10 cc 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 ( in Stockport and Strawberry Studios ( in Dorking, • Originally signed to UK Records label, 10 cc first charted in September 1972 with their 50 s pastiche ‘ which narrowly missed the 1 spot but spent a quarter of the year on the Singles Chart Six months later 10 cc 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 10 cc 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
• 10 cc 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 ‘ 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”
• 10 cc will embark on an 18 date UK tour in March 2024 with their The ‘ Ultimate Greatest Hits Tour 2024
