Slade – Coz I Luv You (1971)

Chas Chandler had put Lea under pressure to write a new track for a single. Lea turned up at Holder’s home unexpectedly with his guitar and violin with an idea for a song with a Django Reinhardt/Stephan Grapelli hot club sound. The track was written in half an hour. This began the writing partnership of Holder and Lea which would carry on throughout Slade’s career. Originally the band felt the song to be too soft and so clapping was added to the recording. The misspelt titles also became a trademark for Slade, causing a great furore among teachers up and down the country.

B-Side (“My Life Is Natural”):

[via Peter H. Olsen]