Izdavač: Ostalo
Žanr: Hard Rok i Metal, Rok
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Studio album by Slade
Released 3 December 1983
Recorded Portland Studios, Rak Studios
Genre Hard rock
Length 42:29
Label RCA Records
Producer Jim Lea, John Punter
Slade chronology
Slade On Stage
(1982) The Amazing Kamikaze Syndrome
(1983) Keep Your Hands Off My Power Supply
(1984)
The Amazing Kamikaze Syndrome is the eleventh studio album by the British rock group Slade. It was released on 3 December 1983 and reached No. 49 in the UK charts. The album was produced largely by bassist Jim Lea. The two UK Top 10 singles released from the album, `My Oh My` and `Run Runaway`, were produced by John Punter.

In 1984, the album was re-packaged and released as Keep Your Hands Off My Power Supply by CBS Associated records in the United States and Canada. Both `Run Runaway` and `My Oh My` were US Top 40 hits that year, giving the band their long-awaited breakthrough there.

Background
Following Slade`s performance at the Reading festival in 1980, interest in the band was revived and a major record deal with RCA signed. The Amazing Kamikaze Syndrome was the band`s second studio album for the label and had mostly been recorded in 1982. In November that year, the album`s first single, `(And Now the Waltz) C`est La Vie`, was released and reached No. 50 in the UK. However, in early 1983, RCA felt the recorded tracks for the album lacked potential chart hits and in the effort to amend that, RCA suggested the band work with producer John Punter.[1] Lead vocalist Noddy Holder and Lea then wrote and demoed two songs; `My Oh My` and `Run Runaway`. Both were received with enthusiasm by RCA and Punter was hired to work on the two tracks.

Released in November 1983, `My Oh My` became a UK No. 2 hit over the Christmas period. The success of the single led to RCA rush-releasing The Amazing Kamikaze Syndrome in December, rather than February 1984. The album reached No. 49 in the UK and was a success across Europe. In January 1984, the second single `Run Runaway` reached No. 7.[2] The success of Quiet Riot`s version of `Cum on Feel the Noize` in late 1983 led to Slade signing with CBS, who would repackage The Amazing Kamikaze Syndrome into Keep Your Hands Off My Power Supply in 1984.[2]

The album`s title was suggested by Holder. In a 1983 interview, he revealed:
`I was reading the sports pages one day and there was an article on motor sport. It talked about the `kamikaze complex` those guys who compete seem to have in putting their life on the line every time they go on the track. I think Barry Sheene was mentioned as a specific example. Anyway, it struck me that some of our songs fitted in with this idea, so the title seemed a logical choice. And let`s face it, everyone has something of that complex in `em, we all take gambles at some point in our lives.`[3]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Noddy Holder and Jim Lea

Side one
No. Title Length
1. `Slam the Hammer Down` 3:25
2. `In the Doghouse` 2:44
3. `Run Runaway` 5:00
4. `High and Dry` 3:10
5. `My Oh My` 4:12
6. `Cocky Rock Boys (Rule O.K.)` 3:27
Side two
No. Title Length
7. `Ready to Explode` 8:38
8. `(And Now the Waltz) C`est La Vie` 3:43
9. `Cheap `n` Nasty Luv` 3:27
10. `Razzle Dazzle Man` 4:39

Personnel
Slade
Noddy Holder – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
Dave Hill – lead guitar, backing vocals
Jim Lea – bass, keyboards, guitars, backing vocals, lead vocal on verses (track 7), producer
Don Powell – drums, percussion, gongs
Additional personnel
Andy Dummit – saxophone (track 2)
Pete Drummond – announcements (track 7)
John Punter – producer (tracks 3, 5)
Andy Miller, Dave Garland – engineers (tracks 1–2, 4, 6–10)
Mike Nocito, Pete Schwier – engineers (tracks 3, 5)
Andrew Christian – art direction
Shoot That Tiger! – design
John Shaw – photography
Phil Davis – set designer