Manchester's Granada TV launched a new music show, Set Of 6, on May 23, 1972. In an early example of literally-minded programme naming, each broadcast featured a band playing a set of six songs, but in its short run – naturally, it ran for just half a dozen episodes – the show featured some of the UK's best contemporary talent.
Badfinger were the first band to appear on the show, with other performances coming from Argent, Middle Of The Road, ELO and Pentangle, but best of the bunch were Slade, who brightened Britain's screens on June 13 with a set that's as brilliant as it is brief: six songs in 24 minutes.
