The Glitter Band insist they knew nothing of the shamed glam rockers sex crimes, which they say have unfairly tarnished their reputation. Before we went on the room was empty but suddenly it filled up and people were going crazy. An excellent and informative article. Get the best celeb gossip with the Daily Star Showbiz newsletter. Im convinced it would have been considered a Power Pop classic had it appeared just a few years later. "I've got loads of ideas for songs, we want to make something heavy, really tribal, really do something with our sound," he explains before starting to sing one track in the bar - it sounds fantastic. Please whitelist our site in order to continue to access The Quietus. (Hello also scored with another Hey-era staple, a cover of the Exciters' "Tell Him. They may have played on some of pops great records and had a whole career of their own, but now they have to spend every day fending off tabloids and defining themselves against the actions of their former front man. The band only played with Glitter for two years before going alone and scoring a string of top ten hits. The Glitterband certainly did use 2 drummers. "Mike was brilliant, he played on every track - we just came in and did the brass parts. Devotion) of Spacer fame. Bands With Two Drummers. He was last year caged for 16 years over a string of child sex crimes. Unfortunately, cover versions outweigh the much better original songs on the album. Drummers Pete Phipps and Tony Leonard eventually completed the line up. Mike used to get in the studio on his own with the engineer and play the drums for 20 minutes trying out different drum things and then say: 'Right, roll the tape. to the engineer and then record a section that he would then he would make a loop out of and copy it onto the 24 track. 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. [3] Shephard and Phipps had previously guested on Denim's Back In Denim (1992).[11]. They had a top 10 hit with The Tears I Cried which eventually featured on their next LP. [5] They regrouped as The Glitter Band in 1980 with the addition of Eddy Spence on keyboards and Brian Jones replacing Harvey on sax. The Bostons carried on after Raven jumped on the glam bandwagon and became Gary Glitter. Its a strong pop song and was also covered by French singer Sheila (aka Sheila & B. Its ironic that the advent of punk washed them away, as Angel Face must have influenced most of the punks who replaced them in the charts later in the decade. A new version of Last.fm is available, to keep everything running smoothly, please reload the site. The original band members were: Gerry Shephard (lead guitar and vocals) John Springate (Bass & Vocals) Pete Phipps (Drums and Keyboards) John Rossall (Sax, Trombone & Musical Director), Pete Gill (Drums), Tony Leonard (Drums), and Harvey Ellison (sax)The Glitter Band are still touring today featuring original members Pete Phipps and John Springate. All user-contributed text on this page is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. Support tQ's work by becoming a subscriber and enjoy the benefits of bonus essays, podcasts and exclusively-commissioned new music. A ballad, it was written by Shephard, and Springate sang lead. This was the start of a time when The Glitter Band toured the world amasing millions of record sales. Rossall himself had known Leander since the 60s and was asked by the producer to put the Glitter Band together to back up the vocalist when the hits started pouring out and there were tours and Top Of The Pops to be done. . 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. Rossall is even talking of making a new album. The Glitter Band play Alfie Birds and The Oobleck, The Custard Factory, Birmingham on March 5. In 2014 the song "Angel Face" was included on the soundtrack of the hit Spanish film The Face of an Angel. The Glitter Bands own career has been stymied by the situation. Feel free to contribute! 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. 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 Joyce Gibson is a lifelong music fan, inherited from her dad and now passed on to her niece. An utterly un-Glitter-like set, it was characterized by a truly audacious cover of the Rolling Stones' "Sympathy for the Devil." 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? Double drumming (sometimes referred to as double drums) is a musical technique, used mostly in rock music, where two drummers each play a drum kit at the same time. There were other choices but Gary was hungry to have a hit. With most of them I can sense the presence of two distinctly different drummers at play, especially in the case of the classic Allma. [1] But when we do play people really appreciate what we are doing. Finally a rather sub-par and generic sounding power ballad, Nothing At All, appeared in 1986 and again did nothing. Hiro_Noodles. Also included is a rather ill-advised cover of the Rolling Stones Sympathy For The Devil their first cover version since the Hey! Some of the band continued to back Gary Glitter on live dates but he