Label: Cheapskate Records Catalogue Number: CHEAP 11 / LYN 9116 / LYN 9117 Format: 7" Vinyl Single (Solid Centre / Knockout Centre) Released: November 28, 1980 (UK) A festive Cheapskate compilation single — mixing Slade’s Christmas classic, party cuts, and a live favourite. 🔘 Overview Xmas Ear Bender was released on November 28, 1980 as a UK 7" single on Cheapskate Records (CHEAP 11). Cut at Lyntone (LYN 9116 / LYN 9117), the release functioned as a seasonal Slade “party sin

Released in the UK on November 16, 1974, Slade’s “Merry Xmas Everybody” was reissued as a 7-inch vinyl single on Polydor (2058 422), this time housed in a unique picture sleeve tied to the promotion of *Slade In Flame*. Backed with “Don’t Blame Me,” both tracks were written by Noddy Holder and Jim Lea and produced by Chas Chandler. Although the original 1973 release had been a No. 1 smash, this 1974 repress did not chart. Issued in a plastic injection solid-centre pressing, t

A festive full-page congratulatory advertisement from Polydor celebrating Slade being voted Top British Group of 1973 in the Record Mirror poll, featuring a striking group portrait with a bold “Merry Xmas Everybody” greeting from Noddy, Dave, Jim, and Don. Slade wish you a Merry Xmas — the stomping glam champions crowned Top British Group of 1973. Record Mirror Date: December 29, 1973 Length: 2 min read 📰 Key Highlights • Slade officially crowned Top British Group of 1

A festive 1973 Record Mirror feature celebrating Slade’s triumphant return to Britain after a major US tour, just as their Christmas anthem “Merry Xmas Everybody” stormed the charts. Slade bringing boozy glam cheer home for the holidays and reclaiming the No.1 spot. Record Mirror Date: December 22, 1973 Length: 4 min read 📰 Key Highlights • Slade’s return to the UK after extensive US and international touring • Massive success of the new single “Merry Xmas Everybody”