10cc 20 Years 1972-1992 (CD) Box Set
Country/Region of Manufacture: Czech Republic. Record Label: Edsel Box Set. Producer: Eric Stewart, Gary Katz, Mike Gill, 10cc, Graham Gouldman. Description: 10cc formed in 1972, initially consisting Graham Gouldman, Eric Stewart, Kevin Godley and Lol Creme who between them were creative pop and experimental songwriters, as well as multi-instrumentalists, singers and producers. They recorded most of their albums at their own Strawberry Studios (North) in Stockport and Strawberry Studios (South) in Dorking.
Originally signed to the UK Records label, 10cc first charted in September 1972 with their'50s pastiche'Donna', which narrowly missed the #1 spot but spent a quarter of the year on the Singles Chart. Six months later 10cc had their first #1 single'Rubber Bullets'. They recorded two albums for the label before signing to Phonogram's Mercury Records label in 1975. Between 1972 and 1978, 10cc had five consecutive UK Top 10 albums:'Sheet Music' (#9-1974),'The Original Soundtrack' (#3-1975),'How Dare You!
(#5-1976),'Deceptive Bends' (#3-1977) and'Bloody Tourists' (#3-1978). Their double live album'Live and Let Live', recorded on tour in Manchester and London, reached #14 in 1977.
10cc also had twelve unique UK Top 30 singles, ten of which reached the Top 10, whilst three of them were #1 hits;'Rubber Bullets' (1973),'I'm Not in Love' (1975) and'Dreadlock Holiday' (1978). I'm Not in Love' was their breakthrough worldwide hit. During this period, there were also two'hits' collections released, reaching #9 in 1975 and #5 in 1979. 20 Years' is a 145-track/14-disc celebration of the band's most celebrated period from 1972 to 1992 and includes all of the Studio and official Live albums released in this period, as well as two additional discs featuring a selection of Single edits and alternative mixes/versions and non-Album B-sides. 20 Years' contains a 10,000 word essay written by Liam Newton, author of the band's official autobiography'The Worst Band in the World'.
8: I'm Mandy Fly Me 9: Marriage Bureau Rendezvous Disc 7 1: Good Morning Judge 2: Feel the Benefit 3: The Things We Do for Love 4: Waterfall 5: I'm Not in Love 6: Modern Man Blues Disc 8 1: Dreadlock Holiday 2: For You and I 3: Take These Chains 4: Shock On the Tube (Don't Want Love) 5: Last Night 6: Anonymous Alcoholic 7: Reds in My Bed 8: Lifeline 9: Tokyo 10: Old Mister Time 11: From Rochdale to Ocho Rios 12: Everything You Wanted to Know About!!! (Exclamation Marks) Disc 9 1: One-two-five 2: Welcome to the World 3: How'm I Ever Gonna Say Goodbye 4: Don't Send We Back 5: I Took You Home 6: It Doesn't Matter at All 7: Dressed to Kill 8: Lovers Anonymous 9: I Hate to Eat Alone 10: Strange Lover 11: L. Mix 10: Feel the Love (Oomachasooma) [edit] 11: She Gives Me Pain 12: 24 Hours (Edit) 13: The Secret Life of Henry 14: Don't 15: Lost in Love 16: Man With a Mission 17: Woman in Love (Radio Edit) 18: Welcome to Paradise (7 Edit).