Godley and Creme - Consequences - full album - direct from original master tapes - 48k audio

[@michaelantonyaustin]

Who else came here from The Album Years recommendation…?

[@jeffmumford1982]

Of course 😅

[@StarlessBandNJ]

Yup

[@smacreavy]

@@michaelantonyaustin Hi Michael. Interesting! Do tell... where can I see The Album Years? Thanks.

[@michaelantonyaustin]

@@smacreavy Herec on YT! 😉 Just look for The Album Years. It’s Steve Wilson & Tim Bowness.

[@okklidokkli]

yes

[@marcbrasse747]

Good to read I am not the only one who appreciated it and still remembers.

[@matthewoldnew281]

Well, i don't remember this yet; just discovered a masterpiece!

[@marcbrasse747]

@@matthewoldnew281 Totally!

[@dveronic]

2nd comment is not for Creme & Godley, but for you Sean. This was a monumental undertaking by you who understood the importance of Consequences. Thanks so much. Now it will survive 1000 years for someone to appreciate.

[@smacreavy]

❤ Bless you.

[@johnbeemer5358]

I listened to this with my father; inthe 1970s? early 1980's in/on a class A soundsystem (Technics) well as explained to me- a/b switching between, so as to be virtually class A. I was blown away. It was awesome. So completely freaky!!! It was a moment I cherish. My Pop had one of the few/limited boxes available in Canada/worldwide was my understanding. Pop was a fanatic about sound/specs. He knew the minutae, he cared about that sort of thing. His stereo was his pride and joy. I believe it afforded him an escape. To paraphrase Pinkfloyd; it left him "comfortably-numb". Finding this, man, I wish my father was alive today. U have given me... Well, U've made my day, my year, in fact. JFB, Jr.💙🤠🐕🐾

[@dveronic]

I understand all you say John. You were lucky your Dad had all this equipment. Obviously he was a hard core audiophile. I concentrated more on the turntable\cartridge combo. I spent $$$ on those. My idea was preservation. A crummy cartridge will eat the grooves. I still have my collection of LPs. As always our Dad's were a major influence on what we do and think. I wish I could have met yours. @@johnbeemer5358

[@penfex]

I still have mine and it is well protected :) @@johnbeemer5358

[@matthewoldnew281]

Wow

[@rickwade6440]

I bought the album when it came out, it was hard to find (well, I lived in rural central Illinois!!), and I have it burned into my brain forever! 46 years young! Four more years, who is having the 50th party for Consequences! Never more pertinent than now! Mother Nature is still pissed!

[@fazolis2024]

I. Hope they release a 50th anniversary edition

[@rickwade6440]

Even now, I am haunted by snippets, until I break down and give yet another listen~

[@elginphelps5291]

I bought this new and listened to it repeatedly.

[@mikebreen3374]

I bought it new too and only played 1 track. Still virtually unused.

[@michaelmooserraelx2013]

Me too, kept my creativity going as a visual artist and launched me deeper into synths and a lifetime of music. Such a wonderful project of creativity!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@operationpapercut7048]

This sound, married to a Terry Gilliam film, would have been an incredible union of creativity.

[@smacreavy]

Yep!

[@Lopmeister]

Bought the week out came out... Disappointing first listen... Went back a few weeks later, it grew... Listened Start to finish about 12 times... Loaned and lost... Just discovered this... And another start to finish... Forgotten quite how endearing it ALL is.... Great presentation of great piece

[@skulptor]

I had similar experience. Probably strangest work I ever bought outside of 'The Drift'.

[@umbericanna]

I'm only nineteen and Godley and Creme are one of my largest inspirations. This album is incredible and how they did this with no digital aid is beyond me. These guys were so ahead of their time...

[@smacreavy]

Too true!

[@rommix0]

It's great to hear someone your age be inspired by these guy. I was 18 when I fell in love with these guys almost 13 years ago now. Consequences and arguably even Song Cycle by Van Dyke Parks were landmark albums.

[@johnlindsay3820]

I listened to it at the time - that was long ago now. As others have commented this work was so far ahead of its time. Back in 76/77 there was little awareness of the impending global threat of climate change, species extinction and ‘green issues’ generally. The way the guys juxtaposed the impending threat with the everyday was also so relevant. Aside from the storyline as a musical/soundscape piece it still holds well.

