Slade Scrapbook - 1978 Press Cuttings

CUTTINGS 1978

Sounds - March 1978

Sounds annouce Slade's UK Tour in March - April 1978 - to promote the single Give Us A Goal.

Record Mirror - March 1978

Melody Maker - March 1978

Record Mirror - March 1978

Record Mirror advert for Slade's Give Us A Goal single - released March 1978.

And Martin Bundy lets off steam about Slade...

Record Mirror - 4 March 1978

Record Mirror reviews Slade's Give Us A Goal single on 4 March 1978.

Bravo - March 1978

Advert - March 1978

Birmingham Evening Post - 21 March 1978

Thanks to Gary Jordan for providing this cutting

The Sun - 1978

Melody Maker - April 1978

Slade add another eight concerts to their tour - April 1978.

Sunderland Echo - 13 April 1978

The Sunderland Echo report on Slade's gig at the Sunderland Empire on 12 April....Hundreds of pounds of damage, smashed seats and bent rails.

Melody Maker - 15 April 1978

Review of Slade at the Bristol Colston Hall - 10 April 1978.

UK Tour - Spring 1978

Advert - April 1978

Advert for the Mel Bush promoted gig - Slade at the Hammersmith Odeon - 15 April 1978.

NME - 22 April 1978

David Blake from NME reviews Slade's performance at the Hammersmith Odeon (15 April 1978 - support band The Brakes)

Record Mirror - 22 April 1978

Record Mirror's Kelly Pike reviews Slade at the Hammersmith Odeon - 15 April 1978.

Daily Mirror - 30 August 1978

Tom Merrin from the Daily Mirror reports how Noddy Holder from Slade got beaten up backstage at The Stoneleigh Club, Porthcawl, Glamorgan on 28 August 1978. He had his nose broken.

Sounds - September 1978

Sounds gives details of Slade's extensive six-week tour in the Autumn 1978. Tour commenced at Chatham Central Hall - 23 September 1978. Support act Nick van Eede.

Advert - Slade : Beginnings of Ambrose Slade

Rock On Records advertise copies of the banned album Beginnings of Ambrose Slade (Contour Records) for Slade. Chas Chandler had previously issued an injuction so this album could not be released,

Blackburn promo - October 1978

Thanks to George Haworth

Flyer - 26 October 1978

Flyer for the Reading University, Union Hall gig - 26 October 1978.

Sounds - 28 October 1978

Sounds announce that Slade's Blackburn Baileys gig on 12 October was cancelled - due to Dave Hill suffering burns in an accident at home.

Fanzine - October 1978

In this fanzine in 1978 Slade tell how racing driver James Hunt was a Slade fan - and attended The Rainbow gig on 12 May 1977. Also, how Slade performed the most encores EVER at this gig!.....