Slade was undoubtably the greatest glam-rock band ever. With their unforgettable hairstyles, platform shoes, reflective clothing and scarf-waving brand of rock balladry, they were never fashionable or hip, but were hugely successful on their own terms and became a seventies phenomenon.
The Black Country rockers racked up fourteen top ten singles, including seven number ones; they appeared in teen magazines every week, and they released the one Christmas song that even your granny can remember. Unfortunately, though, the quality of their songwriting has often been overlooked, eclipsed, as it were, by the sartorial spectacle of Noddy Holder's tartan trousers and Dave Hill's high-rise stacks. But Slade's legacy remains and matures with each passing year, and the group have some unexpected fans that include Goth rockers The Mission, US heavy-metal band Quiet Riot and Brit-Pop kings Oasis, with Jimmy Lea commenting 'It's cool when people get it'.
Packed with over 100 era-defining photographs, this book tells the story of these much loved seventies heroes as they take their place in the pantheon of true pop legends forty years after they first performed together.
