Product Description
Scarce Actual 1977 Japanese First Pressing ~ Complete With Highly Collectable Obi Strip! Vinyl & Heavy Grade Gatefold Cover Still In Top Condition! Includes Insert With Lyrics In Japanese, Plus Inner Sleeve With Lyrics In English. The Fifth 10cc LP Features “Good Morning Judge”, “The Things We Do For Love” & Their Greatest Progressive Song, “Feel The Benefit”.
Condition – Vinyl: EXCELLENT! Very light surface mark on Side 1, which is not audible.
Condition – Cover: EXCELLENT! Beautifully preserved for over 46 years!
Japanese vinyl pressings are highly sought after by audiophiles and collectors, due to their premium sound quality and beautifully presented packaging. The sonic quality of Japanese records is regarded as the best in the world. No wonder all the original Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab records were pressed in Japan! The covers are printed on better quality heavy stock paper too. Near Mint condition original Japanese pressings are becoming scarcer ~ and therefore more collectable and valuable every year.
Side 1:
Good Morning Judge
The Things We Do For Love
Marriage Bureau Rendezvous
People In Love
Modern Man Blues
Side 2:
Honeymoon With B Troop
Bought A Flat Guitar Tutor
You’ve Got A Cold
Feel The Benefit
Reminisce And Speculation
A Latin Break
Feel The Benefit
AMG –
The finest achievement of 10cc's post-Godley and Creme lineup, featuring lush, catchy pop songs... When Kevin Godley and Lol Creme left 10cc in 1976 to pursue a solo career, many thought it was the death knell for the group. However, Eric Stewart and Graham Gouldman kept the group alive as a duo (with the assistance of percussionist Paul Burgess) and turned in a surprisingly solid album with 1977's Deceptive Bends. It may lack the devil-may-care wackiness that popped up on previous 10cc albums, but it makes up for it by crafting a series of lush, catchy pop songs that are witty in their own right. Deceptive Bends also produced a pair of notable hits for the group: "Good Morning Judge" told the comical tale of a career criminal over a hook-laden, surprisingly funky pop backing while "The Things We Do for Love" was an irresistible Beatles pastiche that showcased 10cc's mastery of pop vocal harmonies. "People in Love," a surprisingly straightforward ballad built on a gorgeous string arrangement, also became a modest chart success. The remainder of the material doesn't stand out as sharply as these hits, but each of the tracks offers up plenty of naggingly catchy pop hooks, oodles of catchy riffs, and surprising twists in their arrangements. Highlights among the non-hit tracks include "Marriage Bureau Rendezvous," a satire of dating services set to a lilting soft rock melody, and "You've Got a Cold," a portrait of illness-influenced misery set to a percolating pop melody. The lengthy medley "Feel the Benefit" closes the album, kept afloat by a catchy, mock-Spanish midsection and some lovely string arrangements. All in all, Deceptive Bends is the finest achievement of 10cc's post-Godley and Creme lineup and well worth a spin for anyone who enjoyed Sheet Music or The Original Soundtrack.