Just look at all the Christmas songs from the 70s still being played! As always you can unsubscribe at any time. "It seems like every time we get a series of gigs together and some sort of comeback is on the cards, he will get arrested and we lose a lot of shows. They were great musicians and writers who caught the mid 70s zeitgeist. That two drum sound was thrilling. He and Phipps also featured in the Identity Parade round in the first episode of Never Mind The Buzzcocks in 1996. It may not be PC but I still love Gary and the Glitter Band music. When he needed a vocalist he got Gary Glitter because he was around at the time making lots of different records under different names that were all flops. "Mike was brilliant, he played on every track - we just came in and did the brass parts. They had a top 10 hit with The Tears I Cried which eventually featured on their next LP. The name reverted to The Glitter Band in March 1977 for the release of "Look What You've Been Missing", co-written by John Rossall and Gerry Shephard. A major creative departure, "Goodbye My Love" climbed to number two, while the group's abilities as songwriters received another boost when labelmates Hello scored a European hit with a cover of the Glitter Band's own "Game's Up." Gadd, 71, was jailed in 1999 for child porn offences. The Glitter Band (l to r): John Springate (bass, vocals), Tony Leonard (drums), Gerry Shephard (lead guitar, vocals), Pete Phipps (drums, keyboards, vocals), Harvey Ellison (sax, keyboards, guitar, vocals), John Rossall (sax, trombone, vocals). Jamie Muir was a percussionist (although he occasionally played a mini-drum set, as some other percussionists like Ray Cooper or Ed Mann sometimes did). STAGEWEAR - Badass custom Stage Wear For Bands & More ForTheFly Customs. Leander agreed, but rejected the first recordings. (of course), later in 1974. He found an old guitar with a really bad action on it and put it through some really heavy fender tube amps till it was jumping off the floor and that was how that sound came about.". Joyce Gibson is a lifelong music fan, inherited from her dad and now passed on to her niece. The Glitter Bands own career has been stymied by the situation. And while the band's original sound was firmly cut in the style of their namesake, by the end of their career, they'd developed into a wholly original and utterly captivating act in their own right. In 1982, Phipps was invited by Mike Rutherford to record the album Acting Very Strange, and later in the same year was invited by XTC to record with them on their Mummer album. This does not detract, though, from Mike Leander who created these deceptively simple records, slowing down Burundi drums played in shuffling three fours and copying their tribal power with two drum kits and adding massive drones from the guitar bass and a brass section. The bands third album, Listen To The Band, followed at the end of 1975. A ballad, it was written by Shephard, and Springate sang lead. Written by John Rossall and Gerry Sheppard, their debut single, "Angel Face," was an obvious close relation to the Glitter sound, a pounding, stomping number that raced to number four in Britain in March 1974, but it unquestionably possessed a charm all of its own. Joyce tweets @northseacrashes and co-hosts @PsychoSundae featuring the best psych and garage tunes chosen by followers. Although the band was not physically present on any of Glitter's own hits (according to the singer, Mike Leander alone played every instrument himself), the Glitter Band not only accompanied Glitter on his tours and television appearances, they also racked up seven hits of their own, six of them making the Top Ten. Peter William Phipps (born 5 August 1951 in Clapham, South London)[1] is a rock drummer, singer and songwriter known for his work with Gary Glitter, The Glitter Band, and later Eurythmics, XTC and Denim. "Mike played all instruments apart from the brass which me and Gerry did. Hiro_Noodles. The Glitter Band are a glam rock band from England, who initially worked as Gary Glitter 's backing band under that name from 1973, when they then began releasing records of their own. Between 1992 and 1996, whilst remaining in the Glitter Band, Phipps joined Denim, a band formed by Lawrence Hayward. Phipps was a founder member of The Glitter Band (originally known as The Glittermen), who started as Gary Glitter's backing band, and went on to success in their own right, having six top ten singles in the UK in the mid-1970s. The band did a great job replicating Leanders sound live. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. In August they had a top 20 summer hit with the non-album song, Love In The Sun. [2], When Gary Glitter's first single "Rock and Roll Parts 1 and 2" became a number 2 hit in the UK, his manager Mike Leander realised that he would need a backing band and contacted John Rossall who was then the musical director of the Boston Showband. In 1985, Phipps recorded with Hugh Cornwell playing on the single "One in a Million". One of them is a superb player too - Peter Phipps - and the man is a living metronome. Something went wrong, please try again later. Please whitelist our site in order to continue to access The Quietus. They were branching out towards a more soul and funk sound which was probably not the best move with punk bubbling under. "The Glitter Band" started life in 1972 as backing and session musicians for Gary Glitter, providing the backing music not only for Gary's chartbusters but also providing 'The Leader' with the unique powerful, and gutsy big beat for his concerts around the world. It was the twin drum's combined with Gerry's glitter 'Star' guitar with its . Gary Glitter - GGs Drummer (88-97) : THE ANIMAL *RARE FOOTAGE* - YouTube Here we have a very rare insight into being one of Gary's Backing musicians,Mr Martin (ANIMAL) Clapson Gives a Chat. Even then he insisted on staying in a hotel whilst we had to share digs in bunk beds behind the stage. Great band, great music. Currently taking Commissions to begin in Early 2023. Unfortunately, although the band had moved on, their fans hadn't. (Hello also scored with another Hey-era staple, a cover of the Exciters' "Tell Him.") The music group originally came jointly in 1972, pursuing Glitter's very own breakthrough using the strike "Stone.". Read Joyces other posts on Cocteau Twins, Shangri-Las, Kate Bush. Artist descriptions on Last.fm are editable by everyone. Gary Glitter Modest Mouse Angels of Light The Melvins Frank Zappa Tortoise Hidden Orchestra Dananananaykroyd Kylesa Godsmack, occasionally Do Make Say Think Tornavalanche Mushroomhead Black Eyes U.S. Christmas The Fall 1981-1984; 1993-1997 (occasional) NoMeansNo 1993-1997 Radiohead The Roots Pavement Arcade Fire Levon Helm during the '80s Its not as well remembered today as it should be its a great summer pop song with that distinctive stomping beat, but there are some Beach Boys inspired harmonies as well. Perrone, Pierre (2003) "Obituary: Gerry Shephard; Glitter Band guitarist and songwriter". There are a few lowlights but it will allow you to hear the versatility of the band and that utterly distinctive hey! sound which made them famous. Rossall is even talking of making a new album. Harding, Luke (2000) "Glam rocker loses court fight to keep Glitter from halcyon days". Thanks for your article, the Glitter Band really and truly deserved so much more recognition,they alone were brilliant musicians and writers. Experimenting in the studio one night Leander did one of those rare things: he synthesised a whole new pop sound from some unlikely sources. "For me the Glitter band were more influential than the Beatles," explained The Fall's Mark Smith recently. A new album, recorded live at the London Marquee Club, appeared in 1985, while a succession of hits collections (several featuring newly re-recorded material) kept their name alive on the record shelves. He then rejoined Gary Glitter for UK, Middle East and US tours. He then put this amazing droning guitar sound on it. This article on a British drummer is a stub. Connect your Spotify account to your Last.fm account and scrobble everything you listen to, from any Spotify app on any device or platform. Rossall describes an album that sounds quite interesting, if he has the nerve to go against his commercial instincts and make the sort of record that Mike Leander would approve of then he could really be onto something. It got no airplay and failed to chart. To find out more, click here. In 2009, drummer Pete Phipps (who had taken ownership of the name "The Glitter Band") and original bassist and vocalist John Springate put together a new version of the group with the addition of Dominic Rodgers on guitar and vocals, and Eddie Spence on keyboards and vocals. His first outing with the Eurythmics was recorded at Heaven for MTV and later released as the video Sweet Dreams (1985). And while the band's original sound was firmly cut in the style of their namesake, by the end of their career, they'd developed into a wholly original and utterly captivating act in their own right. The Glitter Band regrouped under their old name in 1980, around the same time as Gary Glitter himself moved back into focus. Support tQ's work by becoming a subscriber and enjoy the benefits of bonus essays, podcasts and exclusively-commissioned new music. [8] The band's profile was maintained with a slew of Greatest Hits releases, mainly concentrating on their peak mid-1970s era. [3] Shephard and Phipps had previously guested on Denim's Back In Denim (1992).