Cuttings 1974

CUTTINGS 1974

Disc - January 1974

Sounds - January 1974

Sounds announce Slade's 28 date Crazee Nite Tour of the UK , starting on April 19th at Bradford St George's Hall.

Disc - January 1974

After headlining the Philadelphia Spectrum, and before performing in Baltimore, Slade hit New York on a promotional trip. Also they announce that Good Time Gals will be Slade's next American single release.

Teen Mag - Spring 1974

Music Star 1974

Nod tells Music Star magazine about the gifts that fans send him. 1974.

Jackie Magazine - 1974

Jackie Magazine 1974

Jackie Magazine ran a series of True Confessions about Slade. Each week a member of the band would answer questions about themselves...

Popswap - 1974

Record (and Radio) Mirror - Poll Results 1974

Record (and Radio) Mirror announce their poll results in 1974...
British Groups - Slade 1st
British Male Singer - Noddy Holder 2nd
British Guitarists - Dave Hill 1st, Jim Lea 7th
British Keyboard - Jim Lea 9th
British Percussionists - Don Powell 1st
Miscellaneous Instruments - Jim Lea 2nd, Don Powell 10th
British Albums - Slayed 4th
British Singles - Skweeze Me Pleeze Me 9th

Disc - 16 February 1974

In the Disc Music Poll Awards 1974 the results were:-
Best Live Group - Slade
Top British Group - Slade.....

Dave Hill and wife Jan, at the Disc Music Awards ceremony. February 1974.

Noddy Holder with Lynsey de Paul at the Disc Music Awards ceremony. February 1974.

David Essex, Roy Wood, Lynsey de Paul and Noddy Holder - at the Disc Awards 1974.

In the pictures above Dave Hill can be seen reading an article in Disc. The article was written the week before, when a Disc reported travelled to Jack Hill's (Dave's Dad) house in Wolverhampton to interview Dave....Jack Hill is mentioned several times in the interview. He was a great fella.

Disc also announced the next Slade tour...

Bravo - Spring 1974

Bravo article published Spring 1974. Photo - Slade onstage at the London Palladium - January 1973.

Dave Hill's thoughts on the World...

The Sun - February 1974

The Sun reviews Slade's Old, New, Borrowed and Blue.

NME - 16 February 1974

NME reviews the Slade album Old, New, Borrowed and Blue - released on 15 February 1974.

Superstar Magazine - February 1974

Disc - March 1974

Record Mirror - 30 March 1974

Record Mirror reviews Slade's Everyday single - March 1974. They label it "CHART CERT".

Sounds - 30 March 1974

Sounds review Slade's Everyday single - March 1974.

Disc - 1974

Disc talk to Julian Kraker - Slade's clothes maker....

Disc - 30 March 1974

Disc reviews Slade's Everyday single - March 1974.

Melody Maker - 30 March 1974

Disc - March 1974

Noddy Holder details his Top Ten favourite records in March 1974. His fave at this time was Jealous Mind by Alvin Stardust...

Disc - March 1974

Disc reports that Don Powell from Slade returned from Japan with measles.

Noddy Holder - Cover Star - Pop Today - 1974

Slade's First Loves - 1974

Jackie - 1974

Dave Hill tells Jackie Magazine how he liked visiting Japan on tour with Slade (Feb/March 1974).

Disc - 1974

Disc featured an article about "Sue X - The Tragic Slade Fan".

Your webmaster can confirm that she did exist. I met her at a few concerts in 1978. Her name was actually Sue. She eventually became the partner of Gerry Shephard (deceased) of the Glitter Band.

Disc - 1974

Disc Fashion Editor, Lynne Thirkettle, talks about Slade's footwear.

Photoshoot for the 1974 Tour Programme

Blackpool Opera House - 20 April 1974

Slade fans with Noddy - Blackpool Opera House - 20 April 1974

Birmingham Odeon - 22 April 1974

NME - 27 April 1974

Roz Martini from NME reviews Slade's gig at the Blackpool Opera House (20 April 1974) - the second date of their Crazee Nite Tour...

Disc - 27 April 1974

Rosalind Russell from Disc reviews Slade at Bradford St George's Hall on 19 April 1974

Disc - 1974

Disc featured an article as to how they thought Noddy Holder would look aged 60. Were they right or wrong? Methinks wrong!

Disc - 11 May 1974

Disc report that Slade will be releasing The Bangin' Man as their next single.

On their British tour they mention that at Dundee Caird Hall (1 May 1974) "hundreds of pounds worth of damage was done when over enthusiastic bouncers upset the crowd and the band weere forced to flee the hall".

Record Mirror - 25 May 1974

John Beattie of Record Mirror reviews Slade at the Hammersmith Odeon 18 May 1974. He says "the lights are the best that I have seen by any British Band".

Jim Lea - 1974 UK Tour

Disc - 25 May 1974

Disc review Slade's show at Hammersmith on 18 May 1974.

"I noticed the house wasn't completely sold out. There were several completely empty rows at the back of the stalls..."

Your webmaster went to the show the day before at Hammersmith Odeon - and remembers there was a notice in the foyer that tickets were available for the following night.

Mirabelle - May 1974

Mirabelle Magazine reviewed Slade's concert at the Hammersmith Odeon - May 1974.

Disc - May 1974

Disc announces the release of the next Slade single - The Bangin' Man on 28 June 1974.

NME - June 1974

Slade commence their 4th American Tour with a date at the 5,200 capacity Felt Forum in New York (support Areosmith). Slade sell out and tickets are exchanged outside at inflated prices.... All goes well until someone throws afirework onstage.

Disc - 8 June 1974

Slade's UK Crazee Nite Tour was over. What did Polydor do with those life size cut-outs of the band that were perched on the stages and foyers of the concert halls on the tour?...... They gave them away in a competition in Disc!

Disc - 29 June 1974

And the winners of the Slade competition were...

Music Star - June 1974

The Slade boys stripped off to their snazzy trunks to promote their single The Bangin' Man at the Serpentine, in London. June 1974.

Daily Mirror - 27 June 1974

TV Times - June 1974

Slade - featured in TV Times Magazine. They were to perform The Bangin' Man on Lift Off with Ayshea on ITV on 1st July 1974 (photo used taken from their previous Lift Off performance on 22 June 1973 - performing Skweeze Me Pleeze Me).