Earls Court & All That ~ 1973
There has probably been more written about Slade and 1973 than at any other period of their career. The year saw Slade go stratospheric in terms of column inches written, it would be impossible to do the year any justice in these brief timeline notes...but here goes!
Slade started this most eventful of years with their first number one Album when Slayed? finally nudged its way to the top of the charts as Slademania continued to grip the record buying public. The same day that it reached the top of the pile they played a showpiece gig at the London Palladium as part of the government of the day's 'Fanfare For Europe' celebratory events to signal Britain's entry into the common market, the forerunner of the crap European Union we all live in now.
Once the dust had settled they were off to sunnier climes to begin a stint in the Antipodean Colonies and the 'far east' to wild scenes at most of the gigs they performed as their catalogue of vinyl occupied most of the top positions in the Australian charts.
Back home, their first single of the year 'Cum On Feel The Noize' broke all selling records and crashed into the charts at the top, a feat that had not been achieved since the days of The Beatles. They were huge all over Europe and played at some stellar events on the continent before zipping off for a lengthy tour of Canada and the States. This was the market that they wanted to concentrate on in 1973, with all the success they were having everywhere else, the fact that they had not broken there was beginning to become an issue for the band and their management. They managed to get some coast to coast TV time which helped increase their visibility to the young American audience and by all accounts this tour was beginning to have an impact on their record sales.
Mid way through the year the band returned home in order to complete a national headline tour supported by Scotland's 'Sensational Alex Harvey Band' culminating in a couple of shows at the mammoth Earls Court in London before an estimated 40,000 people for the two shows, it was a triumph, as was the release of their second single of the year 'Skweeze Me Pleeze Me' repeated the feat of 'Cum On feel The Noize' by entering the UK singles charts at number 1.
Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the water, Bang!
Slade drummer Don Powell was critically injured in a road traffic incident while returning home to Bilston after a night out at the Dix nightclub in Wolverhampton. His fiance was killed and Don himself was not expected to see out the night such were his injuries. Slade were in crisis and two showpiece gigs on the Isle Of Man were cancelled while the band contemplated their future.
In stepped Jim Lea's brother Frank the plumber who filled in for Don at the rearranged gigs while Powell, now off the danger list continued his rehabilitation from the life threatening injuries he received....news began appearing that he had lost his memory as well as his sense of taste and smell........
As soon as Don was able he was ushered gently back into the band starting with some recording work for the follow up to 'Skweeze Me Pleeze Me' and 'My Friend Stan' was duly recorded and released, failing to make the top of the charts while the band were on a gruelling 28 date coast to coast tour of America. The fact that the band were away didn't stop them racking up their second number one album of the year as 'Sladest' entered the chart at the number one position to give the band their second chart topping album.