[@tonystock8015]

I can't help but return to this album once every few months. Every examination gives new details and delights. It's a shame there's not 20 more albums this adventurous, but I suppose that makes Consequences all the more special. Thank you kindly for sharing.

[@smacreavy]

You're welcome and totally right Tony!

[@sub-jec-tiv]

If you like weird stuff, check out ‘A Big 10-8 Place’ by Negativland!

[@matthewpenna1711]

Amazing 2024 and Consequences still has its place! My brother and I still revisit and laugh at Mr. Pepperman drawings by Godley and Crème and have the 3 albums. When we look at the sky - We still see the cloud formations and laugh. I remember my brother and I would listen to the albums in the garage studio with the other band members. We are still playing today and inspired! Thank you Sean for extending your act of Love with putting this all together!

[@smacreavy]

You're welcome, and yes, I do all those things too!

[@eamonnbrereton1525]

The flood was always the stand out for me, still amazing even now. Thank you goodnight

[@willemvandeursen3105]

It's 5 o'clock in the morning, Rosie, Lost weekend and Sailor are so beautiful. The whole Consequences concept was far ahead of its time. Peter Cooke's babbles are brilliant but wear out after a few plays, though. A lot of legendary pop artists from the 60s-70s are now in their 80s, or close, and still grooving-- why didn't G&C continue making music besides producing for others and crafting videophantasms? They were musicians in the first place, and they were SO good....

[@jonathanhill6109]

With Peter Cook’s genius involvement, it resonated with me because of his humour and improvisational ability…😂

[@brucefournier2391]

Long live Mr. Blint!

[@electricangelblue]

Indeed, one of the most underrated works in the history of Pop Music! Incredible job and compositions!

[@smacreavy]

Yep!

[@thebookdoc.writing.and.editing]

The story of this story is fabulous. I can't remember how I came across this as a teen in the 70s. I might have been hunting for something unusual in a used album store or one of my mail-order lists. I think I might have picked up their album "L" and wanted more. Yet another great band that never got the recognition deserved.

[@smacreavy]

100%!

[@teddydog6229]

My story is exactly the same. L dogged me at every used record store I went to and at last I succumbed and am forever glad I did. Another one I could never escape was an album called Etceteraville by a group called Random Hold. Also phenomenal. Great prog rock and a lot more fun.

[@jakewoods1998]

i cannot put into words my love for these dudes and all of the music they made nothing else even comes close to being exactly what i want to hear than godley, creme, and gouldman, stewart in the 10cc days... my favorite sounds ever put onto tape

[@slaphead8835]

Agree 100%

[@markhall5656]

Still love this record

[@smacreavy]

But of course! ;- )

[@colmckay]

A work of utter genius. It should be in the Smithsonian.

[@Rupert14]

Well.... it was not created by Americans, which l believe is a necessary qualification 😜

[@rommix0]

WHOAAA. Did not think this would get posted to KZbin. This was such an underrated prog rock album. I had this on vinyl as a triple LP set years ago.

[@teddydog6229]

What a strange strange album. I used to see their album L in the cut out bins all the time - often not a good sign - but something about that cover kept nagging me to buy it and I was so glad I did. It was like prog rock but with a wicked sense of humor, often hard to find in Jon Anderson (don't yell at me. I love Yes) or Pink Floyd (them too). Then I was so excited to see the Consequences box set but alas it was too expensive for my teenage self. Then I read the reviews which were AWFUL ! One critic gave it an F minus minus or something. Young people reading this - don't ever listen to rock critics if such a thing even exists anymore. The only way to know for sure if an album is good is to hear it yourself. This is very different and a lot more abstract than L but it's just as wild and original and I love it. Thanks so much for uploading it !!

[@fazolis2024]

oh my goodness gracious I enjoy all listed bands also

[@johnb9187]

i knew these guys were something special the first time heard them (sporadically) aired on radio in the late 70`s. can`t say i`ve ever heard this album in full to any degree, until now. thank you. i`m enjoying it immensely.

[@smacreavy]

Wonderful to hear!

[@joh2]

This would been great as an animated film

[@VinceColaci]

AI? Too soon?

[@sergegirard9712]

Somewhere in my life I lost my 3LP "Consequences". Glad to have it here ! Thx !!!

