Johnny Winter - The Alligator Records Years (2013) mp3@320 {1337x}-kawli

Johnny Winter joined Chicago's Alligator Records in 1984 after a four-year recording hiatus. Following 12 generally spotty albums and 11 years associated with Columbia, either on their label or his own Blue Sky imprint (which they distributed), Winter was itching to get back to the sparse, house-rocking, rough Texas blues on which he made his name, and forego the flashy rock & roll -- often just substandard rock -- which dominated many of his patchy albums, especially toward the end of the Columbia association. Alligator doubtlessly was thrilled to have him aboard their roster, as it supplied them with their first full-fledged superstar. His three albums for the label were released in three consecutive years: Guitar Slinger, Serious Business, and Third Degree were slam-bang affairs that provided an ideal forum for Winter's gritty voice and edgy, quicksilver guitar firepower. This 14-track compilation of these years rounds up the best of those releases and is a testament to the albino bluesman's substantial talents musically and as an interpreter of other artists' material.

Tracklist:
01. Mojo Boogie (J.B. Lenoir) 4:53
02. Don't Take Advantage of Men (Lonnie Brooks) 5:24
03. Murdering Blues (Clayton) 5:01
04. Georgianna (Boskent) 3:44
05. Good Time Woman (Johnny Winter) 6:05
06. Third Degree (Eddie Boyd, Willie Dixon) 6:35
07. Broke and Lonelyn(O. Cal, Johnny Otis, Johnny "Guitar" Watson, Johnny Winter) 4:13
08. Master Mechanic (Godbold, Prestage, Steve Prestage, Joe Shamwell) 3:38
09. Lights Out (Seth David, Mac Rebennack) 2:34
10. Bad Girl Blues (Memphis Willie B., Johnny Winter) 4:34
11. Route 90 (Clarence "Bon Ton" Garlow, Rene, Leon René) 4:12
12. Nothing But the Devil (J. West) 4:05
13. It's My Life, Baby (Don Robey) 4:10
14. Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye (Al Reed) 3:54

Media Info:
Bitrate: 320 kbps
Channels: joint stereo
Samplerate: 44100
Encoder: LAME 3.99
MPEG-1 layer 3



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