Slade – Slayed?
(Polydor Records 2383163)
Matrix No’s: A2/B2 – UK Pressing
Sleeve Printed in Germany
Sleeve in Nr MINT/Excellent+ condition
– some slight wear to edges
Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
(there are some surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality apart from the odd light pop/crackle)
Slade are an English glam rock band from Wolverhampton. They rose to prominence during the early 1970s with 17 consecutive top 20 hits and six number ones on the UK Singles Chart. The British Hit Singles & Albums names them as the most successful British group of the 1970s based on sales of singles. They were the first act to have three singles enter the charts at number one; all six of the band’s chart-toppers were penned by Noddy Holder and Jim Lea. As of 2006, total UK sales stand at 6,520,171, and their best-selling single, “Merry Xmas Everybody”, has sold in excess of one million copies.
Following an unsuccessful move to the United States in 1975, Slade’s popularity waned but was unexpectedly revived in 1980 when they were last-minute replacements for Ozzy Osbourne at the Reading Rock Festival. The band later acknowledged this to have been one of the highlights of their career. The original line-up split in 1992, but the band re-formed later in the year as Slade II. The band have continued, with a number of line-up changes, to the present day. They have shortened the group name back to Slade.
A number of diverse artists have cited Slade as an influence, including alternative rock icons Nirvana and the Smashing Pumpkins, punk pioneers The Ramones, Sex Pistols, The Undertones, The Runaways and The Clash, glam metal bands Kiss, Mötley Crüe, Poison, Def Leppard, heavy metal bands Twisted Sister and Quiet Riot and pop-rock stalwarts The Replacements, Cheap Trick and Oasis.
The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Music tells of Holder’s powerful vocals, guitarist Dave Hill’s equally arresting dress sense and the deliberate misspelling of their song titles (such as “Cum On Feel the Noize” and “Mama Weer All Crazee Now”) for which they became well known.
Slayed? is the second studio album by the British rock group Slade. It was released on 1 November 1972, and reached No. 1 on the UK charts. The album lasted on the UK charts for a total of 34 weeks, and was also their longest-charting album in the United States where it stayed on the charts for half a year (three weeks more than Keep Your Hands Off My Power Supply) despite barely reaching the Top 75.
The album contains two of the group’s biggest hits, “Gudbuy t’Jane” and “Mama Weer All Crazee Now”, and is consistently said by rock critics to be their “…greatest studio album.”
The album is included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.
For the Record and Radio Mirror poll results of 1974, Slayed? peaked at #4 on the top ten list of best British albums.
The album was awarded a UK Silver Disc in early 1973.
During the band’s Australian tour of early 1973, “Slayed?” went straight to number one, knocking “Slade Alive!” to #2 in the Australian chart. At this time, the band also had three singles in the top 50 chart.
A week after the release on “Slayed?”, the band were awarded an Australian Gold Disc for the album.
The album was certified Gold in Finland for the sales of 20,000 copies in 1973.
Track listing
- “How D’You Ride” (Holder/Lea) – 3:12
- “The Whole World’s Goin’ Crazee” (Holder) – 3:37
- “Look at Last Nite” (Holder/Lea) – 3:06
- “I Won’t Let It ‘Appen Agen” (Lea) – 3:17
- “Move Over” (Janis Joplin) – 3:45
- “Gudbuy T’Jane (Holder/Lea)” UK #2 – 3:34
- “Gudbuy Gudbuy (Holder/Lea)” – 3:30
- “Mama Weer All Crazee Now” (Holder/Lea) UK #1 – 3:44
- “I Don’ Mind” (Holder/Lea) – 3:06
- “Let the Good Times Roll / Feel So Fine” (Leonard Lee) – 3:45
Personnel
Slade
- Noddy Holder – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
- Dave Hill – lead guitar
- Jim Lea – bass guitar, piano
- Don Powell – drums
Additional credits
- Chas Chandler – producer
- Gered Mankowitz – photography (cover)
- Chris Charlesworth – liner notes
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