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Inaugurating Union Square's much-praised series of Slade reissues and compilations, this single-disc gathering of the band's first two albums represents one of the must-have bargains of the CD age, two solidly excellent albums that were surely combined only because both are so underrated that they might otherwise have been lost. Representing the band as it struggled to come to grips with its own talent, with the Noddy Holder/Jim Lea songwriting team of the future more likely to be supplanted by Lea and Don Powell, 26 tracks round up both LPs, plus two non-album singles, "Wild Winds Are Blowing" and the debut hit "Get Down and Get with It." There is little here that will strike an immediate chord with listeners who know only the hits. Dig deeper, however, and any number of Slade classics are on hand, beginning with Beginnings' opening instrumental, "Genesis" -- which reappears later in the set as Play It Loud's "Know Who You Are." "Dapple Rose," "One Way Hotel," "Pouk Hill," and covers of "The Shape of Things to Come" and "Journey to the Centre of Your Mind" are all dynamite, with the originals as indicative of the band's innate ear for a melody and the covers representing Slade at their floor-shaking, foot-stamping hardest. The excellent packaging includes a picture-packed booklet, fun liner notes, and illustrations of all the original 45s and albums that you are unlikely ever to collect for yourself. And the rest of the series is just as good as this one.
© Dave Thompson /TiVo
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James Lea, Composer - Neville Holder, Composer - Jimmy Lea, Bass Guitar - Noddy Holder, Guitar, Vocals - David Hill, Composer - Slade, MainArtist - Dave Hill, Guitar - Roger Wake, Producer - Don Powell, Composer, Drums
© 1969 Whild John Ltd. under exclusive licence to BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 1969 Whild John Music Limited
John Kay, Composer - Jimmy Lea, Bass Guitar - Noddy Holder, Guitar, Vocals - Slade, MainArtist - GABRIEL MEKLER, Composer - Dave Hill, Guitar - Roger Wake, Producer - Don Powell, Drums
© 1969 Whild John Ltd. under exclusive licence to BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 1969 Whild John Music Limited
Jimmy Lea, Bass Guitar - Noddy Holder, Guitar, Vocals - Jeff Lynne, Composer - Slade, MainArtist - Dave Hill, Guitar - Roger Wake, Producer - Don Powell, Drums
© 1969 Whild John Ltd. under exclusive licence to BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 1969 Whild John Music Limited
James Lea, Composer - Neville Holder, Composer - Jimmy Lea, Bass Guitar - Noddy Holder, Guitar, Vocals - David Hill, Composer - Slade, MainArtist - Dave Hill, Guitar - Roger Wake, Producer - Don Powell, Composer, Drums
© 1969 Whild John Ltd. under exclusive licence to BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 1969 Whild John Music Limited
Jimmy Lea, Bass Guitar - Noddy Holder, Guitar, Vocals - Frank Zappa, Composer - Slade, MainArtist - Dave Hill, Guitar - Roger Wake, Producer - Don Powell, Drums
© 1969 Whild John Ltd. under exclusive licence to BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 1969 Whild John Music Limited
James Lea, Composer - Neville Holder, Composer - Jimmy Lea, Bass Guitar - Noddy Holder, Guitar, Vocals - Slade, MainArtist - Dave Hill, Guitar - Roger Wake, Producer - Don Powell, Drums
© 1969 Whild John Ltd. under exclusive licence to BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 1969 Whild John Music Limited
James Lea, Composer - Neville Holder, Composer - Jimmy Lea, Bass Guitar - Noddy Holder, Guitar, Vocals - David Hill, Composer - Slade, MainArtist - Dave Hill, Guitar - Roger Wake, Producer - Don Powell, Composer, Drums
© 1969 Whild John Ltd. under exclusive licence to BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 1969 Whild John Music Limited
Jimmy Lea, Bass Guitar - Noddy Holder, Guitar, Vocals - Slade, MainArtist - Dave Hill, Guitar - Justin Hayward, Composer - Roger Wake, Producer - Don Powell, Drums