unceremoniously sacked them for cheaper musicians at the end of the 1980s a fact broadcasters really should bear in mind when trying to whitewash the band from music history. He was replaced by John Springate. We didnt know how people were going to react. The band only played with Glitter for two years before going alone and scoring a string of top ten hits. Gill was one of the two drummers in The Glitter Band, then formed part of the original line-up of Saxon in 1978. [3] With a few changes in personnel, the Boston Showband became the Glittermen, and later The Glitter Band in 1973[4] who were: John Rossall (trombone and musical director), Gerry Shephard (lead guitar and vocals), Pete Phipps (drums and keyboards), Tony Leonard (drums), John Springate (bass and vocals) and Harvey Ellison (saxophone). 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. Further sporadic releases followed in the 1980s on a variety of labels. Guitarist/singer Gerry Shephard and drummer/pianist Pete Phipps (Eurythmics, XTC, reformed the band in 1987, and successfully performed in the UK and Europe, including tours with Gary Glitter, until 2001 when they split up. Vid by me - enjoy! Bell Records signed the Glitter Band as a new artist, and Angel Face was released on 1st March 1974. (Hello also scored with another Hey-era staple, a cover of the Exciters' "Tell Him.") Shes been buying records for over 40 years and going to gigs since the 70s (just!) 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. In 1976, as Gary Glitter announced his retirement, the Glitter Band cut their last sonic links with the old sound. [4] After years of absence Gill reunited with his former Saxon colleagues in a new band, named Son of a Bitch with bassist Steve Dawson and guitarist Graham Oliver. The Glitter Band had seven UK Top 20 hit singles in the mid-1970s, and three hit albums. Great tunes still memorable unlike the depressing whiny songs of todays artists who wont be remembered in 50 years time. He then put this amazing droning guitar sound on it. In 1974, when I was 10 years old, I bought my very first record with my own money. The band, unofficially known as the Glittermen while working with the singer between 1972 and 1974, barely spoke to him, said Pete, 64. However, she listens to many genres of music as her Toppermost articles attest. The Glitter Band's unique sound is well appreciated by the cognoscenti of alternative music makers. Could this be the most unlikely comeback in pop history? Every day he would be in the studio producing session after session. (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 . I didnt even like Gary Glitter all that much his songs were okay but I far preferred watching his backing band on Top Of The Pops and from a very early age had a little crush on the saxophonist, Harvey Ellison. Guitarist/vocalist Gerry Shephard, bassist/vocalist John Springate, drummers Pete Phipps and Tony Leonard, and horn players John Rossall and Harvey Ellison came together in 1972 . In 1974, Mike Leander reluctantly allowed the Glitter Band (as they were now known) to make a record as promised. - Great Drum solo from Pete Phipps 88,719 views Dec 12, 2010 366 Dislike Share Save Description ggspotter 286 subscribers The Glitter Band performing on their. He toured in the US and in the UK. They were branching out towards a more soul and funk sound which was probably not the best move with punk bubbling under. Read Full Biography. I was never embarrassed that Id been a fan of theirs when I was so young, which wasnt the case with a lot of my childhood music idols. In 1979, Shephard and Phipps worked with former Sparks keyboard player Peter Oxendale, recording the US only album Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is as Oxendale and Shephard. They originally came together in 1972, following Glitter's own breakthrough with the hit "Rock and Roll." I was so in love with Gerry RIP. Further hits followed between 1974 and 1976, along with the release of four albums. 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. 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. In August 2020 he released his first solo album of original songs entitled Wherever You Are. (of course), later in 1974. The Glitter Band sound was what attracted me to them back in the day. 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. He did lots of different kinds of things.". Through 1983 and 1984 he was a member of The Eurythmics. I imagine somebody a bit more famous was doing it before them. There is a band on Back From The Grave 4 called Beep Beep & The Roadrunners who were using two drummers back in '62/'63. The funky Watch The Show is another Harvey Ellison composition and the only one which he sang lead on. Glitter Band bass player John Rossall co-wrote some of the songs and continues the band to this day, but he knows his place in the scheme of things. The Glitter Band's second album might indeed have borne one of the era's most cringe-worthy titles, and a sleeve that wasn't much better. Classic Disco, and Angel Face / You Wouldn't Leave Me