VBTS May 22, 2005 #7 Jean-Baptiste Clamence @ May 23 2005, 01:15 AM wrote: The bands third album, Listen To The Band, followed at the end of 1975. At the time it was the worst performing UK Eurovision entry, which Shephard said was a badge of honour. 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. Are the Glitter Band capable of making rock n roll part3? The single, written by Springate and Phipps, never made it past a few initial commercial pressings on the Epic label. The Glitter Band are a glam rock band from England, who. The Glitter Band were supporting and it has to be said, that night, they should have been headlining. In 1985, Phipps recorded with Hugh Cornwell playing on the single "One in a Million". Further hits followed between 1974 and 1976, along with the release of four albums. Back to the 70s! NO AIRPLAY: Pete, on drums, with Glitter before the split in 1974, AXE MEN: Pete and Dominic of The Glitter Band. The name of the other one escapes me.. The G Band departed Bell Records for CBS and recorded an album called Paris Match, which despite being marketed with two different covers failed to do anything. A dynamic combination". An excellent and informative article. Since the band split up there have been two Glitter bands - one led by Rossall and Ellison, the other by former guitarist Shephard and Phipps, the band's drummer. GARY Glitters former bandmates have spoken of their 20 years in the wilderness since the singer was unmasked as a paedophile. They were unofficially known as the Glittermen on the first four hit singles by Gary Glitter from 1972 to 1973. The band, unofficially known as the Glittermen while working with the singer between 1972 and 1974, barely spoke to him, said Pete, 64. Originally Gary Glitter's backing band, these poppy glam musicians became stars in their own right with an eclectic pop sound. We're the musicians that played on parts of the records. STAGEWEAR - Badass custom Stage Wear For Bands & More ForTheFly Customs. In 1973, Rossall approached Leander with the suggestion that the band record some material without Glitter. [8] The band's profile was maintained with a slew of Greatest Hits releases, mainly concentrating on their peak mid-1970s era. Also in 1984, Phipps returned to work with XTC in the studio to record the album Big Express. 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. Please read all descriptions thoroughly before purchasing. This was the start of a time when The Glitter Band toured the world amasing millions of record sales. Glitter Band - Angel Face (1974) Bertierocks1 14.9K subscribers 924 145K views 10 years ago Back to the 70s! Originally Gary Glitter's backing band, these poppy glam musicians became stars in their own right with an eclectic pop sound. Their cover of The Exciters Tell Him (previously covered in the UK by Billie Davis) was actually pressed up as a single by their record company, but the band, who didnt want to be known as a covers act, demanded they be destroyed. Very good Joyce thank you. Pete Phipps still performs live as The Glitter Band. 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. Their choice of bandleader also reached back to that earlier era -- baritone sax player John Rossall had previously played with Leander's own eponymous orchestra, and with Glitter in the subsequent Boston International. 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. (Hello also scored with another Hey-era staple, a cover of the Exciters' "Tell Him.") He did lots of different kinds of things.". Trevor Horn played bass guitar for the band in this era. Unfortunately, although the band had moved on, their fans hadn't. It was to no avail as the single failed to crack to the top 50. Through 1983 and 1984 he was a member of The Eurythmics. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. In 1974, when I was 10 years old, I bought my very first record with my own money. He and Phipps also featured in the Identity Parade round in the first episode of Never Mind The Buzzcocks in 1996. However, I think the Glitter Band version is far better. [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). 1979 saw Sheppard and drummer Pete Phipps hook up with former Sparks/Jet keyboard player Peter Oxendale for the album Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is, credited to Oxendale & Sheppard and released in the U.S. only. (of course), later in 1974. It came as a total shock.. 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. Phipps currently performs worldwide as The Glitter Band playing a variety of venues up and down the UK and on the Continent. But, once inside and reveling within the meaty stomps and playful heartbreaks that were the band's raison d'etre once they were away from kingpin Gary Glitter, Rock 'n' Roll Dudes emerges at least as much fun as its predecessor and, in places, even more . 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. 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. RIP those no longer with us. However, in 1981, they reconvened with a little heard single, Until The Next Time. [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. Currently taking Commissions to begin in Early 2023. May 1977 saw the band release a final single as the Glitter Band, "She Was Alright". 