[@smacreavy]

Noooo! And you're welcome. 😁

[@professortheremin]

So great to hear the voice of Sarah Vaughan on "Lost Weekend". Iy may have tarted as a demo, but grew i to something much bigger.

[@pera.j.andersson]

Many thanks! I bought three used vinyl box copies. And I've got two CD versions. It's the best there is from these guys. Albeit definitely an aquired taste. ❤

[@RobertWeingher]

As a whole, this is a fascinating album, thanks for sharing.

[@MarcelStrucker]

Whòòòle....

[@msj5885]

Listening to Andy Peebles (the DJ on the album), playing a side each night on Picadilly Radio 261, just as, or before it was released, what a memory. I listened to it on my single transistor radio earpiece every night. Glorious stuff. Soon after, I bought the vinyl box set from Yanks records in Manchester, very, very cheaply! I still own it and is the album I would rescue from a burning building. Impossible to explain, a true one of a kind. I just love it.

[@burgermasonreal]

the dj from the flood?

[@burgermasonreal]

oh my god this is a two year old comment what am i doing

[@colinglass1342]

Very different Fantastic what a discovery to find brought THIS Triple ALBUM SET masterpeice brand new when it first came out good old viynal wasnt disappointed SO VERY DIFFERENT

[@blakes8126]

Update. Just finished listening. Wonderful! I'd been concerned it might drag on but actually found it just the right length. Laughed out loud so much at Peter's genius and shed a few tears too. And yes I, and I alone, take personal responsibility for that! Not a bad piece of work for two guys that just enjoyed "having a laugh"..... LOL.

[@smacreavy]

Oh yes indeed.

[@blakes8126]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/l6XJdqOua7t6g6s

[@blakes8126]

Hi Sean. I've put a link in case you would like to see Lol performing Rubber Bullets at Rewind North . I'm the one in the khaki jacket jiggling along. Enjoy.

[@Rupert14]

Perhaps there should have been a credit on the album for "Dynamite Hash" but that may have been hard to sneak past the typesetters... 🕳️

[@colmckay]

The editing alone makes this album a triumph. Imagine how many individual tape loops it took to create The Flood. No samplers no Pro Tools, and the genius of using a crackling fire keyed by the backing is beyond even Pepper and Pet Sounds. Martin Lawrence, I believe, is the son of Syd Lawrence. Grammys should have been showered on them like rice at a wedding.

[@smacreavy]

100%!

[@fredholmes1]

Wow just listened to it all. No words.

[@krisscanlon4051]

Quite the masterpiece record...it's an event...they were truly artists and this is quite the progressive rock record...needed to be presented as such punk and new wave be damned!

[@smacreavy]

How true!

[@martinbol1496]

This is great. Since my analogue turntable and amplifier were out of use I had not listened to it any more. The original album remained and still is in my possession over all the years. I listened to it many many times. Thanks for this opportunity that again I can enjoy this great album.👏

[@smacreavy]

Great stuff - really glad for you. Thanks!

[@sub-jec-tiv]

Pure genius. Where has this album been all my life?

[@smacreavy]

Welcome. 🙂❤🙏

[@landondyer]

I listened to this album when it came out, as a teenager. Listened to it all again last night. It's amazing, both the album itself and this recovery of it. It's cool here this morning. Very cool. Thank you for doing this.

[@smacreavy]

❤👍🙏

[@richardashley9108]

Many thanks for doing this. Sounds fabulous! I was a tape op at Phonogram when this came out, and was asked by the sales team to reduce the whole thing to half an hour, so that the sales reps could get a handle on what they were selling! I wish I still had the edit, as I was rather proud of it, despite the enormity of reducing this masterpiece!

[@Eleventhearlofmars]

That must have been quite an undertaking lol.

[@Fishytog1]

This is amazing and it sparked something in my ageing brain so I went on a rummage in the loft and found a cassette tape titled History Mix ( vol 1 ) by Godley and Creme . Side one comprises of. Wet Rubber Soup . Which is a mix of Rubber Bullets, Minestrone and I'm Not In Love . This is followed by Cry . Side two is . Expanding The Business, The Dare You Man , Hum Drum Boys in Paris and Mountain Tension . A mix of Business is Business, How Dare You , This Sporting Life , The Dean and I , Dynamic Tension and Umbopo . The thing is I can only play it on our Classic Mini which has a tape player . I even saved the receipt for some reason ! The cost of this little gem back in 1986, £6.29 . Bargain 😁

[@smacreavy]

Know it well! :- )

[@stephenbarrette610]

Thank you for your work in the transfer and for posting. I bought this in 77 (huge 10CC fan) and I really liked it. (Sadly my box set got mislaid or lent? in the late 80’s) A difficult album for some and not all of it works for me, but the perfect example of the difference between music then and now. The innovation, production and songwriting was brilliant and they got to licence a short section for a rather expensive and famous cinema ad.

