I don't remember the circumstances, dates, how or why, but I do remember going back to the Smaller Shop (after doing relief during the Summer period) & the Old Boy "Wally" (Butcher/Manager) was retiring!
The New Manager was a Chap by the name of "Steve" (cant remember his Surname!) he came from a Bigger Branch about 4/5 miles away in Great Yarmouth, he has it turned out was Alright to work with!
He lived not to far from where I lived, so most Morning's he would pick me up (in his Car) on his way to work, so that was Handy!
I cant remember what type of Car he had, but I can recall, He Liked "Heavy Rock Music" and his Favorite Band was AC/DC, & his Hero was "Bon Scott" (He had earlier in 1980, Died) in the car every morning he had allsorts of Heavy Music blaring out!
You would Hear him coming about a 5 minute's before he arrived with the Music so loud! something else I remember, On the inside of his car, on the Roof, there was a Giant Poster of his Hero "Bon Scott"
I didn't go to much on Heavy Rock (Especially them School Boy Shorts!), but He Hated Soul/Black Music with a Passion!
But as I said we got on Well, and worked there together with "The Other Old Boy" Percy, for several Month's.
As I said in previous post, Slave's Music from the 4th Album was about to become mellower, with Steve Arrington performing more Lead Vocals as time went by!
By 1980 Slave released the Stone Jam Album, a better Album than "Just a Touch", it contained some Great Classic Tracks including Sizzlin' Hot, Watching You, and my Favorite Feel My Love!
Produced again by Jimmy Douglass, and probably Better than the previous album!
It contained some Great Tracks, including Snap Shot, Party Lites, Spice of life, Steal your Heart, and two funkier Tracks Funken Town and Smokin and one of Slave's Greatest Ever Tracks " Wait For Me"
I always remember getting this Vinyl from the USA, when my Parents went there on Holiday, unfornately with the Heat in the Aeroplane luggage hold, the Vinyl Melted, so I could never play the first Tracks on side 1 & 2, Snap Shot and Wait For Me!
By 1978, SLAVE had released another 2 Albums, The Hardness of the World and The Concept, in my opinion neither were as Good as the First Album (Slave), the Best Tracks from both Albums, in my opinion were "Party Song" (Slide 2) and "Baby Sinister" from Hardness, and "Stellar Fungk" and "Thank You Lord" from Concept!
Check out both Albums at the end of this Post, press the small Album Cover to go to Deezer and hear the Full Tracks!
Slave's second Album was released very quickly after the original Album, I read somewhere years ago, it was a rush job! as the original Album had been a Success!
Have a listen to the Track "Volcano Rupture" on the Hardness Album, you would think you were listening to a Rock Band!
As for The Concept Album it featured some noteable new members including Steve Arrington
(writer, on first 3 tracks and backing Vocals), and Starleana Young (Backing Vocals) who went on to form Aurra/Deja with Curt Jones.
Slaves first 3 Albums had a different Sound to them, as I mentioned in a earlier post, this Sound was about to change with Steve Arrington taking over as one of the Lead Singers on their up and coming fourth Album "Just a Touch of Love" Produced by their new Producer Jimmy Douglass.
They would lose that Rock edge to their Sound for a more Commercial one for their future Albums.
I have found many a story concerning Slave on the Web, here's a couple of the better one's!
