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  Two Albums and Absent Friends This month, I want to talk to you about two LPs, one of which I think was a high point of its epoch. The second was probably less influential but it means a lot to me because it loomed large in a specific period in my life. The first record I want to drone on about is Sheet Music , released in 1974 by 10cc. The albums that people remember from that time tend to be the blockbusters, like Tubular Bells by Mike Oldfield, Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon , Elton John’s Goodbye Yellow Brick Road , and Band on the Run , by Wings. However, around that time, when I was a first year student, these didn’t do much for me. On the other hand, Feats Don’t Fail Me Now , by Little Feat, and Sheet Music knocked my socks off. I might bang on about the Little Feat album another time, but for now, let’s get back to 10cc. The track from Sheet Music that everyone remembers is the big hit single, Wall Street Shuffle . It is a brilliant single, but the album cont...