[@brentcmark]

Thank you so much for this I had the original box set many years ago and lost them some where along the way. from time to time i would look for it again. what a joy to find it here and such a high quality recording. again Thank you very much.

[@malcolmmitchell6529]

The Gizmotron, a remarkable device, what a guitar sound.

[@wajobu]

I remember the day at University that I walked into the record shop and it had just come out of the shipping boxes, and was loaded onto the shelves...well hello there, I take one, please!

[@LvkeLavish]

Thank you for posting this I keep returning to this masterpiece because I don’t have it on vinyl. My friend has the multi record set tho, and I’m jealous lol.

[@smacreavy]

🙂👍

[@dveronic]

I was a big 10cc fan and when they split up I followed both camps. I always that Creme and Godley were kind of the quirky part of the four members and they didn't disappoint. 10cc had their moments after as well. I was thinking of Consequences recently and had the individual songs, but not the Peter Cooke parts. This is most welcome. Thank you.

[@888OXOMOXO888]

far better sound than my old vinyl! bravo! i have absconded with this treasure to wonderland. don't wait up for me. thanks!

[@smacreavy]

Cheers!

[@888OXOMOXO888]

now rounds out my new playlist "Tales From The Rabbit Hole." i thought it the appropriate swan song. the list itself compiles music which i imagine would be in the Carrollian Wonderland. musical oddities "curiouser & curiouser" not bizarre enough for my lists exploring unlistenable music yet too unusually strange for lists trying to be accessible to popular tastes. this album was a great achievement in studio production, methinks. my recent listen on headphones was like hearing it for the first time almost. bloody amazing!

[@davepfizer]

Five o'clock is one of my all time faves

[@PerHämäläinen]

Dear Sean! You have made the world a great service by providing this masterpiece availabe to the public. I've been a fan of Lol and Kevin since the start in 1974, and before. I managed to get hold of a copy of this triple album in 1981. I cherish it dearly. They've made a tremendous historical timeless piece of musical history. My eyes are filled with nostaligic tears listening to this piece of music. Give my regards and respect to Lol and Kevin if you have the possibility. Also cheers to all absent friends taking parts in creation of this incredible piece of art. Sarah Vaughan, Peter Cook and others. I am now 61 years old. I will listen to this til I die, and I will also spread it to all the young ones around me. Vänliga hälsningar Per in Sweden

[@smacreavy]

@@PerHämäläinen Beautifully said, thank you!

[@hdrake1000]

It didn't sell very well at all. I have it on cassette tape. I think they are fascinating, one of a kind.

[@brockreid1]

I am lucky to own the vinyl set, Epic!

[@mikenichols3965]

An Amazing work of art. Thanks Sean!

[@smacreavy]

👍👍

[@malcolmmitchell6529]

Have had the vinyl since 77, just got a 5cd reissue beautifully packaged with amazing sound.

[@petebrown9541]

Thank you for all your hard work. The insight that you and Paul bring to the Consequences podcast has inspired me to re-listen to all my Hotlegs, 10cc, and Godley & Creme vinyl records again. It’s been a fantastic few weeks reconnecting with these masterpieces, enhanced by your knowledge, opinions, disagreements, and love for these works of art. Here’s to the Old Wild Men!

[@smacreavy]

Hear hear!

[@greendragonreprised6885]

I bought this as the box set triple album the week it came out. The box set is lovingly still in top condition. I had to listen to this again tonight, it's the 17th.

[@smacreavy]

Yes, it's the VERY day: April 17th!

[@September6955]

heard on the radio, no clue what it was, found after 45 years... thanks dude, amazing👍

[@smacreavy]

My pleasure!

[@johnmitchelljr]

Another treasure brought to light. Thanks.

