Coz We Luv Them ~ 1971
Slade had worked their collective bollocks off during 1970 without finding the elusive hit record that manager Chas Chandler was convinced they had in them. One of their most popular live tracks they were performing at the time was what they believed to be an old Little Richard record entitled 'Get Down & get With It'.
In an effort to capture the very essence of the band it was chosen as their next single and released in May with little fanfare or trumpeting from Polydor. Despite that the track slowly began to rise up the pop charts until finally on August 1st Slade had their first ever top 20 hit in the bag.
The single became a pan European hit which kept the band occupied there at various stages throughout the year appearing on various TV shows plugging their new hit record. Peaking at number 16 in the official UK chart 'Get Down With It' as it is correctly titled gave them mass exposure across the country on the new fangled colour telly box's which were now becoming commonplace. Gone were the Skinhead haircuts and accompanying paraphernalia. Instead Slade were openly embracing colour TV broadcasts and making sure that they were colourful and loud, very loud as they joyfully marched into the fabric of the nation!
As the band were crisscrossing the continent moves were already afoot for both the follow up single and the new LP, there had been discussion for some time about the possibility of bringing out a live album. Chandler was in favour of the idea but was concerned about the recording process being able to accurately get down the live feel that was so important to them. As for the dreaded follow up single, a melodic self penned ditty 'Coz I Luv You' was chosen for an autumn release.
Slade were busily gigging as and when they could including more gigs north of the border in Scotland where they had built up a strong and fervent fan base to equal that of their midlands fans. A solution was found to Chandlers live album conundrum and on three nights in October the band recorded the shows which were to be edited down into a single LP for future release as 'Slade Alive'
The highlight of their year came in November when 'Coz I Luv You' reached the top of the national singles charts to give the band their first number 1 record.
Slade had finally arrived........
JANUARY/FEBRUARY
Date |
Venue |
Notes |
|---|---|---|
1/1 |
Wolverhampton Civic Hall | Raymond Froggatt-Slade-Abel Fletcher |
11/1 |
Recording Mike Harding Show | |
12/1 |
Mike Harding Show | |
13/1 |
Caerlon College ,Newport | |
13/1 |
Grand Hall,Kilmarnock | |
14/1 |
Red Dragon ,St Athans | |
16/1 |
University ,Bradford | |
17/1 |
Record Mirror Article | 'Now Slade Can have last laugh - Val Mabbs
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18/1 |
College of Education ,Barry | |
31/1 |
Lyceum - London ( Admission 9/-) | (Argent + Roy Young Band + Slade + BJH) |
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5/2 |
Tricorn Club - Portsmouth |
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6/2 |
University of Southampton |
Slade-Keef Hartley-Tir Na Nog |
7/2 |
Connaught Hotel, Wolverhampton |
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9/2 |
The Boathouse, Kew bridge, London |
begin a week in residence until 16th |
9/2 |
Sounds of the 70's |
Slade / Walrus |
20/2 |
Farx Club,Potters Bar |
Slade-Renia-Crushed Butler |
24/2 |
California Ballroom,Dunstable |
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26/2 |
Town Hall - Uttoxeter |
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27/2 |
Queen Mary Ballroom - Dudley |
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MARCH / APRIL
Date |
Venue |
Notes |
|---|---|---|
2/3 |
St Giles Y C ,Willenhall (2x spots) | |
6/3 |
Polytechnic, Wolverhampton | |
7/3 |
Connaught Hotel.W'ton | |
9/3 |
Kings Hall,Prestatyn | |
12/3 |
Patti Club - Swansea | |
13/3 |
Gala Club - Norwich | |
14/3 |
Connaught - Wolverhampton | |
17/3 |
Temple Club - London | |
18/3 |
Kinectic Circus - Birmingham | Atomic Rooster - Slade – Flying Hat Band |
19/3 |
Chez Club - Leytonstone | Slade-Universe - Flying Fortress |
20/3 |
University - Exeter | Slade / Alan Bown |
26/3 |
College of Commerce - Hull | |
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2/4 |
Bishop Lonsdale College,Derby | (Gig Review) |
3/4 |
Castle Hill, Bridgenorth | |
12/4 |
Jazz Club,Redcar | |
16/4 |
Bobby Jones,Ayr | |
21/4 |
Showboat.Mumbles.S Wales | |
23/4 |
Trinity-Carmanathan | |
24/4 |
Glen Ballroom.Llanelly | |
26/4 |
Cavendish Suite, Wolverhampton | Slade-The Montanas |
28/4 |
New Market Hall.Bridgewater | |
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MAY / JUNE
Date |
Venue |
Notes |
|---|---|---|