© 1969 Whild John Ltd. under exclusive licence to BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 1969 Whild John Music Limited
Jimmy Lea, Bass Guitar - Noddy Holder, Guitar, Vocals - Marvin Gaye, Composer - Slade, MainArtist - Dave Hill, Guitar - Roger Wake, Producer - Don Powell, Drums
© 1969 Whild John Ltd. under exclusive licence to BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 1969 Whild John Music Limited
Jimmy Lea, Bass Guitar - Noddy Holder, Guitar, Vocals - John Lennon, Composer - Paul Mccartney, Composer - Slade, Performance, MainArtist - Dave Hill, Guitar - Roger Wake, Producer - Don Powell, Drums
© 1969 Whild John Ltd. under exclusive licence to BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 1969 Whild John Music Limited
James Lea, Bass - Neville Holder, Electric Guitar, Vocals - Mars Bonfire, Composer - Jimmy Lea, Bass Guitar - Noddy Holder, Guitar, Vocals - Slade, MainArtist - Dave Hill, Guitar - Roger Wake, Producer - Don Powell, Drums, Instruments
© 1969 Whild John Ltd. under exclusive licence to BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 1969 Whild John Music Limited, under exclusive license to Union Square Music Limited, a BMG Company
Steven Farmer, Composer - Jimmy Lea, Bass Guitar - Noddy Holder, Guitar, Vocals - Ted Nugent, Composer - Slade, MainArtist - Dave Hill, Guitar - Roger Wake, Producer - Don Powell, Drums
© 1969 Whild John Ltd. under exclusive licence to BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 1969 Whild John Music Limited
James Lea, Composer - Neville Holder, Composer - Jimmy Lea, Bass Guitar - Noddy Holder, Guitar, Vocals - CHAS CHANDLER, Producer - Slade, MainArtist - Dave Hill, Guitar - Don Powell, Composer, Drums
© 1969 Whild John Ltd. under exclusive licence to BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 1970 Whild John Music Limited
James Lea, Composer - Neville Holder, Composer - Jimmy Lea, Bass Guitar - Noddy Holder, Guitar, Vocals - CHAS CHANDLER, Producer - Slade, MainArtist - Dave Hill, Guitar - Don Powell, Composer, Drums
© 1969 Whild John Ltd. under exclusive licence to BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 1970 Whild John Music Limited
James Lea, Composer - Jimmy Lea, Bass Guitar - Noddy Holder, Guitar, Vocals - CHAS CHANDLER, Producer - Slade, MainArtist - Dave Hill, Guitar - Don Powell, Composer, Drums
© 1969 Whild John Ltd. under exclusive licence to BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 1970 Whild John Music Limited
Robb Royer, Composer - Jimmy Lea, Bass Guitar - Noddy Holder, Guitar, Vocals - James Griffin, Composer - CHAS CHANDLER, Producer - Slade, MainArtist - Dave Hill, Guitar - Don Powell, Drums - Robb Rover, Composer
© 1969 Whild John Ltd. under exclusive licence to BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 1970 Whild John Music Limited
James Lea, Composer - Neville Holder, Composer - Jimmy Lea, Bass Guitar - Noddy Holder, Guitar, Vocals - CHAS CHANDLER, Producer - Slade, MainArtist - Dave Hill, Guitar - Don Powell, Composer, Drums
© 1969 Whild John Ltd. under exclusive licence to BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 1969 Whild John Music Limited, under exclusive license to Union Square Music Limited, a BMG Company
Jimmy Lea, Bass Guitar - Noddy Holder, Guitar, Vocals - Barry Mann, Composer - Cynthia Weil, Composer - CHAS CHANDLER, Producer - Slade, MainArtist - Dave Hill, Guitar - Don Powell, Drums
© 1969 Whild John Ltd. under exclusive licence to BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 1970 Whild John Music Limited, under exclusive license to Union Square Music Limited, a BMG Company
James Lea, Composer - Neville Holder, Composer - Jimmy Lea, Bass Guitar - Noddy Holder, Guitar, Vocals - CHAS CHANDLER, Producer - David Hill, Composer - Slade, MainArtist - Dave Hill, Guitar - Don Powell, Drums - Donald Powell, Composer
© 1969 Whild John Ltd. under exclusive licence to BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 1970 Whild John Music Limited
James Lea, Composer - Jimmy Lea, Bass Guitar - Noddy Holder, Guitar, Vocals - CHAS CHANDLER, Producer - Slade, MainArtist - Dave Hill, Guitar - Don Powell, Composer, Drums