[@wyyrdojim]

I had a friend back in the 80’s who had a cassette of this he recorded from a friends album! Stoned flashback! Thanks for sharing!🙏😎

[@jimalaimo8467]

You did a wonderful job regarding this beguiling, complicated, and ultimately fascinating. I haven't listened to it in it's entirety in ages. Thanks for a great listen.

[@smacreavy]

Thank you!

[@michaelsweeney5779]

The first time I listened to this album was last week and I've I've listening to it everyday. It is pure unadulterated genius!!! I am a huge fan of 10cc and I've listened to a few Godley and creme albums but after I've heard this one I'm certain they were the sound of 10cc. This album is Kevin and lol not being held back but let free to explore the completely mad sounds they wished to create without Eric and Graham to hold them back(no offence to them I love there work just as much). Thank you for uploading this masterpiece!!!!!!

[@smacreavy]

This is music to my ears!

[@michaelferreri1256]

I wish I would’ve left this comment.

[@ornleifs]

Masterpiece - one of the best album ever made and to this day it's still totally unique.

[@Rupert14]

Oh My God! Thank you Sean, for this and all of the other tapes you have unearthed. I have been through a tape baking experience once which worked a treat, but never again.

[@Rupert14]

....and l think we can now all agree that Blint's Tune is the greatest piece of music ever committed to tape, and in the arena of pure sound, nothing will ever, ever be recorded as well, l just played it 3 times in a row, and if it wasn't 5:00 on a wet and windy April morning l would be tempted to play it once more. Nothing will ever sound as good again.

[@mrspock5456]

Hmmm - I think you have to be st@ned to enjoy this - and fortunately I think I was 😁. Seriously though, breakthrough album and way, way ahead of its time. Despite all the studio genius that went into engineering the more complex elements of this album, I particularly love 'When Things Go Wrong' - cos funny enough - they usually do 🤔. Thank you so much Sean for posting this.

[@smacreavy]

👍👍

[@DamGreek]

Consequences...the Genius that is Godley & Creme. Making these masters available to the world...the Generousity that is Sean Macreavy. They're so different from what I expected Teen Idol. You nailed it again, and I, like many, can't thank you enough for your efforts to make these available to all of us. Thanks to Peter and the 10cc Archive people for allowing you to present these tapes to us geeks, who appreciated this record when it came out back in it's day and continue to marvel at its brilliance, even more today!! Still amazes me, that it was created without any of the Studio Tools of today!! Dig, DmGrk

[@smacreavy]

Thank you so much Pany - you're welcome! X

[@tonysherwood9619]

This would make an excellent animation movie!

[@smacreavy]

Totally! I've thought that for years...

[@tonysherwood9619]

Quite relevant - for today.

[@skelligvideo]

What a firework of creativity, it made my rainy Sunday. Wonderful. Thank you for sharing. I am totally blown away. I came across your podcast last night. Great work.

[@smacreavy]

Thanks so much Michael - hope you enjoy!

[@peternelson4419]

This was huge in my life - thank you!

[@michaelferreri1256]

It’s still very huge in my life. Unlike anything else EVER!

[@mhfunkalicioius]

Wow, thank you for sharing, Sean! I have bought the box set from someone in Holland, but it is very low in quality since it was soaked in water after a flooding. I will listen to this very often! 🙏

[@smacreavy]

Lovely to hear!

[@stevebunes9151]

I have been looking for a copy of this for literally years and I finally found one. Yay! Thank you uploader!

[@Rupert14]

I have had 6 or 7 copies over the years and l just got a first US pressing that has perhaps been played once, if at all. Vinyl, box, and libretto are pristine. A well spent $16 😲. Sounds 10 times better than the CD releases....but this is hard to top.

[@GMHG777]

Such a weirdly unique album, going to have to search this out and add to the collection. Thanks !

[@ThomasJJacksonVA]

My late brother introduced me to the 10cc --> Godley and Creme catalog including this one, one of my favorite recordings by my favorite artists. Maybe it's just me, but this still sounds fresh even almost 50 years later.

[@smacreavy]

It really does. And your brother had great taste. 🙂🙏

[@amarok5048]

Thank you for your time and effort in providing this. My afternoon and evening's delight.

