Featured Album | 391
10cc | Deceptive Bends | Mercury 9102 502 | 1977
There are some, if not many among us who probably thought the band was over after the departure of Lol Creme and Kevin Godley, who went on to make their own mark in the world of pop video production as well as enjoying a successful period as a duo in their own right. However, Graham Gouldman and Eric Stewart were no push overs and decided to soldier on without their erstwhile partners in crime and recorded and released a thoroughly enjoyable fifth album, Deceptive Bends. Proving their credentials as fine songwriters and musicians, Gouldman and Stewart managed to squeeze out three singles from this set, the opener “Good Morning Judge”, the top ten hit “Things We Do For Love” and the slightly lesser known “People in Love”, a minor hit in the US. With a memorable sleeve design by Hipgnosis, the new line-up, augmented by Paul Burgess on all manner of percussion, were only too keen on proving that they were not simply 5cc, but a worthy successor to the original quartet. The album closer, the sprawling “Feel the Benefit (Parts 1, 2 and 3)”, might well have fitted on the end of Abbey Road.
Playlist:
Good Morning Judge – 10cc (Deceptive Bends)
Foxy Lady – Jimi Hendrix Experience (Are You Experienced)
Catch the Wind – Donovan (What’s Bin Did and What’s Bin Hid)
I Wanna Get a Gun – Bill Wyman (Monkey Grip)
Dear Mr Fantasy – Traffic (Mr Fantasy)
Sweet Angeline – Mott the Hoople (Brain Capers)
Magic Bus – Who (Live at Leeds)
With a Little Help From My Friends – Joe Cocker (Woodstock: Original Soundtrack)
Feel the Benefit – 10cc (Deceptive Bends)
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