10cc / Two Classic Albums: "10cc" & "Sheet Music"
Artist 10cc
Album Title: Two Classic Albums: "10cc" & "Sheet Music"
Album Cover:
Primary Genre Alternative & Punk: Art Rock
Format CD
Released 00/00/1973
Reissue Date 00/00/1990
Label DCC Compact Classics
Catalog No DZS-053
Bar Code No 0 1096-30053-2 5
Reissue Yes
Remastered Yes
Packaging Jewelcase
Tracks
1. Rubber Bullets (5:19)
2. Johnny Don't Do It (3:40)
3. Sand In My Face (3:41)
4. Donna (2:57)
5. The Dean And I (3:06)
6. Headline Hustler (3:33)
7. Speed Kills (3:52)
8. The Hospital Song (2:44)
9. Ships Don't Disappear In The Night (Do They?) (3:07)
10. Fresh Air For My Mama (3:12)
11. The Wall Street Shuffle (4:06)
12. The Worst Band In The World (2:47)
13. Hotel (4:55)
14. Old Wild Men (3:23)
15. Clockwork Creep (2:43)
16. Silly Love (4:02)
17. Somewhere In Hollywood (6:42)
18. Baron Samedi (3:48)
19. The Sacro-Iliac (2:35)
20. Oh Effendi (2:51)
21. Waterfall (3:37)
Date Acquired 11/01/1991
Personal Rating
Purchase Price 12.99

Web Links

All Music Guide Entry:
Discogs Entry:

Notes

Remastered at Chop Em Out, Trinity Mews, London and Location Recording Service, Burbank, California.
Originally released on UK/London Records, 1972-1974.
Art Direction – Suzanna Kotnik
Bass, Guitar, Vocals – Graham Gouldman
Coordinator [Pre-prodcution Coordinator] – Marcia Mc Govern
Drums, Percussion, Vocals – Kevin Godley
Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Vocals – Lol Creme
Guitar, Synthesizer, Vocals – Eric Stewart
Liner Notes – Jonathan King
Producer – 10cc
Recorded By, Mixed By – Eric Stewart
Remastered By [For Compact Disc] – Steve Hoffman
Written-By – Stewart (tracks: 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 16, 20, 21), Gouldman (tracks: 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 18 to 21), Godley (tracks: 1 to 5, 7, 8, 10, 13, 14, 15, 17), Creme (tracks: 1 to 5, 7, 8, 10, 12 to 17)
Marketed By – DCC Compact Classics Inc.
Manufactured By – DCC Compact Classics Inc.
Pressed By – Disctronics USA – 113321
Recorded At – Strawberry Studios
Remastered At – Chop 'Em Out
Remastered At – Location Recording Service
Licensed From – Bocu Music Ltd.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – DCC Compact Classics Inc.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Jonathan King Enterprises
Copyright © – DCC Compact Classics Inc.
Copyright © – Jonathan King Enterprises