[@Coletteh010]

Thank you so much for this! Been a while and I enjoyed just as much as when I heard the original all those years ago 😁

[@kwunder123]

Thank you so much for the effort. I have been looking everywhere for this album. Really great music and concept

[@Eleventhearlofmars]

Why is this album not available on iTunes and some other streaming platforms? I just went to put this album on my iTunes account and every other album but this by G&C are available, what a bummer because I love this album and hadn’t heard it for about 35 years. Thanks for posting this on KZbin my friend it’s much appreciated.

[@smacreavy]

👍🙂

[@TheTonyLazarus]

Bless you for adding this sir.

[@juliocesarpereira4325]

Fantastic audio quality! Thanks!

[@Saxymancan]

It must be 30 years since I last heard this album, still brilliant after all this time, my parents and siblings all thought I was weird, but I know this is ground breaking stuff. Thank you for up loading this. I have digital versions of the rest of their work.

[@marchollis8339]

This will now be my "go-to" clip if l want to bathe in the glory that is Consequences. Kudos Sean.

[@smacreavy]

Cheers Marc!

[@slaphead8835]

AGREED!

[@blakes8126]

Just received this triple album a couple of days ago, although I've heard extracts already, so I am looking forward to hearing it all! Enjoying listening to your posting (only just at the beginning!) Happy Sundays!

[@Wanderlustus]

Many thanks for this. I used to own this set, though I no longer have any idea what happened to it.

[@behappydadda6812]

Thanks for posting. An absolute masterpiece of an album. It has everything. I'm on my second listen now...

[@michaelferreri1256]

It does indeed have EVERYTHING. I simply love it.

[@arke5713]

thank you for sharing this album

[@zacharynathanson2003]

This was quite an amazing, interesting, and weirdest album I've explored. And I enjoyed it. It took me a while to get into this album. Very similar over what I went through with Captain Beefheart's Trout Mask Replica, ELO's Out of the Blue, and Magma's Mekanik Destruktiw Kommandoh. The reason I got into this album years ago because Steven Wilson is an admirer of this album as he mentioned it in the top 10 concept albums you should hear. He put it up there with Aphrodite's Child's 666, Wendy Carlos' Sonic Seasonings, Tom Newman's Faerie Symphony, Jon Anderson's Olias of Sunhillow, and Nektar's Journey to the Centre of the Eye. Thanks again.

[@smacreavy]

Too right! Thanks Zachary.

[@psy-lounge]

Very cool, thank you! Extremely hard to find!

[@zg9445]

Thanks so much Sean! This is amazing.

[@johnmccreary6341]

I am in awe of your channel. Thank you.

[@billw2812]

My friend's uncle let him borrow it and a Marantz tube preamp to play it through, we damn near wore it out. Scary as heck artwork too. Saw 10CC at an arena about a year later, about 4000 in a 18000 seat venue, a bit sad.

[@davidkellett4794]

Thank you for this.

[@rabola55]

First time listening, thanks for uploading this whoever you are. I was a fan of 10cc in the 70s, G&C I found more by accident as they didn't get much airplay, I think it was the "Under your thumb" tune that got my attention and I got the "Snack Attack" album on vinyl. Love it, something special about G&C that I like.

[@HODIUSDUDE]

In 1984, a HS friend made a copy of this album for me on a cassette tape. This sounds amazing compared to that old tape. Thank for the UL.

[@TheBoyjah]

You are an aural/spiritual hero in SO MANY WAYS for posting this. I LOVE THIS ALBUM SO MUCH !!!!!!

[@smacreavy]

Wow, thank you. And yes, it's a masterpiece!

[@DavidOttavio]

Thanks so much! Absolutely incredible album!!!

[@smacreavy]

👍👍

[@billstorie5161]

Ah yessss the member berries!! Thank you so much Sean!! Still have my original vinyl boxed away but sadly no record player just now so this is great for me. Played the whole thing to death back in the day and I know the boys have been a little disparaging about it (to say the least, eh Kev??) in latter days but it hit the spot with me back then and still does right now.

[@smacreavy]

Too right!

