Strawberry Bubblegum: A Collection of Pre-10CC Strawberry Studio Recordings 1969–1972

Strawberry Bubblegum: A Collection of Pre-10CC Strawberry Studio Recordings 1969–1972 is a compilation of songs recorded at Strawberry Studios in Stockport, England, by the four musicians – Graham Gouldman, Eric Stewart, Kevin Godley and Lol Creme – who in 1972 would form the British pop band 10cc, along with occasional guest vocalists.

Strawberry Bubblegum: A Collection of Pre-10CC Strawberry Studio Recordings 1969–1972
Compilation album by
10cc
Released2003
Recorded1969-1972
GenreRock
Length1:14:25
LabelCastle Music
ProducerStrawberry Productions, Jerry Kasenetz, Jeff Katz, Eric Stewart, Graham Gouldman, Lol Creme, Ritchie Cordell
10cc chronology
The Very Best of 10cc
(1997)		 Strawberry Bubblegum: A Collection of Pre-10CC Strawberry Studio Recordings 1969–1972
(2003)		 Greatest Hits ... And More
(2006)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Overview

The compilation includes several singles by future 10cc members’ related bands, which include: a single by Festival "Today" b/w "Warm Me" (early incarnation of 10cc[2]) with the former song being re-recording of the Hotlegs track from Song, the single by Doctor Father "Umbopo" b/w "Roll On", an alter ego of Hotlegs (Kevin Godley, Lol Crème and Eric Stewart), three singles by Peter Cowap, former Gouldman’s acquaintance from Herman’s Hermits, with additional single by Grumble, a Peter Cowap led band that included all of futere 10cc members, two singles recorded for Manchester football clubs: "Willie Morgan" b/w "Travellin Man" for United and "Boys in Blue" b/w "Funky City" for City.

Other records on the album include various singles with and without b-sides by different bands and musicians recorded at Strawberry Studios, including songs done for the American bubblegum production team of Super K Productions, by whom Gouldman was employed as a writer during this time.[3]

The compilation was reissued as part of 2017 box set Before During After - The Story of 10cc with the exact tracklisting and running order minus four tracks: "Come On Plane" by Silver Fleet, "Susan’s Tuba" by Freddie and the Dreamers, "When He Comes" by Fighter Squadron and hidden track "Santa Claus" by Leslie Crowther.[4]

Track listing
  1. "Sausalito (Is The Place To Go)" (Graham Gouldman) — 2:13
  2. "Come on Plane" (Gouldman, Jerry Kasenetz, Jeffry Katz) — 2:31
  3. "Tampa, Florida" (Peter Cowap, Gouldman) — 2:29
    • Peter Cowap, 1971; lead vocal: Cowap
  4. "Have You Ever Been to Georgia?" (Gouldman) — 3:20
    • Garden Odyssey, 1972; lead vocal: Gouldman
  5. "Travellin Man" (Gouldman) — 2:14
    • Tristar Airbus, 1972; lead vocal: Gouldman
  6. "Crickets" (Cowap, Hillary) — 3:13
    • Peter Cowap, 1970; lead vocal: Cowap
  7. "Susan's Tuba" (Ritchie Cordell, Gouldman) — 2:17
  8. "Today" (Godley, Lol Creme) — 4:18
    • Festival, 1972; lead vocal: Godley
  9. "Umbopo" (Godley, Creme) — 5:30
  10. "Safari" (Gouldman, Cowap) — 2:18
    • Peter Cowap, 1971; lead vocal: Cowap
  11. "Da Doo Ron Ron" (Ellie Greenwich, Jeff Barry, Phil Spector) — 3:04
    • Grumble, 1973; lead vocal: Creme
  12. "The Joker" (Gouldman, Greenfield) — 2:35
    • Garden Odyssey, 1972; lead vocal: unknown
  13. "Funky City" (Godley, Creme, Gouldman) — 2:26
    • Manchester City FC, 1972; lead vocal: Creme
  14. "Man with the Golden Gun" (Cowap, Gouldman) — 2:39
    • Peter Cowap, 1971; lead vocal: Cowap
  15. "When He Comes" (Gouldman, Katz, Kasenetz) — 3:37
    • Fighter Squadron, 1971; lead vocal: Godley
  16. "Roll On" (Godley, Eric Stewart, Creme) — 4:43
  17. "Wicked Melinda" (Cowap, Hillary) — 3:29
    • Peter Cowap, 1970; lead vocal: Cowap
  18. "Willie Morgan" (Smith, Gouldman) — 2:49
    • Tristar Airbus, 1972; lead vocal: Jeff Smith
  19. "Pig Bin An' Gone" (Stewart, Creme, Gouldman, Godley) — 4:01
    • Grumble, 1973; instrumental
  20. "Warm Me" (Stewart, Gouldman) — 2:01
    • Festival, 1972; lead vocal: Stewart
  21. "Oh Solomon" (Gouldman, Cowap) — 2:53
    • Peter Cowap, 1971; lead vocal: Cowap
  22. "Boys in Blue" (Godley, Creme, Gouldman) — 2:34
    • Manchester City FC, 1972
  23. "There Ain't No Umbopo" (Godley, Creme) — 3:00

(hidden track: "Santa Claus" (credited to "S. Hilary" (Gouldman)) by Leslie Crowther, 1970)

References
  1. Allmusic review
  2. "Festival". discogs.com. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  3. George Tremlett (1976). The 10cc Story. Futura. ISBN 0-86007-378-5.
  4. Paul Sinclair (26 May 2017). "Sought after Paul McCartney rarity emerges in new 10cc box set". superdeluxeedition.com. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
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