Would You?. Unfortunately, although the band had moved on, their fans hadn't. Gadd, 71, was jailed in 1999 for child porn offences. Shephard and Springate recorded a single under the moniker Air Traffic Control, but it got lost among the punk frenzy. With John Rossall having quit for a solo career, the remaining members signed with CBS and, shortening their name to the G Band, set to work on their most ambitious collection yet, Paris Match. He was working on a David Essex session and when David had rung in sick with a cold Mike started work on this instrumental. Gill was one of the two drummers in The Glitter Band, then formed part of the original line-up of Saxon in 1978. The band did a great job replicating Leanders sound live. Originally Gary Glitter's backing band, these poppy glam musicians became stars in their own right with an eclectic pop sound. If Ive whetted your appetite for this most underrated and somewhat forgotten 70s band, you can buy a Box Set containing their four albums. They originally came together in 1972, following Glitter's own breakthrough with the hit "Rock and Roll." Who else? Rossall shakes his head with sadness at the way Leander has nearly been forgotten. The potential is there and the talent is there- could the Glitter Band be about to use rock & roll to excise the ghost of Gary Glitter the bacofoil god with feet of clay? Phipps and Shephard appeared in the Identity Parade line-up on the first episode of Never Mind The Buzzcocks, recorded on 28 October 1996. The Glitter Band have had enough of being tarred with the same brush as their former 'Leader' and are recording a new album. 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. 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. Where Have You Been is quite an epic Beatle-esque tune and although the arrangement is now a little dated, its still a decent effort. Its a fantastic record which has really stood the test of time definitely a glam rock classic. 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. In 1986, Phipps performed on Zipper an album written by Roger Chapman. 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. If you love what we do, you can help tQ to continue bringing you the best in cultural criticism and new music by joining one of our subscription tiers. 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John Rossall was the leader of the Boston Show Band who had worked in Germany with one Paul Raven, and Mike Leander, his manager/co-writer. I find this terribly unfair as they were easily one of the best glam rock era groups and, unlike most of their peers, they wrote their own songs. The best track on it is Look What Youve Been Missing which saw John Rossall return to songwriting duties with Gerry Shephard. It also inspired me to write this article. 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. We were not even that close when we were working with him. However, his 1975 single, I Was Only Dreaming, is a great glam tune and it really should have been a hit. It's a sound that is so distinctive that it causes the Pavlovian exhortation: "Ah! I read in one of glitters bios, he really did only regard them as employees the piss tho? 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. At the time it was the worst performing UK Eurovision entry, which Shephard said was a badge of honour. Learn how and when to remove this template message, "Saxon and the Story of Denim And Leather", "PETE GILL (MOTORHEAD): "It was guitarist Phil Campbell who got me into Motorhead", BBC Sessions / Live at Reading Festival '86, Better Motrhead than Dead: Live at Hammersmith, Motrhead Live: Everything Luder than Everything Else, Classic Albums: Motrhead Ace of Spades, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pete_Gill&oldid=1074757936, BLP articles lacking sources from November 2015, Short description is different from Wikidata, Pages using infobox musical artist with associated acts, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 2 March 2022, at 01:09. We never socialised.. Several of the band had played with Glitter in The Boston Showband (also known as The Bostons) during the 1960s when he was still known as Paul Raven. They guested on Denims glam rock themed 1992 album, Back In Denim with Shephard and his star guitar featuring in the video for Middle Of The Road. Joyce tweets @northseacrashes and co-hosts @PsychoSundae featuring the best psych and garage tunes chosen by followers. Zappa used two drummers in the Mothers in . To find out more, click here. He then rejoined Gary Glitter for UK, Middle East and US tours. 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. and enjoys writing about music when working full-time doesnt get in the way. "For me when we play we are carrying on the work and legacy of Mike Leander. Gill stayed briefly in the band, recording only one album called Victim You in 1996. and enjoys writing about music when working full-time doesnt get in the way. 