[@keithheins8009]

Very Interesting, Thank you

[@Rupert14]

Hi Sean! I am still gobsmacked and in shock at how brilliant this sounds. I can tell you, it has been many, many years since l have listened to all of Consequences three times in a row. I must commend you on your prowess at tape baking, or if a third party did it. No matter. The time l had it done for me was in 1995 to rescue an American progressive album, originally pressed in a micro quantity, for rerelease on CD. Back then it was necessary, after the tapes were baked, to transfer them to an analog master. I am curious if you did this process as well, or transferred the baked tapes straight to digital. You might well imagine why l am asking....the results of your bake, even digitised, are out of this world. The possibility for a vinyl re-release from your bake is a pipe dream....but did you make an analog master from this, in case this were ever to be a possibility? And good God, my friend, this and the other treasures you are finding are making my year. The podcast episode where you played some long-lost tracks to GG was golden. I bet you guys had no idea your podcast would lead to all of this...it is so much fun to experience all of this vicariously through you. And l will never be able to adequately thank you for this "restored" Consequences. Maybe there are rewards in life, after all....?

[@smacreavy]

Thank you so, so much Geoff! Yes I baked all of these tapes myself and transferred them straight to digital at 48k 24bit.

[@Rupert14]

@@smacreavy That's amazing man. You have balls of steel doing that, l would have been scared to death. Thank God you didn't overbake them. Hats off again, my friend. This is the treat of a lifetime for me. I steadfastly agree that it is the best album ever made, and still proudly wear the "Blint 17" American baseball shirt that l made about 20 years ago 😜

[@colinglass1342]

Just had a sneezing fit not corona I hope. I won't let that stop me enjoying this album again havant heard it since it first came out sounds as good as wish you were here sound effecs strange man talking in this recording a storey a riddle a drama set in the future

[@josephskuse9115]

What ever happened to Lol Cremes prototype Gizmotron? When was the last time he used it? Someone in the comments told me they last used it on the Birds of Prey album 1983 and the Single Golden Boy”. Kevin Godley said it was forts used on the Hotlegs album 1971.?

[@DrBwts]

Well I wasn't expecting that!

[@brucefournier2391]

I was a Stateside 10cc fan since Original Soundtrack and quickly collected the back catalogue. My favorite 10cc album is How Dare You. I purchased Consequences straight off and championed it among my musician friends. In 1978, I recorded some Consequences tracks to reel, which we played as pre-concert music before a show my band was headlining. Currently, I own a sealed US pressing, a British import and CD version. Consequences, for any of its 'faults' and embellishments, is a creative classic. The gifted palette and humanity of the set is vast, infused with progressive, rock, classical, showtune, experimental (of course), world, jazz and pop(ular) formats, a variety of influences, I like that. The lyrical tracks stand up to and beyond the Godley & Creme 10cc catalog, 5 o'clock, Things Go Wrong, Cool, Please, Rosie, Sailor and the brilliant, Lost Weekend. What an offering! Combine this with the artwork and storyline of the package and certainly the immeasurable talents of Peter Cook, dripping with minute lingual detail, how could any discerning listener not sit content, feast and, at the least, appreciate the effort, sans the result. Thank you for 'watching the wheels' on this. I need to get the masters mix on some 'real' speaker cabs. Play on, Mr. Blint! Blessings and Cheers, Sean!

[@smacreavy]

Thank you! 100% agreed!

[@skv666lucifer]

Absolute total joy. Thanx a lot. ❤️ It's a masterpiece. Full stop. I have never come a cross a human even mention this album. I believe we are 1000 people on earth to find this joyable. 😊 This must be the greatest fantastic music / listener - ratio ever?

[@smacreavy]

100%. My favourite album ever. Someone really should do a podcast. 😉

[@skv666lucifer]

@@smacreavy yes. Listening to it it now for the first time in 5 - 10 years. It's so good.

[@johnbeemer5358]

Add myself and late father. 💙🤠🐕🐾

[@skv666lucifer]

@@johnbeemer5358 ah. Cool. 😊

[@BrianSmith-vl7xu]

The podcasts The Album Years with Steve Wilson and Tim Bowness brought me here

[@smacreavy]

Both great chaps! 🙏

[@lucasleonardofavacho]

Love it! Thank you!

[@lucasleonardofavacho]

That's it! Muito obrigado (Thank you), Sean Macreavy! Would you please find out the A like the B? hahahaha (Just kidding)

[@frankfinner5272]

I proudly own a double CD set of a limited edition ("mercury" label, issued by Polymedia Marketing Group, Hamburg, manufactured by PDO, Hanover, only 3000 issued) - is that the one you mention? I love it. Thanks for digitizing and publishing this rare, but very well-done piece of music!

[@smacreavy]

100%! Yes, that's the first and best CD version, for me.