[11]. Could this be the most unlikely comeback in pop history? In late 1977, the group transferred to Epic for one final single, a cover of the Bee Gees' "Gotta Get a Message to You," but by 1978, the band had all but fallen apart. In December 1975, their third album Listen to the Band, saw Phipps for the first time on lead vocals on the self-penned "My First Mistake". There is a band on Back From The Grave 4 called Beep Beep & The Roadrunners who were using two drummers back in '62/'63. However, I think the Glitter Band version is far better. They were unofficially known as the Glittermen on the first four hit singles by Gary Glitter from 1972 to 1973. In June 1972, he began working for Gary Glitter's backing band The Glittermen and, in the same month, they made their first appearance on Top of the Pops with "Rock and Roll Part 2". Tony Leonard has now retired from the music business. As well as the unparalleled joy of keeping the publication alive, you'll receive benefits including exclusive editorial, podcasts, and specially-commissioned music by some of our favourite artists. The band have become entangled in Gary Glitters new world and they feel unfairly tarred with the same brush as their former singer, as John Rossal their new leader wearily explains. Springate and Phipps tour as one incarnation of The Glitter Band. nick_honest. Later in the year, he recorded an album of material with Alan Merrill of the Arrows which was released the following year. The tabloids ring all the time looking for stories but I have nothing to tell. Yeah thats right the sick dog of pop Gary Glitter, the fallen star, the convicted paedophile whose every movement is the concern of the tabloids. This was the start of a time when The Glitter Band toured the world amasing millions of record sales. We are certainly not making any case for Gary Glitter here, he merely grunted along on these records - his creative input was zero. Random Hold composed of David Rhodes, Bill MacCormick, David Ferguson, and Pete Phipps were described by a music journalist[who?] In the 70s Leander created the Glitter Band and one of the decades biggest pop stars Gary Glitter. It also inspired me to write this article. Ive picked Games Up from this LP as it was also recorded by Hello and, although their version wasnt a hit, it is considered a great glam tune. Leander produced all of the Glitter Bands albums. [1], The Glitter Band had seven UK Top 20 hit singles in the mid-1970s, and three hit albums. The Glitter Band (originally - though briefly - called The Glittermen) were formed by producer Mike Leander in 1972 as backing and session musicians for Gary Glitter. Running a mobile discotheque at the time I still have most of the Glitter Bands hit singles. (Album) 2 versions : Bell Records, Bell Records: BELLS 241, 2308 095: UK: 1974: Sell This Version: 2 versions : Image Title Label Catalog Number Year In Your Collection, Wantlist, or Inventory Actions; V 2219, V2219: British Electric Foundation . An excellent and informative article. I shall surely play them again now. I have their albums playing in my car still x, Your email address will not be published. It was reissued in 1985, again to no avail. Founder Glitter Band member John Rossall recalls: "We backed the likes of Susan Maughan and Mike Preston to name a few and we went on to form the Boston Show Band in Hamburg. Finally a rather sub-par and generic sounding power ballad, Nothing At All, appeared in 1986 and again did nothing. The Glitter beat! The funky Watch The Show is another Harvey Ellison composition and the only one which he sang lead on. In 2009, drummer Pete Phipps (who had taken ownership of the name "The Glitter Band") and original bassist and vocalist John Springate put together a new version of the group with the addition of Dominic Rodgers on guitar and vocals, and Eddie Spence on keyboards and vocals. Nowadays they have become music pariahs as the tabloids froth themselves into indignation over the sad and disturbing sexual tastes of their convicted paedophile former front man Gary Glitter. Its a strong pop song