They finished this eventful year with another heavy scheduled tour of Europe before putting their feet up to reflect on the success and bask in the glory of their fourth hit single of the year 'Merry Xmas Everybody' which unlike its predecessor did make the top of the charts by entering it at the number one slot, the third time in the year that the bands pre ordered sales had outsold all other records on sale to bludgeon its way into the chart at the top........
JANUARY/FEBRUARY
Date |
Venue |
Notes |
|---|---|---|
6/1 |
Singles Chart - Belgium | Gudbuy T' Jane at No 9 |
6/1 |
LP Charts - Belgium | Slayed? at No 3 |
6/1 |
US Billboard Hot 100 | MWACN at No 78 |
6/1 |
Australian Album Chart | Slade Alive at No 2 |
6/1 |
Australian Singles Chart | MWACN new entry at No 39 |
7/1 |
Denmark - Singles Chart - GTJ | Down 1 place at No 2 |
7/1 |
Album Chart - Slade Alive | up 23 places to No 12 UK album charts |
7/1 |
Album Chart - Slayed? | Slayed? Reaches No 1 UK album charts |
7/1 |
Palladium London - Fanfare for Europe | Geordie supporting (Review) |
13/1 |
US Billboard Hot 100 | MWACN up 2 places at No 76 |
13/1 |
Australian Album Chart | Slade Alive non mover at No 2 |
13/1 |
Australian Singles Chart | MWACN up 25 places at No 14 |
14/1 |
Denmark - Singles Chart - GTJ | Non Mover at No 2 |
14/1 |
Album Chart - Slayed? | Down 1 place to No 2 |
14/1 |
Album Chart - Slade Alive | down 6 places to No 18 |
16/1 |
BBC1-Behaviour and Belief broadcast | featuring Noddy Holder |
20/1 |
Sella Coffee House Boutique, W'ton | Opening attended by Don Powell |
20/1 |
BBC2 - They Sold a Million | Jack Jones-Slade |
20/1 |
Australian Album Chart | Slade Alive down 2 places at No 4 |
20/1 |
Australian Singles Chart | MWACN non mover at No 14 |
21/1 |
Denmark - Singles Chart - GTJ | down 1 place at No 3 |
21/1 |
Album Chart - Slayed? | Up 1 place to No1 |
21/1 |
Album Chart - Slade Alive | down 6 places to No 24 |
23/1 |
Begin 2 week tour | Australia & The Far East |
27/1 |
Te Rapa Racecourse, Hamilton NZ | Caravan,Staus Quo,Lindisfarne, Black Feather |
27/1 |
Australian Album Chart | Slade Alive down 2 places at No 6 |
27/1 |
Australian Singles Chart | MWACN up 11 places to No 3 (Peak) |
28/1 |
Denmark - Singles Chart - GTJ | Non Mover at No 3 |
28/1 |
Album Chart - Slayed? | 2nd consecutive week at No1 |
28/1 |
Album Chart - Slade Alive | Slade Alive up 4 places to No 20 |
28/1 |
Randwick race course - Sydney | Caravan,Staus Quo,Lindisfarne, Black Feather |
29/1 |
Lang Park - Brisbane | Caravan,Staus Quo,Lindisfarne,Buffalo,Statesmen,Everton Park, New Tango |
31/1 |
Subiaco Oval - Perth | Staus Quo ,Lindisfarne |
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3/2 |
Wayville showground - Adelaide | Lindisfarne, Pulse |
3/2 |
Australian Album Chart | Slade Alive up 3 places to No 3 |
3/2 |
Australian Album Chart | Slayed? New Entry at No 8 |
3/2 |
Australian Singles Chart | MWACN down 6 places at No 9 |
4/2 |
Denmark - Singles Chart - GTJ | down 7 places at No10 |
4/2 |
Showground - Melbourne | Caravan,Staus Quo,Lindisfarne |
4/2 |
Album Chart - Slayed? | Down 2 places to No 3 |
6/2 |
Hordern Pavillion, NSW | Caravan,Staus Quo, Lindisfarne,Sherbert, Mother Earth |
10/2 |
Australian Album Chart | Slade Alive down 4 places at No 7 |
10/2 |
Australian Album Chart | Slayed? down 1 place at No 9 |
10/2 |
Australian Singles Chart | MWACN down 10 places at No 19 |
10/2 |
Australian Singles Chart | Gudbuy T' Jane New Entry at No 32 |
11/2 |
Album Chart - Slayed? | Down 5 places to No 8 |
12/2 |
Canberra Showground | Cancelled |
17/2 |
Australian Album Chart | Slayed? up 8 places to No 1 |
17/2 |
Australian Album Chart | Slade Alive down 2 places at No 7 |
17/2 |
Australian Singles Chart | MWACN up 2 places at No 17 |
17/2 |
Australian Singles Chart | Gudbuy T' Jane up 6 places to No 26 |
18/2 |
Denmark - Singles Chart - GTJ | Up 5 places to No 5 |
