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Fifth Studio Album for English Art Rock Band!
Deceptive Bends is the fifth studio album released in 1977 by rock band 10cc.
The departure of Kevin Godley and Lol Creme in 1976 to form Godley & Cremealmost ended 10cc. However Eric Stewart and Graham Gouldman kept the group aliveas a duo (with the assistance of percussionist Paul Burgess). The cover designwas provided by Hipgnosis. The name of the album came from a road sign on thesouthbound A24 between Leatherhead and Dorking in Surrey; the sign is no longerthere.
Stewart recalled: “I had a big challenge ahead of me to prove to the recordworld that we were not just 5cc, as some of the British media had graciouslycalled us. The music was simpler than some of the previous 10cc albums, it wasfar more direct, streamlined and positive. The whole album was recorded very (inour terms) quickly. I was on a mission, and flying higher and faster than I hadever been before, and I knew by then that we had a very strong album. The newsongs played a big part in the equation of course, I was out to prove also thatwe could write a hit album without Kevin and Lol … we did!”
Godley and Creme were still band members early in this album’s history. Theband’s original line-up debuted a live version of “Good Morning Judge” at theKnebworth Festival on August 21, 1976 and also did studio work on an earlyversion of “People in Love” referred to as “Voodoo Boogie.” “Voodoo Boogie”featured a more offbeat arrangement and prominent backing vocals by Creme, butthe track was considered “awful” when assembled, and Godley and Creme left thegroup shortly thereafter. The official versions of “Good Morning Judge” and”People in Love” were performed by Stewart and Gouldman alone, with the help ofa few session musicians, for the eventual album release. The first single takenfrom the album, “The Things We Do for Love”, reached No. 6 in the UK SinglesChart, No. 2 in Ireland and No. 1 in Canada.
“…a series of lush, catchy pop songs that are witty in their ownright…Deceptive Bends is the finest achievement of 10cc’s post-Godley andCreme lineup and well worth a spin for anyone who enjoyed Sheet Music or TheOriginal Soundtrack.” -Donald A. Guarisco, allmusic.com
SHM-SACD (Super High Material SACD) is the ultimate Super Audio CD thatutilizes the materials and technologies that were developed for the SHM-CD tofurther enhance the audio-resolution. These discs are made with polycarbonatedeveloped for the screen of the liquid crystal display. As it has a highertransparency, players can read the signal more faithfully. Also, it excels influidity, which enables you to cast a more accurate pit. What works wonders fora low resolution format such as CD should offer even greater sonic improvementsin a real high resolution format such as SACD.
Housed in a 5 1/2″ x 5 1/2″ x 1/2″ hinged-lid box which includes inside afull color mini insert LP jacket and booklet with English and Japanese lyrics.The obi surrounding the album replicates the one included in the Japanese firstpressing LP.
Features:
Super High Material Super Audio CD
SHM-SACD Stereo SACD Layer
Single-Layer Stereo SHM-SACD, to secure enough reflectance and not to compress DSD file.
Label of the disc is printed with a special green ink called ‘Onsho Shiyou,’ which minimizes diffuse reflection.
Carefully selected master audio is used, from existing DSD files to newly converted from analog tapes.
This Single-Layer SHM-SACD can only be played on a Super Audio CD Player! It will NOT play on conventional CD Players!
Selections:
1. Good Morning Judge
2. The Things We Do for Love
3. Marriage Bureau Rendezvous
4. People in Love
5. Modern Man Blues
6. Honeymoon with B Troop
7. I Bought a Flat Guitar Tutor
8. You’ve Got a Cold
9. Feel The Benefit
A. Reminisce and Speculate
B. “A” Latin Break
C. Feel the Benefit
Bonus Tracks:
10. Hot to Trot
11. Don’t Squeeze Me Like Toothpaste
12. I’m So Laid Back, I’m Laid Out
