Slayed?

Polydor Records - 2383- 163

Slayed? By Slade was their second Studio Album as "Slade" and their first since they had become famous with chart success.
Released on the 1st of November, 1972, the album reached Number 1 in the UK album charts and it remained in the charts for 34 weeks. It became their most successful Studio Album, also reaching Number 69 in the US Album Charts, remaining in their charts for 26 weeks, as well as reaching Number 1 in the Australian Album Charts, knocking their previous album, "Slade Alive"down to the Number 2 position!

Eight out the ten tracks were Slade originals, but the last track on each side was a cover version. Track 5, Move Over was a Janis Joplin song (who had the female equivalent of Noddy Holder's voice!), whilst Track 10 was a medley of Shirley & Lee's Let The Good Times Roll and Johnny Preston's Feel So Fine (which itself was a reworking of another Shirley & Lee song, Feel So Good!)

The album included two UK hit singles, Mama Weer All Crazee Now / Man Who Speaks Evil and Gudbuy T' Jane / I Won't Let It 'Appen Agen.  The B-Side, Man Who Speaks Evil was not included on the original LP.

A third single, a flexi disc, had also been given away as a free gift in the UK, with Issue Number 1 of "Music Scene" magazine.

The Whole World's Going Crazy (which itself would have made a worthwhile follow-up release to Mama Weer All Crazee Now!) had Mike Hugg on the B-Side, with Bonnie Charlie.

In the USA, another single was taken from the album, Let The Good Times Roll / Feel So Fine with I Don' Mind on the B-Side.

Whilst in Japan, a single, Move Over was released, backed with Let The Good Times Roll / Feel So Fine.

And in South Africa, there was a Promo. Single of Look At Last Nite released in January, 1973:-

- (But this was a shared SAMPLE RECORD, with Rock Me Baby by David Cassidy on the B-Side!)

My thanks to Chris 'The Historian' Selby for his relentless research. It is said, in certain circles, that Walsall Archives have a seat reserved specifically for him and that Wolverhampton archives consult him when searching the Express & Star. 

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How D' You Ride

(Noddy Holder & Jimmy Lea)

Listen now

A don't you know I got a rock hard reputation
I gotta try a lot of new things today
And I've got, got, got a lot of things I'm not
Listen now to what I say

A don't you know I tried to turn my fast car over
I don't remember never wheelers get in a while *
And he'd got, got, got a lot of what was hot
All that I could do was sit and smile

How d'you ride, how d'you an' me hide, Oh yeh, oh
How d'you ride, how d'you an' me hide, Oh, oh, oh, oh
How d'you ride, how d'you an' me hide, Oh yeh, oh
How d'you ride, how d'you an' me hide, Oh yeh
Oh yeh

A can't you see we're gonna need no revolution
A just to get the good time message today
'Cos we got, got, got a life and that's the plot
The way that we could not have played

How d'you ride, how d'you an' me hide, Oh yeh, oh
How d'you ride, how d'you an' me hide, Oh, oh, oh, oh
How d'you ride, how d'you an' me hide, Oh yeh, oh
How d'you ride, how d'you an' me hide, Oh yeh
Oh yeh

A don't you know I got a rock hard reputation
I gotta try a lot of new things today
And I've got, got, got a lot of things I'm not
Listen now to what I say

How d'you ride, how d'you an' me hide, Oh yeh, oh
How d'you ride, how d'you an' me hide, Oh, oh, oh, oh
How d'you ride, how d'you an' me hide, Oh yeh, oh
How d'you ride, how d'you an' me hide, Oh, oh, oh, oh
How d'you ride, how d'you ride, hey, hey listen now, listen
How d'you ride, how d'you ride....

( * = questionable, undecipherable lyrics? )

The Whole World's Goin' Crazee
(Noddy Holder & Jimmy Lea)

I said we all get our kicks
Playing in a rock and roll band
There's nothing like the feeling
When you give it all you got
And people want to shake you by the hand
Blasting through your mind
Breaking to your hands and feet
There's nothing like the feeling
When the sound is getting wild
You're jumping up and dancing on the seats

[Chorus]
The whole world's goin' crazee
Crazee crazee crazee crazee crazee
The whole world's goin' crazee
Crazee crazee crazee crazee crazee

I said yeh, I said yeh

We all get our kicks
Playing in a rock and roll band
Bring everyone back with you
We want to make you happy
Spread the feeling all around the land
Forget you're on a mission
We've all come here to rock and rave
Loosen up some more
You got to get you in the mood
Get rid of all the blues that you have saved

[Chorus]

[Break]

[Chorus]

Look At Last Nite
(Noddy Holder & Jimmy Lea)

Look at last nite, look at last nite,
Everybody trying to know you.

