B-Sides (2007)
B-Sides is a two-disc compilation album, released by Salvo on 5 March 2007. It contains forty B-sides spanning Slade's career from 1969 to 1991. The release of B-Sides saw many of the songs appearing on a compilation album for the first time.
Since the late 1980s, the Slade fan club had confirmed that a possible project was the release of a b-side compilation although this never materialised at the time.
Critical reception
Contemporary reviews
Track listing
Disc One
1. One Way Hotel (Noddy Holder, Jim Lea, Don Powell) - 2:39
2. C’mon C’mon (Holder, Lea) - 2:42
3. Do You Want Me (Dave Hill, Holder) - 4:42
4. The Gospel According to Rasputin (Hill, Holder) - 4:21
5. My Life is Natural (Holder) - 3:17
6. Candidate (Lea, Powell) - 2:52
7. Wonderin' Y (Lea, Powell) - 2:50
8. Man Who Speeks Evil (Lea, Powell) - 3:17
9. I Won't Let It 'appen Agen (Lea) - 3:17
10. I'm Mee I'm Now and That's Orl (Holder, Lea) - 3:41
11. Kill 'em at the Hot Club Tonite (Holder, Lea) - 3:21
12. My Town (Holder, Lea) - 3:07
13. Don’t Blame Me (Holder, Lea) - 2:32
14. She Did it to Me (Holder, Lea) - 3:19
15. OK Yesterday was Yesterday (Holder, Lea) - 3:58
16. So Far So Good (Holder, Lea) - 3:02
17. Raining in my Champagne (Holder, Lea) - 4:12
18. Can You Just Imagine (Holder, Lea) - 3:33
19. When the Chips are Down (Holder, Lea) - 4:15
20. L.A. Jinx (Holder, Lea) - 3:59
21. Forest Full of Needles (Holder, Lea) - 3:32
Disc Two
1. Ready Steady Kids (Holder, Lea) - 3:24
2. O.H.M.S. (Holder, Lea) - 2:42
3. Daddio (Holder, Lea) - 2:33
4. It's Alright Buy Me (Holder, Lea) - 3:22
5. Not Tonight Josephine (Holder, Lea) - 3:03
6. Funk Punk & Junk (Holder, Lea) - 2:58
7. Keep Your Hands Off My Power Supply (Holder, Lea) - 3:34
8. Don't Tame a Hurricane (Holder, Lea) - 2:33
9. Two Track Stereo One Track Mind (Holder, Lea) - 2:54
10. Here's to the New Year (Holder, Lea) - 3:11
11. Leave Them Girls Alone (Holder, Lea) - 3:15
12. Mama Nature is a Rocker (Holder, Lea) - 2:54
13. My Oh My (Swing Version) (Holder, Lea) - 3:04
14. Gotta Go Home (Holder, Lea) - 3:19
15. Don't Talk to Me About Love (Holder, Lea) - 2:28
16. Wild Wild Party (Holder, Lea) – 2:55
17. You Boyz Make Big Noize (Instrumental) (Holder, Lea) - 3:02
18. Lay Your Love on the Line (Hill, Bill Hunt) - 3:09
19. Red Hot (Hill, Hunt) - 3:34
Personnel
Slade
Production
Other
Since the late 1980s, the Slade fan club had confirmed that a possible project was the release of a b-side compilation although this never materialised at the time.
Critical reception
Contemporary reviews
- Dave Thompson of AllMusic wrote: "From the outset, the band was almost religious about ensuring there was more to every single than simply an advertisement for the next LP, and so such deathless classics piled up, each one as vital as the smash hit that lurked on the other side of the wax, and almost all of them destined to lie in obscurity for three decades. Neither does the quality dip too far on the other side of the hit years. Disc two covers Slade's late '70s and 1980s, but still manages to serve up such jewels as "Forest Full of Needles," "Ready Steady Kids," and "OHMS." Indeed, it's only when the obvious filler starts - such as the "swing version" of "My Oh My," an instrumental race through "You Boyz Make Big Noize," and so forth - that one's attention really starts to drift. But that's three-quarters of the way through a 40-song compilation, and that's a long way to go when you're talking about B-sides."
