[2021-02-05] 10cc "Essential 10cc" budget 3CD set (Spectrum UK)

Linda · **Posted:** Wed Feb 03, 2021 10:44 pm

Description
In a 7 year period from the autumn of 1972 to the winter of 1978, 10cc were rarely ‘off air’ as a series of singles repeatedly crashed the UK charts. With 11 top 10’s of which 3 hit the top spot,10cc established themselves as a stellar pop band capable of producing memorable, yet stylistically diverse songs with broad appeal.

Formed in Stockport in 1968, the ability to create these very different yet equally catchy songs came from the fact that unlike most groups who’d usually have one songwriter or song-writing team, within 10cc there were two teams. Kevin Godley and Lol Crème were essentially more experimental and interested in the visual arts as much as song, whilst Graham Gouldman and Eric Stewart were predominantly ‘pop’ writers. All were multi-instrumentalists and competent producers so in short each could very much ‘hold their own’ when it came to making music.

Between 1972 and 1978 they would score 5 UK top 10 studio albums but despite the success and perhaps as a result of their huge individual talents Godley and Crème would depart in 1976 and go on to further success as a duo.

More than just a best of, the Essential 10cc gives listeners the chance to engage with some of the best pop and most creative music of the 70s.

Tracklist
[CD1]
1. I'm Not In Love
2. Life Is A Minestrone
3. I'm Mandy Fly Me
4. The Second Sitting For The Last Supper
5. Brand New Day
6. Channel Swimmer
7. Good News
8. Une Nuit A Paris (Part 1) / The Same Night In Paris (Part 2) / Later The Same Night In Paris (Part 3)
9. Get It While You Can
10. I Wanna Rule The World
11. Head Room
12. Lazy Ways
13. Iceberg
14. People In Love
15. Marriage Bureau Rendezvous
16. Modern Man Blues
17. I'm So Laid Back, I'm Laid Out
18. Don't Squeeze Me Like Toothpaste

[CD2]
1. Dreadlock Holiday
2. The Things We Do For Love
3. The Wall Street Shuffle (Live, 1977)
4. Waterfall (Live, 1977)
5. Ships Don't Disappear In The Night (Do They?) (Live, 1977)
6. You've Got A Cold (Live, 1977)
7. Lifeline
8. Take These Chains
9. From Rochdale To Ocho Rios
10. Last Night
11. Nothing Can Move Me
12. It Doesn't Matter At All
13. Strange Lover
14. Welcome To The World
15. Dressed To Kill
16. Only Child
17. I'm Not In Love (Live, 1982)
18. Dreadlock Holiday (Live, 1982)

[CD3]
1. Good Morning Judge
2. Art For Art's Sake
3. The Power Of Love
4. You're Coming Home Again
5. Run Away
6. Les Nouveaux Riches
7. Don't Ask
8. Memories
9. Action Man In A Motown Suit
10. We've Heard It All Before
11. Oomachasaooma (Feel The Love)
12. Food For Thought
13. Yes I Am
14. She Gives Me Pain
15. Something Special
16. Welcome To Paradise
17. Don't
18. Lost In Love

Amazon USA
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08PJD27C6/?tag=imwan-20

Amazon UK
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08PJD27C6/?tag=imwan-21

Renny · 26 Jun 2006

very interesting tracklist.

as far as i can tell nothing new, except maybe the sources of the live material, can't be sure on that until i see more info.

some odd b-sides and some songs that are hard to find depending on which issue of the CD that you own.

stuff from both versions of '10 out of ten' (with and without andrew gold)

no godley/creme....first one of these in a long time without 'cry'.

if you have no 10cc, this would be a very nice starting place for sure, especially at that price.

[2021-02-05] 10cc "Essential 10cc" budget 3CD set (Spectrum UK)

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