10cc – Bloody Tourists (1978)

Biography
10cc are an English rock band founded in Stockport who achieved their greatest commercial success in the 1970s. The band initially consisted of four musicians – Graham Gouldman, Eric Stewart, Kevin Godley, and Lol Creme – who had written and recorded together for some three years, before assuming the name “10cc” in 1972. 10cc featured two songwriting teams, one “commercial” and one “artistic”. Stewart and Gouldman were predominantly pop-songwriters, who created most of the band’s accessible songs. By way of contrast, Godley and Creme were the predominantly experimental half of 10cc, featuring an Art School sensibility and cinematically inspired writing. Every member of 10cc was a multi-instrumentalist, singer, writer and producer, and the writing teams frequently switched partners, so that Godley/Gouldman or Creme/Stewart compositions were not uncommon. After Godley and Creme left the band in 1976, Gouldman and Stewart were the main creative forces behind 10cc. Stewart left the band after 1995 and Gouldman continues to lead a touring version of 10cc. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/10cc

Album & Cover
Bloody Tourists is the sixth studio album by the English rock band 10cc, released worldwide by Mercury Records and in North America by Polydor Records in September 1978. Recorded at Strawberry Studios South in Dorking, the album was produced by Eric Stewart and Graham Gouldman. Two singles, “Dreadlock Holiday”‘ and “Reds in My Bed” were extracted from Bloody Tourists, with the first preceding the album. “Dreadlock Holiday” topped the charts in several countries, including the United Kingdom where it became the band’s third and last number-one hit. Driven by the success of the lead single, the album reached number 3 in the UK Albums Chart. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloody_Tourists

The theme behind this cover was how bands when on tour are just tourists who are always on the move. The location for this photo shoot was on a beach in St. Lucia, and Po is the guy with the map over his head. The inner gatefold photo was taken at an airport lounge, looking confused as to where the next destination is – a nightmare!

Cover Location: On a beach in St. Lucia. Model: A. Powell
Who Did What: Artwork [Colour Prints] – Maintide.  Design [Graphics] – George Hardie. Photography – A. Powell. Cover Design – Hipgnosis.
Label: Polydor PD-1-6161(US), Mercury 9102 503(UK)
Source: Vinyl. Album. Cover. Art The Complete Hipgnosis Catalogue

Tracklist

Credits
Arranged By – 10cc
Engineer – Eric Stewart, Keith Bessey, Tony Spath
Mastered By – Gilbert Kong (tracks: SIDE 2), Melvyn Abrahams (tracks: SIDE 1)
Mixed By [And Remix] – Eric Stewart
Producer – Eric Stewart, Graham Gouldman