The Melody Maker Music Newspaper Produced a Fascinating story this week in 1971 over a gig at The Top Rank Cardiff.
Slade were to have been the original support band for T.Rex, but there was a row leading to accusations in the music press that Bolan had prevented them from playing'.
It was thought at the time that Slade’s former skinhead look would attract skinheads to the gig.
Noddy Holder, speaking for the group said: “I suppose they are afraid that a lot of skinheads would come to the ballroom to see us. We are no longer a skinhead group and getting more and more college bookings. This annoys us as we thought we were finally rid of the skinhead image.”
A spokesman for T.Rex denied the claim saying The Roy Young band were support and there was no need for two. It was nothing to do with the skinhead thing as T.Rex would play to anyone who wants to listen.
T.Rex had released their self titled album T.Rex in Dec 1970 which really broke T. Rex into the big time in the UK, following the surprise success of the single "Ride a White Swan", which reached No. 2 in the charts, and its smash No. 1 follow-up "Hot Love
