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Alive (10cc Album)
''Alive'' is a live album by 10cc released in 1993. It was recorded in Japan during the opening nights of the band's comeback tour following the release of the album '' ...Meanwhile''. Overview The line-up of 10cc for the tour consisted of core members Eric Stewart and Graham Gouldman, longtime 10cc members Rick Fenn and Stuart Tosh and newcomers Stephen Pigott on keyboards and Gary Wallis on drums. The album is notable to feature several cover versions, which is not typical for 10cc shows. They include two Beatles covers, "Paperback Writer" and “Across the Universe”, along with a version of "Slow Down" by Larry Williams, which was also recorded by The Beatles. Release and reception The album was originally released in two variations: a 15 track 2-CD set and a 12 track single CD highlights version titled ''Alive: The Very Best Of'', which omitted "Paperback Writer", "Shine a Light in the Dark" and "Slow Down". The album was reissued several times with titles ''Alive: The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
10cc
10cc are an English rock band formed in Stockport in 1972. The group initially consisted of four musicians – Graham Gouldman, Eric Stewart, Kevin Godley and Lol Creme – who had written and recorded together since 1968. The group featured two songwriting teams. Stewart and Gouldman were predominantly pop songwriters, who created most of the band's accessible songs. Godley and Creme were the predominantly experimental half of 10cc, featuring art and cinematically inspired writing. Every member of 10cc was a multi-instrumentalist, singer, writer and producer. Most of the band's records were recorded at their own Strawberry Studios (North) in Stockport and Strawberry Studios (South) in Dorking, with most of those engineered by Stewart. From 1972 to 1978, 10cc had five consecutive UK top-ten albums: ''Sheet Music'' (1974), ''The Original Soundtrack'' (1975), '' How Dare You!'' (1976), ''Deceptive Bends'' (1977) and '' Bloody Tourists'' (1978). 10cc also had twelve sing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
