Promotion
During the album's release in December, the band were touring throughout the UK in order to promote the album. With the success of My Oh My, the band were appearing on national TV regularly, followed by the success of Run Runaway.
As the album was originally to be released in February 1984, a major concert tour was penciled for the Spring. However, when RCA decided to release the album in December 1983 instead, a college tour for that month was organised instead. Although a college tour was not ideal after the big success of the My Oh My single, but the band were committed to the tour, although negotiations were taking place for a concert tour in the Spring of 1984. This tour would never take place and after a few concerts in America during 1984 (following the band's American success with "My Oh My" and "Run Runaway"), the band would never perform live again, except for a one-off version of "Johnny B. Goode" during Slade's 25th Anniversary party, organised by the band's fan club.
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