▁to ▁S cre aming ▁Lord ▁S utch , ▁and ▁another ▁being ▁" rough ed ▁up " ▁by ▁associ ates ▁of ▁his ▁former ▁agent ▁who ▁still ▁had ▁a ▁claim ▁on ▁the ▁band . ▁ ▁To ▁accomp any ▁the ▁film , ▁lead ▁vocal ist ▁N od dy ▁H older ▁and ▁bass ist ▁Jim ▁Le a ▁began ▁writing ▁material ▁for ▁a ▁sound track ▁album , ▁which ▁would ▁continue ▁to ▁see ▁the ▁band ▁break ▁out ▁of ▁their ▁successful ▁formula ▁and ▁try ▁different ▁musical ▁ideas . ▁Having ▁completed ▁their ▁fifth ▁US ▁tour , ▁the ▁band ▁spent ▁a ▁month ▁recording ▁the ▁new ▁album . ▁Re leased ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁the ▁S lade ▁in ▁Fl ame ▁album ▁reached ▁No . ▁ 6 ▁in ▁the ▁UK , ▁and ▁included ▁the ▁two ▁hit ▁singles ▁" F ar ▁Far ▁A way " ▁and ▁" How ▁Does ▁It ▁Fe el ". ▁ ▁Release ▁Re leased ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁S lade ▁in ▁Fl ame ▁was ▁met ▁with ▁a ▁mixed ▁response , ▁particularly ▁from ▁fans ▁who ▁did ▁not ▁expect ▁the ▁band ▁to ▁produce ▁a ▁film ▁with ▁a ▁ble ak ▁and ▁s our ▁atmosphere . ▁The ▁band ▁also ▁began ▁to ▁suffer ▁a ▁commercial ▁decl ine ▁from ▁this ▁time . ▁Later , ▁the ▁band ▁felt ▁that ▁the ▁amount ▁of ▁time ▁they ▁were ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁public ▁eye ▁making ▁the ▁film ▁could ▁have ▁contributed ▁to ▁their ▁chart ▁decl ine , ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁g rit ty ▁" re ality " ▁of ▁the ▁movie ▁may ▁have ▁done ▁S lade ▁more