The music is reminiscent of The Beach Boys. Co-written by Godley, Creme and Gouldman, the tune is a satirical take of a prison riot one could picture in an old movie. I’d like to kick things off with the above mentioned Rubber Bullets from 10cc’s eponymous debut album. It doesn’t include any of the other three co-founding members. In 1999, Gouldman revived the band with a new line-up that he continues to lead to the present day. Starting with Godley’s and Creme’s departure in 1976, 10cc has had different line-ups and was disbanded from 1983 to 19 to 1999. The band has since released 10 additional studio albums, three live records and multiple compilations. 10cc’s eponymous debut album appeared in July 1973. While the follow-up single Johnny Don’t Do It indeed didn’t do it, that is match the success of Donna, the band’s third single Rubber Bullets became their first no. It was also King who came up with the name 10cc.ĭonna was released in September 1972 and climbed all the way to no. Success came with Donna, which the band presented to producer Jonathan King, who signed them to his label UK Records in July 1972. An initial tune, Waterfall, was rejected by Apple Records, the label that had been founded by The Beatles in 1968. The record’s success prompted the four musicians to start recording their own material as a band. Following Gouldman’s return to Stockport, they co-produced and played on the Neil Sedaka studio album Solitaire.
They wrote, performed (as session musicians) and produced a serious of singles, which were released under different names through a production partnership Gouldman had established with American bubblegum pop writers and producers Jerry Kasenetz and Jeff Katz of Super K Productions.Īfter the production partnership had ended, Gouldman worked as a staff songwriter for Super K Productions in New York, while Stewart, Godley and Creme continued outside production work at Strawberry Studios. Gouldman, Godley and Creme also wound up at the studio, and by 1969, the four founding members of 10cc were working there together frequently. In July 1968, Stewart became a partner in a recording studio in Stockport, which in October that year was moved to a bigger space and renamed Strawberry Studios. Stewart had scored two hits as a member of Wayne Fontana And The Mindbenders (later known simply as The Mindbenders) with T he Game Of Love and A Groovy Kind Of Love. Godly and Creme had recorded some songs together and secured a contract with Marmalade Records. Gouldman had established himself as a hit songwriter with tunes like For Your Love, Bus Stop and No Milk Today he had penned for The Yardbirds, The Hollies and Herman’s Hermits, respectively. Left to Right: Kevin Godley, Graham Gouldman, Lol Creme and Eric Stewartīy the time they became 10cc, the four artists had experienced some initial success. But first some background on the band, which came into being in Stockport, England in 1972, when four musicians who had written and recorded songs together for a few years started to perform under that name: Graham Gouldman (bass, vocals guitar), Eric Stewart (guitar, keyboards, vocals), Kevin Godley (drums, vocals) and Lol Creme (guitar, keyboards, vocals). While doing this, I rediscovered a good number of their tunes and, voila, this triggered the idea to put together a playlist. Even within the complexity of its arrangements and the elasticity of its vocals, the group radiates a giddiness rarely seen in rock music, especially during the cement-footed ’70s.”Īfter listening to 10cc’s debut album, I started sampling some of their other studio records, as well as a live album/DVD titled Clever Clogs. This band loved motion and color and humor. I think Apple Music’s description perfectly captures this: “Above all else, 10cc valued fun. So I decided to listen to the above album and kind of liked it, even though I’d call tracks like Donna and Rubber Bullets “goof rock.” But they are brilliantly executed and undoubtedly catchy. However, the British art pop rockers were on my radar screen for sometime during my teenage years in Germany when you couldn’t listen to the radio there without encountering I’m Not In Love and Dreadlock Holiday. It’s actually a bit strange since I don’t recall having listened to similar music recently, as it’s generally not part of my core wheelhouse, at least nowadays. The other day, Apple Music served up the eponymous debut album from 10cc as a suggestion, based on my listening habits.
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