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The Parkerilla
Live album by Graham Parker andthe Rumour
Released	May 1978 (1978-05)
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 andthe Rumour chronology
Stick To Me (1977) The Parkerilla (1978) Squeezing Out Sparks (1979)

Professional ratings

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

The Parkerilla is a 1978 livedouble album byGraham Parker andthe Rumour. It was recorded atWinter Gardens,Bournemouth,Manchester Opera House,Apollo Theatre, Oxford and ThePalladium, New York City; and mixed atRockfield Studios, Wales.

The album was recorded as a contractual obligation album as Parker had already signed withArista 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 rankedThe Parkerilla number 64 on its list of 100 greatest album covers.^[5] The cover photography was byBrian Griffin, with the artwork completed byBarney Bubbles.^[6]

All tracks composed by Graham Parker; except where indicated

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

• 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]

The Rumour Brass

• Ray Beavis – tenor saxophone
• John Earle – tenor and baritone saxophone
• Chris Gower – trombone
• Dick Hanson – trumpet, flugelhorn^[9]

• Graham Parker albums
• 1978 live albums
• Albums produced by Mutt Lange
• Mercury Records live albums

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