(Mercury EP 74000 (7") and MK 28 (promo 12"), 3/1977, USA)
(Vertigo EP 6831 040 (12"), 1978, Australia)
(Arista SP-65 (promo 12"), 1979, USA) (???)
(Arista AS 0523 (7"), 1980, USA)
(Arista AS 0652 (7") and Arista SP-118 (promo 12"), 1982, USA)
(Demon CD-EP, 12/1994, UK)
From the GP Q&A #3:
Jon Tiven, a noted producer/songwriter/musician, approached me about
writing a Christmas song for a project that was supposed to include a
number of artists doing seasonal tunes, either new, or traditional. I
jumped right in and wrote a number "Soul Christmas" I think
in about 5 minutes, and when Jon told me the project had fallen
through I just kept right on writing and ended up with three songs,
from whence came my idea to do an EP which I eventually entitled
"Graham Parker's Christmas Cracker."
I happened to be in-between deals at that time and a company that was
just about to go into operation, Dakota, picked up the idea and ran
with it. Unfortunately, the thing was done too late in the year and
Christmas records' marketing is being planned in June, not Sept/Nov,
when we were making the record, and so the whole thing slipped through
the cracks. Poor old (young and ill-fated, more like) Dakota, I think,
were unaware of just how poorly my records sell, and coupled with
everyone involved's inexperience with the very high-powered Christmas
marketing scenario, Dakota collapsed before they had really begun. Ah,
it's such a kick to contribute so fundamentally to the demise of a
budding corporation! I live for this stuff!
One year later, in 1995, "New Year's Revolution" was released on the Jon Tiven produced compilation "Holiday Heroes" on Soul Purpose records. Check the album's track list and promo material.
