One of Rock & Rolls biggest mystery's! Why didn't "SLADE" ever make it big in the U.S. ? They are the only band other than the Beatles to have scored 3 consecutive number one hits upon release in Britain! They have scored 33 top 30 hits in Britain! John Lennon hearing Slade in the studio said " I love that blokes voice, he sounds like me." a very Lennon thing to say! Ozzy Ozbourne said " Noddy Holder has one of the greatest rock & roll voices of all time - there will never be anyone quite like him or Slade!" Gene Simmons of KISS said " We modeled our whole attack style after Slade they were our greatest influence!." Other rock stars to give Slade high regards are Alice Cooper, Paul McCartney, The Sex Pistols, The Jam , Boomtown Rats & the list goes on! Quiet Riot scored a number one hit in the U.S. with Cum on Feel the Nioze a full decade after Slade hit the charts with it in Britain! No one knows why they didn't break out in America...I think it was a cosmic cry out from their U.K. fans saying " We shared our Beatles our Stones , The Who, Pink Floyd , Led Zeppelin & Black Sabbath...Your not getting our SLADE!!!!" It is indeed a mystery why America didn't embrace this band! Slade's music is on par with The Beatles, The Rolling Stones or any of the other classic rock band! Well here is your chance to get to hear a great rock & roll band comprised of four great guys!!!! The box set comes with a nice book that gives you a nice story of where Slade came from & how they became a national treasure in England!! This box set basically spans four decades of hits! And if you love classic rock it is worth every penny!!! The booklet is full of interesting information about each member. I will never forget the story of how power house drummer Don Powell tragically nearly died in a car crash leaving him with permanent amnesia! On stage his band mates would mimic the beat to help him remember songs he had played a hundred times but couldn't remember. Or the time he woke up in a panic not remembering where he was & ran out naked , Imagine the surprise when the front desk manager of the hotel was confronted by this bare naked well muscled man wearing a "Do Not Disturb!" sign dangling from his privates! asking "Where Am I ?" & more unnerving "Who Am I?" The members of this band are unique & endearing but it is the music in this box set that really tells the tale!!! All killer no Filler!!!!!!!