Slow to Fade is the debut album by English rock band Red Guitars, released in 1984 on the singer Jerry Kidd's own Self Drive label.

[3] The album included the single "Marimba Jive", which topped the Indie Chart.

[3] The album was noted for its polish and originality, and was described as "a bit of a classic" by Dave Henderson, writing in Sounds, but Kidd was to leave the band two months after it was released, releasing a statement saying "Technically we improved a lot during the last year but musically, from my point of view, we were standing still.

[2] The album was reissued on CD by Cherry Red in October 2002, with bonus tracks taken from the singles that had preceded it.

Produced by Roy Neave and Red Guitars.