18/2 |
Album Chart - Slayed? | Down 1 place to No 9 |
18/2 |
Cedar Closet Lounge,Cedarnole Omaha | |
23/2 |
Single Release | Cum On Feel The Noize |
24/2 |
Australian Album Chart |
Slayed? at No 1 |
24/2 |
Australian Album Chart |
Slade Alive at No 12 |
24/2 |
Australian Singles Chart | MWACN non mover at No 17 |
24/2 |
Australian Singles Chart | Gudbuy T'Jane non mover at No 26 |
25/2 |
US Billboard LP Chart |
Slayed? at No 136 |
25/2 |
Denmark - Singles Chart - GTJ | down 2 places at No 7 |
25/2 |
Album Chart - Slayed? | Down 5 places to No 14 |
25/2 |
Singles Chart - Cum On Feel The Noize | enters UK chart at Number 1 |
26/2 |
Singles Chart - Austria | Gudbuy T' Jane at No 5 |
26/2 |
Singles Chart - Singapore | Gudbuy T' Jane at No 10 |
27/2 |
Hard Rock - Manchester | (Gig Review) |
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MARCH / APRIL
Date |
Venue |
Notes |
|---|---|---|
3/3 |
US Billboard Hot 100 | Gudbuy T' Jane at No 112 |
3/3 |
US Billboard LP Chart |
Slayed? up 17 places to No 119 |
3/3 |
Australian Album Chart | Slayed? at No 1 (3rd Week) |
3/3 |
Australian Album Chart | Slade Alive up 2 places to No 10 |
3/3 |
Australian Singles Chart | MWACN down 1 place at No 18 |
3/3 |
Australian Singles Chart | Gudbuy T'Jane up 6 places to No 20 |
4/3 |
Album Chart - Slayed? |
Up 6 places to No 8 |
4/3 |
Singles Chart - Cum On Feel The Noize | 2nd week at No 1 |
10/3 |
Advertising campaign | Polydor buys 13 hoardings in Toronto/Montreal |
10/3 |
US Billboard Hot 100 | Gudbuy T' Jane Enters Hot 100 at No 88 |
10/3 |
US Billboard LP Chart | Slayed? up 14 places to No 105 |
10/3 |
Australian Album Chart | Slayed? at No 1 (4th Week) |
10/3 |
Australian Album Chart | Slade Alive up 1 place to No 9 |
10/3 |
Australian Singles Chart | MWACN up 3 places at No 15 |
10/3 |
Australian Singles Chart | Gudbuy T'Jane down 6 places to No 26 |
11/3 |
Album Chart - Slayed? | Unchanged at No 8 |
11/3 |
Singles Chart - Cum On Feel The Noize | 3rd week at No 1 |
16/3 |
Popgala - Rotterdam | |
17/3 |
Singles Charts - France | GTJ at No 13 |
17/3 |
US Billboard Hot 100 | GTJ up 2 places to No 86 |
17/3 |
US Billboard LP Chart | Slayed? up 13 places at No 92 |
17/3 |
Australian Album Chart | Slayed? Down 5 places at No 6 |
17/3 |
Australian Album Chart | Slade Alive down 9 places at No 18 |
17/3 |
Australian Singles Chart | Gudbuy T'Jane up 15 places to No 11 (peak) |
18/3 |
Denmark - Singles Chart - COFTN | At No 2 (Peak) |
18/3 |
Album Chart - Slayed? | Up 1 place to No 7 |
18/3 |
Singles Chart - Cum On Feel The Noize | 4th week at No 1 |
23/3 |
Singles Charts - Spain |
GTJ at No 10 |
23/3 |
Singles Charts - Holland |
COFTN at No 10 |
23/3 |
Singles Charts - Belgium (Flemish) |
COFTN at No 9 |
23/3 |
Albums Chart - Belgium (French) |
Slayed? at No 4 |
23/3 |
Ljublana, Yugoslavia (Now Slovenia) | Dah - Slade - Barclay James Harvest u/c |
24/3 |
National Stadium Dublin | (unconfirmed) |
24/3 |
Canadian RMP Album Chart | Slayed? Enters chart at No 78 |
24/3 |
US Billboard LP Chart | Slayed? up 4 places at No 88 |
24/3 |
US Billboard Hot 100 | GTJ up 1 place to No 85 |
24/3 |
Australian Album Chart | Slayed? up 3 places at No 3 |
24/3 |
Australian Album Chart | Slade Alive up 11 places to No 7 |
24/3 |
Australian Singles Chart | Gudbuy T'Jane Non Mover at No 11 |
25/3 |
Denmark - Singles Chart - COFTN | Down 2 places at No 4 |
25/3 |
Album Chart - Slayed? | Down 2 places to No 9 |
25/3 |
Album Chart - Slade Alive | at No 37 |
25/3 |
Singles Chart - Cum On Feel The Noize | down 1 place to No 2 (The 12th Of Never - Donny Osmond) |
25/3 |
Empire Pool ,Wembley | Home –Slade |
30/3 |
National Forrest, Brussels | (unconfirmed) |
31/3 |
Deorne Arena - Antwerp, Belgium | |
