Ian, I really enjoyed this one. I particularly appreciated the inclusion of 10cc from the archive, as it gave the whole selection a stronger sense of continuity and context. As someone who still tends to think in terms of albums and artistic progression rather than isolated tracks, I always value the way you frame these playlists as part of a broader musical conversation.
A Tune Tag call-back....and shout-out! Woo-hoo! Thanks, Ian....glad it's paying content dividends for ya, too! Tune Tag.....what CAN'T it do, amiright?😁👍
It had to happen, given that we are both named Ian. First, you reveal your love of XTC. Now, you reveal your love of 10CC, perhaps one of the few bands I like even more than XTC (maybe). Do you live in NYC? If so, we should try to figure out a way to connect "directly" so we can set up a coffee or something. Because this is getting really wild.
Re 10CC, my older brother brought home their first album after his first year in college. We then found the Hotlegs album, so we (my two brothers and I) had both, and listened to them regularly. By the time Sheet Music came out, we were all 10CC "freaks." We saw the original line-up live twice, and the post Godley/Creme line-up once. (I actually worked for the original line-up during the "I'm Not in Love" tour, when I was Asst. Stage Mgr of the Beacon Theater. And I have ANECDOTES! lol).
Although my younger brother "left them" when Godley and Creme left, and my older brother stuck with them through Bloody Tourists, I remained a 10CC fan all the way through their final album (Mirror, Mirror), and I was also the one who bought Consequences when it came out, and went on to buy all the G/C albums as well. (I even own the two Wax UK albums by Gouldman and Gold.)
And as a pianist/singer, I learned quite a number of 10CC's songs - including Somewhere in Hollywood (which was a BITCH to figure out), which is a favorite of both mine and my older brother. (I even learned most of One Night in Paris, though I'm missing a few parts.)
XTC AND 10CC? Highly unlikely that we would both be fans of both. We NEED to talk! :-)
Please do let me have your anecdotes about The Original Soundtrack. Of course, I’ll acknowledge you as the source and link back. Excellent!
I’ve never been to the US and it’s extremely unlikely I ever will now for a variety of reasons. How do you know about Olney (‘Amazing Grace’ is probably our biggest claim to fame).
Ian - I see you are on Facebook, but have turned off Messenger. I note this because I would like to trade email addresses, and the only way to do so privately that I can think of is through FB Messenger. So will you please go to MY Facebook page (Ian Alterman, the one with the upside down American flag as its avatar), go into my Messenger (which is open), and send me your email address? Once you do, I will send you an email with the 10CC anecdotes, etc. And this will give us a chance to interact on a simpler, more effective basis. I will watch for your message sometime later today. Thanks!
Odd. It shows @ian.alterman. Upside down flag. I sent a friend request on FB and a message via Messenger giving my email address. I don’t understand what’s happening with it.
Not sure what's going on. Just noticed that when I go to my own home page, it does not show Messenger. It should. But I also don't see the friend request - which is even odder. Hmmm.. Gonna have to do some digging here. Sorry!
Wow, I'd love to hear your anecdotes of the 10cc tour (and, I'm sure, many others too). I never saw them live myself. There was a fascinating TV documentary a few years ago that I'll seek out for my piece on The Original Soundtrack album, which gave me an even deeper appeciation of their talents.
I'm not in NYC or even the US - I live in a small town called Olney, England - just north of Milton Keynes if that means anything to you! But if you do want to catch up via Zoom (or whatever) and collaborate on something that would be great.
Oddly, I have heard of both Olney and Milton Keynes. Do you ever come over the pond?
So you're going to do an entire piece on the Original Soundtrack? I could provide you with some little-known but verifiable anecdotes about that, two of which are actually quite extraordinary.
BTW, are you aware that, before they became 10CC, they were Neil Sedaka's back-up band? You can look it up. They were even the band on two of his seminal albums.
Let me know if you'd like those anecdotes, as well as an anecdote about their concert at the Beacon on the Original Soundtrack tour.
Somehow, you and I are going to have to come face to face and chat!
Ian, I really enjoyed this one. I particularly appreciated the inclusion of 10cc from the archive, as it gave the whole selection a stronger sense of continuity and context. As someone who still tends to think in terms of albums and artistic progression rather than isolated tracks, I always value the way you frame these playlists as part of a broader musical conversation.