5/5 |
Recording Stuart Henry | |
12/5 |
Get Down & Get With It Released | (wrong credits/title) |
13/5 |
Sounds of the 70's (Stuart Henry) | Slade |
16/5 |
Barn,Wells Bishop | |
22/5 |
Paradiso, Amsterdam | |
22/5 |
ITV - Whittakers World of Music Broadcast | Get Down With It - Slade |
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8/6 |
Get Down With It Reissued | with correct credit's and title. |
10/6 |
Sounds of the 70's | Slade (repeat) |
11/6 |
Temple Club - London | Slade-Ginger - Money |
12/6 |
Park Hall Hotel - Wolverhampton | |
13/6 |
Cambridge Festival | |
16/6 |
Magdelene College,Cambridge | |
24/6 |
California Ballroom, Dunstable, Luton | |
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JULY / AUGUST
Date |
Venue |
Notes |
|---|---|---|
1/7 |
Dijkgatbos (Wieringermeer, The Netherlands) | VPRO (SIE Bootleg Exists 1999) |
2/7 |
Holland | |
3/7 |
Holland | |
4/7 |
Holland | |
8/7 |
Granary club, Bristol | Green Steam |
9/7 |
Chez, Leytonstone, London | |
10/7 |
Teenage centre, fareham | |
14/7 |
Red Lion,Leytonstone | |
15/7 |
Regal Hotel, Minehead | |
16/7 |
Community Centre - Cwmbran Croes-y-Ceilog, Wales | |
20/7 |
Bumbers Club,London | Radio Luxembourg PA-Slade |
21/7 |
Rex Ballroom, Bognor Regis | |
22/7 |
Marquee Club, London | |
23/7 |
Paget Rooms, Penarth | |
26/7 |
Get Down With It @ No 24 UK Singles chart | |
28/7 |
St Andrews Cosmos Youth Centre, Fife, Scotland | |
29/7 |
Whiting bay, Isle Of Arran, Scotland | |
30/7 |
Isle Of Arran, Scotland | |
31/7 |
Isle Of Arran, Scotland |
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1/8 |
First top 20 hit |
Get Down With It @ No 17 (8 weeks after release) |
1/8 |
Electric Gardens, Glasgow, Scotland |
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6/8 |
Blackwood,Monmouthshire |
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7/8 |
Gwyn Hall.N.Glamorgan |
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8/8 |
Get Down With It |
unchanged @ No 17 in UK charts |
9/8 |
Cooks Ferry Inn, Edmonton, London |
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11/8 |
Ballerina Ballroom, Nairn, Scotland |
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12/8 |
Water Mill Hotel, Paisley, Scotland |
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13/8 |
Bobby Jones Pavilion, Ayr, Scotland |
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14/8 |
Palais Club, Burnt Island, Fife, Scotland |
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15/8 |
Kilmardinny Stadium, Bearsden, Scotland |
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16/8 |
Get Down With It |
Up one place to No 16 UK charts |
16/8 |
Oughton's Rest, Dumfries |
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22/8 |
Get Down With It |
drops to No 18 in UK singles charts |
27/8 |
Pavilion - Weymouth |
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28/8 |
Halls Farm, Weeley Rock Festival, Essex |
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30/8 |
Chelsea Village - Bournmouth |
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31/8 |
City Hall - Truro |
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SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER
Date |
Venue |
Notes |
|---|---|---|
3/9 |
Top Rank - Doncaster | |
4/9 |
Kilmarenny Stadium,Beardstone | |
6/9 |
Cavendish Suite.W'ton | |
8/9 |
Volunteer,Barking | |
11/9 |
Town Hall,Glastonbury | |
12/9 |
Germany | 12/13/14th |
13/9 |
Denmark - Singles Chart | GDWI at No 8 (Peak) |
15/9 |
Town Hall - Leeds | Slade-Brett Marvin & the Thunderbolts |
17/9 |
Training College, Hereford | |
18/9 |
Marquee Club - London | |
20/9 |
Quaintways club - Chester | Slade/Danta |
22/9 |
Holland | 22/23rd |
24/9 |
Lamlash,Isle of Arran | |
24/9 |
Trocadero Ballroom,Hamilton | Colour Blind-Slade |
26/9 |
Lamlash,Isle of Arran | |
27/9 |
Arran, Scotland | |
28/9 |
University ,Cardiff | |
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1/10 |
Technical College, Huddersfield |
Head Hands and feet |
2/10 |
University, Hull |
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5/10 |
Pailais Club, Leicester |
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6/10 |
Derbyshire Yeoman, Derby |
White Rabbit - Judas Pries t-Slade |
7/10 |
Llanelli Glen Ballroom, Wales |
Gipsy-Squidd-Slade |
8/10 |
Chez, Leytonstone, London |
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8/10 |
Single released |
Coz I Luv You |
9/10 |
Madeley college, Staffordshire |
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11/10 |
Casino Club, Bolton |
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13/10 |
Top Rank Club, Cardiff, Wales |
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14/10 |