31/3 |
Canadian RMP Album Chart | Slayed? Up 16 places to No 62 |
31/3 |
US Billboard LP Chart | Slayed? up 4 places to No 84 |
31/3 |
US Billboard Hot 100 | GTJ up 8 places at No 77 |
31/3 |
Australian Album Chart | Slayed? Non Mover at No 3 |
31/3 |
Australian Album Chart | Slade Alive Non Mover at No 7 |
31/3 |
Australian Singles Chart | Gudbuy T'Jane down 3 places at No 14 |
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1/4 |
Denmark - Singles Chart - COFTN | Up 2 places to No 2 |
1/4
|
Album Chart - Slayed? | Down 5 places to No 14 |
1/4
|
Album Chart - Slade Alive | up 17 places to No 20 |
1/4
|
Singles Chart - Cum On Feel The Noize | down 5 places to No 7 |
7/4
|
Festhalle, Levern | |
7/4 |
Canadian RMP Album Chart | Slayed? Up 18 places to No 44 |
7/4 |
Canadian RMP Singles Chart | GTJ Enters chart at No 83 |
7/4 |
US Billboard LP Chart | Slayed? up 2 places at No 82 |
7/4 |
US Billboard Hot 100 | GTJ up 5 places to No 72 |
7/4 |
Australian Album Chart | Slayed? Down 1 place at No 4 |
7/4 |
Australian Album Chart | Slade Alive down 6 places at No 13 |
7/4 |
Australian Singles Chart | Gudbuy T'Jane down 3 places at No 17 |
8/4 |
Denmark - Singles Chart - COFTN | Down 1 place at No 3 |
8/4
|
Album Chart - Slayed? | Unchanged at No 14 |
8/4
|
Singles Chart - Cum On Feel The Noize | down 6 places to No 13 |
8/4
|
Nordseehalle, Emden | |
9/4
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Stadthalle, Offenbach | |
12/4
|
Falkonerteatret - Copenhagen, Denmark | (Secret Oyster support) |
13/4 |
Paris - Polydor Silver Disk awards | (500,000 singles/ 100,000 Lp's) |
14/4
|
Sportpalais Ahoy' Rotterdam | Rockin' martin & His Delta's - Slade |
14/4 |
Canadian RMP Album Chart | Slayed? Up 10 places to No 34 |
14/4 |
Canadian RMP Singles Chart | GTJ up 9 places to No 74 |
14/4 |
Australian Album Chart | Slade Alive up 3 places to No 10 |
14/4 |
Australian Album Chart | Slayed? up 1 place to No 3 |
14/4 |
Australian Singles Chart | Gudbuy T'Jane down 1 place at No 18 |
15/4 |
Singles Charts - France | COFTN at No 16 |
15/4 |
Denmark - Singles Chart - COFTN | Down 7 places at No 10 |
15/4 |
Singles Chart - Cum On Feel The Noize | down 6 places to No 19 |
15/4 |
Singles Charts - Finland | COFTN at No 9 |
15/4 |
Singles Charts - Denmark | COFTN at No 5 |
18/4 |
Iperbole Night Club NY Polydor party for Slade Tour | Polydor president Jerry Schoenbaum in attendance |
18/4 |
US Billboard Hot 100 | COFTN Bubbling Under at No 114 |
18/4 |
US Billboard LP Chart | Slayed? at No 74 (18th week on chart) |
20/4
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Academy of Music New York | Black Oak Akansas-Grin (2 x shows) |
21/4 |
Canadian RMP Album Chart | Slayed? Up 2 places to No 32 |
21/4 |
Canadian RMP Singles Chart | GTJ up 2 places to No 72 |
21/4 |
Australian Album Chart | Slayed? Down 4 places at No 7 |
21/4 |
Australian Singles Chart | Gudbuy T'Jane down 5 places at No 23 |
22/4 |
Denmark - Singles Chart - COFTN | Up 6 places to No 4 |
22/4 |
UK Singles Chart - COFTN | Down 7 places at No 26 |
22/4
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Foxy Lady - Akron Ohio | Steve Miller Band-Slade |
23/4
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London Gardens-London Ontario | Johnny Winter-Slade (Review) |
24/4
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Capitol Theatre, Montreal Quebec | Johnny Winter-Slade |
25/4
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Maple Leaf Gardens,Toronto | Johnny Winter-Brownsville Station(Gig Review) |
26/4
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Aquarius Theatre,Boston | |
26/4
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Orpheum Theater-Boston | |
28/4 |
