Product Description
Hard To Find Actual 1976 Japanese First Pressing Still In Top Condition! Heavy Grade Gatefold Cover Includes 4-Page Insert With Lyrics In English & Japanese. The Fourth 10cc LP Features “I’m Mandy Fly Me”, “Art For Art’s Sake”, “Rock ‘N’ Roll Lullaby”, “Don’t Hang Up” & More!
Condition – Vinyl: EXCELLENT! Couple of very light surface marks, which are not audible.
Condition – Cover: EXCELLENT!
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. Top condition original Japanese pressings are becoming scarcer ~ and therefore more collectable and valuable every year.
Side 1:
How Dare You
Lazy Ways
I Wanna Rule The World
I’m Mandy Fly Me
Iceberg
Side 2:
Art For Art’s Sake
Rock ‘N’ Roll Lullaby
Head Room
Don’t Hang Up
AMG –
A well-crafted album that shows off 10cc's eccentric humor and pop smarts in equal measure. After scoring their commercial breakthrough with "I'm Not in Love" from 1975's The Original Soundtrack, 10cc continued to build on their good fortune with How Dare You. It's a well-crafted album that shows off 10cc's eccentric humor and pop smarts in equal measure. This time, the hit singles were "I'm Mandy Fly Me" and "Art for Art's Sake." The first tune is the fanciful tale of a plane crash victim saved from death by the stewardess of his dreams that plays out a poppy mock-exotica musical backdrop while the second is a tongue-in-cheek parody of commercial-minded artists set to a rocking, cowbell-driven beat. Elsewhere, How Dare You pursues a similar mix of zany humor and pop hooks: "Iceberg" brings its tale of a frigid romantic partner to life with an incredibly intricate and jazzy vocal melody, and "I Wanna Rule the World" is a witty tale of a dictator-in-training with enough catchy riffs and vocal harmonies for two or three songs. "Rock 'N' Roll Lullaby" and "Don't Hang Up" keep the listener involved through a combination of melodic songwriting and typically well-crafted arrangements. How Dare You remains a solid album of witty pop songs that will satisfy anyone with a yen for 10cc.