The Black Country boys who made glam rock stomp, shout and spell badly on purpose! Slade were formed in Wolverhampton, England, in 1966 as The N’Betweens. By 1969 they’d become Ambrose Slade, then simply Slade under the guidance of manager Chas Chandler (ex-Animals, Jimi Hendrix discoverer). From skinhead boot-boy beginnings they exploded into the ultimate 1970s glam sensation – top hats, mirrors, misspelt song titles and the loudest live shows on the planet The Classic Line-

Wolves’ finest export: Slade – loud, proud, and unapologetically Brummie! From mis-spelt anthems to Christmas domination, Slade turned working-class grit into glam gold. This ever-growing archive collects every UK single, album, advert, review, chart entry, and feature from the music papers – all sourced from original 1970s issues. Swipe or scroll for the full timeline (new entries added regularly). (below is just a listing, at the moment as entries are made links will be add

Noddy & Jim's Ooh La La In L.A. Released as a 7-inch vinyl single in the UK on November 27, 1987, on Cheapskate Records (catalogue: BOYZ 2), Slade’s “We Won't Give In” was their defiant late-’80s anthem. Backed with “Ooh La La In L.A.,” both written by Noddy Holder & Jim Lea — “We Won't Give In” produced by Jim Lea, “Ooh La La In L.A.” by John Punter — this final classic-lineup single did not chart. Licensed from RCA-BMG, issued in picture sleeve. The last hurrah before the

Slade take their Flame soundtrack on the road – feel the burn! one-page advert in New Musical Express, February 15, 1975.