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Below are three (3) great Party records.  These are the kind of records everybody can listen to, not some hard Rock, or unusual  cultural expression, or some Artsy nod... What are your three great party records?  

MALCOLM McLAREN Duck Rock  
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SLY AND THE FAMILY STONE Fresh
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LES PAUL & MARY FORD  Warm and Wonderful/Swingin' South  Really, 2 LPs in one CD.    
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first 3 albums that came into my mind...

Sheryl Crow - All I wanna do.

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Levellers - What a Beautiful Day

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Eagle Eye Cherry - Save Tonight
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no offense Doggett but if that levellers tune came on I would have to promptly exit the party :teddyr:

(like I get invited to parties anyway, eheh)

I llike Sheryl Crow though. 'If It Makes You Happy' is another good one  :thumbup:

I like SHERYL CROW too, and do get invited to parties, but usually nobody interesting turns up...which I think leads me back to my originating thought... Party records aren't so easy to identify... what might everybody like?  
You are a sweetie, but, you must know that.  How 'bout some PINK?

3 non-comp albums I could enjoy anytime..

Boston's debut;
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AC/DC's Back In Black;
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Led Zeppelin 4;
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and 3 best of's:

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(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/10/SMB_Greatest_Hits-1974-78.jpg)
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/80/Eagles_greatest_vol_2.jpg)

I hope retrorussell invites me to that party.   :teddyr:

I don't think Pink is such a bad idea.

I'm not a big fan, but I certainly don't don't mind her. Her tunes are fun enough to create a party atmosphere.

I think.

I've never been invited to a party.  :bluesad:

Assuming you're talking 'parties' were upon the music acts as sort of 'background noise' while people spend the night talking, etc, and not as a 'dancy' type party, I'd have these:

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Time Flies: The Best of Huey Lewis and The News

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40 Licks- The Best of The Rolling Stones

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Best of Bowie by David Bowie

Seems like 3 odd pairings to most people, but they generally work, as there's a good helping of songs that are a bit of songs that are good 'rock out' style fast songs, and others you can kick back and have a few drinks to.

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3 records for a party... 

I think maybe too much Rock, not that I personally would have a problem with any of the selections, but imagine a perfect party, where the music can be listened to or ignored... 

CAL TJADER Soul Sauce 
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SERGIO MENDES & BRASIL '66 Look Around      
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STAN GETZ and JOAO GILBERTO Getz / Gilberto
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You picked a few good selections in this last post.  I have a few floating around in my head, but narrowing it down to 3 is a problem.  Believe it or not, I like Sergio Mendes...shocking, I know. :buggedout:

I have the GREATEST HITS cd.  Excellent stuff.

I agree the HITS are excellent (I have that one, too).  But, Look Around is probably MENDES' finest hour, and it's pleasantly bouncy for a party-like atmosphere. 

There's nothing shocking about your selections or taste. 

I have the album EQUINOX by Brazil 66, it's really good

apparently they got their name because they were originally only going to do promotional music jingles for the Brazil world cup team in 1966 but then they carried on making music after. (could be wrong but I think that's right)

ELVIRA Haunted Hits
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Funny Bone Favorites
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Funky Favorites
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(http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff259/allhallowsday/WINGSOVERAMERICA.jpg) 
(http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff259/allhallowsday/FRAMPTONCOMESALIVE.jpg)
(http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff259/allhallowsday/LOUISPRIMA-1.jpg)

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(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e4/Foreigner_-_4.jpg)

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( :buggedout: I thought I was the only person on the planet who owned "Funky Favorites" and "Funny Bone Favorites" - let alone listened to them!)

yehyehyeh, so where are your three party records?   :twirl:

Settling on 'three great party records' is going to take some doing (so much depends on the type of party, doesn't it), so it may be a while before I get it together for posting.  IOW: if I don't reply for a bit, it does not mean I am ignoring you.   :tongueout:

Well, you're sweet; I do own those 2 on vinyl, but hardly ever listen to them - anymore. :teddyr:  
Funky Favorites, Funny Bone Favorites and ELVIRA Haunted Hits would work best for a Halloween party...  :wink: 

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I've been to very few parties, but here are my 3 picks:

For my purposes I'm assuming the party is very casual and very friendly yet not very wild.

For the beginning:

Out of the Blue - Electric Light Orchestra (ELO)  (To get everybody in a good mood)

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The Beatles (White Album) - The Beatles (I feel this album has plenty of songs with enough variety to keep the party going, without becoming monotonous.)

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Big Bam Boom - Hall and Oates (When the party starts pleasantly winding down)

(http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/1205/bigbamboomhallandoates.jpg) (http://img6.imageshack.us/i/bigbamboomhallandoates.jpg/)

(http://i424.photobucket.com/albums/pp329/Faizul89_bucket/elvis-presley-songs-album.jpg)
Elvis Presley by Elvis Presley

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The Stranger by Billy Joel

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Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John.

And yes...I've been to a party where all three were played.  Great evening. :smile:

For a very relaxed, totally non-wild, and cheery party:

To start things off:

Greatest Hits - Lovin' Spoonful

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For an upbeat middle of the party:

Songs from the Wood - Jethro Tull

(http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/868/songsfromthewoodjethrot.jpg) (http://img441.imageshack.us/i/songsfromthewoodjethrot.jpg/)

To end the party on a relaxing note:

The Last Waltz - The Band

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Party records?   :bouncegiggle:  :lookingup:  :wink:  :thumbup:
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The Very Best of The SHIRELLES   
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THE MOONGLOWS Blue Velvet / Ultimate Collection 
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It would be my kind of party! Also, I was thinking my albums would be good for an event which was a party celebrating something in particular. Maybe something in which the party is really more of a fun gathering.

:wink:  :thumbup:  
I was thinking of a HALLOWEEN party at the top of this topic page 2.  I getcha; don't you misunderstand me.   :tongueout:  :wink:  :thumbup:

Mind you, I'm not really doing 'themed' parties...just stuff I normally play at parties...

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The B-52s by The B-52s

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Stop Making Sense by The Talking Heads

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Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are DEVO! by DEVO

You get an A+...  :thumbup: :smile: :thumbup:  

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/ac/Dressed_to_Kill_%28album%29_cover.jpg)  

BLACK EYED PEAS The E.N.D.
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GWEN STEFANI Love. Angel. Music. Baby.
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or
BLACK EYED PEAS Monkey Business
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Walk - Don't Run: All-Time Greatest Hits - The Ventures
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I got this CD for Christmas and I've been loving it! (I picked it out and my mom bought it as a gift: We normally don't do that, but she wanted to get me some good music, but waited until the last minute. As a result she gave me some money to get some CDs at a local music collector's show.)

Destroyer - Kiss
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(Same as above.)

Cosmic Thing - The B-52's
(http://img816.imageshack.us/img816/95/b52ct.jpg) (http://img816.imageshack.us/i/b52ct.jpg/)

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Josie Cotton - Convertible Music

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The Go-Go's - Beauty and the Beat

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Vanity 6 - Vanity 6

Good enough for a slumber party  :wink:

Here are a few I noticed most folks enjoy....

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..and old standby-

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The original KING of the "Party Records" as defined in most urban circles...


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BLOWFLY was pretty popular in the south

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