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. Producer Mike Leander kept the distinctive sound on many of the songs, but there is evidence of a slicker sound on a few of the tracks. The story of the Glitter Band begins in the mid 1960s. For tickets see the Alfie Bird website or Ticketweb. Rossall adds: "The whole Glitter sound started on a Mike Leander instrumental. They were brilliant! "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. John Springate went into record production in the 90s, becoming involved in the Hi-Energy dance scene and recording Nicki Frenchs hit cover of Total Eclipse Of The Heart. A lot of people who criticise us for playing these songs dont really know the whole depth of the story. CLICK HERE or Email contact@fortheflycustoms.com to Get In Touch . Gill later spent three years with Motrhead, 1984 to 1987, recording four new tracks for the compilation No Remorse, The Birthday Party and one full album, Orgasmatron. The Official Website for Pete Phipps and The Glitter Band, The Original Jukebox Heroes (Pete Phipps, drums), Never Too Young To Rock (1975 movie) Part 1 on YouTube. It was reissued in 1985, again to no avail. Please read all descriptions thoroughly before purchasing. Bell Records signed the Glitter Band as a new artist, and Angel Face was released on 1st March 1974. (wikipedia) nick_honest. 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 . It had the distinctive glitter sound and while not quite as strong as Angel Face, its still a great glam record. GARY Glitters former bandmates have spoken of their 20 years in the wilderness since the singer was unmasked as a paedophile. [1][2] He stayed with them until 1981, recording their first four albums,[3] leaving the band after he injured his hand. The decision to launch the Glitter Band as a recording act in its own right was made in late 1973. Angel Face was followed up by another Rossall and Shephard composition, Just For You, which also cracked the UK top 10. In recent years the Glitter Band have been considered guilty by association for having had the temerity to start out backing the disgraced Gary Glitter. STAGEWEAR - Badass custom Stage Wear For Bands & More ForTheFly Customs. Trevor Horn played bass guitar for the band in this era. 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. Springate and Shephard also wrote the UK's 2000 Eurovision Song Contest entry, "Don't Play That Song Again" performed by Nicki French.[13]. They recently played the punk festival in Blackpool, which could have been a really difficult gig. In the late 80s while I was studying at Portsmouth Polytechnic I went to see Gary Glitter play at the Guildhall. Particular kudos should be paid to Gerry Shephard and the slide effect he used on his famous star guitar. Excerpts from an exclusive interview with drummer Pete Phipps which appeared in the November 2019 issue of the Beat. In the long gone Glorias Record Bar in East Kilbride, I chose Angel Face by the Glitter Band. 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. But original drummer Pete Phipps and bandmate Dominic Rodgers say their songs recorded separately from Glitters are still not played on the radio. Pete said Glitter, real name Paul Gadd, even cut the band from a fi lm made about him. [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. [9][10] Rossall was subsequently not allowed to use Glitter Band as part of his band's name, but was allowed to advertise his historical connections to the band. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. We're the musicians that played on parts of the records. It met with instant success and reached. Instead of hitting the cymbals, drummers such as Dave Mount of Mud thumped out the rhythm with. Back to the 70s! This edition of the Glitter Band released a single in 2016 featuring new recordings of "Let's Get Together Again" and "People Like You and People Like Me." Shephard and Springate were the main songwriters, but Phipps and Ellison also contributed songs. With Rossall away, John Springate and Gerry Shephard took over leadership of the Glitter Band. Phipps also continued to record with Glitter Band colleagues pursuing solo identities, such as with John Springate recording an album together in John's own Rock Star Studio and playing drums on the album Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is, by Gerry Shephard and Peter Oxendale. 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. 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. Ophidian I drummer Ragnar Sverrisson picks out the finest drummers in tech death who have helped push the genre's boundaries, complete with drum-cam playthroughs . Drummers Pete Phipps and Tony Leonard eventually completed the line up. In 1973, Rossall approached Leander with the suggestion that the band record some material without Glitter. Phipps currently performs worldwide as The Glitter Band playing a variety of venues up and down the UK and on the Continent. Joyce Gibson is a lifelong music fan, inherited from her dad and now passed on to her niece. Shes been buying records for over 40 years and going to gigs since the 70s (just!) 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