The Stockport Music Story in Conversation with Liam Newton (10cc Biographer)

The author of the definitive 10cc biography 'The Worst Band In The World' reveals how his obsession with the band has lasted over forty years.

As 10cc's lifelong admirer and biographer, Liam will be talking about his passion for this unique gang of four who he describes as "the unsung heroes of British pop music". 

Eric, Graham, Kevin and Lol were all talented singers, musicians, songwriters and producers in their own right - but it was when they came together at Strawberry Recording Studios in Stockport that magic was created with their experimental recordings which resulted in the most innovative groundbreaking music the world had ever heard.

'The Worst Band in the World' is the last word on Manchester's finest, self-effacing and most successful pop band and Liam will be talking about how he updated his original book written in the mid-nineties and which had gone out of print, and turned it into a 500-page "doorstopper".

For the book, Liam interviewed Eric, Graham and Kevin but sadly didn't get chance to speak to Lol who inexplicably turned down the offer. Liam also spoke to Jonathan King who signed them to his own UK Records and came up with their unique name from a dream that he was looking at the billboard chart with a band called 10cc at number one.

Of 'The Worst Band In The World', Kevin Godley says there's "lots of stuff in there I didn't know!",  Eric Stewart is "really impressed with all the new information'" while Graham Gouldman reveals "it's only after reading this book that I realise how influential 10cc were".