- Paul Burgess -- drums, percussion (1976-81)

- Mel Collins -- sax (1983)

- Lol Creme -- vocals, guitar (1972-)

- Vic Emerson -- keybaords (1983)

- Rick Fenn -- vocals, lead guitar, backing vocals

  (1977-81)

- Steve Gadd -- drums, percussion (1983)

- Kevin Godley -- vocals, drums, percussion (1972-)

- Graham Gouldman -- vocals, bass, rhythm guitar,

  percussion (1972-)

- Duncan Mackay - keyboards (replaced Terry O'Malley)

  (1978-81)

- Tony O'Malley -- vocals, eyboards (1977)

- Simon Phillips -- drums (1983)

- Eric Stewart -- vocals, lead guitar, keyboards,

  percussion (1972-)

- Mike Tomony -- keyboards (1983)

- Stuart Tosh -- drums, percussion, backing vocals

  (1977-81)

- Godley and Creme (Kevin Godley and Lol Creme)

- Graham Gouldman (solo efforts)

- Doctor Father (Lol Creme, Kevin Godley, 

  Graham Gouldman, and Eric Stewart)

- Hotlegs (Lol Creme, Kevin Godley, Graham Gouldman,

  and Eric Stewart)

- The Icicle Works (Paul Burgess)

- The Mindbenders (Eric Stewart)

- The Mockingbirds (Graham Gouldman)

- Eric Stewart (solo efforts)

- Wax (Graham Gouldman)

- The Whirlwinds (Graham Gouldman)

Genre: rock

Rating: 4 stars ****

Title:  10cc

Company: UK/London

Catalog: UKS 53105 

Year: 1973

Country/State: UK

Grade (cover/record): VG / VG

Comments: --

Available: 2

GEMM catalog ID: 5183

Price: $15.00

Though their American successes were brief, these guys have always been personal favorites.

Formed in 1972, the original 10cc line up featured singer/guitarist Lol Creme, drummer Kevin Godley, singer/bass player Graham Gouldman, and singer/guitarist Eric Stewart.  By the time the four started their 10cc collaboration, Creme and Godley had played in Manchester's The Sabres and were sought after sessions players, while Gouldman had been in The Mockingbirds, recorded a solo album, and become a well known songwriter.  Stewart's background included a stint with Wayne Fontana & the Mindbenders and the post-Fontana Mindbenders.  All four had also been members of the studio entity Hotlegs (see separate entry).

In the wake of their Hotlegs successes the group split their time between studio sessions, recording their own demos, and tentative efforts to market those original songs.  An effort to woe Apple Records was rejected, but they subsequently attracted the attention of singer/promoter/label owner Jonathan King. Impressed by the demos, particularly the song 'Donna', King signed them to his London Records affiliated UK subsidiary and suggested the '10cc' name (reportedly inspired by the average size of a male ejaculation - meant to indicate how good the band was, 10cc was actually more than the average ejaculation).

As 10cc, the band debut with the 1972 single 'Donna' b/w 'Hot Sun Rock' (UK catalog number UK 49005).  A top-10 UK hit (it actually hit # 2), the single was followed by a string of  singles (only 'Rubber Bullets' and 'Headline Hustler' seeing a US release).

- 1972's 'Johnny Don't Do It' b/w '4% of Something' (UK catalog number 22)

- 1973's 'Rubber Bullets' b/w 'Waterfall' (UK catalog number UK 49015)

- 1973's 'Headline Hustler' b/w 'Speed Kills' (UK catalog number UK 49019)

- 1973's 'The Dean and I' b/w 'Bees In My Bonnet' (UK catalog number 48)

Building on their 45 successes, later in the year UK released the band's cleverly-titled debut.  Musically "10cc" served as a mixture of their earlier singles and new studio material.  The set showcased the group's unique blend of highly contageous commercial moves, more artsy stuff, and typically weird British humor.  Working in various pairings all four members contributed material with Gouldman and Stewat's songs tending to be the most mainstream ('Ships Don't Disappear In the Night (Do They?)'), while Creme and Godley opted for the more experimental stuff.  IN another show of democarcy, all four members also handled lead vocals.  Lyrically all four principals displayed a knack for the weird - witness tracks like 'The Hospital Song' which melded a top-40 melody with a plotline that found a scared and angry hospital patient plotting vengeance on his handlers by wetting his bed.  'Donna' and the follow-on single 'Johnny Don't Do It' revealed the band's affection for 1950s doo-wo.  The latter offered up a great contribution to the 'adolescent death rock' genre (kid steals motorcycle and wraps it around a truck).  'Rubber Bullets' showcased a penchant for 1950s-styled rockers.  It was certainly commercial, 

