10cc ‘20 YEARS: 1972-1992’ CD Box Set New Release!
Oct 06, 2023
New CD Box Set due to be released on 26 January 2024 on Edsel Records.
14CD box set celebratory the classic recordings across 145 tracks.
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. Includes ten UK top 10 singles, featuring ‘Rubber Bullets’ (1973), ‘I'm Not In Love’ (1975) and ‘Dreadlock Holiday’ (1978).
Also includes a 10,000 word essay written by Liam Newton, author of the band’s official autobiography “The Worst Band In The World”.
- 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 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.
- Graham Gouldman remains very much at the helm and had just returned from a sell-out Australian tour.
- ’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”.
- 10cc will embark on an 18-date UK tour in March 2024, with their The ‘Ultimate’ Ultimate Greatest Hits Tour 2024.
ALBUM FEATURES COLLABORATIONS WITH BRIAN MAY, RINGO STARR, HANK MARVIN, ALBERT LEE & MORE.
The Time Article
“It was an absolute pleasure to meet up again with my friend Gilbert O’Sullivan at last Sunday’s Sunshine Music Festival in Worcestershire where we were on the same bill. Gilbert and I go way back to the time when I produced his album ‘Life And Rhymes’ in 1982. As well as being a songwriter and performer of the highest calibre he also makes an excellent cup of tea” Graham
Graham to headline at this years SongFest Festival.
“Oh what a night we had following our final gig on our Australian tour in Perth with our special guests cricketing legend Dennis Lillee and superstar Hank Marvin. As you can imagine there was lots of talk about guitars and cricket.” Graham.
“ I was delighted to play bass and guitar on the recording of ‘Thank you for being a friend’, the ‘Music For Dementia Thank You Day anthem’ by Tony Christie. I’ve known Tony for many years, and it was while he was recording a song that I had co-written that I got a call from Graeme Pleeth, Tony’s producer, asking me if I’d like to do some backing vocals on the track. I said I would and mentioned that I happened to be with Andrew Gold, and should I bring him along to the session. Well of course he said yes. That is how Tony met Andrew and I think it went someway to him wanting to use Andrew‘s wonderful song ‘Thank you for being a friend’ as the Thank You Day anthem. It was a great track to work on particularly as I met up again with fellow musicians Wix from Paul McCartney’s band, Dan Gillespie Sells from The Feeling and of course Sting. Other players on the track include Nile Rodgers and Abe Laboriel Jr who also plays with Macca. A pretty cool line up. A great song for a great cause." Cheers, Graham
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“Here we are standing in front of ‘The Big Marino’ in Goldburn NSW on our way to the fourteenth gig of our Australian tour. Eight more to go then home. We’ve having a great time and the audiences have been brilliant.” Photo Andrew Stamiris
It was Andrew Campbell, the boss of Graham's record label Lojinx, who suggested sending a new song, Floating In Heaven, to Brian May of Queen. Graham had written it at a crucial time in the history of space exploration and was inspired by what the latest breakthrough was about to reveal. Brian, who has a passion for astronomy and a PhD in astrophysics, immediately saw the relevance of the song and the pair worked together to release Floating In Heaven as a single to mark the unveiling to the world of the first astonishing images from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope on 12 July. The song was used as the backing track for a video if images released by The Space Telescope Science Institute and Graham and Brian performed it live with an orchestra at the sixth Starmus convention, held on 5-10 September 2922 in Yerevan, Armenia, along with several of Graham's established hit songs.
Having agreed to perform at the Hale Barns Carnival , near Manchester Airport, on Saturday 22 July, we soon found ourselves adding shows either side. On 20-21 July we’ll be at Trading Boundaries in Sheffield Green, East Sussex – the first night sold-out so quickly, that we added a second. The venue is compared with London’s Ronnie Scott’s club, so we’re looking forward to it.