10cc: 10cc
Ian MacDonald, NME, 28 July 1973
SINCE THE Beatles re-created the album market with Sergeant Pepper we've become used to the idea that the best of rock'n'roll is invariably found in the LP chart, created by what were once called "underground" bands and are now all-embracingly referred to as "album groups".
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