PARTY PARTY Pop Rock Film Soundtrack LP Richard Hartley Sting Elvis Costello 82

	£		25
	$		33

Here I have for sale the original film soundtrack album to ‘Party Party’ (1982), featuring music by various original artists and song written especially for the film by Elvis Costello.

Various ?– Party Party (Original Soundtrack Recording) (1982)

Condition (refer also to notes at bottom):
Vinyl – EX. Clean on visual inspection. No obvious scuffs/marks. Plays with great sound clarity. Some crackling at very start of each side.
Outer sleeve (Cover) – VG-EX. No obvious sign of wear. Colours are unfaded with no tears. Mild corner/edge wear. Very minor aperture wear. Short creases near edges on front and back. Residue and marks where sticker once was top right of front. Back has a few marks and scuffs but colours are bright overall.
Picture sleeve – EX. Original. White paper with character montage across both sides. Minor folding and creases; clean and mostly intact. 5cm tears at centre of spine and both sides.


Label: A&M Records ?– AMLH 68551
Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation
Country: UK
Released: 1982
Genre: Electronic, Rock, Reggae, Blues, Stage & Screen
Style: Blues Rock, New Wave, Ska, Synth-pop, Soundtrack

Tracklist
A1. Elvis Costello & The Attractions – Party Party   3:15
A2. Dave Edmunds – Run Rudolph Run   3:46
A3. Altered Images – Little Town Flirt   2:43
A4. Bad Manners – Yakety Yak   2:30
A5. Sting – Tutti Frutti   2:17
A6. Bananarama – No Feelings   2:34
A7. Madness – Driving In My Car   3:17

B1. Modern Romance – Band Of Gold   3:07
B2. Bad Manners – Elizabethan Reggae   2:19
B3. Pauline Black – No Woman, No Cry   3:41
B4. Sting – Need Your Love So Bad   5:11
B5. Midge Ure – The Man Who Sold The World   5:50
B6. Chas And Dave – Auld Lang Syne   1:55


Matrix / Runout: AMLH 68551 A1
Matrix / Runout: AMLH 68551 B3
Rights Society: MCPS/BIEM
Label Code: LC 0485


Party Party
Written by Elvis Costello (as E. Costello); Produced by Elvis Costello and Colin Fairley; Performed by Elvis Costello and The Attractions with the Royal Grand Horns; Courtesy of Riviera Global Record Productions Ltd.


About the film:
Party Party is a 1983 British comedy film about three friends and their North West London crowd. This crowd includes workers, spivs and young police constables. A British entry into the teenage/youth house party genre typified by John Hughes' films and the late 80s movies of Kid and Play. The movie was directed by Terry Winsor and written by Daniel Peacock and Winsor. It is notable for its soundtrack and as the early work of several of the cast members.


Plot:
It's New Year's Eve, Johnny Reeve (Karl Howman) and his mate, Toby (Daniel Peacock) are out cruising in South London being followed by three quasi-threatening motorcyclists. At the same time, Larry (Perry Fenwick) is at Mass with his parents. Just after "Mum" and the Vicar begin bemoaning the nuisance that the motorcyclists make, Johnny and Toby pick up Larry from the front of the church. Through their conversation and those of other characters, we learn that the three are planning to hold a party at Larry's while his parents are away.

Meanwhile, at the police station's gymnasium, Rebecca (Phoebe Nicholls) is sparring with Sam, physically and verbally. After the workout, in the locker room, she teases Sam and Terry. Out in the squad bay, the sergeant tells them they are not to break up any of the local parties which means they can all go to Larry's party.

Larry fakes illness so that he doesn't have to go with his parents. Toby shows up early and almost blows it by talking about the party in front of Mum and Dad. Once the parents leave, Larry and Toby begin preparing for the guests.

The rest of the movie takes place at the party. Larry is shocked to see Sharon engaged to Tony and keeps trying to spirit her away for a "last fling." Rebecca and Johnny keep using others to get a reaction out of each other including Sam and Bobby. Toby unsuccessfully tries to connect with any female. Shirley is so distraught by her failed attempts to connect with any guy, she plans on drowning herself in the bath tub. Sonya tries to get Tony back. Brenda pursues Sam to no avail until it's clear that Rebecca really doesn't fancy him. Terry succeeds in getting blotto, or "paralytic."