"10cc" track listing:
(side 1)

1.) Johnny Don't Do It   (Kevin Godley - Lol Creme - Graham Gouldman) - 3:37

2.) Sand In My Face   (Kevin Godley - Lol Creme - Graham Gouldman) - 3:37

3.) Donna   (Kevin Godley - Lol Creme) - 2:54

4.) The Dean and I    (Kevin Godley - Lol Creme) - 3:08

5.) Headline Hustler    (Gaham Gouldman - Eric Stewart) - 3:30

(side 2)
1.) Speed Kills   (Eric Stewart - Kevin Godley - Lol Creme - Graham Gouldman) - 3:48

2.) Rubber Bullets    (Kevin Godley - Lol Creme - Graham Gouldman) - 5:18

3.) The Hospital Song   (Kevin Godley - Lol Creme) - 2:36

4.) Ships Don't Disappear In the Night (Do They?)   (Eric Stewart - Graham Gouldman) - 3:03

5.) Fresh Air for My Momma    (Eric Stewart - Kevin Godley - Lol Creme) - 3:02 

Genre: rock

Rating: 4 stars ****

Title:  Sheet Music

Company: UK/London

Catalog: AUKS 53107

Year: 1974

Country/State: UK

Grade (cover/record): VG / VG

Comments: promo sticker on cover; original inner lyric insert

Available: 1

GEMM catalog ID: 5181

Price: $15.00

In the UK 1974's self-produced "Sheet Music" cemented 10cc's reputation as one of the coolest bands around.  It also spun off a pair of top-40 UK hits (see below).  Similarly the album should have  turned these guys into massive stars in the US.  The album actually charted in the States (hitting # 81), but didn't come close to breaking them nationally  ...  With all four band members contributing material, this album had it all - gorgeous top-40 pop ('Oh Effendi'), crashing guitar hard rock ('Silly Love') experimentation (''), wild lyrical flourishes ('Clockwork Creep'), weird English humor ('The Sacro-Iliac') ...  In other words, it was unlike anything American audiences were accustomed to.  So where to start?  It may have been tongue-in-cheek (or maybe not), but the rockin' 'The Wall Street Shuffle' should have provided them with a top-10 US hit.  'Hotel' was the first in a long string of 'internationally' inspired set pieces.  'Old Wild Men' showcased Eric Stewart's penchant for heart wrenching ballads.  'Clockwork Creep' stood as a precursor to 1977's 'I'm Mandy Fly Me' and managed to package a sinister lyric apparently about an airline bombing with a top-40 pop melody.  Elsewhere UK tapped the album for a series of singles:

- 1974's 'The Worst Band In the World' b/w '18 Carat Man of Means' (UK catalog number 57)

- 1974's 'The Wall Street Shuffle' b/w 'Gismo My Way' (UK catalog number 69)

- 1974's 'Silly Love' b/w 'The Sacro Iliac' (UK catalog number 77)

With 'The Wall Street Shuffle' just missing the US top-100, and the parent album generating rave critical reviews, they also got a chance to tour the States.

"Sheet Music" track listing:
(side 1)

