Contributions and additions to this section are welcome!! THIS LIST IS BY NO MEANS COMPLETE.

MAJOR OFFICIAL (and semi-official) RELEASES

'Flame' (various video versions: 3M, and then later on Hendring, etc)

'Wall of hits' (PolyGram video)
To be updated in DVD format by The Very Best of Slade DVD see news 2005 )

'Flame' DVD (with bonus Noddy Holder interview)
For an extraordinarily long time this was surprisingly the only
consistent quality video / DVD release from such a big group.

Reissued in 2007 with extra bonus interview material added.
A limited collectors edition included the remastered soundtrack CD

'Liverpool Royal Court Theatre 1983' (SLADE VIDEO DVD)
Only a few of these escaped before the legalities of producing it were pointed out.

'Liverpool Royal Court Theatre 1983' (SiE DVD)
Another version of the same performance. Stopped in its tracks before birth.

Inside Slade' DVD.
Utter excrement. Some eggheads getting Slade facts wrong.
Not approved by the group and they are hardly even in it either. Rubbish.

The artwork shown above centre is for the abortive first version of the 'singles 1971 - 1991 critical review'.
The final released version is above right ... It sells on the basis of 'rare and archive footage'.
Ten seconds of any song are shown before some fool talking starts over all of the clips. Unwatchable.

Slade Alive! CD and DVD set
This originates from Russia. The CD is the standard Polydor Slade Alive disc, but the DVD beat the Hits DVD to the punch with an earlier release of the Set Of Six show. The remainder of the DVD footage is of varying quaility from quite ok to pretty unwatchable. Some of it has been downloaded from the net . It has to be said that the gatefold CD cover artwork puts anything Polydor, Universal or RCA ever did to shame and it's cheap enough to consider buying.

The Very Best Of Slade DVD was released in November 2005 as a companion to the latest hits compilation CD.

It is very largely a re-tread of the 'Wall of hits' video collection from 1991. Some videos are replaced with TOTP appearances. Bafflingly, the Flame period clip for Far far away is still appallingly poor quality. The band interviews are chopped out and added as extras, so the DVD judders and halts all the way through. It hasn't been professionally done and is irritating to watch. Added to it to bring it up to date are the Granada TV 'Set Of Six' show and a handful of further promo videos. A number of the RCA period videos still remain unreleased.

Record Collector review : The Other Fab Four *****

If proof at all were needed that Wolverhampton's finest did, indeed take up residency at Television Centre between 1971 and 1975, then this is it. Top Of The Pops was never quite the same again after our mutton-chopped quartet had stopped troubling the charts.

All the usual suspects are here - Coz I Luv You, Mama Weer All Crazee Now, Cum On Feel The Noize (it seems Holder / Lea actually invented text messaging). But what sets this collection apart from most Slade anthologies is the inclusion of minor hits like Thanks For The Memory and Give Us A Goal - the latter being a 1978 tacky promo film shot at a football ground. Their 80's output is tagged on at the end... big hair ballad My Oh My and the Big Country-esque Run Runaway.

The bonus material comes by way of a Granada TV special from 1971. Entitled Set Of Six, it's the recording of Noddy et al playing a blistering live set in front of an intimate crowd. This is the real Slade, giving the DVD a full five stars for the inclusion of this gig alone.

John Medd

Power Play, Rock and Metal magazine review:

Watching through this DVD brought back so many memories of seeing Slade when I was younger. They have so much awesome material yet they're remembered for that Xmas song and not much else, which is a travesty.

"Coz I Luv You", "Mama Weer All Crazee Now", "My Friend Stan", "Cum On Feel The Noize" are all classics and feature here. A lot of the performances are ropey at best, but this was the 70s for the most part, and a fair proportion of the tracks are from TV shows such as 'Top Of The Pops' where the band had to mime while a load of goons danced around them.

My main gripe is that despite the 'Best Of' tag, it misses great swathes of cool material out. There's no "We'll Bring The House Down" or "Lock Up Your Daughters", without which this really can't be considered their best.

MIK GAFFNEY

Also out is Slade Alive - World's Greatest Albums This is an in-depth exhumation examination of the Slade Alive! album, which basically follows the formula of the Inside Slade DVD: You get to see a few clips and a lot of people that you don't recognise talking about them.Tthe best thing about it is apparently the DVD cover.

All join hands
Do you believe in miracles?
Far far away
Get down and get with it
Give us a goal
Gudbuy T Jane
Let's call it quits
Little Sheila
Mama weer all crazee now
My baby left me
My friend Stan
My oh my
Myszterious Miszter Jones
Nobody's fool
Radio wall of sound
Run runaway
7 year bitch
Thanks for the memory
Universe

Nod and Jim both appear in the promo for 'Merry Xmas Everybody' by The Metal Gurus

'BILL GRAHAM PRESENTS...'
50 minutes of Nod and the lads trying to get through to an American
audience who clearly aren't interested in Slade at all. 1975.