Canadian RMP Album Chart | Slayed? Up 5 places to no 27 (peak) |
28/4 |
US Billboard LP Chart | Slayed? at No 119 |
28/4 |
Australian Album Chart | Slayed? Down 1 place at No 8 |
28/4 |
Australian Singles Chart | Gudbuy T'Jane down 11 places at No 34 |
28/4 |
Kinetic Playground,Chicago |
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29/4 |
Agora-Toledo Ohio |
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29/4 |
UK Singles Chart - COFTN | Down 6 places at No 32 |
29/4 |
Singles Charts - West Germany | COFTN at No 9 |
29/4 |
LP Charts - West Germany | Slayed? at No 10 |
29/4 |
Denmark - Singles Chart - COFTN | Down 2 places at No 6 |
30/4 |
Agora-Cleveland Ohio |
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MAY / JUNE
Date |
Venue |
Notes |
|---|---|---|
1/5 |
Agora - Detroit Ohio | |
2/5 |
Masonic Auditorium-Detroit | |
3/5 |
Civic Center-Santa Monica,California | (audio exists In Concert) |
4/5 |
California State University-San Jose | |
5/5 |
Canadian RMP Album Chart | Slayed? Down 20 places at No 47 |
5/5 |
Australian Album Chart | Slayed? Non Mover at No 8 |
5/5 |
Australian Singles Chart | Gudbuy T'Jane Non Mover at No 34 |
5/5 |
Winterland Arena - San Francisco | (Humble Pie/Slade/Steely Dan) |
6/5 |
Denmark - Album Chart - Slayed? | At No 26 (Peak) |
6/5 |
Winterland Arena - San Francisco | (Humble Pie/Slade/Steely Dan) |
7/5 |
Rainbow Ballroom Fresno | |
8/5 |
Midnight Special – Los Angeles | |
9/5 |
Terrace, Salt Lake | |
10/5 |
Rainbow Ballroom ,Fresno California | |
11/5 |
Paramount Theatre - Seattle, Washington | (Sons Of Champlin Support) |
12/5 |
Paramount Theatre-Portland, Oregon | Brownsville Station - Slade |
12/5 |
US Billboard LP Chart | Slayed? Non Mover at No 123 |
12/5 |
US Billboard Hot 100 | COFTN Bubbling Under at No 114 |
12/5 |
Canadian RMP Album Chart | Slayed? Down 9 places at No 56 |
12/5 |
Australian Album Chart | Slayed? Non Mover at No 8 |
17/5 |
Armadillo Theatre-Austin Texas | |
18/5 |
Santa Rosa Theatre - Houston Texas | |
19/5 |
Canadian RMP Album Chart | Slayed? Down 6 places at No 62 |
19/5 |
Australian Album Chart | Slayed? Non Mover at No 8 |
19/5 |
Majestic Theatre,Dallas | |
22/5 |
Oriental Theater, Milwaulkee | Ivory - Slade (Review) |
23/5 |
Centennial Hall, London, Ontario | |
24/5 |
Capitol Theatre,Montreal | |
25/5 |
Capitol Theatre,Passiac,New Jersey | |
25/5 |
In Concert Broadcast | Albert King, Dr. John, Miles Davis, Dan Hicks & The Hot Licks, Slade |
25/5 |
Capitol Theatre,New Jersey | Grin-Slade |
26/5 |
Spectrum Philadelphia | |
26/5 |
UK Singles Chart - COFTN | At No 40 |
26/5 |
Album Chart - Finland | Slayed? at No 3 |
26/5 |
Singles Chart - Switzerland | COFTN at No 9 |
26/5 |
Album Chart - Australia | Slayed? at No 8 |
26/5 |
US Billboard LP Chart | Slayed up 21 places to No 99 |
26/5 |
US Billboard Hot 100 | COFTN Enters Chart at No 100 |
26/5 |
Canadian RMP Album Chart | Slayed? Down 19 places at No 81 |
26/5 |
Australian Album Chart | Slayed? Down 3 places at No 11 |
26/5 |
Australian Singles Chart | COFTN New Entry at No 38 |
27/5 |
Spectrum-Philadelphia | Slade The Eagles-Dr Hook-Stevie Wonder |
31/5 |
Greens Playhouse, Glasgow, Scotland | SAHB-Slade (Review (1) (2) ) |
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1/6 |
Empire Theatre - Edinburgh | SAHB-Slade |
2/6 |
Canadian RMP Album Chart | Slayed? Down 10 places at No 91 |
2/6 |
Australian Singles Chart | COFTN up 6 places to No 32 |
2/6 |
Civic Hall - Newcastle | SAHB-Slade |
3/6 |
Civic hall - Wolverhampton | SAHB-Slade |
5/6 |
Civic hall - Wolverhampton | SAHB-Slade |
6/6 |
The Dome, Brighton | SAHB-Slade |
8/6 |
In Concert coast to coast broadcast ABC TV - Joshua White director | John kay,T Rex, Johnny Nash,Miles Davis, Slade |
