10cc – Deceptive Bends

10cc - Deceptive Bends album cover

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Label:

Mercury – 9102 502

Format:

Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold

Country:

UK

Released:

Genre:

Rock

Style:

Pop Rock

Tracklist

A1Good Morning Judge
Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Tambourine, Backing Vocals, 6-String Bass – Graham*
Drums, Tambourine, Piano [Wah], Cabasa – Paul*
Lead Vocals, Lead Guitar, Piano, Synthesizer [Moog], Backing Vocals, Slide Guitar – Eric*
A2The Things We Do For Love
Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Handclaps, Backing Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Tambourine – Graham*
Drums, Tambourine, Handclaps, Gong – Paul*
Lead Vocals, Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals, Piano, Organ – Eric*
A3Marriage Bureau Rendezvous
Drums, Percussion [Piano Stool], Congas, Triangle – Paul*
Electric Piano, Lead Guitar, Slide Guitar, Guitar [Phase], Organ, Backing Vocals – Eric*
Lead Vocals, Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Backing Vocals – Graham*
A4People In Love
Arranged By, Conductor [Strings And Brass] – Del Newman
Bass Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Harmony Vocals – Graham*
Drums, Tambourine, Percussion [Bell Tree, Roto Toms] – Paul*
Lead Vocals, Lead Guitar, Slide Guitar, Piano – Eric*
A5Modern Man Blues
Drums – Paul*
Lead Vocals, Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Dobro, Organ, Backing Vocals, Bass [Echo], 6-String Bass – Graham*
Lead Vocals, Lead Guitar, Slide Guitar, Piano, Backing Vocals – Eric*
Oboe – Tony Spath
B1Honeymoon With B Troop
Drums, Wood Block, Vibraphone [Vibes], Cabasa – Paul*
Lead Guitar, Electric Piano, Piano, Organ, Backing Vocals – Eric*
Lead Vocals, Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Triangle, Backing Vocals – Graham*
B2I Bought A Flat Guitar Tutor
Bass Guitar, Acoustic Guitar – Graham*
Drums – Paul*
Lead Vocals, Lead Guitar, Whistle – Eric*
Piano – Tony Spath
B3You've Got A Cold
Bass Guitar, Bass [Fuzz], Electric Guitar, Guiro, Backing Vocals – Graham*
Drums, Agogô [A Go-go Bells] – Paul*
Electric Piano, Organ – Jean Roussel
Lead Vocals, Lead Guitar, Piano, Backing Vocals, Maracas – Eric*
Feel The Benefit
Arranged By, Conductor [Strings And Brass] – Del Newman
Drums, Tambourine, Congas, Claves, Cabasa – Paul*
Lead Vocals, Lead Guitar, Piano, Electric Piano, Synthesizer [Moog], Backing Vocals, Electric Guitar, Maracas – Eric*
Lead Vocals, Lead Guitar, Twelve-String Guitar, Bass Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Autoharp, Electric Guitar – Graham*
B4-iReminisce And Speculation
B4-iiA Latin Break
B4-iiiFeel The Benefit

Companies, etc.

  • Published By – St. Annes Music Ltd.
  • Published By – St. Anne's Music
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Phonogram Ltd.
  • Recorded At – Strawberry Studios South
  • Pressed By – Phonodisc Ltd.
  • Lacquer Cut At – I.B.C. Studios
  • Marketed By – Phonogram
  • Record Company – Phonogram Ltd.

Credits

  • Arranged By [Strings, Brass], Conductor [Strings, Brass] – Del Newman (tracks: A4, B4)
  • Design [Sleeve Design] – Hipgnosis (2)
  • Design [Uncredited] – Storm Thorgerson
  • Engineer [Assistant] – Tony Spath
  • Engineer, Mixed By, Technician [Final Reduction], Instruments – Eric Stewart
  • Graphics [Liner Bag Graphics] – George Hardie
  • Graphics [Sleeve Graphics] – Colin Elgie
  • Lacquer Cut By – Mely* (tracks: A1 to A5), Melys* (tracks: B1 to B4)
  • Mastered By – Melvyn Abrahams
  • Photography By [Group, Divers] – Hipgnosis (2)
  • Photography By [Retouching] – Richard Manning (3)
  • Photography By [Uncredited] – Aubrey Powell, Peter Christopherson
  • Producer, Written-By, Instruments – Eric Stewart, Graham Gouldman

Notes

Printed inner sleeve. 'Feel The Benefit' appears without the additional information on the sleeve.

[On inner sleeve]:
Recorded at Strawberry Recording Studios (South).

