In 1969, they renamed themselves Ambrose Slade and adopted a skinhead look, an ill-judged stylistic shift that simply made them look menacing. But in 1971, having shortened their name to Slade ...

Before Slade's third album shot to the top of the charts, they were going nowhere. Their roots dated back to the mid-60s when, as the 'N Betweens, they were one of the many bands trying to make a ...

They asked Noddy and, later, Jim to join. They changed their name to Ambrose Slade but their debut album bombed. Noddy’s powerful voice and the band’s raucous live act caught the attention of ...

Hill and Powell met Holder and Lea, invited them to join the band (by then known as the ’N Betweens), which was renamed Ambrose Slade in 1969, and then simply Slade. It was when they discovered ...

On seven-inch, the real Slade rarities are their pre-hit singles and what they issued earlier as Ambrose Slade and The 'N Betweens. Slade, though, weren’t all about the UK. They were, for example, ...

The 'N Betweens Then Ambrose Slade, from a record-company secretary who named her handbag Ambrose and her shoes Slade. Then they dropped the Ambrose. From Mark Bassett.

In 1966, Powell and Hill convinced Holder to join their new group, along with multi-instrumentalist Jim Lea, which they named Ambrose Slade. After their debut album, 1969’s Beginnings, flopped, they ...

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In 1969, they renamed themselves Ambrose Slade and adopted a skinhead look, an ill-judged stylistic shift that simply made them look menacing. But in 1971, having shortened their name to Slade, their ...