1.) The Wall Street Shuffle   (Eric Stewart - Graham Gouldman) - 4:02

2.) The Worst Band In the World   (Lel Creme - Graham Gouldman) - 2:46

3.) Hotel   (Kevin Godley - Lol Creme) - 5:00

4.) Old Wild Men  (Kevin Godley - Lol Creme) - 3:18

5.) Clockwork Creep  (Kevin Godley - Lol Creme) - 3:30

(side 2)
1.) Silly Love   (Lol Creme - Eric Stewart) - 3:58

2.) Somewhere In Hollywood  (Kevin Godley - Lol Creme) - 6:38

3.) Baron Samedi   (Eric Stewart - Graham Gouldman) - 3:40

4.) The Sacro-Iliac   (Kevin Godley - Graham Gouldman) - 2:30

5.) Oh Effendi   (Eric Stewart - Graham Gouldman) - 4:49

Genre: rock

Rating: 3 stars ***

Title:  100cc

Company: UK/London

Catalog: AUKS 53110

Year: 1975

Country/State: UK

Grade (cover/record): VG / VG

Comments: --

Available: 1

GEMM catalog ID: 5182

Price: $10.00

With 10cc having moved to the greener pastures offered by Mercury Records (they reportedly signed a recording deal for a then staggering $1 million), original label UK/London wasted no time in raiding it's archives for a premature 'best of'' compilation.  Drawn almost entirely from the group's first two studio sets, there were certainly plenty of UK hits to be found on "100cc" (I counted six), but it was the 'B' sides and other obscurities that were of the most interest.  Highlights abound, including the should've been a massive hit 'Waterfall' (one of the prettiest things they ever wrote), 'Fresh Air for My Momma' and the 'cleaned up' 'The Worst Band In the World'.  The latter was funny in that the BBC banned it as obscene, even though nasty words were never actually sung.  The original lyrics included  "but we don't give a ..." and "up yours, up mine, but up everybody's, that takes time".  In the fact of the ban, the band rerecorded the lyrics as:  "but we don't give up ..." and "I'm yours, I'm mine, but everybody's, that takes time."  Viewed as a comment on the British Army's recent decision to employ rubber bullets in Northern Ireland, 'Rubber Bullets' also got slapped with a BBC ban.  Elsewhere label head Jonathan King's enthusiastic and self-congratulatory liner notes were a hoot.  Belatedly 'Waterfall' finally got released as a single:

'Waterfall' b/w '4% of Something' (UK catalog number 100)

"100cc" track listing:
(side 1)

1.) Old Wild Men (3:18)
2.) Wall Street Shuffle (3:30)
3.) Somewhere in Hollywood (5:28)
4.) Rubber Bullets (4:41)
5.) Waterfall (3:41)

(side 2)
1.) The Worst Band in the World (2:45)
2.) Donna (2:54)
3.) The Dean and I (3:03)
4.) Fresh Air for My Momma (3:02)
5.) Silly Love (3:56)

Genre: rock

Rating: 4 stars ****

Title:  How Dare You!

Company: Mercury

Catalog: SRM-1-1061

Year: 1976

Country/State: UK

Grade (cover/record): VG / VG

Comments: gatefold sleeve; original inner sleeve

Available: 1

GEMM catalog ID: 5180

Price: $5.00

Okay, I'm bias, but this is the first 10cc LP I ever bought and to this day remains one of my favorites.  It wsn't perfect and lots of folks will opt to disagree, but so what ...  With all four members contributing material in various writing combinations, 1976's "How Dare You!" offered up a first rate mix of pop smarts ('Lazy Ways'), experimental moves ('I Wanna Rule the World'), and their unique brand of English subversive humor ('Iceberg').  Sure, similar to The Beatles "White Album" the results were kind of fragmented with Gouldman and Stewart's contributions underscoring a more conventional and commercial sense, while Creme and Godley brought a arty and experimental bent to the proceedings.  The funny thing is that this was a classic case of the whole being more than the sum of it's parts.  Over their ensuing careers none of the four  principals have managed to match this album.  Besides, how could you not like an album that included a song about a plane crash victim being saved by a fantasy stewardess ('I'm Mandy Fly Me') ...   This time out the singles were:

- 'Art for Art's Sake' b/w 'Get It While You Can' (Mercury catalog number 73725)

- 'I'm Mandy Fly Me' b/w 'How Dare You' (Mercury catalog number 73779)

"How Dare You!" track listing:
(side 1)

1.) How Dare You! (instrumental)   (Lol Creme - Kevin Godley) - 4:14

2.) Lazy Ways   (Lol Creme - Eric Stewart) - 4:18

3.) I Wanna Rule the World   (Lol Creme - Kevin Godley - Graham Gouldman) - 3:57

4.) I'm Mandy Fly Me   (Eric Stewart - Graham Gouldman - Lol Creme) - 5:22

(side 2)
1.) Iceberg   (Graham Gouldman - Kevin Godley) - 3:43

2.) Art for Arts Sake   (Eric Stewart - Graham Gouldman) - 5:59

3.) Rock 'n' Roll Lullabye   (Eric Stewart - Graham Gouldman) - 3:59

4.) Head Room   (Kevin Godley - Lol Creme) - 4:21

5.) Don't Hang Up    (Kevin Godley - Lol Creme) - 6:19

The resulting successes also led Mercury to reach back to the earlier "The Original Soundtrack" album for another 45:

- 'Life Is A Minestrone' b/w 'Lazy Ways' (Mercury catalog number 73805)

Interested in marketing their Gizmotron (aka Gizmo) guitar modification and pursuing a different musical course, including a budding interest in video, Godley and Lol subsequently split off on their own.

