Wall of Hits (video)

1991 British film

Wall of Hits

Directed by| Peter Ponton
Produced by| Kim Turberville
Starring| Noddy Holder, Dave Hill, Jim Lea, Don Powell
Music by| Slade
Distributed by| Polygram Video

Release date

* 11 November 1991 (1991-11-11)

Running time

| 55:00
Country| United Kingdom
Language| English

Wall of Hits is the first video compilation by the British rock band Slade. Titled after the compilation album of the same name, Wall of Hits was released on VHS by Polygram Video in 1991.[1]

## Background

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In 1991, Slade's former 1970s label Polydor Records approached the band with the idea of recording two new singles to promote a new compilation album Wall of Hits. The two singles, "Radio Wall of Sound" and "Universe", were soon completed, with the former being released in October 1991. It reached No. 21 in the UK and was followed in November by the release of Wall of Hits, which reached No. 34 and was certified UK Silver by BPI.[2] Alongside the compilation album was the release of the band's first video collection. All of the footage from the VHS was later included on the band's 2005 DVD compilation The Very Best of Slade.[3]

The video compilation contains sixteen music videos, spanning from 1971 to 1991. Between the videos, new interviews with all four members of the band gave background details on the songs and the videos. The opening segment of the video features behind-the-scenes footage of the video for "Radio Wall of Sound". Although most of the included videos were music videos, two were TV performances. "Coz I Luv You" was performed on the German TV show Beat Club, while the footage of "Merry Xmas Everybody" is the band's performance of the song on Top of the Pops in 1983. Although "How Does It Feel" was listed on the back cover as being included on the compilation, there is no actual footage of the song. Instead, part of the song is played in the background while the band talk about their 1975 film Slade in Flame. The same applied to "Mama Weer All Crazee Now" which is only partly played over the closing credits of the compilation. The video of "Them Kind of Monkeys Can't Swing" is taken from Slade in Flame.

As some of the band's hits from the 1970s had no music videos, tracks such as "Cum On Feel the Noize", "Look Wot You Dun", "Take Me Bak 'Ome" and "Skweeze Me, Pleeze Me" are not featured. Also, much of the band's 1980s music videos are missing, with the exception of "My Oh My" and "Run Runaway". This was most likely due to the videos being made when the band were contracted to RCA rather than Polydor. The video for "Radio Wall of Sound" was included, but not "Universe" as the video had not been filmed.

## Video listing

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1. "Coz I Luv You"
2. "Gudbuy T' Jane"
3. "My Friend Stan"
4. "How Does It Feel"
5. "Them Kind of Monkeys Can't Swing"
6. "Far Far Away"
7. "Thanks for the Memory (Wham Bam Thank You Mam)"
8. "Let's Call It Quits"
9. "Nobody's Fool"
10. "My Baby Left Me"
11. "Give Us a Goal"
12. "Merry Xmas Everybody"
13. "My Oh My"
14. "Run Runaway"
15. "Radio Wall of Sound"
16. "Mama Weer All Crazee Now"

## References

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1. ^ "Slade - Wall Of Hits (VHS) at Discogs". Discogs.com. 1991-11-11. Retrieved 2017-10-19.
2. ^ "Slade | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2017-10-19.
3. ^ "Slade - The Very Best Of... (DVD) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2011-08-10.

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Slade

* Dave Hill
* Don Powell
* Noddy Holder
* Jim Lea
* John Berry
* Russell Keefe
* Steve Whalley
* Steve Makin
* Craig Fenney
* Trevor Holliday
* Dave Glover
* Mal McNulty

Studio albums|

* Beginnings (Ambrose Slade, 1969)
* Play It Loud (1970)
* Slayed? (1972)
* Old New Borrowed and Blue (1974)
* Slade in Flame (1974)
* Nobody's Fools (1976)
* Whatever Happened to Slade (1977)
* Return to Base (1979)
* We'll Bring the House Down (1981)
* Till Deaf Do Us Part (1981)
* The Amazing Kamikaze Syndrome (1983)
* Keep Your Hands Off My Power Supply (1984)
* Rogues Gallery (1985)
* Crackers (1985)
* You Boyz Make Big Noize (1987)

Live albums|

* Slade Alive! (1972)
* Slade Alive, Vol. 2 (1978)
* Slade on Stage (1982)

Compilations|

* Coz I Luv You (1972)
* Sladest (1973)
* Slade Smashes! (1980)
* Slades Greats (1984)
* The Slade Collection 81–87 (1991)
* Wall of Hits (1991)
* The Slade Collection Vol. 2, 79–87 (1993)
* The Genesis of Slade (1996)
* Feel the Noize – Greatest Hits (1997)
* Get Yer Boots On: The Best of Slade (2004)
* The Very Best of Slade (2005)
* Slade Alive! – The Live Anthology (2006)
* B-Sides (2007)
* Rockers (2007)
* In for a Penny: Raves & Faves (2007)
* Live at the BBC (2009)
* Merry Xmas Everybody: Party Hits (2009)
* Cum On Feel the Hitz: The Best of Slade (2020)

Box sets|

* The Slade Box (2006)
* When Slade Rocked the World (2015)

Extended plays|

* Six of the Best
* Alive at Reading
* Xmas Ear Bender

Singles|

* "You Better Run" (The N' Betweens)
* "Wild Winds Are Blowing"
* "Shape of Things to Come"
* "Know Who You Are"
* "Get Down and Get with It"
* "Coz I Luv You"
* "Look Wot You Dun"
* "Take Me Bak 'Ome"
* "Mama Weer All Crazee Now"
* "Gudbuy T'Jane"
* "Cum On Feel the Noize"
* "Skweeze Me, Pleeze Me"
* "My Friend Stan"
* "Merry Xmas Everybody"
* "Everyday"
* "When the Lights Are Out"
* "The Bangin' Man"
* "Far Far Away"
* "How Does It Feel"
* "Thanks for the Memory (Wham Bam Thank You Mam)"
* "In for a Penny"
* "Let's Call It Quits"
* "Nobody's Fool"
* "Gypsy Roadhog"
* "Burning in the Heat of Love"
* "My Baby Left Me - That's All Right"
* "Give Us a Goal"
* "Rock 'n' Roll Bolero"
* "Ginny, Ginny"
* "Sign of the Times"
* "Okey Cokey"
* "We'll Bring the House Down"
* "Wheels Ain't Coming Down"
* "Knuckle Sandwich Nancy"
* "Lock Up Your Daughters"
* "Ruby Red"
* "Rock and Roll Preacher (Hallelujah I'm on Fire)"
* "(And Now the Waltz) C'est La Vie"
* "My Oh My"
* "Run Runaway"
* "Slam the Hammer Down"
* "All Join Hands"
* "7 Year Bitch"
* "Myzsterious Mizster Jones"
* "Little Sheila"
* "Do You Believe in Miracles"
* "Still the Same"
* "That's What Friends Are For"
* "You Boyz Make Big Noize"
* "Ooh La La in L.A."
* "We Won't Give In"
* "Let's Dance '88"
* "Radio Wall of Sound"
* "Universe"

Video|

* Slade in Flame
* Wall of Hits

Related articles|

* Discography
* List of songs recorded by Slade
* The Dummies
* A Day in the Life of the Dummies
* "Shooting Me Down"
* Keep On Rockin' (Slade II album)
* Therapy (James Whild Lea album)

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