10cc And Ready To Roar
Jonh Ingham, Hit Parader, November 1975
FIVE YEARS AGO one of the most mindless, repetitious, quintessential singles thumped up the world record charts in double-quick time. It was called 'Neanderthal Man'. The group was Hotlegs. Today, that same group is the darling of Britain. They're called 10cc.
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