Slade Alive! - The Live Anthology (2006)
Slade Alive! - The Live Anthology is a two-disc live compilation album, released by Salvo on 21 August 2006. It reached No. 191 in the UK.
The anthology includes the band's entire collection of officially released live material, with the exception of the 1982 B-side "Merry Xmas Everybody (Live & Kickin')". Disc one contains the 1972 album Slade Alive! and the 1978 follow-up Slade Alive, Vol. 2. Disc two contains 1982's Slade on Stage and the material from the two 1980 extended plays Alive at Reading and Xmas Ear Bender.
Chart performance
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia): #100
UK Albums Chart: #191
Track listing
Disc One
1. Hear Me Calling (Alvin Lee) - 5:46
2. In Like a Shot from My Gun (Noddy Holder, Jim Lea, Don Powell) - 3:33
3. Darling Be Home Soon (John Sebastian) - 5:42
4. Know Who You Are (Holder, Lea, Dave Hill, Powell) - 3:37
5. Keep on Rocking (Holder, Lea, Hill, Powell) - 6:29
6. Get Down and Get with It (Bobby Marchan) - 5:33
7. Born to Be Wild (Mars Bonfire) - 8:12
8. Get on Up (Holder, Lea) - 6:01
9. Tak' Me Bak 'Ome (Holder Lea) - 4:20
10. My Baby Left Me (Arthur Crudup) - 2:41
11. Be (Holder, Lea) - 3:51
12. Mama Weer All Crazee Now (Holder, Lea) - 3:58
13. Burnin' in the Heat of Love (Holder, Lea) - 3:46
14. Everyday (Holder, Lea) - 3:35
15. Gudbuy T'Jane (Holder, Lea) - 4:59
16. One-Eyed Jacks with Moustaches (Holder, Lea) - 3:24
17. Cum On Feel the Noize (Holder, Lea) - 4:21
Disc Two
1. Rock and Roll Preacher (Holder, Lea) - 5:19
2. When I'm Dancin' I Ain't Fightin' (Holder, Lea) - 3:43
3. Tak' Me Bak 'Ome - 4:33
4. Everyday - 3:18
5. Lock Up Your Daughters (Holder, Lea) - 4:03
6. We'll Bring the House Down (Holder, Lea) - 4:17
7. A Night to Remember (Holder, Lea) - 8:10
8. Gudbuy T'Jane - 4:40
9. Mama Weer All Crazee Now - 2:55
10. You'll Never Walk Alone (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II) - 0:35
11. When I'm Dancin' I Ain't Fightin' - 3:59
12. Born to Be Wild - 2:58
13. Somethin' Else/Pistol Packin' Mama/Keep a Rollin' (Bobby Cochran, Les Baxter, Holder, Hill, Lea, Powell) - 6:16
14. Merry Xmas Everybody (Holder, Lea) - 0:39
15. Okey Cokey (Jimmy Kennedy) - 3:25
16. Get Down and Get With It - 6:49
Personnel
Slade
Production
Slade Alive! - The Live Anthology personnel
The anthology includes the band's entire collection of officially released live material, with the exception of the 1982 B-side "Merry Xmas Everybody (Live & Kickin')". Disc one contains the 1972 album Slade Alive! and the 1978 follow-up Slade Alive, Vol. 2. Disc two contains 1982's Slade on Stage and the material from the two 1980 extended plays Alive at Reading and Xmas Ear Bender.
Chart performance
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia): #100
UK Albums Chart: #191
Track listing
Disc One
1. Hear Me Calling (Alvin Lee) - 5:46
2. In Like a Shot from My Gun (Noddy Holder, Jim Lea, Don Powell) - 3:33
3. Darling Be Home Soon (John Sebastian) - 5:42
4. Know Who You Are (Holder, Lea, Dave Hill, Powell) - 3:37
5. Keep on Rocking (Holder, Lea, Hill, Powell) - 6:29
6. Get Down and Get with It (Bobby Marchan) - 5:33
7. Born to Be Wild (Mars Bonfire) - 8:12
8. Get on Up (Holder, Lea) - 6:01
9. Tak' Me Bak 'Ome (Holder Lea) - 4:20
10. My Baby Left Me (Arthur Crudup) - 2:41
11. Be (Holder, Lea) - 3:51
12. Mama Weer All Crazee Now (Holder, Lea) - 3:58
13. Burnin' in the Heat of Love (Holder, Lea) - 3:46
14. Everyday (Holder, Lea) - 3:35
15. Gudbuy T'Jane (Holder, Lea) - 4:59
16. One-Eyed Jacks with Moustaches (Holder, Lea) - 3:24
17. Cum On Feel the Noize (Holder, Lea) - 4:21
Disc Two
1. Rock and Roll Preacher (Holder, Lea) - 5:19
2. When I'm Dancin' I Ain't Fightin' (Holder, Lea) - 3:43
3. Tak' Me Bak 'Ome - 4:33
4. Everyday - 3:18
5. Lock Up Your Daughters (Holder, Lea) - 4:03
6. We'll Bring the House Down (Holder, Lea) - 4:17
7. A Night to Remember (Holder, Lea) - 8:10
8. Gudbuy T'Jane - 4:40
9. Mama Weer All Crazee Now - 2:55
10. You'll Never Walk Alone (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II) - 0:35
11. When I'm Dancin' I Ain't Fightin' - 3:59
12. Born to Be Wild - 2:58
13. Somethin' Else/Pistol Packin' Mama/Keep a Rollin' (Bobby Cochran, Les Baxter, Holder, Hill, Lea, Powell) - 6:16
14. Merry Xmas Everybody (Holder, Lea) - 0:39
15. Okey Cokey (Jimmy Kennedy) - 3:25
16. Get Down and Get With It - 6:49
Personnel
Slade
- Noddy Holder - lead vocals, rhythm guitar
- Dave Hill - lead guitar, backing vocals
- Jim Lea - bass, backing vocals
- Don Powell - drums
Production
- Chas Chandler - producer of Slade Alive! and Slade Alive, Vol. 2
- Slade - producers of Slade on Stage, Alive at Reading and Xmas Ear Bender
Slade Alive! - The Live Anthology personnel
- Tim Turan - remastering
- Mark Brennan - project consultant, memorabilia
- Dave Ling - liner notes
- Colin Newman, Slade - project management
- Barry Plummer, Gered Mankowitz - photography