Description

Reduced price due to old price sticker on front cover as well as faded colours at the spine

German 1974 pressing with gatefold cover

It took Slade two years and one hits-and-rarities compilation (Sladest) to get around to following up 1972’s U.K. chart-topping Slayed?, two years during which the band started to break away from their usual rock formula. Noddy Holder himself said that the album’s title came from the album’s content, which the band felt had a mix of old, new, borrowed and blue songs. Instead of coming up with a bombast part album of the old the band switched their songwriting efforts to more mellow pastures — the gentle Everyday, the yearning Far Far Away, and the decidedly pretty Miles Out To Sea. Two of the tracks, the singles My Friend Stan and Everyday were piano-led and did not have the typical Slade sound. Both were successful singles, My Friend Stan (reached no 2) and Everyday (reached no 3). So their fourth studio album was a big success overall and it reached No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart. Slade fans can expect everything from wistful ballads to mouth-watering commercial, hard rock nuggets and Everyday held the secret of the band’s future. It became one of the most crucial songs in the group’s entire repertoire and a live favorites among fans. Old fans might not like it all but its a top album that really shows the skills of the band

Track list:
1. Just Want A Little Bit
2. When The Lights Are Out
3. My Town
4. Find Yourself A Rainbow
5. Miles Out To Sea
6. We’re Really Gonna Raise The Roof
7. Do We Still Do It
8. How Can It Be
9. Don’t Blame Me
10. My Friend Stan
11. Everyday
12. Good Time Gals