[On labels]:
A2 ℗ 1976 Phonogram Ltd.
A1, A3 to B4 ℗ 1977 Phonogram Ltd.
Made in England
Recorded at Strawberry Studios South

All runout variants are stamped except for the trailing 'MELY + ERIC + GRAHAM + PAUL LOVE YOU' and 'MELYS' which are hand-etched.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Price Code: BE
  • Matrix / Runout (Label side A): 9102 502 1
  • Matrix / Runout (Label side B): 9102 502 2
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, var 1): 9102 502 1Y // 2 IB 12 14 MELY + ERIC + GRAHAM + PAUL LOVE YOU
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, var 1): 9102 502 2Y // 4 IB 1 3 4 MELYS
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, var 2): 9102 502 1Y // 3 IB 1 1 5 MELY + ERIC + GRAHAM + PAUL LOVE YOU
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, var 2): 9102 502 2Y // 4 IB 11 1 MELYS
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, var 3): 9102 502 1Y // 2 IB 1 2 1 MELY + ERIC + GRAHAM + PAUL LOVE YOU
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, var 3): 9102 502 2Y // 3 IB 14 5 MELYS
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, var 4): 9102 502 1Y // 4 IB 11 5 MELY + ERIC + GRAHAM + PAUL LOVE YOU
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, var 4): 9102 502 2Y // 3 IB 1 1 10 MELYS
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, var 5): 9102 502 1Y // 2 IB 1 2 19 MELY + ERIC + GRAHAM + PAUL LOVE YOU
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, var 5): 9102 502 2Y // 3 IB 25 1 MELYS
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, var 6): 9102 502 1Y // 2 IB 1 1 20 MELY + ERIC + GRAHAM + PAUL LOVE YOU
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, var 6): 9102 502 2Y // 4 IB 14 19 MELYS
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, var 7): 9102502 1Y // 4 IB 13 4 MELY + ERIC + GRAHAM + PAUL LOVE YOU
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, var 7): 9102502 2Y // 4 IB 1 1 MELYS
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, var 8): 9102502 1Y // 2 IB 11 8 MELY + ERIC + GRAHAM + PAUL LOVE YOU
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, var 8): 9102502 2Y // 3 IB 12 1 MELYS
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, var 9): 9102502 1Y // 4 IB 1 1 1 5 MELY + ERIC + GRAHAM + PAUL LOVE YOU
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, var 9): 9102502 2Y // 4 IB 1 2 1 6 MELYS
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, var 10): 9102502 1Y // 4 IB 1 2 8 MELY + ERIC + GRAHAM + PAUL LOVE YOU
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, var 10): 9102502 2Y // 4 IB 1 4 1 9 MELYS
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, var 11): 9102502 1Y // 4 IB 11 1 3 MELY + ERIC + GRAHAM + PAUL LOVE YOU
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, var 11): 9102502 2Y // 3 IB 14 MELYS 2 1

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Deceptive Bends (LP, Album, Gatefold )Mercury6310 502Australia1977
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Deceptive Bends (LP, Album, Gatefold, Santa Maria Pressing)MercurySRM-1-3702US1977
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Deceptive Bends (LP, Album, Stereo)Philips, Philips9199 003, 9199.003Canada1977
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Deceptive Bends (LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold)Mercury6310 502Netherlands1977
Deceptive Bends (LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold sleeve)Mercury6310 502Germany1977

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Reviews

  • chilsta's avatar
    chilsta
    The title of this album comes from a road sign that was on the A24, just as you started south along a stretch known locally as The Mickleham Bends (or Micky Bends- a fantastic winding racetrack of a dual carriageway, the other end of which takes you to Box Hill) between Leatherhead and Dorking as you headed from London to Strawberry Recording Studios (South), where this LP was recorded.

    Sadly, the sign disappeared somewhere around the end of the 80s and I can't find any photograph of it. Wonder where it is now.
    • vinyl_solution's avatar
      vinyl_solution
      Edited 3 years ago
      One of the first lp's that I ever owned and I have fond memories of it. It's not the best 10cc album by a long chalk, but .... it has one of the best guitar solos of all time tucked away in the final track (Feel The Benefit, Part 3). A tremendous climax and a wonderfully constructed piece by Eric Stewart and Graham Gouldman that gets me every time I play it. Stewart especially was a very underrated guitarist and deserves great credit for his musicianship as well as his songwriting. The album is worth procuring simply for this highlight, IMHO.
      • vkubrick's avatar
        vkubrick
        One of the most beautiful covers of all time.

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