Dampark Hall, Ayr, Scotland |
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15/10 |
Beau Brummel Club, Greenock, Scotland |
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16/10 |
Queen Margaret Union, Glasgow, Scotland |
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17/10 |
Kinema Ballroom, Dunfermline |
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18/10 |
Locarno Club, Sunderland |
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19/10 |
Command Studios, Piccadilly, London |
Slade Alive Recording |
20/10 |
Command Studios, Piccadilly, London |
Slade Alive Recording |
21/10 |
Command Studios, Piccadilly, London |
Slade Alive Recording |
22/10 |
Youth centre, Cuffley, Hertfordshire |
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23/10 |
St Peters hall - Camarthen |
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24/10 |
Chart entry |
Coz I Luv You into top 30 at No 25 |
25/10 |
Tricorn Club - Portsmouth |
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26/10 |
Granary Club, Bristol |
Fumble |
27/10 |
Cardinal Club, Bournemouth |
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28/10 |
Palais Club, Nottingham. |
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30/10 |
University, Aston, Birmingham |
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31/10 |
Coz I Luv You |
rises 17 places in the UK chart to No 8 |
31/10 |
Uncle Tom's Cabin,Darwen, Lancashire |
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NOVEMBER / DECEMBER
Date |
Venue |
Notes |
|---|---|---|
1/11 |
BBC sessions broadcast W/C |
Johnnie Walker show |
5/11 |
Christchurch College, Canterbury |
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6/11 |
Melody Rooms, Norwich |
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7/11 |
First UK Chart topper |
Coz I Luv You Reaches Number 1 |
11/11 |
Memorial Hall, Barry, Wales |
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13/11 |
The Roundhouse, Dagenham, Essex |
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14/11 |
Coz I Luv You |
2nd Week at No 1 |
14/11 |
Iceland - Singles Chart | CILY at No 18 |
15/11 |
Blades Club (Black prince), Bexley, kent |
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16/11 |
Starlight Rooms - Boston |
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17/11 |
Locarno Club - Sunderland |
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19/11 |
College Of Education - Birmingham |
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20/11 |
Starlite Ballroom, Boston, Lincolnshire |
Slade-Mckendree Spring |
21/11 |
Coz I Luv You |
3rd week at No 1 |
21/11 |
Iceland - Singles Chart | CILY at No 4 |
21/11 |
Excel Bowl, Middlesborough |
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22/11 |
BBC sessions broadcast W/C |
Johnnie Walker show |
24/11 |
Town Hall, Dewsbury, Yorkshire |
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26/11 |
Trocadero Ballroom, Hamilton |
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27/11 |
Embark on Short European Tour for TV |
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28/11 |
Coz I Luv You |
clocks up week 4 at No 1 |
28/11 |
Europe |
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29/11 |
Pop Deux Studio Brussels Belgium |
record 'PopShop' |
30/11 |
Europe |
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3/12 |
Ranmore House, Sheffield University |
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4/12 |
Padgate College, Warrington |
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5/12 |
Coz I Luv You replaced at No 1 by 'Ernie |
Benny Hill', drops to No 3 |
9/12 |
Tower Ballroom, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk |
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10/12 |
Polytechnic, Leeds |
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11/12 |
Technical College, Watford |
Slade-Supertrmp-Good Habit |
12/12 |
Coz I Luv You |
still at No 3 in UK singles chart. |
15/12 |
Floral Hall-Southport |
Slade-Jimmy McCullogh Band-Little Free Rock |
16/12 |
South College, Bristol |
(Christmas Lost World Ball) |
17/12 |
College, Slough, Berkshire |
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18/12 |
Alex Discotheque, Salisbury, Wiltshire |
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19/12 |
Coz I Luv You |
STILL at No 3 in UK singles chart. |
20/12 |
Town Hall, Dewsbury, Yorkshire |
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21/12 |
Public Hall, Preston, Lancashire |
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24/12 |
Marquee Club, London |
Christmas Party |
26/12 |
Coz I Luv You |
drops to No 14 |
29/12 |
The Boathouse,Kew |
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