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Whatever Happened to Slade
''Whatever Happened to Slade'' is the seventh album by the British rock group Slade. It was released on 21 March 1977 by Barn Records, but did not enter any national album chart. By the time of the album's release, Slade's popularity was waning as were their record sales, which they acknowledged in the album's title. The glam rock movement, of which Slade were associated, had died, and the careers of other glam rock artists such as Mud, Gary Glitter and The Sweet had also died. In Britain, where Slade had traditionally been most popular, the fashion of the day was punk rock. With this album, Slade firmly stood its ground as a straight rock group, and gone were their "glam" statements of the early decade.
The album was met with critical praise and support from the English punk uprising. Nevertheless, the record was a commercial failure and the band's financial woes continued. For many years, the album was a much sought-after collector's item amongst fans. However, the album is available today via CD remaster from 2007 and download. In later years, the album became a popular trade amongst American musicians developing what would be known as "grunge" as both Billy Corgan (Smashing Pumpkins) and Kurt Cobain (Nirvana) have cited the album as influential. The album was voted #1 of the top three Slade albums in the Slade Fan Club Poll of 1979. In the same poll, the album was voted #2 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〕
== Background ==
By 1975, Slade's commercial success had peaked in Great Britain and Europe. This led to the band agreeing to move to the United States, the only major territory that had held out against Slade's onslaught. The band held out in the US for almost two years, recording the soul-influenced ''Nobody's Fools'' (1976). They had limited success in the US; on one hand, their reputation as a reliable and exciting live rock act was enhanced, on the other hand, Slade were unable to translate that reputation to significant airplay and record sales, and would not be able to achieve success in the United States for several years.
Slade returned to the UK in early 1977 to face the UK music business much changed from the way they left it. Punk rock had now exploded and had become the dominant influence on youth culture and the music press. Despite Slade's reputation as one of the great high energy bands of their day, in this environment Slade had become irrelevant. Regardless, Slade were determined that they were now a better live act than ever and refused to call it a day. According to the Slade Fan Club Newsletter for October, November and December 1976, the band hoped to record a total of 16 tracks and pick the best to release on their next album.〔http://sladefanclub.weebly.com/uploads/7/6/6/0/7660950/9266869_orig.jpg〕〔Slade Fan Club Newsletter October–November - December 1976〕
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