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Among the most inventive and influential bands in the history of popular music, 10cc are one of the very few acts to have achieved commercial, critical and creative success in equal measure. Early influences on the band included The Beatles and the Beach Boys, but their palate proved wide.

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The result was some of the greatest pop records of the 20th Century. He had spent time in New York writing for bubblegum kings Jerry Kazenetz and Jeff Katz, but fed up with being away from home, he returned to the UK to work with his friends at Strawberry Studios in Stockport. Back in neighbouring Manchester, Stewart, Godley and Creme had also been busy, with Stewart testing a new four-track recorder that lead to the recording of Neanderthal Man, a track that went on to enjoy 14 weeks in the UK charts in , peaking at No 2.

Meanwhile, their own project was progressing, with a single taking shape. A Godley and Creme song, Donna, was chosen. All four could sing, were adept in the recording studio, and were seasoned musicians more interested in pleasing themselves than writing to a formula. Consequently we had four singers in the band, four instrumentalists and four producers, plus Eric also engineered the sessions.

You always had to come up with something positive. If Eric was singing one of us would work the board. We used to just give the tracks straight to the record company.