Genre: rock

Rating: 3 stars ***

Title:  Deceptive Bend

Company: Mercury

Catalog: SRM-1-3702

Year: 1977

Country/State: UK

Grade (cover/record): VG / VG

Comments: gatefold sleeve; original inner sleeve

Available: 1

GEMM catalog ID: 5179

Price: $5.00

1977 saw Graham Gouldman and Eric Stewart reappear with their first post-Goodly and Creme release - "Deceptive Bends".  Ironically Gouldman and Stewart had begun writing material and recording demos at the band's recently completed Strawberry Studios prior to Goodley and Creme's departure.  Drummer Paul Burgess and various sessions players were subsequently brought in to fill the gaps.  In practical terms the personnel shake up had little impact on the band's patented sound.  With Gouldman and Stewart responsible for all ten tracks, the set was full of catchy melodies ('The Things We Do For Love'), shimmering harmonies ('You Got a Cold') and occasionally too-cute lyrics ('I Bought a Flat Guitar Tutor').  The only minor difference from earlier work was a slight shift to a more commercial sound; some of the earlier experimentation and sense of lunacy seemingly absent (readily explained by Godley and Creme's departures).  Certainly not their most innovative set and in spite of a pretty melody the three part 'Feel the Benefit' kind of dragged, but otherwise fun all the way through.  Commercially the album proved a gold mine, spinning off a series of three hit singles:

- 'The Things We Do for Love' b/w 'Hot to Trot' (Mercury catalog number 73875)

- 'Good Morning Judge'' b/w 'I'm So Laid Back I'm Laid Out' (Mercury catalog number 73943)

- 'People in Love' b/w 'Don't Squeeze Me Like Toothpaste (Mercury catalog number 73917)

Backed by an international tour, the album proved their commercial zenith, going top-40 in the States (# 3 in the UK).

"Deceptive Band" track listing:
(side 1)

