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the Best EP", it didn't see the light of day as far as charts were concerned - but now it's on the
Reading EP and all the crowds are singing it! The turning point has been that we have been doing our songs in a live manner - and it seems to be working. I don't know whether it's good or bad that we have to do this, but the live thing has always been our main strong-point. "
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played 40 minutes of our set on his show and got a fantastic response from it - thus it was public reaction really that prompted us to release something from the
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EP. A deal was struck between the BBC and the band for use of the tracks. Released in
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276:, Keep a Rollin'". In the Netherlands,
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1015:The Slade Collection Vol. 2, 79–87
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1079:In for a Penny: Raves & Faves
1055:Slade Alive! – The Live Anthology
463:Tony Wilson, BBC - Many thanks to
195:explosion. The band's 1977 album
180:Slade Alive! – The Live Anthology
1610:A Day in the Life of the Dummies
1440:(And Now the Waltz) C'est La Vie
1095:Merry Xmas Everybody: Party Hits
1599:List of songs recorded by Slade
1031:Feel the Noize – Greatest Hits
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849:Whatever Happened to Slade
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1023:The Genesis of Slade
873:Till Deaf Do Us Part
455:Additional personnel
169:, released in 1980.
143:Xmas Ear Bender (EP)
125:Six of the Best (EP)
18:1980 EP by Slade
1545:Radio Wall of Sound
1328:Let's Call It Quits
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940:Slade Alive, Vol. 2
358:Pistol Packin' Mama
274:Pistol Packin' Mama
673:on 4 December 2013
667:Sladescrapbook.com
516:Officialcharts.com
373:Critical reception
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1587:Related articles
1531:We Won't Give In
1307:How Does It Feel
1230:Take Me Bak 'Ome
1223:Look Wot You Dun
1202:Know Who You Are
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