Genre: Glam, Hard Rock
Media: CD
Country of origin: EU
Disc release year: 2024
Publisher (label): BMG
Catalog number: BMGCAT726CD
Country: UK
Audio codec: FLAC
Rip type: image+.cue
Audio bitrate: lossless
Duration: 01:04:19

Tracklist: Live At The New Victoria In April 1975
01. Them Kinda Monkeys Can't Swing
02. The Bangin' Man
03. Gudbuy T'jane
04. Far Far Away
05. Thanks For The Memory
06. How Does It Feel
07. Just A Little Bit
08. Everyday
09. Ok Yesterday Was Yesterday
10. Raining In My Champagne
11. Let The Good Times Roll
12. Mama We'er All Crazee Now

Slade was formed in 1966 by former members of The Vendors and Steve Brett & The Mavericks, Noddy Holder (vocals, rhythm guitar), Jim Lee (bass, keyboards, violin), Dave Hill (guitar) and Don Powell (drums). ). Initially, the musicians performed under the name N’Betweens, under which they released the single “You Better Run,” which went almost unnoticed. In the late 1960s they changed their name to Ambrose Slade and around this time former Animals member Chas Chandler became their manager.
By the early 1970s, Slade (as the group began to be called by that time) had managed to gain a reputation as one of the best live bands, but the first two albums were not commercial success, despite the presence of quite mature material in them (in particular, the composition “Wild Winds”) Are Blowing" and "The Shape Of Things To Come" were subsequently regularly included on various best-of compilations). At the insistence of management, the group changed its style - both external (long hair, shiny suits, platform boots) and musical (glam rock techniques began to be increasingly used in songs), and the titles and lyrics of the songs were written with deliberate distortion (as one hears, That's how it's written) orthography. Perhaps for this reason, Slade's breakthrough came in 1971, when two Slade singles entered the British charts one after the other: "Get Down And Get With It" reached number 16, and "Coz I Luv You" .)rus." became a number one hit.
Between 1971 and 1976, Slade released 17 consecutive top-20 singles in the British charts, becoming the first to even come close to The Beatles' record of 22 hit singles in a row. All of the group's albums released during this period also enjoyed success in the UK charts, and three of them managed to reach first place in it. In 1974, the group starred in the film Slade In Flame, the script of which was based on real facts from the history of Slade.
After returning in 1977 from a long tour of the United States, it turned out that the British public had managed to slightly forget the group, and glam rock had lost ground to punk rock, which had become fashionable. As a result, Slade were forced to leave Polydor, where they had recorded until that time. They released their next album in 1977 on their manager Chas Chandler's Barn label, and for the first time in seven years it failed to chart at all. However, the group's concert performances were still successful, and the musicians continued to perform together.
Slade's successful performance at the Reading rock festival in August 1980 once again brought the band to the attention of the press and fans. Slade's singles and albums returned to the charts and did not disappear from them again until the late 1980s, although they were not as successful as a decade earlier.
In 1991, Slade vocalist and guitarist Noddy Holder, tired of constant touring, announced his departure from the band. Following him, bass guitarist Jim Lee, with whom Holder wrote most of the band's songs, announced his retirement. Dave Hill and Don Powell brought in new musicians and are still touring. From 1992 to 1997 they were called Slade II, but then shortened it again to Slade. Drummer Don Powell, who had been with the band since its inception, was fired after 57 years of collaboration (and fired by email)