Name: Essential 10CC
Brand: 10cc

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

5393208

{"blocks": [{"data": {"text": "5393208"}, "type": "paragraph"}]}

Colour

Colour details

Discogs ID

Format multiplier

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2021-02-05

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Universal

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

0600753932087

{"blocks": [{"data": {"text": "0600753932087"}, "type": "paragraph"}]}

Total Cap

3 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

10cc

Genre GB

Classic

Label GB

10cc is a major UK pop/artrock band that was founded in Stockport, Greater Manchester, England in the 1970s. The original line-up consisted of Eric Stewart, Kevin Godley, Lol Creme, and Graham Gouldman. Before forming 10cc in 1972 and signing with Jonathan King's UK Records, they had composed together and been part of the band Hotlegs (Gouldman only briefly). Their music is a unique blend of pop and artrock with influences from various genres.

The original line-up enjoyed four years of success before achieving worldwide fame in 1975 with their ballad "I'm Not In Love." In 1976, Godley and Creme left to form the more experimental duo Godley & Creme while Stewart and Gouldman continued as 10cc. Their first album as the new lineup, "Deceptive Bends" released in 1977, maintained their pop appeal. However, despite hits like "Dreadlock Holiday" from their album "Bloody Tourists" in 1978, the band never regained their previous level of mainstream success due to Stewart's personal crisis following a car crash.

Despite this setback, 10cc remains an influential band known for their innovative sound and genre-blending approach to music. With a discography that spans over several decades, they have left an indelible mark on the world of pop and artrock.

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.

Essential 10CC

Music GB