Leading up to the climax, Terry and Shirley hit it off in a full bathtub and Bobby calls Brenda a slag. When Toby defends her honour, Bobby starts to get ready to beat Toby up. Johnny clears everyone out of the kitchen and locks the door leaving Toby alone with Bobby. While Sam and other men cowardly leave Toby in the lurch, Johnny circles back through the back door and sucker punches Bobby, knocking him out. With a wink to Toby, he leaves through the back door. Toby realizes his opportunity after a moment and stages a brawl with appropriate sound effects so that when the others burst in, he is holding his hand and giving the impression that he knocked Bobby out. Now the hero for standing up for her honour, Toby finds himself the object of Brenda's affection. Johnny and Rebecca connect. Shirley and Terry connect. Larry almost connects with Sharon when he is interrupted by Tony and Sonya. Hypocritically, Tony then breaks his engagement with Sharon and goes back to Sonya.

The obligatory "discovery-by-parents" scene ends with a singing of Auld Lang Syne by the Chas and Dave as the cast dances in a New Year's circle.


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Cast:
Daniel Peacock - Toby, the Sad Sack of the trio, who has a huge crush on Brenda
Karl Howman - Johnny Reeve, the operator and ladies' man who is on the prowl
Perry Fenwick - Larry, the organizer of the party who was expecting to have it off with his sometime girlfriend Sharon
Sean Chapman - Sam Diggins, a PC who has a thing for Rebecca yet also flirts with Brenda
Phoebe Nicholls - Rebecca, a female PC who likes toying with Sam and Bobby but has a thing for Johnny
Gary Olsen - Terry, a PC who wants to get so drunk that he is "paralytic" and can forget his ex-girlfriend after their three-year relationship just ended
Clive Mantle - Bobby a physically large neighborhood bully who was arrested by Rebecca a week prior for brawling in the streets, likes bragging about fighting
Caroline Quentin - Shirley, a cute, plump, brunette, and sensitive girl who has yet to have a serious boyfriend and is best mates with Brenda
Kim Thomson - Brenda, a cute, thin, and blonde girl, best mate of Shirley, has a thing for Sam and the organist at the church.
Kate Williams - Mum, stock British Comedy mother, has to put up with a husband with a wandering eye.
Ken Farrington - Dad, has a collection of porn in the pottery shed and flirts blatantly with other women at each New Year's Eve party.
Philip Martin Brown - Tony, a lesser mate of Larry's who used to date Tonya, but just got engaged to Sharon.


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Postage and packaging FREE to UK.

Will post worldwide.
Europe (Royal Mail International Standard) – £6.50.
Europe (Royal Mail International Tracked and Signed) – £11
N and S America, USA, Canada (Royal Mail International Standard) – £9
Asia, Australia, Japan (Royal Mail International Standard) – £11.

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ITEM CONDITION - items are graded according to Record Collector definitions - see below:

MINT: The record itself is in brand new condition with no surface marks or deterioration in sound quality. The cover and any extra items such as the lyric sheet, booklet or poster are in perfect condition. Records advertised as Sealed or Unplayed should be Mint.

EXCELLENT: The record shows some signs of having been played, but there is very little lessening in sound quality. The cover and packaging might have slight wear and / or creasing.

VERY GOOD: The record has obviously been played many times, but displays no major deterioration in sound quality, despite noticeable surface marks and the occasional light scratch. Normal wear and tear on the cover or extra items, without any major defects, is acceptable.

GOOD: The record has been played so much that the sound quality has noticeably deteriorated, perhaps with some distortion and mild scratches. The cover and contents suffer from folding, scuffing of edges, spine splits, discolouration, etc.

FAIR: The record is still just playable but has not been cared for properly and displays considerable surface noise; it may even jump. The cover and contents will be torn, stained and / or defaced.

POOR: The record will not play properly due to scratches, bad surface noise, etc. The cover and contents will be badly damaged or partly missing.

BAD: The record is unplayable or might even be broken, and is only of use as a collection filler.