8/6 |
Town hall - Birmingham | SAHB-Slade |
9/6 |
Canadian RMP Album Chart | Slayed? Non Mover at No 91 |
9/6 |
Australian Singles Chart | COFTN up 12 places to No 20 |
9/6 |
Colston Hall. Bristol | SAHB-Slade |
10/6 |
Top Rank - Cardiff Wales | SAHB-Slade |
11/6 |
Guildhall - Southampton | SAHB-Slade |
12/6 |
City Hall - Sheffield | SAHB-Slade |
13/6 |
King George's Hall - Blackburn | SAHB-Slade |
14/6 |
Victoria Hall, Hanley | SAHB-Slade |
15/6 |
University - Leeds | SAHB-Slade |
16/6 |
Canadian RMP Album Chart | Slayed? Up 9 places to No 82 |
16/6 |
Australian Singles Chart | COFTN non mover at No 20 |
16/6 |
Barn Opens NY offices | Peter Kauff appointed MD. |
22/6 |
Single Release | Skweeze Me Pleeze Me |
23/6 |
Canadian RMP Album Chart | Slayed? Up 8 places to No 74 |
23/6 |
Australian Singles Chart | COFTN down 2 places at No 22 |
24/6 |
Singles Chart - Skweeze Me Pleeze Me | Enters UK chart at No 1 position (Rubber Bullets - 10cc) |
30/6 |
Canadian RMP Album Chart | Slayed? Up 6 places to No 68 |
30/6 |
Australian Singles Chart | COFTN up 2 places at No 20 |
30/6 |
Recording session | Olympic Studios |
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JULY / AUGUST
Date |
Venue |
Notes |
|---|---|---|
1/7 |
Singles Chart - Skweeze Me Pleeze Me | 2nd week at No 1 |
1/7 |
Earls Court - London | (SAHB) 2 shows (Review 1 ) (Review 2) |
4/7 |
Don Powell Seriously Injured in Road | Traffic accident - Fiance' killed |
5/7 |
Frank Lea announced as replacement | drummer for Isle of man gigs |
7/7 |
Canadian RMP Album Chart | Slayed? Non mover at No 68 |
7/7 |
US Billboard LP Chart | Slayed? at No 69 |
7/7 |
Australian Singles Chart | COFTN down 3 places at No 23 |
7/7 |
BPI award Silver disk for 250,000 sales | Skweeze Me Pleeze Me |
8/7 |
Singles Chart - Skweeze Me Pleeze Me | 3rd week at No 1 |
8/7 |
Lido, Douglas, Isle Of Man | Frank Lea in for Don Powell |
10/7 |
Single Released USA | Let The Good Times Roll / Feel So Fine |
14/7 |
US Billboard LP Chart | Slayed? Down 13 places at No 82 |
14/7 |
Canadian RMP Album Chart | Slayed? Up 4 places to No 64 |
14/7 |
Australian Singles Chart | COFTN up 4 places to No 19 |
15/7 |
Singles Chart - Skweeze Me Pleeze Me | down 3 places to No 4 (Welcome Home - Peters & Lee) |
21/7 |
Canadian RMP Album Chart | Slayed? Down 4 places at No 68 |
21/7 |
Australian Singles Chart | COFTN down 2 places at No 21 |
22/7 |
Singles Chart - Skweeze Me Pleeze Me | down 2 places to No 6 |
28/7 |
Canadian RMP Album Chart | Slayed? Down 9 places at No 77 |
28/7 |
Australian Singles Chart | COFTN up 3 places to No 18 (peak) |
29/7 |
Singles Chart - Skweeze Me Pleeze Me | down 9 places to No 15 |
29/7 |
Palace Lido Douglas - Isle Of Man | Frank Lea on Drums |
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4/8 |
Australian Singles Chart | COFTN down 13 places at No 31 |
5/8 |
Singles Chart - Skweeze Me Pleeze Me | down 6 places to No 21 |
11/8 |
Canadian RMP Album Chart | Play It Loud Enters chart at No 95 |
11/8 |
Australian Singles Chart | COFTN down 4 places at No 35 |
12/8 |
Denmark - Singles Chart - SMPM | At No 3 |
12/8 |
Radio Luxembourg Fun day Brands Hatch | Powell returns from the dead |
18/8 |
Canadian RMP Album Chart | Play It Loud up 46 places to No 49 |
19/8 |
Denmark - Singles Chart - SMPM | Non Mover at No 3 |
25/8 |
Canadian RMP Album Chart | Play It Loud up 4 places to No 45 |
26/8 |
Denmark - Singles Chart - SMPM | Down 4 places at No 7 |
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SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER
Date |
Venue |
Notes |
|---|---|---|
1/9 |
US Billboard Hot 100 | Let The Good Times Roll/Feel So Fine Bubbling under at No 114 |
1/9 |
