“Everybody [in the audience] was singing [along to] his tunes. It wasn’t just a few people, it was everyone,” Lea explained years later. “I thought that was amazing – why not write the crowd into [our ...

Slade, though, weren’t all about the UK. They were, for example, popular in the Netherlands where “Coz I Luv You”, “Everyday”, “Gudbuy T’Jane”, “Merry X-mas Everybody” and “Take me Bak ’Ome” were ...

Before Slade's third album shot to the top of the charts, they were going nowhere. Their roots dated back to the mid-60s when, as the 'N Betweens, they were one of the many bands trying to make a name ...

Any poll to decide Slade’s second-most famous song must include Mama Weer All Crazee Now, the band’s third UK No.1 hit, in 1972. Unlike with the Midlanders’ previous chart-toppers Coz I Luv You and ...