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Slade in their skinhead phase in from left: Powell, Lea, Holder, Hill.

Regulars on the club circuit, they had also recorded a privately pressed four-track EP. Signed to Columbia Records, the band released three singles in Later, back in their home town of Wolverhamptonthe musicians met again and this time Holder agreed to join the group.

Jim Leawhose musical background and strong bass guitar skills were considered an asset, had already been recruited.

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Duringthe band recorded the track "Delighted to See You" which remained unreleased untilwhere it featured on the various artists compilation Psychedelia at Abbey Road. Although the group did not record again for roughly two years, they built up click respectable reputation on the live circuit. The group spent a week in the Philips studio at Stanhope Place recording an album, after which Baverstock offered to sign the group to Fontana Records if they changed their name and obtained London-based management.

The band were initially hesitant because of the reputation gained as the 'N Here but eventually agreed to "Ambrose Slade", a name inspired by Baverstock's secretary, who had named her handbag Ambrose and her shoes Slade. The band's debut album Beginningsreleased in mid, was a commercial failure, as was the instrumental single "Genesis" and the follow-up single " Wild Winds Are Blowing ". Chandler was impressed with what he heard in the studio, and after seeing the band live the following day, offered to manage them.

As Chandler had previous managerial experience with Jimi Hendrixthe band accepted. The band adopted a skinhead look as an attempt to gain publicity from what was a newsworthy youth fashion trend, but this also added an unwelcome association with football hooliganism.

Inthe band shortened their name to Slade and released a new single, a cover of " Shape of Things to Come " which, despite a performance on United Kingdom music show Top of the Popsfailed to chart. Later the album was retrospectively well received by fans and critics, and earned a silver disc for sales. Chandler had been managing the band for almost two years without success when he suggested releasing a version of the Bobby Marchan song " Get Down and Get With It ", website for singles over 50 performed by Little Richard.]