Old New Borrowed and Blue
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| Studio album by Slade | ||||
| Released | 15 February 1974 | |||
| Genre | Glam rock | |||
| Length | 37:32 (57:40 with bonus tracks) | |||
| Label | Polydor (UK/Canada), Warner Bros. (US) | |||
| Producer | Chas Chandler | |||
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| Singles from Old New Borrowed and Blue | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   |
| Robert Christgau | (B) |
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| The Times | favourable |
| rockahead.net | favourable |
| Classic Rock | favourable |
Old New Borrowed and Blue is the fourth album by the British rock group Slade. It was released on 15 February 1974 and reached No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart. It was certified gold by BPI the same month of release.
The album was released in the USA on the Warner Bros. label, under the title Stomp Your Hands, Clap Your Feet, minus the tracks "My Town" and "My Friend Stan" (as they had been previously released there on Sladest).
The single, "Everyday", was their first not to have the standard "Slade" sound on it, which is probably why it failed to get higher than no. 3 on the UK Singles Chart. The previous single to this was "Merry Xmas Everybody", which was to be their final no. 1 hit single, although 1983's "My Oh My" would later reach the no. 2 spot.
On the "Slade Talk To 19 Readers" bonus track, Holder explains that the title came from its content.
The album was certified gold by BPI in February 1974.
Originally, the record was scheduled to be released in the first week of February.
According to the Fan Club newsletter for January and February 1974, it was rewarded with a Gold Disc for pre-order sales, even before its release.
Also, according to the same newsletter, two or three songs not typical of their style had been written a few years before the release. They had not fitted in with the Slade sound of the time.
After the recording, for the fan club Don Powell wrote: "We've just finished recording our next album. It's got a lot of new things on it. Nothing very different or out of character, we've spent more time on arrangements and little ideas and effects."
Slade's fourth studio album was conceived and recorded amid various touring and promotional activities in late 1973, and also during the headline-making convalescence of Don Powell. The drummer was involved in a car crash in July, briefly throwing the band's existence into doubt. But with bassist Lea's brother Frank standing in, Slade were able to fulfil a festival obligation on the Isle of Man a few days after the accident.
Despite Powell's critical condition, he was able to make a quick recovery but even as Slade entered the studio to record the single "My Friend Stan", Powell was still walking with the aid of a stick, even having to be lifted onto his drum stool. In addition, his memory would never be the same again and his senses of smell and taste were all but numbed.
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