The Party, Original Soundtrack (Vinyl)

*This is NOT a comic! But you can listen to it while you read comics! 

By Henry Mancini. Published by Quartet Records. 

Vinyl LP record, 2018 (originally released 1968)

LIMITED EDITION LP

DELUXE 180-GRAM REISSUE
Including original artwork.

4 STARS ALL MUSIC GUIDE

The first ever LP reissue of the 1968 movie soundtrack The Party by the Oscar and Grammy-winning composer, conductor & arranger HENRY MANCINI. The Party was the third hilarious outing for the three-way collaboration between Peter Sellers, director Blake Edwards and composer Henry Mancini, after the highly successful The Pink Panther and A Shot in the Dark. Peter Sellers stars as the sitar-playing Indian actor Hrundi V. Bakshi, along with the lovely Claudine Longet, who makes one of her few film appearances here. The hilarious movie is set to one of the greatest scores ever by Henry Mancini. The tunes are very groovy, featuring a few vocal chorus numbers, as well as sitar, guitar, and horn blasts. The music is played by a superb group of L.A. jazzmen, such as Shelly Manne, Plas Johnson, Jimmy Rowles, and Jack Sheldon. Titles include instrumental and chorus versions of “Nothing to Lose,” “Chicken Little Was Right,” “Birdie Num Num,” “Party Poop,” “Wiggy,” and “Brunette in Yellow.”

SOLOISTS:

JIMMIE ROWLES, piano
PLAS JOHNSON, tenor sax
JACK SHELDON, flugelhorn
RONNY LANG, flutes
SHELLY MANNE, drums
RAY BROWN, bass
LARRY BUNKER, vibes
BILL PLUMMER, sitar
MILT HOLLAND, tabla

Recorded in RCA Victor’s Music Center of the World, Hollywood,
California on February 12th, 13th & 14h, 1968.

SIDE 1
The Party (Vocal) †
Brunette in Yellow
Nothing to Lose (Instrumental) ‡
Chicken Little Was Right
Candlelight on Crystal
Birdie Num-Num

SIDE 2
Nothing to Lose (Vocal) ‡
The Happy Pipers
Party Poop
Elegant
Wiggy
The Party (Instrumental)

† Henry Mancini and His Orchestra, featuring the Party Poops
‡ Henry Mancini and His Orchestra and Chorus