A Tune Tag call-back....and shout-out! Woo-hoo! Thanks, Ian....glad it's paying content dividends for ya, too! Tune Tag.....what CAN'T it do, amiright?😁👍
It had to happen, given that we are both named Ian. First, you reveal your love of XTC. Now, you reveal your love of 10CC, perhaps one of the few bands I like even more than XTC (maybe). Do you live in NYC? If so, we should try to figure out a way to connect "directly" so we can set up a coffee or something. Because this is getting really wild.
Re 10CC, my older brother brought home their first album after his first year in college. We then found the Hotlegs album, so we (my two brothers and I) had both, and listened to them regularly. By the time Sheet Music came out, we were all 10CC "freaks." We saw the original line-up live twice, and the post Godley/Creme line-up once. (I actually worked for the original line-up during the "I'm Not in Love" tour, when I was Asst. Stage Mgr of the Beacon Theater. And I have ANECDOTES! lol).
Although my younger brother "left them" when Godley and Creme left, and my older brother stuck with them through Bloody Tourists, I remained a 10CC fan all the way through their final album (Mirror, Mirror), and I was also the one who bought Consequences when it came out, and went on to buy all the G/C albums as well. (I even own the two Wax UK albums by Gouldman and Gold.)
And as a pianist/singer, I learned quite a number of 10CC's songs - including Somewhere in Hollywood (which was a BITCH to figure out), which is a favorite of both mine and my older brother. (I even learned most of One Night in Paris, though I'm missing a few parts.)
XTC AND 10CC? Highly unlikely that we would both be fans of both. We NEED to talk! :-)
Please do let me have your anecdotes about The Original Soundtrack. Of course, I’ll acknowledge you as the source and link back. Excellent!
I’ve never been to the US and it’s extremely unlikely I ever will now for a variety of reasons. How do you know about Olney (‘Amazing Grace’ is probably our biggest claim to fame).
Ian - I see you are on Facebook, but have turned off Messenger. I note this because I would like to trade email addresses, and the only way to do so privately that I can think of is through FB Messenger. So will you please go to MY Facebook page (Ian Alterman, the one with the upside down American flag as its avatar), go into my Messenger (which is open), and send me your email address? Once you do, I will send you an email with the 10CC anecdotes, etc. And this will give us a chance to interact on a simpler, more effective basis. I will watch for your message sometime later today. Thanks!
Done 🙂
Uh-oh. I don't see it. Are you sure you got the right FB page and messenger? I just checked and don't see a message from you. ???
Odd. It shows @ian.alterman. Upside down flag. I sent a friend request on FB and a message via Messenger giving my email address. I don’t understand what’s happening with it.
Not sure what's going on. Just noticed that when I go to my own home page, it does not show Messenger. It should. But I also don't see the friend request - which is even odder. Hmmm.. Gonna have to do some digging here. Sorry!
Wow, I'd love to hear your anecdotes of the 10cc tour (and, I'm sure, many others too). I never saw them live myself. There was a fascinating TV documentary a few years ago that I'll seek out for my piece on The Original Soundtrack album, which gave me an even deeper appeciation of their talents.
I'm not in NYC or even the US - I live in a small town called Olney, England - just north of Milton Keynes if that means anything to you! But if you do want to catch up via Zoom (or whatever) and collaborate on something that would be great.
Warmly,
Ian
Oddly, I have heard of both Olney and Milton Keynes. Do you ever come over the pond?
So you're going to do an entire piece on the Original Soundtrack? I could provide you with some little-known but verifiable anecdotes about that, two of which are actually quite extraordinary.
BTW, are you aware that, before they became 10CC, they were Neil Sedaka's back-up band? You can look it up. They were even the band on two of his seminal albums.
Let me know if you'd like those anecdotes, as well as an anecdote about their concert at the Beacon on the Original Soundtrack tour.
Somehow, you and I are going to have to come face to face and chat!
Peace,
Ian
Love Van's album title!
Not sure if it’s a reference to the mistaken purchase of London Bridge or if it’s a songwriting reference. Great title, I agree.