and was also covered by French singer Sheila (aka Sheila & B. "It was nerve wracking. [1] [citation needed] The band produced several singles in this period including "Montgomery Clift" and albums The View From Here (1980) and Burn the Buildings (1981). The album was recorded in Metway Studios, Brighton and produced by Mike Wilton and engineered by Jake Routham. (wikipedia) The band only played with Glitter for two years before going alone and scoring a string of top ten hits. It met with instant success and reached. I keep throwing names at him, I tell him to get Marilyn Manson to mix a track, Mark Smith to do something, Marco from the Ants on guitar - after all, these people have borrowed those Leander drums for excellent use of their own enough times. The band include some Glitter songs in their set but Dominic said music producer Mike Leander was the real genius behind the Glitter sound. On this particular evening one of his charges David Essex, who he was producing at the time, phoned in sick and in the downtime Leander invented the Glitter band sound. Vid by me - enjoy!The Glitter Band are a glam rock band from England, who initially worked as Gary Glitter's backing band under that name from 1973, when they then began releasing records of their own. Required fields are marked *. Originally called The Glitter Men, only Rossall and Ellison played on Glitters first two records every other instrument was played by Mike Leander. He added: We separated in 1974 he hated the fact we recorded our own records.. Originally Gary Glitter's backing band, these poppy glam musicians became stars in their own right with an eclectic pop sound. Gerry Shephard, John Springate and Pete Phipps taking over leadership, with Springate taking lead vocal duties on hits such as the ballad "Goodbye My Love", "The Tears I Cried", and "People Like You". They have existed on and off since with various line-ups, and there are currently two bands featuring original members who use the name. Glitter Band - Angel Face (1974) Bertierocks1 14.9K subscribers 924 145K views 10 years ago Back to the 70s! Angel Face was followed up by another Rossall and Shephard composition, Just For You, which also cracked the UK top 10. He was also influenced by Osibisas rhythms. Original Glitter Band bandleader John Rossall died on October 2, 2021, a year after releasing a comeback album, The Last Glam in Town; he was 75 years old. [12] Rossall and Harvey Ellison continued to tour with their band, releasing the album Glitteresque in 2008, which was subsequently withdrawn from circulation by their record company because of trademark infringement. Phipps toured with a variety of 80s bands including XTC and Eurythmics before teaming up with Shephard again in the 90s. It had the distinctive glitter sound and while not quite as strong as Angel Face, its still a great glam record. Springate retired from the band in 2019, and in August 2020 Phipps, the only remaining original member, released his first solo album entitled Wherever You Are. Changing direction, Phipps first joined Ex-Directory a jazz rock band where he first met Vic Martin (who would later, with Pete, join the Eurythmics); this was then followed by a short period with a London based punk rock band called The Secret. However, they had their final chart hit early in 1976 with the reggae disco-tinged People Like You, People Like Me and the instrumental, funky B-side, Makes You Blind, written by Shephard, Leander and Phipps; their only US success, becoming a bona fide club hit and also reaching the lower end of the US Hot 100. Who knew the Glitter Band could do disco? Rossall adds: "The whole Glitter sound started on a Mike Leander instrumental. AXE MEN: Pete and Dominic of The Glitter Band (Image: PH) For tickets see the Alfie Bird website or Ticketweb. no.4 in the UK charts, remaining there for 10 weeks. In August 2020 he released his first solo album of original songs entitled Wherever You Are. Very good Joyce thank you. Broadcast on 31st January 2021 for Soul Radio USA's Virtual 70's and 80's New Year's Eve Party, this is an exclusive Interview with Pete Phipps lead drummer . Back to the 70s! Phipps currently performs worldwide as The Glitter Band playing a variety of venues up and down the UK and on the Continent. Two further albums, Rock 'n' Roll Dudes and Listen to the Band, were equally courageous, with the group's ambition now so pronounced that they even brushed aside the first signs that their invincibility was cracking: the chart failure of the singles "Alone Again" and "Don't Make Promises." Share. He toured in the US and in the UK. If Ive whetted your appetite for this most underrated and somewhat forgotten 70s band, you can buy a Box Set containing their four albums. "), Buoyed by the massive success of "Goodbye My Love," the Glitter Band selected another soft rocker for their next single, "The Tears I Cried," following through over the next 12 months with the similarly styled "Love in the Sun" and "People Like You, People Like Me." A major creative departure, "Goodbye My Love" climbed to number two, while the group's abilities as songwriters received another boost when labelmates Hello scored a European hit with a cover of the Glitter Band's own "Game's Up." [6][7] He was also a member of Lawrence Hayward's post-Felt band Denim, which has been described as "self-consciously ironic glitter-pop revivalist project", playing on the 1992 album Back in Denim and the 1996 album Denim on Ice. Saw the Glitter Band at Margates Dreamland Ballroom when they were at their peak. They were unofficially known as the Glittermen on the first four hit singles by Gary Glitter from 1972 to 1973. In 1976, as Gary Glitter announced his retirement, the Glitter Band cut their last sonic links with the old sound. In 1986, Phipps performed on Zipper an album written by Roger Chapman. In 1974, Mike Leander reluctantly allowed the Glitter Band (as they were now known) to make a record as promised. Pete Phipps still performs live as The Glitter Band. U.K. Glam Rock Top 10. haj1909. Back copies can be ordered via the website. The Glitter Band were supporting and it has to be said, that night, they should have been headlining. It became their biggest hit in early 1975, reaching No.2. In March 1974, "Angel Face" was released on Bell Records, reaching number four in the UK Singles Chart, and outselling Glitter's "Remember Me This Way" that week, though this song ultimately peaked higher at #3. In 2014 the song "Angel Face" was included on the soundtrack of the hit Spanish film The Face of an Angel. An utterly un-Glitter-like set, it was characterized by a truly audacious cover of the Rolling Stones' "Sympathy for the Devil." as "disco orientated rock", and by Nina Myskow in The Sun as a band to watch for as "Their music shows talent, menace, originality and brains. RIP those no longer with us. Shephard got picked out; Phipps did not. Buoyed by the massive success of "Goodbye My Love," the Glitter Band selected another soft rocker for their next single, "The Tears I Cried," following through over the next 12 months with the similarly styled "Love in the Sun" and "People Like You, People Like Me." and enjoys writing about music when working full-time doesnt get in the way. Brown, Mick (1985) "Days of Whine and Poses". In total, The Glitter Band had seven top 20 hits in the mid-1970s, including Angel Face which reached number four and Goodbye My Love, which went to number two in the charts. They were recently included in the BBC Four show Glam Rock At The BBC which reminded me how much I had loved them when I was young, and it was a rare opportunity to see them again on TV. As an experienced session drummer referred to as "The Human Timekeeper", the Memphis soul sensation performed with R&B legend Otis Redding (Try A Little Tenderness), nocturnal proto-funkster Wilson Pickett (In The Midnight Hour), blues idol Albert King (Born Under A Bad Sign) and seductive lothario Al Green (Let's Stay Together). Get the best celeb gossip with the Daily Star Showbiz newsletter. Having performed and recorded regularly with jazz visionaries such as Vijay Iyer, Steve Lehman, Anthony Braxton, Evan Parker and John Zorn, Sorey is clearly a far-sighted artist whose concept of music spans many levels. The Glitter Band's unique sound is well appreciated by the cognoscenti of alternative music makers. The Glitter Men, as the group was originally known, was built around an idea that Glitter and Leander had first experimented with during the mid-'60s: a sprawling combo whose sound and visuals were based upon a core of two drummers and two saxophonists. The Glitter Band were poppy enough to catch the ear of my 10-year-old self, but distinctive and different enough also to hold my attention over the years. According to John Rossall, only he, Shephard and Leonard featured on the single, together with Brian Jones on sax. It was written by Springate, Shephard and Eddie Seago, who also ran the bands management company. Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. 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