© 1969 Whild John Ltd. under exclusive licence to BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 1970 Whild John Music Limited
James Lea, Composer - Neville Holder, Composer - Jimmy Lea, Bass Guitar - Noddy Holder, Guitar, Vocals - CHAS CHANDLER, Producer - Slade, MainArtist - Dave Hill, Guitar - Don Powell, Composer, Drums
© 1969 Whild John Ltd. under exclusive licence to BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 1970 Whild John Music Limited
Jimmy Lea, Bass Guitar - Noddy Holder, Guitar, Vocals - CHAS CHANDLER, Producer - Neil Innes, Composer - Slade, MainArtist - Dave Hill, Guitar - Don Powell, Drums
© 1969 Whild John Ltd. under exclusive licence to BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 1970 Whild John Music Limited
James Lea, Composer - Jimmy Lea, Bass Guitar - Noddy Holder, Guitar, Vocals - CHAS CHANDLER, Producer - Slade, MainArtist - Dave Hill, Guitar - Don Powell, Composer, Drums
© 1969 Whild John Ltd. under exclusive licence to BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 1970 Whild John Music Limited
James Lea, Composer - Jimmy Lea, Bass Guitar - Noddy Holder, Guitar, Vocals - CHAS CHANDLER, Producer - Slade, MainArtist - Dave Hill, Guitar - Don Powell, Composer, Drums
© 1969 Whild John Ltd. under exclusive licence to BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 1970 Whild John Music Limited
Jimmy Lea, Bass Guitar - Noddy Holder, Guitar, Vocals - CHAS CHANDLER, Producer - Slade, MainArtist - Dave Hill, Guitar - Don Powell, Drums - Jack Winsley, Composer - Robert Saker, Composer
© 1969 Whild John Ltd. under exclusive licence to BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 1969 Whild John Music Limited
Jimmy Lea, Bass Guitar - Noddy Holder, Guitar, Vocals - CHAS CHANDLER, Producer - Slade, MainArtist - Dave Hill, Guitar - Bobby Marchan, Composer - Don Powell, Drums
© 1969 Whild John Ltd. under exclusive licence to BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 1971 While John Ltd. under exclusive licence to BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd.
Album review
Inaugurating Union Square's much-praised series of Slade reissues and compilations, this single-disc gathering of the band's first two albums represents one of the must-have bargains of the CD age, two solidly excellent albums that were surely combined only because both are so underrated that they might otherwise have been lost. Representing the band as it struggled to come to grips with its own talent, with the Noddy Holder/Jim Lea songwriting team of the future more likely to be supplanted by Lea and Don Powell, 26 tracks round up both LPs, plus two non-album singles, "Wild Winds Are Blowing" and the debut hit "Get Down and Get with It." There is little here that will strike an immediate chord with listeners who know only the hits. Dig deeper, however, and any number of Slade classics are on hand, beginning with Beginnings' opening instrumental, "Genesis" -- which reappears later in the set as Play It Loud's "Know Who You Are." "Dapple Rose," "One Way Hotel," "Pouk Hill," and covers of "The Shape of Things to Come" and "Journey to the Centre of Your Mind" are all dynamite, with the originals as indicative of the band's innate ear for a melody and the covers representing Slade at their floor-shaking, foot-stamping hardest. The excellent packaging includes a picture-packed booklet, fun liner notes, and illustrations of all the original 45s and albums that you are unlikely ever to collect for yourself. And the rest of the series is just as good as this one.
© Dave Thompson /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 26 track(s)
- Total length: 01:16:56
- Main artists: Slade
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 1969 Whild John Ltd. under exclusive licence to BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ℗ 1969 Whild John Ltd. under exclusive licence to BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd.
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