1.) Good Morning Judge   (Graham Gouldman - Eric Stewart) - 

2.) The Things We Do For Love   (Graham Gouldman - Eric Stewart) - 

3.) Marriage Bureau Rendezvous   (Graham Gouldman - Eric Stewart) - 

4.) People In Love   (Graham Gouldman - Eric Stewart) - 

5.) Modern Man Blues   (Graham Gouldman - Eric Stewart) - 

(side 2)
1.) Honeymoon with B Troop   (Graham Gouldman - Eric Stewart) - 

2.) I Bought a Flat Guitar Tutor   (Graham Gouldman - Eric Stewart) - 

3.) You Got a Cold   (Graham Gouldman - Eric Stewart) - 

4.) Feel the Benefit (Pars 1,2 and 3)   (Graham Gouldman - Eric Stewart) - 

Genre: rock

Rating: 3 stars ***

Title:  Live and Let Live

Company: Mercury

Catalog: SRM2-8800

Year: 1977

Country/State: UK

Grade (cover/record): VG / VG

Comments: gatefold sleeve; double 

LP set; cut lower right corner

Available: 1

GEMM catalog ID: 5178

Price: $12.00

A live two album concert set, 1977's self-produced "Live and Let Live" was clearly intended to give Graham Gouldman and Eric Stewart some time to catch their creative breathes.  Recorded during a series of June and July 1977 dates at London's Odeon Theatre Hammersmith and the Manchester Apollo Theatre the album offered up a couple of Gouldman and Stewart penned oldies (fomer band members Lol Creme and Kevin Godley were only represented by the inclusion of 'The Second Sitting for the Last Supper' and ''I'm Mandy Fly Me') and a big slug of material from the recent "Deceptive Bends" LP.  While critics and fans tended to be lukewarm in their comments, I have to admit to actually liking the set.  The performances are all pretty good and forced to strip off some of their studio excesses, earlier material like 'Waterfall' (one of the first things and best things 10cc ever recorded), and 'You've Got a Cold' came off as much tougher and focused than the original recordings - a good thing to my ears. The extended band (drummer Paul Burgess, guitarist Rick Fenn, keyboardist Tony O'Malley, and drummer Stuart Tosh) also sounded surprisingly impressive, giving their live set considerable muscle.  Check out '' and 'Wall Street Shuffle' (the latter tapped by Mercury as an American single - Mercury also tapped the album for a single b/w 'You've Got a Cold' (Mercury catalog number 73980).  Highlights included a nice 'I'm Mandy Fly Me' and ''.  Sure it wasn't perfect.  O'Malley's lead vocal on 'Art for Art Sake' was painful and extending it to eight minutes plus was simply unnecessary. The inclusion of extended versions of 'Ships Don't Disappear in the Night (Do They?)' and 'Modern Man Blues' may have shown off the band's in-concert chops, but did little to hide the fact they were dull (and long).  Still, not a bad concert documentary and certainly better than most of the posthumously released live collections.  Given it was a double LP, the collection proved a modest seller, the set hit # 146 in the States.  

"Live and Let Live" track listing:
(side 1)

1.) The Second Sitting for the Last Supper   (Eric Stewart - Graham Gouldman - Kevin Godley - Lol Creme) - 5:18

2.) You've Got a Cold   (Eric Stewart - Graham Gouldman) - 3:50

3.) Honeymoon with B Troop   (Eric Stewart - Graham Gouldman) - 3:01

4.) Art for Art's Sake   (Eric Stewart - Graham Gouldman) - 8:07

5.) People In Love   (Eric Stewart - Graham Gouldman) - 4:13

(side 2)
1.) Wall Street Shuffle   (Eric Stewart - Graham Gouldman) - 4:12

2.) Ships Don't Disappear in the Night (Do They?)   (Eric Stewart - Graham Gouldman) - 7:26

3.) I'm Mandy Fly Me   (Eric Stewart - Graham Gouldman) - 5:52

4.) Marriage Bureau Rendezvous   (Eric Stewart - Graham Gouldman) - 4:38

(side 3)

1.) Good Morning Judge   (Eric Stewart - Graham Gouldman) - 3:06

2.) Feel the Benefit   (Eric Stewart - Graham Gouldman) - 3:12

3.) The Things We Do For Love   (Eric Stewart - Graham Gouldman) - 4:23

(side 4)
1.) Waterfall   (Eric Stewart - Graham Gouldman) - 7:25

2.) I'm Not in Love   (Eric Stewart - Graham Gouldman) - 6:34

3.) Modern Man Blues   (Eric Stewart - Graham Gouldman) - 9:15

Genre: rock

Rating: 3 stars ***

Title:  Bloody Tourists

Company: Mercury

Catalog: PD-1-6161

Year: 1978

Country/State: UK

Grade (cover/record): VG / VG

Comments: gatefold sleeve; cut lower left corner; original inner sleeve

Available: 1

GEMM catalog ID: 5177

Price: $8.00

1978's "Bloody Tourists" was the band's first studio set featuring their extended 'generation 2' line up (drummer Paul Burgess, guitarist Rick Fenn, keyboardist Duncan Mackay, percussionist Stuart Tosh). While there were plenty of classic 10cc moments, overall the album sounded like a transitional effort - Graham Gouldman and Eric Stewart still trying to acclimate themselves to the new lineup.  The album also found the pair sharing songwriting chores with some of the newbies. While 'Dreadlock Holiday' was reportedly inspired by a story they heard from The Moody Blues Justin Hayward, the rest of the album always struck me as sort of pseudo concept piece, the track listing's international flavor ('Tokyo', 'Life Line' and 'From Rochdale To Ochos Rios') possibly inspired by their recent international touring experiences.  At least to my ears, the big difference this time out showed itself in the form of this set being far more conventional and commercial than their last couple of studio sets.  With one of two minor exceptions ('Shock On the Tube (Don't Want Love)' and 'Anonymous Alcoholic'), the fun sense of experimentation that made earlier collections so much fun was largely absent.  Highlights included the hit ''Dreadlock Holiday (still one of the best slice of reggae ever recorded by a white band), the near perfect slice of pop 'For You and I', and Stewart's ominous 'Mister Time'. 

Released as a single 'Dreadlock Holiday' b/w 'Nothing Can Move Me' (Polydor catalog number PD-14511) hit # 44 in the States (# 1 in the UK). 

