December 2024: Jim Lea's Christmas present to Slade fans in 2024 is a solo re-recording of the Slade Seasonal Epic, distributed by the official Jim Lea Music Facebbok page and the Slade Interviews YouTube Channel. It has not been put to the vote on the Heritage Chart, as Jim's All I Want Is You was still climbing the chart.

November 2024: NOIZE BOOKS AND RECORDINGS are really thrilled to announce that we have once again been entrusted with a Slade-related release and have been given the task of releasing Jim Lea's ALL I WANT IS YOU as a limited edition CD single. The track has reached #3 on the Heritage Chart. Your votes took the song to #3 on The Heritage Chart.

The CD single was available for purchase via EBAY while stocks lasted.

October 2024: New Jim Lea single ALL I WANT IS YOU.
Fans were invited to vote for it on THE HERITAGE CHART.

Sept 8th:
Zoot Money, who played piano on a couple of early Slade tracks, has passed away.

The 'Whatever Happened To Flame' novel was only made available by Noize Books during the first week in September and was then deleted.

August 2024:
Fake news health bulletins about band members on Facebook.
Ignore them and do not click to follow the links.

July 2024:
Jim Lea's track 'Like a million years' peaked on The Heritage Chart.at #3.
The Don Powell Band have a new single 'Deja Voodoo'.

June 2024:
A new Jim Lea track 'Like a million years' is on The Heritage Chart.

FRIDAY 27th SEPTEMBER: FRIDAY night sees the return of SLADE UK after an absence of five years. Their reputation as one of the most authentic and hard-hitting tribute acts on the live circuit stands before them, this will be a chance to see and feel the power for yourself. SLADE UK and support The Three. If you want Slade….you got it......

SATURDAY 28th SEPTEMBER 2024: SATURDAY sees the return of SLADEST following their triumphant headline set in 2023. Their reputation has built over the last couple of years, and return to the Newhampton Arts Centre by popular request. Support will be courtesy of perennial favourites POUK HILL PROPHETZ and THE ORIGINAL WANTED. This weekend will be a fantastic opportunity to experience wall-to-wall Seventies hard rock and glam in the spiritual birthplace of the Black Country Fab Four, in a venue that lends itself perfectly to the power and energy of that magical time gone by.

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Posted by The Noize - The Slade Discography on Tuesday 26 March 2024

February 2024:
Record Collector review of PRIME CUTS - The illustrated Barn Records singles discography.
The book is available from Amazon.

All books by NOIZE books are now offered at nicely reduced prices on an ongoing basis.
Noize books and recordings - see Amazon for more info

NOIZE BOOKS are pleased to announce that our latest book: PRIME CUTS - AN ILLUSTRATED CHEAPSKATE RECORDS SINGLES DISCOGRAPHY is available now via Amazon worldwide. there's lots of Slade stuff in there to fetish over. Some of which you probably won't have seen.

New Splatter vinyl reissues:
We are pleased to join BMG in announcing the reissue of 1981's Til Deaf Do Us Part and also the 1975 New Victoria show on splatter vinyl and CD and DD in February. https://slade.tmstor.es/

"How about a pair of Slade releases for the new year? Kicking things off is the 'thumper' Till Deaf Do Us Part, featuring the much loved live staple 'Rock and Roll Preacher' as well as the likes of 'Ruby Red' and 'Knuckle Sandwich Nancy'. And who could possibly forget the hit single 'Lock Up Your Daughters'? Available on limited edition White with Black Splatter vinyl, it also comes on CD Mediabook CD with two additional bonus tracks as well as extended booklet notes.

Also available for the first time on vinyl, the 1975's classic live set from The New Victoria shows. Available on 2LP and CD this slice of Slade history features the highly regarded ‘How Does It Feel’ as well as classic hits including ‘Gudbuy T'Jane’, ‘Far Far Away’ and ‘Mama Weer All Crazee Now’ as well as long time stage favourite ‘Just A Little Bit’. "

Jim Lea has promised a new album this year. There will be more output from The 'N Betweens at some point, maybe later on in the year. Jim's album comes first. More info is to come on that and you'll have it as soon as we can say more.

The release date of the Don Powell Band's new single 'I Am The Beat' (which features former Move and ELO drummer Bev Bevan as a guest) is January 20th. There will be a physical CD release. As most of you will know, a promo video shoot was done late last year and the track has been ready for a while. There is no current news of any planned Don Powell Band live activity.

Noize Books and Recordings have plans for a couple of new books this year and some audio-visual stuff is quite possible, depending on if some of our contacts come through for us.