the second release by taylor and his band, "natural boogie", recorded in late 1973, received greater acclaim and led to more touring. in 1975, they toured australia and new zealand with freddie king and the duo of sonny terry and brownie mcghee. taylor's third album for alligator, "beware of the dog", was recorded live in 1974 but was not released until after his death. alligator also released, posthumously, "genuine houserocking music" and "release the hound". some bootleg live recordings were also circulated after taylor's death.