt;/li & gt; & lt;li & gt;I Got To See You & lt;/li & gt; & lt;li & gt;Your Time Is Gonna Come & lt;/li & gt; & lt;li & gt;That's What You Do & lt;/li & gt; & lt;li & gt;Something In The Dirt & lt;/li & gt; & lt;/ol & gt; & lt;/section & gt;