One of the band's prettiest and most conventional ballads, 'For You and I' was subsequently included in the soundtrack to the hideous John Travolta film "Moment By Moment".  It was then released as a US single 'For You and I' b/w 'Take These Chains' (Polydor catalog number PD 14528), providing the band with their final US hit (# 85).  

Propelled by generally favorable reviews and the hits, the parent LP hit # 69 in the States (# 3 in the UK).  Call it the last classic 10cc release ...

"Bloody Tourists" track listing:
(side 1)

1.) Dreadlock Holiday   (Eric Stewart - Graham Gouldman) - 4:28

2.) For You and I   (Eric Stewart - Graham Gouldman) - 5:20

3.) Take These Chains   (Eric Stewart - Graham Gouldman) - 2:36

4.) Shock On the Tube (Don't Want Love)   (Eric Stewart) - 3:38

5.) Last Night   (Eric Stewart - Graham Gouldman - Rick Fenn) - 3:10

6.) Anonymous Alcoholic   (Eric Stewart - Graham Gouldman) - 5:38

(side 2)
1.) Reds In My Bed   (Eric Stewart - Stuart Tosh) - 4:08

2.) Life Line   (Graham Gouldman) - 3:26

3.) Tokyo   (Eric Stewart) - 4:29

4.) Old Mister Time   (Eric Stewart - Duncan Mackay) - 4:27

5.) From Rochdale To Ochos Rios   (Graham Gouldman) - 3:41 

6.) Everything You've Wanted To Know About!!! (Exclamation Marks)   (Eric Stewart) - 4:25

For 10cc fanatics, Polydor tapped the album for a follow-on English single: 'Reds In My Bed' b/w 'Take These Chains' (Polydor catalog number 6008 036)

Genre: rock

Rating: 1 star *

Title:  Look Hear?

Company: Warner Brothers

Catalog: BSK-3442

Year: 1980

Country/State: UK

Grade (cover/record): VG / VG

Comments: includes original inner sleeve

Available: 1

GEMM catalog ID: 5176

Price: $8.00

   cover of UK pressing

Ending their long term relationship with Mercury, 1980's "Look Hear?" found the expanded line up signed to Warner Brothers.  Musically the album was instantly recognizable as a 10cc product, though as prime writers Graham Gouldman and Eric Stewart seemed to be on automatic pilot.  That feeling was underscored by the presence of several tracks credited to second generation members Rick Fenn and Duncan Mckay.  Taken in small doses none of these ten tracks were outright bad (okay Rick Fenn's 'Don't Send Me Back' was pretty hideous).  At the same time with the possible exception of the pretty ballads 'It Doesn't Matter At All' and 'I Hate To Eat Alone' nothing here was particularly memorable or innovative.  Adding to sense of disappointment, pulling a page off of the earlier "Bloody Tourists" set, 'One Two Five', 'How'm I Ever Gonna Say Goodbye' and 'Dressed To Kill' all borrowed the earlier pseudo-reggae moves, though with far inferior results.  With little success Warner tapped the album for a single in the form of 'It Doesn't Matter at All' b/w 'Strange Lover'  (Warner Brothers catalog number 49266).   A commercial and creative disappointment the set peaked at # 180.

"Look Hear?" track listing:
(side 1)

1.) One Two Five  (Eric Stewart - Graham Gouldman) - 5:10

2.) Welcome To the World    (Duncan Mackay - Rick Fenn) - 3:40

3.) How'm I Ever Gonna Say Goodbye    (Graham Gouldman - Rick Fenn) - 3:36

4.) Don't Send Me Back   (Rick Fenn) - 3:16

5.) I Took You Home   (Eric Stewart) - 5:13

(side 2)
1.) It Doesn't Matter At All    (Graham Gouldman - Rick Fenn) - 3:59

2.) Dressed To Kill    (Graham Gouldman - Rick Fenn) - 3:26

3.) Lovers Anonymous    (Graham Gouldman - Rick Fenn) - 5:05

4.) I Hate To Eat Alone    (Graham Gouldman) - 2:53

5.) Strange Lover    (Graham Gouldman - Rick Fenn) - 3:40

6.) L.A. Inflatable    (Graham Gouldman - Rick Fenn) - 4:31

Genre: rock

Rating: 3 stars ***

Title:  Ten Out of 10

Company: Mercury

Catalog: BSK-3575

Year: 1981

Country/State: UK

Grade (cover/record): VG / VG

Comments: --

Available: 1

GEMM catalog ID: 5175

Price: $8.00

Mercury marketed the album far more aggressively in the UK, pulling several singles off the collection:

