Slade Alive!

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Slade Alive! was the first live album by the British rock band Slade. The album was released on 24 March 1972 and reached No. 2 on the UK Albums Chart, remaining in the chart for 58 week. It was Slade's first album to enter the UK charts and also the first to enter the Billboard 200 in the United State, where it reached No. 158. The album was produced by Chas Chandler. Slade Alive! contains three original song, plus cover versions of songs by Ten Years After, The Lovin' Spoonful, Bobby Marchan, and Steppenwolf. It was recorded live at Command Theatre Studio and mixed at Olympic Studio. Today, the album has been considered one of the greatest live albums of all time. Ki, who were heavily influenced by Slade, would title their 1975 live album Alive! as a homage to Slade Alive! The album contains original song, plus cover versions of songs by Ten Years After, The Lovin' Spoonful, Bobby Marchan, and Steppenwolf. The album was recorded live at Command Theatre Studio and mixed at Olympic Studio. In its original LP vinyl format, the album was issued in a gatefold sleeve which revealed a huge cartoon drawing on the inside. This drawing was the winning entry in a competition run in the The Sun UK newspaper to design the album cover. In 2006 Salvo Records re-issued the tracks as part of the collection Slade Alive - the Live Anthology. Of the three nights recorded, most of the album consisted of the second night as the band had just come from performing on Top of the Pops with "Coz I Luv You" which had just peaked at #1 in the UK. The band's delight ended up showing on the performance of that night. After the success of Slade singles Get Down and Get With It, Coz I Luv You and Look Wot You Dun, Slade set out to capture their live sound on record. After the commercial failures of previous albums Beginnings and Play It Loud, the only income was through the band's solid live reputation. 'Slade Alive!' was recorded at the Command Threatre Studio in London, for cost of £600, and released without overdubs of any sort in March 1972. A number of lucky fan club members had been present over the course of a three night run. The seven songs on the album captured Slade's transition from enthusiastic novices with a knack for performing the music of others into a powerful group in their own right. The album consisted of covers of Ten Years After's 'Hear Me Calling', John Sebastian's 'Darling Be Home Soon', Little Richard's 'Get Down and Get With It' which became a top 20 hit for the band in mid-1971 and Steppenwolf's 'Born to Be Wild' which had also appeared on the band's debut album 'Beginnings' in 1969. The album peaked at #2 in the UK charts for a total of 58 week. Track listing "Hear Me Calling" - 5:46 (Alvin Lee) "In Like a Shot from My Gun" - 3:33 (Holder/Lea/Powell) "Darling Be Home Soon" - 5:43 (John Sebastian) "Know Who You Are" - 3:37 (Holder/Lea/Hill/Powell) "Keep on Rocking" - 6:29 (Holder/Lea/Hill/Powell) "Get Down and Get With It" - 5:33 (Bobby Marchan) "Born to Be Wild" - 8:12 (Mars Bonfire) Personnel Slade Noddy Holder - lead vocal, rhythm guitar Dave Hill - lead guitar Jim Lea - bass guitar Don Powell - drums Additional credits Barry Ainsworth - engineer (recording) Alan O'Duffy - engineer (mixing) Chas Chandler - producer Derek Robinson - artwork Chris Walter - photography (front) .

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