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Slade (May 21, 1971) Get Down and Get with It - Single

  • Writer: Slade
    Slade
  • May 21, 1971
  • 3 min read

"Get Down and Get with It" was Slade’s breakthrough single and their first UK chart hit, marking the start of their rise as one of the biggest glam rock bands of the 1970s.


RELEASE DETAILS

Date: May 21, 1971 (UK)

Catalogue: Polydor 2058-112

Format: 7" Single

Country: United Kingdom

A-Side: “Get Down and Get with It”

Written by: Bobby Marchan (credited as Holder-Lea-Hill-Powell-Penniman on label) Produced by: Chas Chandler

B-Side: Double B-side

  • “Do You Want Me”

  • “Gospel According to Rasputin”


THE STORY Slade’s high-energy version of “Get Down and Get with It” became the band’s first UK chart hit, reaching No.16 and spending 14 weeks on the chart. It marked their breakthrough into the glam rock era and the beginning of their long run of success.

CONTEXT & NOTES After the commercial disappointment of their 1970 album Play It Loud, manager Chas Chandler encouraged the band to capture their powerful live sound on record. The song had long been a crowd favourite in their live set. Recorded in one take at Olympic Studios with foot-stomping and hand-clapping, it perfectly translated their stage energy.


TRACK LIST

UK 7" Single

A. Get Down and Get with It – 4:12

B. Do You Want Me – 4:30

B. Gospel According to Rasputin – 4:23

CHART PERFORMANCE

UK Singles Chart: Peak Position No. 16

Weeks on Chart: 14


PERSONNEL Slade

  • Noddy Holder – lead vocals, rhythm guitar

  • Dave Hill – lead guitar, backing vocals

  • Jim Lea – bass, backing vocals

  • Don Powell – drums

Additional

  • Chas Chandler – producer

  • Zoot Money – piano

PACKAGING HIGHLIGHTS

  • Issued in a standard Polydor company sleeve (no picture sleeve in the UK)

  • Orange Polydor label with black text

WHAT THE LABEL / SLEEVE SHOWS Standard orange Polydor Records label with the classic “Made in England” branding. Side A credits the song to Holder-Lea-Hill-Powell-Penniman and notes production by Chas. Chandler. Side B lists both “Do You Want Me” and “Gospel According to Rasputin”.


Cover of Slade's 1971 Belgian release, featuring the singles "Get Down And Get With It" and "Gospel According To Rasputin" under the Polydor label, catalogue number 2058 123.
Cover of Slade's 1971 Belgian release, featuring the singles "Get Down And Get With It" and "Gospel According To Rasputin" under the Polydor label, catalogue number 2058 123.
Cover artwork for Slade's 1971 single "Get Down and Get With It" / "Gospel According to Rasputin," released in Norway under the Polydor label.
Cover artwork for Slade's 1971 single "Get Down and Get With It" / "Gospel According to Rasputin," released in Norway under the Polydor label.

INTERNATIONAL VARIANTS

  • US 7" Single

  • A. Get Down and Get with It – 3:25 (edited)

  • B. Do You Want Me – 4:30

  • French 7" Single

  • A. Get Down and Get with It – 4:12

  • B. Know Who You Are – 2:50

  • Mexican 7" Single

  • A. Get Down and Get with It – 4:12

  • B. Know Who You Are – 2:50

  • B. I Remember – 2:55

  • Australian 1972 EP

  • A. Get Down and Get with It – 4:12

  • B. Look Wot You Dun – 2:54

  • B. Coz I Luv You – 3:24

  • B. Take Me Bak 'Ome – 3:13

Slade's 1971 French release of "Get Down and Get With It," under Polydor label catalogue 2058 134, features the band in a stylish, candid outdoor photo.
Slade's 1971 French release of "Get Down and Get With It," under Polydor label catalogue 2058 134, features the band in a stylish, candid outdoor photo.

RELATED MATERIAL

  • Play It Loud (1970)

  • Slade Alive! (1972)

  • Coz I Luv You (1971)

For other relevant posts, see the tags at the foot of the page.

SOURCES

Discogs

45cat

BBC Official Charts

Wikipedia

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