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10cc
10cc (1974), Eric Stewart, Kevin Godley, Graham Gouldman (from left to right) and Lol Creme (seated)
10cc (1974), Eric Stewart, Kevin Godley, Graham Gouldman (from left to right) and Lol Creme (seated)
General information
origin Manchester , England
Genre (s) Rock , art rock , pop rock , progressive rock
founding 1966
Founding members
Eric Stewart (until 1995)
Graham Gouldman
Guitar, keyboard
Lol Creme (until 1976)
Kevin Godley (until 1976)
former members
Drums
 Paul Burgess (1976)
Vocals, keyboard
 Duncan Mackay (from 1976)
Keyboard
 Tony O'Malley (from 1977)
Vocals, guitar
 Rick Fenn (from 1977)
Drums
 Stuart Tosh (from 1977)

10cc is a British rock band that had their greatest success in the 1970s .

Band history

Eric Stewart March 28, 1976 in Oslo

The band comes from Manchester in the north of England. Eric Stewart (guitar and vocals) was a member of the beat band The Mindbenders in the late 1960s . The well-known songwriter (e.g. for the Yardbirds , Hollies or Herman's Hermits ) and musician Graham Gouldman (bass), previously with the Mockingbirds, later also joined the Mindbenders. In 1971 they both appeared together with Lol Creme (guitar and keyboards) and Kevin Godley (drums, formerly Mockingbirds) for the first time as a studio band for the production of the album Space Hymns by the psychedelic musician Ramases . In 1970 they had a number 2 hit in England (still without Graham Gouldman) under the name Hotlegs with Neanderthal Man . From 1972 the formation appeared under the name 10cc .

Kevin Godley, 1976

According to a legend, the band name is said to be derived from the alleged average volume of sperm of a man during an orgasm (9cc). Some of those involved, including their first producer Jonathan King, later denied this. 10cc stands for 10 cubic centimeters.

Lol Creme (1976)

Godley and Creme left the band in 1976 to start a successful career under the name Godley & Creme . For them came Paul Burgess and Stuart Tosh (drums), Duncan Mackay (vocals and keyboards) and Rick Fenn (vocals and guitar).

Graham Gouldman 2006

10cc is characterized by a rich stylistic diversity in all phases of its existence. The band's most creative phase lasted until the early 80s, and they released some world hits that are now part of the common oldie repertoire, e.g. B. Rubber Bullets (1973), I'm Not in Love (1975) and Dreadlock Holiday (1978).

10cc singer Gouldman sang the big hit Dreadlock Holiday again in 2004 and had it re-produced by a Munich production team that works under the pseudonym "Refresh Crew". The club hit made it to number 1 on the airplay charts in Indonesia and stayed there for over five weeks. In Germany, the new version only came to record stores on vinyl.

Members

  • Founding members are shown in bold.
  • Only primary instruments are listed
10cc occupations (year)
10cc
(1972-1976)
  • Graham Gouldman - bass, vocals (born May 10, 1946 in Broughton (Salford), Greater Manchester)
  • Eric Stewart - guitar, keyboard, vocals (born January 20, 1945 in Droylsden, Greater Manchester)
  • Lol Creme - guitar, keyboard, vocals (actually Laurence Neil Creme; born September 17, 1947 in Manchester)
  • Kevin Godley - drums, vocals (born October 7, 1945 in Prestwich, Greater Manchester, England)
  • Paul Burgess - drums (born September 28, 1950 in Manchester)
10cc
(1976-1977)
10cc
(1977-1978)
10cc
(1978-1981)
10cc
(1981-1983)
10cc
(1983)
(1983-1991)

Band split

10cc
(1991-1993)
10cc
(1993-1995)
10cc
(1995)
(1995-1999)

Band split

10cc
(1999-2006)
10cc
(2006-2011)
10cc
(2011-2016)

Discography

Studio albums

year Title
music label 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE NL NL UK UK US US
1973 10cc
UK Records 		- - UK36
silver
silver

(5 weeks)UK 		US161 (5 weeks)
US
First published: July 1973
1974 Sheet Music
UK Records 		- NL15 (1 week)
NL 		UK9
gold
gold

(24 weeks)UK 		US81 (14 weeks)
US
First published: May 28, 1974
1975 The Original Soundtrack
Mercury Records 		- - UK3
gold
gold

(40 weeks)UK 		US15 (25 weeks)
US
First published: March 11, 1975
NZ # 37
1976 How Dare You!
Mercury Records 		- NL7 (9 weeks)
NL 		UK5
gold
gold

(30 weeks)UK 		US47 (13 weeks)
US
First published: January 24, 1976
NZ # 1 , SE # 5, NO # 10
1977 Deceptive Bends
Mercury Records 		- NL4 (11 weeks)
NL 		UK3
gold
gold

(21 weeks)UK 		US31 (20 weeks)
US
First published: April 1977
NO # 4, NZ # 4, SE # 4
1978 Bloody Tourists
Mercury Records 		DE12 (21 weeks)
DE 		NL2
platinum
platinum

(25 weeks)NL 		UK3 (15 weeks)
UK 		US69 (17 weeks)
US
First published: September 1, 1978
NZ # 2, SE # 3, NO # 4
1980 Look Hear?
Warner Bros. / Mercury Records 		DE40 (10 weeks)
DE 		NL21 (4 weeks)
NL 		UK35 (5 weeks)
UK 		US180 (2 weeks)
US
First published: March 28, 1980
NO # 3, SE # 14, NZ # 40
1981 Ten Out of 10
Warner Bros. / Mercury Records 		- NL49 (1 week)
NL 		- -
First published: November 27, 1981
NO # 17, SE # 24
1983 Windows in the Jungle
Mercury Records 		- NL7 (10 weeks)
NL 		UK70 (2 weeks)
UK 		-
First published: September 1983
1992 Meanwhile
Polydor 		- NL39 (6 weeks)
NL 		- -
First publication: 1992
1995 Mirror Mirror
ZYX 		- - - -
First published: 1995

Web links

Commons : 10cc  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Dolgins, Adam: Rock Names: From ABBA to ZZ Top . Secaurus, New Jersey. Carol Publishing, 1998, pp. 254-255. ISBN 0-8065-2046-9
  2. ↑ Archive link ( Memento from December 11, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
  3. ↑ Chart sources: DE, AT, CH, SE, NO, NZ NL1 NL2 NL3 UK1 UK2 US
10cc
Graham Gouldman • Rick Fenn • Mike Stevens • Mick Wilson • Paul Burgess
Eric Stewart • Lol Creme • Tony O'Malley • Duncan Mackay • Vic Emerson • Steve Piggot • Alan Park • Keith Hayman • Kevin Godley • Stuart Tosh • Jamie Lane • Gary Wallis • Geoff Dunn
Studio albums

10cc • Sheet Music • The Original Soundtrack • How Dare You! • Deceptive Bends • Bloody Tourists • Look Hear? • Ten Out of 10 • Windows in the Jungle • Meanwhile • Mirror Mirror

Live albums

Live and Let Live