- Colin Harper of Record Collector stated: "Slade's B-sides, from the 70s at least, represent a far more interesting band than the one which perfected the terrace-chant million-sellers on their flip. For those who love the eclecticism and versatility on the pre-fame Play It Loud, and the barnstorming power of Slade Alive!, the first dozen or so tracks on this hugely impressive collection are a virtual third album in that sequence."
Track listing
Disc One
1. One Way Hotel (Noddy Holder, Jim Lea, Don Powell) - 2:39
2. C’mon C’mon (Holder, Lea) - 2:42
3. Do You Want Me (Dave Hill, Holder) - 4:42
4. The Gospel According to Rasputin (Hill, Holder) - 4:21
5. My Life is Natural (Holder) - 3:17
6. Candidate (Lea, Powell) - 2:52
7. Wonderin' Y (Lea, Powell) - 2:50
8. Man Who Speeks Evil (Lea, Powell) - 3:17
9. I Won't Let It 'appen Agen (Lea) - 3:17
10. I'm Mee I'm Now and That's Orl (Holder, Lea) - 3:41
11. Kill 'em at the Hot Club Tonite (Holder, Lea) - 3:21
12. My Town (Holder, Lea) - 3:07
13. Don’t Blame Me (Holder, Lea) - 2:32
14. She Did it to Me (Holder, Lea) - 3:19
15. OK Yesterday was Yesterday (Holder, Lea) - 3:58
16. So Far So Good (Holder, Lea) - 3:02
17. Raining in my Champagne (Holder, Lea) - 4:12
18. Can You Just Imagine (Holder, Lea) - 3:33
19. When the Chips are Down (Holder, Lea) - 4:15
20. L.A. Jinx (Holder, Lea) - 3:59
21. Forest Full of Needles (Holder, Lea) - 3:32
Disc Two
1. Ready Steady Kids (Holder, Lea) - 3:24
2. O.H.M.S. (Holder, Lea) - 2:42
3. Daddio (Holder, Lea) - 2:33
4. It's Alright Buy Me (Holder, Lea) - 3:22
5. Not Tonight Josephine (Holder, Lea) - 3:03
6. Funk Punk & Junk (Holder, Lea) - 2:58
7. Keep Your Hands Off My Power Supply (Holder, Lea) - 3:34
8. Don't Tame a Hurricane (Holder, Lea) - 2:33
9. Two Track Stereo One Track Mind (Holder, Lea) - 2:54
10. Here's to the New Year (Holder, Lea) - 3:11
11. Leave Them Girls Alone (Holder, Lea) - 3:15
12. Mama Nature is a Rocker (Holder, Lea) - 2:54
13. My Oh My (Swing Version) (Holder, Lea) - 3:04
14. Gotta Go Home (Holder, Lea) - 3:19
15. Don't Talk to Me About Love (Holder, Lea) - 2:28
16. Wild Wild Party (Holder, Lea) – 2:55
17. You Boyz Make Big Noize (Instrumental) (Holder, Lea) - 3:02
18. Lay Your Love on the Line (Hill, Bill Hunt) - 3:09
19. Red Hot (Hill, Hunt) - 3:34
Personnel
Slade
- Noddy Holder - lead vocals, rhythm guitar
- Dave Hill - lead guitar, backing vocals
- Jim Lea - bass, piano, violin, keyboard, guitar, backing vocals
- Don Powell - drums
Production
- Chas Chandler - producer (tracks 1-21 on Disc One, tracks 1-4 on Disc Two)
- Slade - producers (tracks 5-6 on Disc Two)
- Jim Lea - producer (tracks 7-12, 14-19 on Disc Two)
- Monty Babson - producer (track 13 on Disc Two)
Other
- Tim Turan - remastering
- Estuary English - design
- Chris Ingham - liner notes