Sought after Paul McCartney rarity emerges in new 10cc box set

This July, Universal will issue Before During After – The Story of 10cc, a new 10cc four-CD box set curated with input from the band to “detail each and every chapter of their musical story”. The box features the band together and apart and therefore features work from artists like Paul McCartney, the Art of Noise, Wax and Godley and Creme.

CD one is basically a 10cc ‘best of’ while the second disc is dubbed ‘What We Did Next‘ and here’s where it gets interesting. Eric Stewart co-wrote six songs on Paul McCartney‘s 1986 album Press To Play and one of these tracks, Pretty Little Head, is included on disc two. However, it’s the single mix that features here, which was radically remixed by Larry Alexander for the seven-inch single. This version has never been issued on CD, so this is a genuine rarity.

The other two discs are ‘And Friends‘ which features collaborations and production work, while the final CD ‘Before 10cc – The Early Years‘ which has work from early beat group The Mindbenders which featured Eric Stewart and Graham Gouldman and Hotlegs which was an early incarnation of 10cc.

Before During After – The Story of 10cc is released on 28 July 2017. A two-CD edition called ‘During After’ will featured the first two discs in the box.

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DISC ONE – The Best of 10cc             

• Rubber Bullets / The Best Of 1972-1978          4.46
• Donna / The Best Of 1972-1978          2.56
• Silly Love / The Best Of 1972-1978          3.15
• The Dean And I / The Best Of 1972-1978          2.52
• Life Is A Minestrone / The Best Of 1972-1978          4.32
• The Wall Street Shuffle / The Best Of 1972-1978          3.52
• Art For Art’s Sake /  The Best Of 1972-1978          4.20
• I’m Mandy Fly Me /  The Best Of 1972-1978          5.19
• Good Morning Judge / The Best Of 1972-1978          2.54
• The Things We Do For Love / The Best Of 1972-1978          3.21
• Dreadlock Holiday / The Best Of 1972-1978          5.01
• I’m Not In Love / The Best Of 1972-1978          5.59

DISC TWO – What We Did Next – Post 10cc                        

• Godley and Creme     Under Your Thumb     3.43
• Godley and Creme     An Englishman In New York   5.50
• Godley andCreme     Cry       3.58
• Godley and Creme     Wedding Bells 3.26
• Graham Gouldman     Sunburn           2.58
• Wax     Bridge To Your Heart  4.02
• Wax     Right Between The Eyes        4.08
• Eric Stewart    The Ritual Parts 1-2-3            10.4
• Paul McCartney           Pretty Little Head        3.50
• Art Of Noise    Metaforce       3.43
• Art Of Noise    Metaphor On The Floor          2.05
• GG06   Hooligan Crane           5.38
• GG06   Son of Man     4.59
• Kevin Godley   Confessions     3.06
• Kevin Godley / Luke Mornay   Expecting A Message 4.12
• Producers        Man On The Moon      04:02
• Producers        Every Single Night In Jamaica            5.17

DISC THREE – And Friends                 

• Ohio Express   Sausalito (Is The Place To Go)           2.18
• Peter Cowap   Tampa, Florida           2.29
• Garden Odyssey          Have You Ever Been To Georgia?       3.20
• Tristar Airbus  Travellin’ Man 2.14
• Peter Cowap   Crickets           3.13
• Festival           Today  4.18
• Doctor Father  Umbopo          5.30
• Peter Cowap   Safari  2.18
• Grumble          Da Doo Ron Ron          3.04
• Garden Odyssey          The Joker         2.35
• Manchester City F.C.   Funky City        2.26
• Peter Cowap   The Man With The Golden Gun         2.39
• Doctor Father  Roll On            4.33
• Peter Cowap   Wicked Melinda          3.29
• Tristar Airbus  Willie Morgan 2.49
• Grumble          Pig Bin An’ Gone         4.01
• Festival (3)      Warm Me       2.01
• Peter Cowap   Oh Solomon    2.53
• Manchester City F.C.   Boys In Blue    2.34
• Crazy Elephant            There Ain’t No Umbopo         3.06

DISC FOUR – Before 10cc – the Early Years             

• The Mindbenders        A Groovy Kind Of Love            2.02
• The Mindbenders        One More Time          2.09
• Graham Gouldman     Bus Stop          3.26
• Graham Gouldman     No Milk Today 3.13
• Graham Gouldman     For Your Love  2.31
• Hotlegs            Neanderthal Man       4.13
• Hotlegs            Desperate Dan            2.16
• Rameses         Life Child         6.37
• Rameses         Quasar One     6.46
• Neil Sedaka     That’s When The Music Takes Me     3.34
• Neil Sedaka     Solitaire          4.47
• Neil Sedaka     Love Will Keep Us Together   3.44