Canadian RMP Album Chart | Play It Loud Up 5 places to No 40 |
2/9 |
Denmark - Singles Chart - SMPM | Down 1 place at No 8 |
6/9 |
Recording | Olympic Studios |
7/9 |
Recording | Olympic Studios |
8/9 |
Recording | Olympic Studios |
8/9 |
Canadian RMP Album Chart | Play It Loud Down 40 places at No 80 |
9/9 |
Denmark - Singles Chart - SMPM | Down 1 place at No 9 |
16/9 |
Denmark - Singles Chart - SMPM | Up 7 places to No 2 (Peak) |
18/9 |
Depart for 28 date coast to coast US tour | |
21/9 |
Album Release | Sladest |
21/9 |
Capitol Theatre - Passaic, NewJersey | Blue Oyster Cult-Slade |
22/9 |
Australian Singles Chart | SMPM New entry at No 26 |
22/9 |
State University of New York - Genesee | Elf-Slade |
23/9 |
Denmark - Singles Chart - SMPM | Down 3 places at No 5 |
23/9 |
War Memorial - Syracuse | |
25/9 |
Sunshine Inn , Asbury park - New Jersey | New Hope-Slade |
27/9 |
Masonic Auditorium - Detroit | King Crimson-The Strawbs-Slade |
28/9 |
Single Release | My Friend Stan |
28/9 |
Ellis Auditorium - Memphis | Slade-BOC (Gig Review) |
29/9 |
Convention Centre - Louisville | |
29/9 |
Australian Singles Chart | SMPM up 1 place at No 25 (Peak) |
30/9 |
Album Chart - Sladest | Enters UK Album Chart at No 1 |
30/9 |
Singles Chart - My Friend Stan | enters UK chart at No4 |
30/9 |
Morris Civic Centre - South Bend, Indiana | |
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1/10 |
Springfield, Missouri | |
2/10 |
Kidd Auditorium - St Louis | |
4/10 |
C W Port College,Greenvale - New York | The Strawbs-Slade |
5/10 |
Valley Forge Music Fair,Delaware | |
6/10 |
Australian Singles Chart | SMPM down 1 place at No 26 |
6/10 |
Academy Of Music - New York | Blue Oyster Cult supporting (Gig Review) |
7/10 |
Album Chart - Sladest | 2nd week at No 1 |
7/10 |
Singles Chart - My Friend Stan | up 2 places to No 2 |
7/10 |
Falls Church - Virginia | |
8/10 |
Sunshine Inn, Asbury Park, New Jersey | |
9/10 |
Don Kirchners Rock Concert | |
12/10 |
Curtis Hixon Hall,Tampa fl | REO Speedwagon - Joe Walsh –Slade |
13/10 |
Australian Singles Chart | SMPM down 3 places at No 29 |
14/10 |
Album Chart - Sladest | 3rd week at No 1 |
14/10 |
Singles Chart - My Friend Stan | down 1 place to No 3 |
15/10 |
Minniapolis | |
16/10 |
Auditorium Theatre - Chicago | Slade-Climax Blues Band |
19/10 |
Winterland Arena - San Francisco | (J Geils Band/Slade/Back Door) |
20/10 |
Winterland Arena - San Francisco | (J Geils Band/Slade/Back Door) |
20/10 |
US Billboard LP Chart | Sladest Enters Chart at No 164 |
20/10 |
Australian Singles Chart | SMPM down 1 place at No 30 |
21/10 |
Album Chart - Sladest |
down 1 place to No 2 |
21/10 |
Singles Chart - My Friend Stan |
unchanged at No3 |
21/10 |
Long Beach Arena - Long Beach |
J Geils Band-Slade |
22/10 |
WZMF - FM (Milwaulkee) make Sladest Album of the week | |
22/10 |
Return to UK |
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25/10 |
Forrest National - Brussels |
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26/10 |
Courtai - Belgium |
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27/10 |
Zofligen - Switzerland |
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27/10 |
US Billboard LP Chart | Sladest up 22 places to No 142 |
27/10 |
Singles Chart - Finland | SMPM at No 9 |
27/10 |
Canadian RMP Album Chart | Sladest Enters chart at No 98 |
27/10 |
Australian Singles Chart | SMPM down 2 places at No 32 |
27/10 |
Denmark - Album Chart - Sladest | At No 20 |
28/10 |
Album Chart - Sladest |
down 2 places to No 4 |
28/10 |
Singles Chart - My Friend Stan |
down 5 places to No 8 |
29/10 |
Paris |
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30/10 |
Poitiers - France |
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31/10 |