- 'Les Nouveaux Riches' b/w 'I Hate to Eat Alone' (Mercury catalog number TEN 10)

- 'Don't Turn Me Away' b/w 'Tomorrows [sic] World Today' (Mercury catalog number MER 86)

- 'Run Away' b/w 'Action Man In a Motown Suite' (Mercury catalog number MER 113)

- 'We've Heard It All Before' b/w 'Overdraft in Overdrive' (Mercury catalog number MER 121) 

"Ten Out of 10" track listing:
(side 1)

1.) Don't Ask   (Graham Gouldman) - 4:01

2.) The Power of Love   (Eric Stewart - Graham Gouldman - Andrew Gold) - 4:14

3.) Les Nouveaux Riches   (Eric Stewart) - 5:12

4.) Memories   (Eric Stewart - Graham Gouldman) - 5:47

5.) We've Heard It All Before   (Eric Stewart - Graham Gouldman - Andrew Gold) - 3:48

(side 2)
1.) Don''t Turn Me Away   (Eric Stewart) - 5:03

2.) Notell Hotel   (Eric Stewart - Graham Gouldman) - 4:56

3.) Overdraft In Overdrive   (Eric Stewart - Graham Gouldman) - 3:22

4.) Tomorrow's World Today   (Graham Gouldman) - 3:14

5.) Run Away   (Eric Stewart - Graham Gouldman - Andrew Gold) - 4:07

Genre: rock

Rating: 3 stars ***

Title:  Windows In the Jungle

Company: Mercury

Catalog: SRM-1-4087

Year: 1983

Country/State: UK

Grade (cover/record): VG / VG

Comments: UK pressing; small punch out hole

Available: 1

GEMM catalog ID: 5174

Price: $20.00

By the time 1983's "Window In the Jungle" saw an American release, the group's already US commercial heyday had come and gone.  That was unfortunate since this late inning release stood as a minor return to form.  With Gouldman and Stewart responsible for all eight tracks, the collection was originally slated to be a concept piece (big surprise), but with their recent sales proving disappointing, parent company Mercury apparently was in no mood to deal with the pair's more creative desires; instead pushing hard for a purely commercial release.  Though neither side was very happy with the final product, the results sounded very much like a compromise.  The band's instantly recognizable sound remained intact (glorious harmonies, incideously catchy melodies, jarring lyrics ('Americana Panorama')), with material like the eight minute lead off '24 Hours' and 'Taxi! Taxi!' served as an indication off what Gouldman and Stewart originally had in mind.  At the other end of the spectrum, the reggae-flavored 'Feel The Love (Oomachasaooma)', 'City Lights' and 'Food For Thought' were all short and commercial in nature.  The irony is that with backing from an all star cast of sessions players, Gouldman (almost invisible throughout the proceedings) and Stewart sounded bored and uninterested throughout.  In terms of sales the album didn't do bad, peaking at # 70.  It also marked a decade long hiatus for the band. 

Elsewhere Mercury tapped the LP for a series of singles:

- '24 Hours' b/w 'Dreadlock Holiday (live at Wembley)' (Mercury catalog number MER139)

- Feel the Love (Oomachasaooma)' b/w ' She Gives Me Pain' (Mercury catalog number 812 767-7) 

- 'Food for Thought' b/w 'The Secret Life of Henry' (Mercury catalog number 814 495-7)

"Windows In the Jungle" track listing:
(side 1)

1.) 24 Hours   (Graham Gouldman - Eric Stewart) – 8:09

2.) Feel The Love (Oomachasaooma)   (Graham Gouldman - Eric Stewart) – 5:10

3.) Yes, I Am   (Graham Gouldman - Eric Stewart) – 6:03

4.) Americana Panorama   (Graham Gouldman - Eric Stewart) – 3:45

(side 2)
1.) City Lights   (Graham Gouldman - Eric Stewart) – 3:34

2.) Food For Thought   (Graham Gouldman - Eric Stewart) – 3:34

3.) Working Girls   (Graham Gouldman - Eric Stewart) – 4:26

4.) Taxi! Taxi!    (Graham Gouldman - Eric Stewart)– 7:39