C'est la vie
Razamatazz

Coz I luv you
Beat club
TOTP
Disco

Crying in the rain Blessings in disguise
Midlands Central TV news

Cum on feel the noize
TOTP

Didn't you use to use to be you? Dummies
Saturday Superstore

Do you believe in miracles?
Krankies
Razamatazz
Saturday superstore

Everyday
TOTP

Far far away
Disco

Far far away (SLADE II recording)
RSH pop awards show, German TV

Get down and get with it
Roger Whitaker show

Gudbuy T'Jane
TOTP
In concert
Musikladen
Top Pop

Gypsy roadhog
Blue Peter
Supersonic

Hey ho wish you well
Saturday superstore

In for a penny
Supersonic)

'IT'S SLADE' - BBC TV special, 1999

Johnny B Goode
live at Walsall Town Hall, 1991

Kill 'em at the hot club tonite
Lift off with Ayesha*

Let's call it quits
Supersonic
German TV

Little Sheila
German TV

Liverpool Royal Court Theatre
(entire final show 1983 tour as per DVD above)

Lock up your daughters
TOTP

Lochem festival : (Gudbuy T Jane / Get down and get with it / Born to be wild)
Further songs from this show have been claimed to exist on a good master copy, but this 'remains to be seen'.

Mama weer all crazee now
Moondogs
ATV
TOTP
Disco
German TV
Supersonic

Marguerita time
(Status Quo on TOTP with Jim Lea on bass)

Martha my dear
Alan Price show

Merry Xmas Everybody
TOTP - various versions 1973-4
BBC Scotland 1983
BBC 1985
Pebble Mill 1992
Motormouth 1994
German TV with Pretenders, etc - as on Wall of hits
Very short live acoustic version from Nod and Jim - Razamatazz

My baby left me
Disco club
TOTP

My baby's got it
Get it together

My friend Stan
TOTP

My oh my
David Frost
Hall of fame
Russell Harty show
Saturday superstore
Rock and pop awards
Saturday show - with different backing track
Swedish Television (Nöjesmassakern)

My oh my (SLADE II recording)
RSH pop awards show, German TV

Myszterious Miszter Jones
Rock'n'rock, German TV

Nobody's fool
US TV

Okey cokey
Get it together

Ooh la la in LA
Get fresh

'PERSEVERANCE - THE STORY OF SLADE'
Music Box (cable channel) programme devoted to Slade. Hosted by Gaz Top, a known Slade fan and TV presenter. Includes several videos in full and interviews with Nod and Jim and with Dave and Don, in separate pairs. One of the better efforts that is available on video. It's quite a shame that it didn't get shown on mainstream TV.

'POP SHOP' - French TV concert show, 1972
Hear me calling, Coming home, Darling be home soon,
Coz I luv you, Get down and get with it, Born to be wild

Radio wall of sound
Motormouth
TOTP

Reading Festival 1980
(Filmed professionally, but no-one admits to having a copy.)

Rock'n'roll preacher
German TV

Run runaway
Saturday live - with different backing track
Hall of fame
German TV
Montreaux
Swedish Television (Nöjesmassakern)

7 year bitch
Saturday live
Dutch TV
German TV

Skweeze me pleeze me
Lift off with Ayesha*

SLADE - VH1 special 1997

Slam the hammer down
Montreaux

Still the same
Saturday superstore
Tom O'Connor show

Take me bak 'ome
German TV
TOTP

Thanks for the memory
Shang-a-lang - Bay City Rollers show
Granada - Supersonic?

That's what friends are for
Krankies

Universe
This morning
Motormouth
Pebble Mill
O zone
STV

We won't give in
Day time TV - Pebble Mill?

We'll bring the house down
Musikladen - German TV
TOTP

Wild nights
Central TV news

Wild winds are blowing
Alan Price show

You boyz make big noize
Get fresh

Miscellaneous other appearances :

Noddy Holder (from www.imdb.com)

filmography

Bob the Builder: A Christmas to Remember (2001) (V) (voice) .... Banger
The Grimleys" (1999) TV Series .... Neville Holder
The Grimleys (1997) (TV) .... Mr. Holder
Flame (1975/I) .... Stoker

