The Parkerilla

The Parkerilla
The Parkerilla
Live album by Graham Parker and The Rumour
Released	May 1978
Recorded	Winter Gardens, Bournemouth; Manchester Opera House; Apollo Theatre, Oxford; The Palladium, NYC
Genre	Pub rock, rhythm & blues
Length	53:18
Label	Mercury
Producer	Mutt Lange
Graham Parker and The Rumour chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	B−^[2]
Rolling Stone (Greil Marcus)	(unfavorable)^[3]

The Parkerilla is a 1978 live double album by Graham Parker and The Rumour. It was recorded at Winter Gardens, Bournemouth, Manchester Opera House, Apollo Theatre, Oxford and The Palladium, New York City; and mixed at Rockfield Studios, Wales.

The album was recorded as a contractual obligation album as Parker had already signed with Arista and was preparing "Squeezing Out Sparks" for that label. The album was longer than a traditional record and Mercury elected to release it as a double album. The single "Hey Lord Don't Ask Me Questions" was a re-recording of a song from the first album (and slightly retitled) with the song occupying the fourth side.^[4]

The album met with a mixed reception from critics who were waiting for new material from Parker.^[4]

In 1991, Rolling Stone ranked The Parkerilla number 64 on its list of 100 greatest album covers.^[5] The cover photography was by Brian Griffin, with the artwork completed by Barney Bubbles.^[6]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Graham Parker; except where indicated

"Lady Doctor" 2:48
"Fool's Gold" 4:23
"Tear Your Playhouse Down" (Earl Randle) 3:50
"Don't Ask Me Questions" 5:00
"The Heat in Harlem" 7:35
"Silly Thing" 3:15
"Gypsy Blood" 5:15
"Back to Schooldays" 2:40
"Heat Treatment" 3:06
"Watch the Moon Come Down" 5:15
"New York Shuffle" 2:57
"Soul Shoes" 3:23
"Hey Lord, Don't Ask Me Questions" (new studio recording) 3:51^[1]

Charts

Chart (1978)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[7]	22
United Kingdom (Official Charts Company)^[8]	14
United States (Billboard 200)	144

Personnel

Graham Parker – vocals, guitar
Brinsley Schwarz – guitar, slide guitar, backing vocals
Bob Andrews – organ, piano, keyboards, backing vocals, musical director, horn arrangements
Martin Belmont – guitar, backing vocals
Andrew Bodnar – bass guitar
Steve Goulding – drums, backing vocals^[9]