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''Slade Alive!'' is a live album by the British rock band Slade. The album was released on 24 March 1972, and reached number two on the UK Albums Chart, as well as being Slade's first album to dent the ''Billboard'' 200 in the United States. The album contained original songs, plus cover versions of songs by Ten Years After, The Lovin' Spoonful, Bobby Marchan, and Steppenwolf. The album was recorded live at Command Theatre Studio and mixed at Olympic Studios. In its original LP vinyl format, the album was issued in a gatefold sleeve which revealed a huge cartoon drawing on the inside. This drawing was the winning entry in a competition run in ''The Sun'' UK newspaper to design the album cover. In 2006 Salvo Records re-issued the tracks as part of the collection ''Slade Alive - the Live Anthology''. Of the three nights recorded, most of the album consisted of the second night. The album was rated #2 of the top ten albums of 1972 by ''NME'' magazine's chart point survey.〔NME magazine 30 December 1972〕 The album was voted #3 of the top three Slade albums in the Slade Fan Club Poll of 1979. In the same poll, the album was voted #1 of the top three Slade album covers.〔http://sladefanclub.weebly.com/uploads/7/6/6/0/7660950/7869225_orig.jpg〕〔Slade Fan Club Magazine January–February 1980〕 In the September–December 1986 Slade fan club magazine, the poll results were announced for the 1986 opinion poll based on Slade’s material. For the best album of the 70s, Slade Alive! placed at #1. In Australia, ''Slade Alive!'' was the biggest selling album since The Beatles' 1967 album ''Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band''.〔http://sladefanclub.weebly.com/uploads/7/6/6/0/7660950/3949261_orig.jpg〕〔Slade Fan Club Newsletter April - May 1973〕 In Israel and Italy, the front cover used the inner gatefold artwork instead, whilst certain editions releases in the Netherlands and France also used this design. On the UK Granada Television, the band performed a 'Set of Six' show on 13 June 1972. This filmed set featured a similar set to the ''Slade Alive!'' album, the tracks in order being, Hear Me Calling, Look Wot You Dun, Darling Be Home Soon, Coz I Luv You, Get Down and Get With It and Born To Be Wild. On 6 February 2006, Classic Rock Legends released an independent critical guide to the album, under the title "Slade Alive! - The Ultimate Critical Review" as part of the series "The World's Greatest Albums". == Background == After the success of Slade singles "Get Down and Get With It", "Coz I Luv You" and "Look Wot You Dun", Slade set out to capture their live sound on record. After the commercial failures of previous albums ''Beginnings'' and ''Play It Loud'', the only income was through the band's solid live reputation. ''Slade Alive!'' was recorded at the Command Theatre Studio in London, for cost of £600, and released without overdubs of any sort in March 1972. A number of lucky fan club members had been present over the course of a three night run. The album consisted of covers of Ten Years After's "Hear Me Calling", John Sebastian's "Darling Be Home Soon", Little Richard's "Get Down and Get With It" which became a top 20 hit for the band in mid-1971 and Steppenwolf's "Born to Be Wild" which had also appeared on the band's debut album ''Beginnings'' (1969). The album peaked at #2 in the UK Albums Chart, and remained in that listing for 58 weeks.〔Remastered Slade Alive anthology booklet〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Slade Alive!」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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