10cc - 10cc - Very Rare Original MINT UK 1st Pressing on UK Label LP With Insert

	£		21
	$		28

Artist & Title: 10cc – 10cc

Very rare original MINT 1973 UK FIRST PRESSING 10-track stereo LP on the UK label, with 1W/1W matrices, housed in a non-laminated picture sleeve with lyrics insert.
The record is in Mint condition and sounds as jaw-droppingly wonderful as ever, while the cover and inner fully merit a Very Good grading. The insert is immaculate. See pics. A superb play-copy of 10cc’s eponymous debut album.
Highly desirable for its Mint condition vinyl, and increasingly difficult to find in ANY condition on vinyl, this could be a once in a lifetime opportunity to add this superb mint rarity to your collection at an extremely advantageous price.

Catalogue Number: UK Records ?– UKAL 1005 (INSERT INCLUDED)

Release date: July 1973

Overall Grade: MINT/VG (LP/Cover)

Matrix (Runout): Side 1: XZAL-12402.P-1W    Side 2: XZAL-12403.P-1W

Labels: Made In England
The Decca Record Co. Ltd.
? 1973 Strawberry Production
A Strawberry Studios, Manchester Production
St. Annes Music
GEMA
Sleeve: "I'd love to hear a 10 c.c. Album"...John Peel, Disc, March '73
Artwork David Anstey from a design by Lol Creme
Photography Chris Grayson
Produced by Strawberry Studios, Manchester
? 1973 Strawberry productions
UK RECORDS Decca House, Albert Embankment, London SE1 7SW
Sleeve printed in England by Robert Stace.

This extraordinary debut LP from 10cc is hardly ever offered for sale in this condition – if ever.

“Displaying a command of pop styles and satire, 10cc showed that they are a force to be reckoned with on their first album.”

This is the extremely rare real thing: a genuine Mint/VG condition UK first pressing. The record is in flawless Mint condition and the cover and inner are in Very Good condition. The lyric sheet insert is in immaculate Mint condition. All items are free from any major defects like scratches, tears, dog-ears, stickers, writing, stains or the like apart from a little grubbiness and rubbing on the sleeve, which otherwise shows very little shelfwear. See pics. All items are the genuine originals bought together by me in 1973, not reprints or replacements. The LP is the original 1973 UK stereo LP, which was only played once or twice on top-end audiophile equipment and lovingly cared for.

“Hooks abound, harmonies shine, and instrumentation is dazzling without being overdone.”

THIS HAS TO BE ONE OF THE BEST EXAMPLES OF THIS ALBUM EVER OFFERED FOR SALE IN RECENT TIMES

10cc is the debut album by British rock band 10cc. It was recorded at Strawberry Studios in Stockport, which was part-owned by guitarist and engineer Eric Stewart, and released on Jonathan King's UK Records label. The album reached No.36 in the UK.
Three of its five singles reached the Top 10 in the UK charts, including "Rubber Bullets", which hit No.1. The closing track, "Fresh Air for My Mama", was a reworking of "You Didn't Like It Because You Didn't Think Of It", the B-side of 1970's "Neanderthal Man", an international hit by the band under its former name of Hotlegs.

This may be your only ONCE IN A LIFETIME chance to own this rare piece of music history in this condition.

“The musicianship is excellent throughout the album and especially the vocals impress me. The production is otherworldly.”

Displaying a command of pop styles and satire, 10cc showed that they are a force to be reckoned with on their first album. Hooks abound, harmonies shine, and instrumentation is dazzling without being overdone. Though charges of "self-consciously clever" could be levelled at the group, their command of witty, Anglo-styled pop is so impressive that even those criticisms must be weighed against the mastery of styles. All four members sing lead and are talented songwriters, and this leads to a wide variety of styles that add to their vision. Featuring their number one UK hit "Rubber Bullets," 10cc wade through ten selections of satire and parody. One of the best is "Johnny Don't Do It," a parody of all the "death discs" of the late '50s and early '60s (the misunderstood "bad but really good" guy who is killed in a wreck). More contemporary and bitingly sarcastic is "Headline Hustler," a commentary on the ravenous, scandal-hungry media. Medical facilities and the treatment afforded there is given ripe 10cc commentary in "The Hospital Song." ("And when I go, I'll die of plaster casting love.") Whether doing loving parodies of the music they grew up with or satirizing contemporary issues, 10cc show themselves to be top-level purveyors of pop on their debut recording. Some might criticize the group for being too self-satisfied with their own intelligence, but there is no denying the true craftsmanship and humour on their 1973 debut.

A fantastic time warp example of this rarity in amazing condition, a true investment grade item - get it while you can!

AND IT MUST SELL IN THIS ONCE ONLY AUCTION

You can read more about this album and 10cc all over the web.

I pack my records professionally in stiff corrugated cruciform record boxes leaving the Vinyl (housed in anti-static bags) outside the Sleeve.

Postage discounts for multiple orders are available: £1 per additional LP, up to a maximum of 4, in the UK.
£4 per additional LP, up to a maximum of 4, in the Rest of the World.

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