[Chorus]
You'll be right here today - gone tomorrow
Maybe they'll care today - but not tomorrow...

Do you feel good, do you feel good
Everyone trying to meet you
Can you tell why, do you know why
Suddenly how they treat you?

[Chorus]

Yeah, la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la

Look at last nite, look at last nite
All the things have changed
Do you know why, look how they try
You realize they made you.

[Chorus]

Look at last nite, look at last nite
Everyone trying to know you
Never did try, ever did try
Never would try to know you

La la la la la la la la la la, la la la la la la la la la

Look at last nite, look at last nite, oh oh
Look at last nite, look at last nite
Oh oooo oh yea yea yea yea...

Move Over

( Janis Joplin )

You say that it's over baby
You say that it's over now
Still you hang around like a mo
Won't you move over
You know that I need a woman
You know that I need a woman
When I ask you to you just tell me
That maybe you can
Please don't you do it to me babe
Please don't you do it to me
Take this love that I offer
Honey let me be

[Chorus]
Make up your mind, you're playing with me
Make up your mind, you're playing with me
Let me be your lover baby
Let me honey let me be

[Break]

[Chorus]

No no no, no no no

[Repeat Verse 1]

[Repeat Verse 2]

[Repeat Verse 3]

[Chorus]

Gudbuy Gudbuy
(Noddy Holder & Jimmy Lea)

I can see you here but don't worry
With your hair down in your eyes and you say hi
I had to come back without due warning
Now I caught you making love I'll say goodbye

[Chorus]
Bye bye, bye bye, I just want you to say goodbye
Bye bye, bye bye, I just want you to say goodbye

I can see you cry out I'm sorry
Blow your nose and wipe your eyes and you'll know why
I had to come back without due warning
Now I'll pack my bags and then I'll say goodbye

[Chorus]

[Break]

[Chorus]

[Repeat X2]

I Don' Mind
(Noddy Holder & Jimmy Lea)

I don't mind, if there's a change in me
I'm unkind, that's how I've got to be
Am I being cruel, am I being cruel
I danced on your face
It seemed the best place
For acting the fool

I got time, for putting my wrong things right
My life's mine, to do with what I like
Am I being cruel, am I being cruel
I danced on your face
It seemed the best place
For acting the fool

[Chorus]
I'm going up, down, all around
Build me up and knock me down
To the ground, I don't mind, I don't mind

My star sign, was just no good for you
It might shine, but it can't pull me through
Am I being cruel, am I being cruel
I danced on your face
It seemed the best place
For acting the fool

[Chorus]

I danced on your face
It seemed the best place
For acting the fool

I don't mind
[Repeat to fade]

Let The Good Times Roll / Feel So Fine

(Goodman & Lee / Goodman & Lee)

Ohhh, come on baby, let the good times roll
Come on baby, let it through your soul
Come on baby, let the good times roll

Roll all night long

I said baby, yeah, this is it

This is something that I just can't miss

Come on baby, let the good times roll

Roll all night long

I feel so good, sugar, a-when you're home

I say, come on baby

I wanna rock ya all night long, honey

Yeah!

Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!

I feel so good

Now that you're home

Come-a let me hug ya

Come-a let me kiss ya

Come-a lemme see ya what I been missin'

I feel so good

Now that you come back home

I feel so fine

I gotta see that y're on my mind

Ooh I been givin'

All I been missin'

Feel so good

Oh so fine

Oh so fine

Now that you come back home

A-one, two, a-one two three four!

I feel so good, sugar, when you're home

I say, come on baby

Let me rock ya all night long, honey

Yeah!

Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!

I feel so good

Now that you're home

Come-a let me hug ya

Come-a let me kiss ya

Come-a lemme see ya what I been missin'

I feel so fine

Now that you come back home

I feel so fine

I gotta see-a that y're on my mind

Ooh I been givin'

All I been missin'

Feel so good

Oh so fine

Oh so fine

Now that you come back home

One, two, one two three four!