Cuttings 1972

Jackie Magazine - 1972

Jackie Magazine - Noddy interview

Jackie Magazine - Don interview

Jackie Magazine - Dave Interview

Jackie Magazine - Jim Interview

Slade Interview - Jackie Magazine

Record Mirror - 12 February 1972

Peter Jones from Record Mirror talks to Slade. 12 February 1972.

2 March 1972 - Slade Alive press reception, Ronnie Scott's Club, London

Slade Alive promotion - 1972

Jim Lea becomes a Boot Boy.... 1972

Bravo - 1972

Jackie article 1972

Slade - British Rail Advert 

Slade advertised the British Rail discount card "Rail-Europ Junior".

And there was this colour leaflet too.... (Thanks Paul Lythe)

Disc & Music Echo - 25 March 1972

Jackie - 1972

Record Mirror - 29 April 1972

Sounds poster - April 1972

Slade Return from Holland Tour - 3 May 1972

Sounds - 6 May 1972

Bracknell Sports Centre - 6 May 1972

Great Western Express Festival (Lincoln Festival) - 28 May 1972

Slade performed at the wet and soggy Great Western Express Festival (otherwise known as The Lincoln Festival) on Sunday 28 May 1972.
The performed just before Monty Python's Flying Circus, and top of the bill band, The Beach Boys.
Slade were a resounding success and over the next couple of week's Slade were on the music press front pages - because of their great performance...

Manchester Free Trade Hall - 30 May 1972

Melody Maker - 3 June 1972

Slade make the front page of Melody Maker after their performance at the Lincoln Festival.

Melanie - 1972

Jackie - 1972

Pete from Jackie magazine finds out how the membership of the Slade Fan Club has grown from 1,000 to 4,000 in the last 6 months.....and the Slade's Look Wot You Dun hit No.1 in Argentina. Jackie 1972.

Melody Maker - 3 June 1972

Record Mirror - 17 June 1972

Popster Magazine- 1972

Sounds - 24 June 1972

Jackie - 1972

Pete from Jackie Magazine talks to Noddy Holder - and how he's sold his Mini and bought a Hillman Avenger. 1972

Beat Instrumental - July 1972

NME - 1 July 1972

Graham Punter reviews Slade's concert at the California Ballroom, Dunstable on 24 June 1972.

"Hundreds of steaming bodies pushed and shoved - not to see, just to breathe.
Girlfriends were hoisted high on boyfriends' shoulders clear of the crush. Exit doors were burst openby the weight of people seeking air. DJ Bruce Benson appealed for people to move back to alleviate the very danger of massive amps toppling onto the crowd under the pressure....."

Record Mirror - 8 July 1972

Record Mirror gives details of Slade playing the Rainbow on 29 July 1972....and spending three days in Spain from 20 July 1972.

Sounds Poster - 15 July 1972

Advert - July 1972

Advert for Slade at The Rainbow - supported by Juicy Lucy and Max Merritt and the Meteors. Concert 29 July 1972.

NME - September 1972

Slade had to do four encores at the Paris Olympia, at the request of the police.....Blackfoot Sue to support Slade at Wembley Empire Pool on 28 October 1972.

Record Mirror - 22 July 1972

Announcement of impending Slade gig. At the opening of the Mile End Sundown, on 7 September 1972.

Record Mirror - 22 July 1972

Record Mirror - 29 July 1972

Diana Magazine - 1972

Jackie - 1972

Hornet Magazine - 1972

NME - 5 August 1972

Julie Webb reviews Slade at the Rainbow, Finsbury Park - 29 July 1972.

Bridlington Spa Arena advert for 26 August 1972

Sounds - September 1972

NME - 2 September 1972

Record Mirror - 2 September 1972

Slade presented with a Silver Disc for "Take Me Bak 'Ome" reaching sales in the UK of 250,000

Record Mirror - 2 September 1972

Record Mirror - 9 September 1972

Sounds - 14 September 1972

Review of Slade's Mile End Sundown concert, 7 September 1972.

Mile End Sundown - 7 September 1972

Melody Maker - 16 September 1972

Melody Maker - 16 September 1972

Chris Charlesworth's famous "Jack and Jill" article (in the MM on 16 September 1972) about Slade was mentioned on the reverse of the Slayed album cover...

Sounds Poster - 16 September 1972

Buxton Festival Poster - 16 September 1972

Birmingham Evening Mail - 19 September 1972

Thanks to Gary Jordan for providing this cutting

Sounds - 23 September 1972

Disco 45 - September 1972

Disc - 30 September 1972

Slade undertake their first US Tour - September 1973.

Disc - 21 October 1972

28 October 1972 - Wembley Empire Pool, London

On 28 October 1972 Slade headlined the Wembley Empire Pool concert for "The Stars Organisation for Spastics" charity.

Wembley Empire Pool - 28 October 1972

Popswap - October 1972

NME - 18 November 1972

NME report from Wolverhampton - back home with Slade. 18 November 1972.

208 Times - October/November 1972

Disc - 18 November 1972

UK Tour - October / November 1972

Liverpool Stadium - 18 November 1972

Dave Hill falls off stage (in his platform boots) and breaks his ankle. For the next few weeks he needs to use a motorised scooter...

Sounds - 25  November 1972

Sounds newspaper reviews the Slayed album - November 1972.

NME - November 1972

Birmingham Evening Mail - 28 November 1972

Thanks to Gary Jordan for providing this cutting

Popswap Magazine

Noddy Holder first got sent a girl's bra in 1972....

Jackie Magazine

And then girls used to throw knickers at Noddy Holder during concerts in 1972.....

Jackie - December 1972

Fab 208 Magazine

Slade at the Rainbow, London, Finsbury Park - 10 and 11 November 1972. Kid Jensen introduces support act Thin Lizzy and The Osmonds and Donovan are in the audience. 

Sounds advert - 1972

Music Star - December 1972

Record Mirror - 2 December 1972

NME - 9 December 1972

Sounds - 9 December 1972

Sounds - 16 December 1972

Steve Peacock from Sounds interviews Don Powell. 16 Decmber 1972.

Disc - 23 December 1972

Sounds Interview - 30 December 1972

Music Scene - December 1972

Record Mirror - 23 December 1972

TV Performance - December 1972

Jackie Magazine - Hi! Slade! - December 1972

Jackie Magazine gave away a "Hi! Slade!" Magazine - to cut out and keep.

NME - 16 December 1972

On 16 December 1972 the NME chart showed Gudbuy T'Jane had climbed to No.1.... Unfortunately this wasn't the case on the "official" BBC Radio One Chart - where the record was stuck at No.2