Bordeaux - France |
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NOVEMBER / DECEMBER
Date |
Venue |
Notes |
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3/11 |
US Billboard LP Chart | Sladest up 7 places to No 135 |
3/11 |
Canadian RMP Album Chart | Sladest Up 4 places to No 94 |
3/11 |
Denmark - Singles - My Friend Stan | At No 8 |
3/11 |
Denmark - Album Chart - Sladest | Up 9 places at No 11 |
4/11 |
Singles Chart - My Friend Stan | down 7 places to No 15 |
4/11 |
Album Chart - Sladest | down 1 place to No 5 |
5/11 |
Helsinki Finland | |
6/11 |
Bergen - Norway | |
7/11 |
Ekeberghallen,Norway | |
8/11 |
Gothenburg - Sweden | |
9/11 |
K B Hallen - Copenhagen | |
10/11 |
Vejlby Risskov Hallen - Aarhus, Denmark | |
10/11 |
Canadian RMP Album Chart | Sladest Up 3 places to No 91 |
10/11 |
US Billboard LP Chart |
Sladest up 6 places to No 129 |
10/11 |
Album Chart - Denmark |
Sladest at No 20 |
10/11 |
Album Chart - Belgium |
Sladest at No 7 |
10/11 |
Singles Chart - Belgium |
My Friend Stan at No 9 |
11/11 |
Denmark - Singles - My Friend Stan | Non Mover at No 8 |
11/11 |
Album Chart - Sladest | down 1 place to No 6 |
12/11 |
Jahrhunderthalle, Hoescht - Frankfurt | |
13/11 |
Hamburg - Germany | |
14/11 |
Hannover - Germany | |
15/11 |
Deutschelande Halle,Berlin | |
17/11 |
Mannheim - Germany | |
17/11 |
Canadian RMP Album Chart | Sladest Up 5 places to No 86 |
17/11 |
US Billboard LP Chart | Sladest down 14 places to No 143 |
18/11 |
Denmark - Singles - My Friend Stan | Up 2 places to No 6 (Peak) |
18/11 |
Denmark - Album Chart - Sladest | At No 28 |
18/11 |
Album Chart - Sladest | unchanged at No 6 |
19/11 |
Rhein Nektar Halle, Heidelberg | |
20/11 |
Munich - Germany | |
24/11 |
Canadian RMP Album Chart | Sladest Up 6 places to No 80 |
24/11 |
Australian Album Chart | Sladest New entry at No 9 |
25/11 |
Denmark - Album Chart - Sladest | Up 8 places at No 20 |
25/11 |
Album Chart - Sladest | unchanged at No 6 |
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1/12 |
Canadian RMP Album Chart | Sladest up 5 places to No 75 |
1/12 |
Australian Album Chart | Sladest up 4 places to No 5 |
2/12 |
Denmark - Album Chart - Sladest | Down 3 places at No 23 |
2/12 |
Album Chart - Sladest | down 5 places to No 11 |
7/12 |
Single Release | Merry Xmas Everybody |
8/12 |
Canadian RMP Album Chart | Sladest Down 2 places at No 77 |
8/12 |
Singles Chart - Norway | My Friend Stan at No 8 |
8/12 |
Singles Chart -Switzerland | My Friend Stan at No 7 |
8/12 |
Australian Album Chart | Sladest up 3 places to No 2 |
9/12 |
Denmark - Album Chart - Sladest | Up 3 places at No 20 |
9/12 |
Singles Chart - Merry Xmas Everybody | enters UK chart at No 1 position |
9/12 |
Album Chart - Sladest | down 3 places to No 14 |
15/12 |
Canadian RMP Album Chart | Sladest Down 3 places at No 80 |
15/12 |
Australian Album Chart | Sladest Non Mover at No 2 |
16/12 |
Denmark - Singles - MXE | At No 1 (Peak) |
16/12 |
Singles Chart - Merry Xmas Everybody | 2nd week at No 1 |
16/12 |
Album Chart - Sladest | up 1 place to No 13 |
22/12 |
Australian Album Chart | Sladest down 1 place at No 3 |
23/12 |
Denmark - Singles - MXE | At No 1 |
23/12 |
Singles Chart - Merry Xmas Everybody | 3rd week at No 1 |
23/12 |
Album Chart - Sladest | unchanged at No 13 |
29/12 |
Australian Album Chart | Sladest down 9 places at No 12 |
30/12 |
Denmark - Singles - MXE | At No 1 |
30/12 |
Singles Chart - Merry Xmas Everybody | 4th week at No 1 |
30/12 |
Album Chart - Sladest | up 2 places to No 11 |
All chart positions refer to UK national Charts unless otherwise stated.
Canadian chart placings courtesy of Luis Duarte Lopes - Slade In England
Danish chart placings courtesy of Klaus Herfort Würtz - Slade In England