L (Mlps) [Import, Original recording remastered]

Godley & Creme | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 21, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import, Original recording remastered
• Label: Universal Japan
• ASIN: B00005R0VL
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #845,238 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. This Sporting Life

2. Sandwiches Of You

3. Art School Canteen

4. Group Life

5. Punchbag

6. Foreign Accents

7. Hit Factory - Business Is Business

Editorial Reviews

Japanese reissue of the prog/art rock duo's 1978 album that's unavailable in the US. Packaged in a limited edition miniature LP sleeve.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great from beginning to end, October 12, 2007

By 

Jim Z "music aficionado" - See all my reviews
(VINE VOICE)   

This review is from: L (Mlps) (Audio CD)

From the opening moments of "Sporting Life" , to the end of the disc , not a wasted note. One undiscovered , under appreciated song after the next. The line "Does getting into Zappa mean getting out of Zen ?" is humorous on so many different levels.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars cool album, November 22, 2010

By 

B. E Jackson (Pennsylvania) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: L (Audio CD)

Wow, Godley & Creme's "L" actually came out in 1978? It sounds way ahead of its time.

Actually what this album does is take the clever and witty songwriting of the first four 10cc albums and reminds us that the classic style of 10cc is still alive and well according to Godley & Creme.

This album allows us to realize that even though 10cc were releasing slightly disappointing albums like Deceptive Bends and Bloody Tourists around the same time "L" was made, Godley & Creme were obviously the better songwriters. In other words, "L" helps bring back what we all loved about 10cc in the first place.

Let's be honest- while Deceptive Bends and Bloody Tourists are decent albums in their own right, Godley & Creme were the best two elements of the classic period during the Sheet Music and How Dare You? period of 10cc, so that's what makes "L" an album I highly recommend.

However, this album also has some rather modern-sounding elements that David Bowie and Brian Eno were experimenting with in the late 70's. As a result, "L" honestly doesn't sound very dated at all.

And how about the vocal melodies and creative juices? Yes, "L" will make you remember the classic period of 10cc in the vocal melody department. Clever songwriting is dominate here. Awesome job. "Sporting Life" for example goes through a series of strange Frank Zappa-like vocal melodies and other really unique choices of musical instruments all being played at the most unusual times to create the ultimate weird effect. The rest of the album does the same thing.

I highly recommend this album to everyone who admires creative legends such as Frank Zappa and for those who love the first four 10cc albums. "L" is definitely a hidden masterpiece among the music world. Just because critics panned this record upon release does NOT mean it should have slipped through the cracks. Correct this problem by purchasing this amazing little album.