Notable TV Guest Appearances

1. "Never Mind the Buzzcocks" playing "Himself" (episode # 15.1) 20 December 2004
2. "Max & Paddy's Road to Nowhere" playing "Mick Bustin" (episode # 1.2) 19 November 2004
3. "Turn On Terry" playing "Guest Reviewer" 24 July 2003
4. "Friday Night with Jonathan Ross" playing "Himself" (episode # 4.3) 4 April 2003
5. "Top Ten" playing "Himself" in episode: "Stadium Rock" 25 December 2002
6. "Parkinson" playing "Himself" 20 October 2001
7. "Celebrity Ready, Steady, Cook" playing "Himself" 29 June 2001
8. "Coronation Street" playing "Stan Potter" 8 December 2000
9. "The Frank Skinner Show" playing "Himself" (episode # 4.10) 6 December 2000
10. "I Love 1970's" playing "Host" in episode: "I Love 1973" (episode # 1.4) 12 August 2000
11. "It's Only TV... But I Like It" playing "Himself" (episode # 2.3) 9 March 2000
12. "Never Mind the Buzzcocks" (episode # 2.8) 29 December 1997
13. "The Mrs. Merton Show" playing "Himself" (episode # 2.9) 1996
14. "Shooting Stars" playing "Himself" in episode: "Pilot" (episode # 1.0) 26 December 1993
15. "Top of the Pops" playing "Himself" (as Slade) 19 November 1991
16. "Saturday Superstore" playing "Himself" 22 December 1984
17. "Top of the Pops" playing "Himself" (as Slade) 19 February 1976
18. "Top of the Pops" playing "Himself" (as Slade) 25 December 1973
19. "Top of the Pops" playing "Himself" (as Slade) 6 October 1973
20. "Top of the Pops" playing "Himself" (as Slade) 3 March 1973
21. "Top of the Pops" playing "Himself" (as Slade) 28 December 1972
22. "Beat-Club" (as Slade) (episode # 1.73) 27 November 1971
    
    50 Greatest Comedy Sketches (2005) (TV) (as The Real Noddy Holder) .... Himself
    "Grumpy Old Men" (2003) TV Series .... Himself (2004-)
    The Story of Bohemian Rhapsody (2004) (TV) .... Himself
    I Love a 1970's Christmas (2000) (TV) .... Himself
    ... aka I Love a 70s Christmas (UK)
    ... aka I Love a Seventies Christmas (UK)
    "Winton's Wonderland" (2000) .... Himself (1998)
    "A Question of Pop" (2000) TV Series .... Team captain
    Never Rewind the Buzzcocks (1999) (V) .... Himself
    Come Dancing (1986) (TV) .... Himself

Noddy Holder and Dave Hill - appearance on 'Tiswas'

Noddy Holder - 'VH1 10 of the best' - 1997

Noddy Holder - 'Paul Ross show' interview

Noddy Holder - appearance on 'Girls who shop' - December 1998

Noddy Holder hosted 'ROCK LEGENDS - SLADE'

Noddy Holder acting in THE GRIMLEYS
A pilot episode and two series featuring Noddy Holder as 'Mr Holder' Includes a couple of Slade songs performed in character - 'Coz I luv you' and Cum on feel the noize'

Noddy Holder's ELECTRIC LADYLAND
Broadcast on 'Granada Men and Motors' and truly down to the standard of that channel!!

Noddy Holder - YOUNG'S FISH AND CHIPS ADVERT
Noddy Holder. Truly vile

Noddy Holder - ASDA CHRISTMAS ADVERTS
Noddy dressed as Father Christmas, yelling "It's Chriiiissssssstmaaas!!".

Noddy Holder - SKY TV ADVERT 2003
Noddy Holder looking older than ever and munching Garibaldi biscuits.

Noddy Holder - Banks' beer adverts

Noddy Holder - SHOOTING STARS as contestant

Noddy Holder - Michael Aspel show interview, 1995

Noddy Holder - 'THIS IS YOUR LIFE' (UK)
The remainder of Slade naturally appear on the programme. Jim sits with his back turned to Dave and Don throughout. Nothing special in the way of archive footage.

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DAVE HILL with 'battle of the bands' winners, SHAKETOWN, Birmingham 1993. Dave plays guitar on a couple of songs (including Mama weer all crazee now) and goes as far as singing Johnny B Goode. Filmed from audience (by me, actually). Very good quality.

Dave Hill : Name games.

DAVE HILL on 'Whatever happened to....'
(Dave Hill and Stevie Whalley interviewed by Angela Rippon)

• "Oblivious" playing "Himself" in episode: "Oblivious Popstars" 4 March 2003
• "The Armando Iannucci Shows" (episode # 1.5) 27 September 2001
• "I Love 1980's" playing "Himself" in episode: "I Love 1981" (episode # 1.2) 20 January 2001
• "Never Mind the Buzzcocks" playing "Himself" (episode # 7.11) 28 December 2000
• "After They Were Famous" playing "Himself" 2 October 2000
• "Top of the Pops" playing "Himself" (as Slade) 19 February 1976
• "Beat-Club" (as Slade) (episode # 1.73) 27 November 1971
  I Love a 1970's Christmas (2000) (TV)

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JIM LEA - 'Jim Jam' concert 2002 - unofficial video

I Love a 1970's Christmas (2000) (TV)

JIM LEA AND DAVE HILL - interview contributions to T.Rex video compilation
(also shown in shortened form on ITV)

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DON POWELL - 'Lorna Doone' Don has a small part in this TV adaptation.

SLADE - Danish TV 1991

SLADE II - Danish TV 1993

SLADE II concert at Blackpool Norbreck Castle 16/12/1994
This was filmed from the audience - not great quality.

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