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
foobar2000 1.2.9 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2013-11-22 04:42:35
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Analyzed: 10cc / Two Classic Albums: 10cc / Sheet Music
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
DR             Peak         RMS     Duration     Track
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
DR14      -0.83 dB   -17.83 dB      5:19     01/21-Rubber Bullets
DR13      -1.95 dB   -17.63 dB      3:40     02/21-Johnny, Don't Do It
DR14      -3.54 dB   -19.64 dB      3:41     03/21-Sand in My Face
DR13      -1.32 dB   -17.42 dB      2:58     04/21-Donna
DR12      -1.17 dB   -16.28 dB      3:07     05/21-The Dean and I
DR12      -0.66 dB   -14.53 dB      3:34     06/21-Headline Hustler
DR12      -1.61 dB   -16.99 dB      3:52     07/21-Speed Kills
DR13      -1.02 dB   -16.99 dB      2:45     08/21-The Hospital Song
DR13      -1.93 dB   -17.35 dB      3:08     09/21-Ships Don't Disappear in the Night (Do They?)
DR12      -1.79 dB   -18.10 dB      3:12     10/21-Fresh Air for My Mama
DR12        0.00 dB   -15.16 dB      4:06     11/21-The Wall Street Shuffle
DR14      -0.73 dB   -18.01 dB      2:48     12/21-The Worst Band in the World
DR12        0.00 dB   -15.99 dB      4:55     13/21-Hotel
DR12      -0.70 dB   -18.53 dB      3:23     14/21-Old Wild Men
DR11        0.00 dB   -14.00 dB      2:44     15/21-Clockwork Creep
DR12      -0.48 dB   -15.06 dB      4:03     16/21-Silly Love
DR14      -0.67 dB   -18.87 dB      6:42     17/21-Somewhere in Hollywood
DR11      -1.14 dB   -15.36 dB      3:49     18/21-Baron Samedi
DR12      -5.10 dB   -19.21 dB      2:35     19/21-The Sacro-Iliac
DR14      -1.47 dB   -17.42 dB      2:52     20/21-Oh Effendi
DR12      -0.98 dB   -16.32 dB      3:38     21/21-Waterfall
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Number of tracks: 21
Official DR value: DR13
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 903 kbps
Codec: FLAC
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Reviews
AMG Review:
10cc's first two albums, recorded under the sponsorship of entrepreneur and one-time pop star Jonathan King, are combined on one disc for this CD reissue. 1973's 10cc shows that from the start, the group had an uncommon command of recording studio technique; the performances are polished, the harmonies superb, and the production flawless and often witty (all the more remarkable from a new band producing themselves, albeit one comprised of music-biz vets). However, the group was still getting up to speed in terms of their songwriting at this point, and while the craft is fine, there isn't a lot of inspiration on hand. Except for the sardonic "Rubber Bullets" and sarcastically sprightly "The Dean and I," the '50s-inspired parodies on side one don't wear well, and most of side two is clever but not terribly distinguished. 1974's Sheet Music was where 10cc truly hit their stride; the album is full of effective barbed humor buffered by the superbly polished production, which leans toward pretension without quite falling into the pool. The band began dipping their toes into the elaborate extended narratives that would become Kevin Godley and Lol Creme's hallmark on "Somewhere in Hollywood" and "Hotel," while "Silly Love" and "The Wall Street Shuffle" proved the band could rock when they felt like it, and "The Sacro-Iliac" is one of the great non-dance craze tunes ever. This CD also features a liner essay from Jonathan King on working with the group and tacks on the non-LP single "Waterfall" as a bonus. --  Mark Deming

"10CC"
Review by Michael Ofjord
Displaying a command of pop styles and satire, 10cc showed that they are a force to be reckoned with on their first album. Hooks abound, harmonies shine, and instrumentation is dazzling without being overdone. Though charges of "self-consciously clever" could be leveled at the group, their command of witty, Anglo-styled pop is so impressive that even those criticisms must be weighed against the mastery of styles. All four members sing lead and are talented songwriters, and this leads to a wide variety of styles that add to their vision. Featuring their number one U.K. hit "Rubber Bullets," 10cc wade through ten selections of satire and parody. One of the best is "Johnny Don't Do It," a parody of all the "death discs" of the late '50s and early '60s (the misunderstood "bad but really good" guy who is killed in a wreck). More contemporary and bitingly sarcastic is "Headline Hustler," a commentary on the ravenous, scandal-hungry media. Medical facilities and the treatment afforded there is given ripe 10cc commentary in "The Hospital Song." ("And when I go, I'll die of plaster casting love.") Whether doing loving parodies of the music they grew up with or satirizing contemporary issues, 10cc show themselves to be top-level purveyors of pop on their debut recording. Some might criticize the group for being too self-satisfied with their own intelligence, but there is no denying the true craftsmanship and humor on their 1973 debut.

"Sheet Music"
Review by Dave Thompson
10cc's second album was the next phase in what guitarist Eric Stewart called the band's "masterplan to control the universe. The Sweet, Slade, and Gary Glitter are all very valuable pop," he proclaimed, "but it's fragile because it's so dependent on a vogue. We don't try to appeal to one audience, or aspire to instant stardom, we're satisfied to move ahead a little at a time as long as we're always moving forward." Sheet Music, perhaps the most widely adventurous album of what would become a wildly adventurous year, would more than justify that claim. "It grips the heart of rock'n'roll like nothing I've heard before," raved Melody Maker, before describing 10cc as "the Beach Boys of "Good Vibrations," the Beatles of "Penny Lane," they're the mischievous kid next door, they're the Marx Brothers, they're Jack and Jill, they're comic cuts characters, and they're sheer brilliance." Stewart certainly agreed -- he told that same paper, 10cc's music was "better than 90% of the sheer unadulterated crap that's in the charts" and, 20 years on, bassist Graham Gouldman continued, "Sheet Music is probably the definitive 10cc album. What it was, our second album wasn't our difficult second album, it was our best second album. It was the best second album we ever did." Three hit singles spun off the record, and most of the other tracks could have followed suit; it says much for Sheet Music's staying power that, no matter how many times the album is reissued, it has never lost its power to delight, excite, and set alight a lousy day.
Cover 1
Cover 2
Cover 3
Cover 4
Cover 5