The Party Album (Alexis Korner album)
# The Party Album (Alexis Korner album)

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The Party Album, also known as The Party LP is a 1978 live blues recording by Alexis Korner. The double album features Alexis Korner and various guest musicians singing a mix of both classic blues songs as well as some of Korner's own. The concert was a celebration of Korner's 50th birthday.

The album was originally released in 1980 and re-released in 1993.

## Track listing

* “Things Ain't What They Used to Be” (Mercer Ellington) – 7:23
* “Captain's Tiger” (Alexis Korner) – 3:30
* “Skipping” (Korner) – 3:10
* “Spoonful” (Willie Dixon) – 6:40
* Medley – 9:06
   * “Finkles Cafe” (Korner)
   * “Dooji Hooji” (Duke Ellington)
* “Whole Mess of Blues” (Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman) – 5:36
* “Lining Track” (Huddie Ledbetter) – 3:15
* “Robert Johnson” (Korner, J. Edwards) – 6:15
* “Hey Pretty Mama” (Chris Farlowe) – 4:19
* “Hi-Heel Sneakers” (Robert Higginbotham) – 9:15
* “Stormy Monday Blues” (Billy Eckstein, Earl Hines) – 5:59

## Personnel

### Musicians

* Alexis Korner – vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, cowbell/backing vocals
* Zoot Money – electric piano, vocals, backing vocals, tambourine
* Mel Collins – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
* Dick Heckstall-Smith – tenor saxophone
* Art Themen – tenor saxophone
* Dick Morrissey – tenor saxophone
* John Surman – baritone saxophone, soprano saxophone
* Mike Zwerin – trombone
* Sappho Gillet – tambourine/backing vocals
* Chris Farlowe – vocals, tambourine
* Eric Clapton – electric guitar
* Colin Hodgkinson – bass guitar
* Stu Speer – drums
* Duffy Power – harmonica
* Paul Jones – harmonica
* Neil Ford – electric guitar

### Technical

* Alexis Korner – producer
* Damian Korner – assistant producer, engineer
* Andy Jackson, Pete Walsh, Gordon Vicary, Mike Robinson – assistant engineers