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". In the late 80s while I was studying at Portsmouth Polytechnic I went to see Gary Glitter play at the Guildhall. Gadd, 71, was jailed in 1999 for child porn offences. Thanks for your article, the Glitter Band really and truly deserved so much more recognition,they alone were brilliant musicians and writers. We didnt know how people were going to react. As a wholly independent publication, we rely entirely on our ad bookings to keep The Quietus going. 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. Ultimately, the Glitter Band became almost as successful, and certainly as well-known, as Gary Glitter himself. 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). I have their albums playing in my car still x, Your email address will not be published. The Gary Glitter Band certainly weren't the first rock band to incorporate two drummers. Not content with applying looped rhythm tracks to teenage dance music (something you are more likely to associate with house music some twenty years later) Leander wrote these yob anthems and played all the instruments himself; quite some feat. He said: Gary was driving in limousines and flying first class and we were staying in bed and breakfasts and travelling in a Transit. By 1977, the band had started to fall apart. The band provided The tabloids ring all the time looking for stories but I have nothing to tell. . I loved the Glitter Band and still do, was part of my teenage years, RIP Gerry. 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.". 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. He then put this amazing droning guitar sound on it. 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. Particular kudos should be paid to Gerry Shephard and the slide effect he used on his famous star guitar. Phipps toured with a variety of 80s bands including XTC and Eurythmics before teaming up with Shephard again in the 90s. [5] They regrouped as The Glitter Band in 1980 with the addition of Eddy Spence on keyboards and Brian Jones replacing Harvey on sax. Further sporadic releases followed in the 1980s on a variety of labels. But Pete said since Gadd was revealed as a paedo in the 1990s, they have been frozen out because of their association with him. Looking to the future the newly invigorated Glitter Band are thinking big. Peter Gill (born 9 June 1951) is an English former heavy metal drummer, formerly a member of The Glitter Band, Saxon and Motrhead . He also restarted Glitter Band gigs, joining with some of the other original members, and has remained part of the Glitter Band with a number of different line-ups to the present day. John Rossall died on 2 October 2021, at the age of 75.[14]. In the 70s Leander created the Glitter Band and one of the decades biggest pop stars Gary Glitter. Just look at all the Christmas songs from the 70s still being played! Excerpts from an exclusive interview with drummer Pete Phipps which appeared in the November 2019 issue of the Beat. In 1976, as Gary Glitter announced his retirement, the Glitter Band cut their last sonic links with the old sound. 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. no.4 in the UK charts, remaining there for 10 weeks. CUSTOM COMMISSIONS NOW OPEN! The Glitter Band regrouped under their old name in 1980, around the same time as Gary Glitter himself moved back into focus. Originally called The Glitter Men, only Rossall and Ellison played on Glitter's first two records - every other instrument was played by Mike Leander. Purveying hard-driving bar-band blues-rock to the kids, via songs like "Black Diamond," "Love Gun," and "Cold Gin," Kiss earned 30 RIAA-certified gold records, 14 platinum albums and three that. Support tQ's work by becoming a subscriber and enjoy the benefits of bonus essays, podcasts and exclusively-commissioned new music. [3] Shephard and Phipps had previously guested on Denim's Back In Denim (1992).[11]. He called Rossall, who took him up on the offer, on the understanding that at some point his band would get to record their own material. 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. He was working on a David Essex session and when David had rung in sick with a cold Mike started work on this instrumental. Shephard got picked out; Phipps did not. 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. Evidence that the Glitter Band were capable of meeting greater challenges than the Glitter sound normally set was delivered in early 1975 with their fourth single, the soft rock ballad "Goodbye My Love." - 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. "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. In 2000 he teamed up once again with Shephard to pen the UKs Eurovision entry, Dont Play That Song Again, performed by French. 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That two drum sound was thrilling. This is unfortunate to say the least as Leander himself had a brilliantly original musical mind and, unlike the equally genius Meek, never murdered anyone. 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. To find out more, click here. 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." [7] Sales dropped in 1976, with the advent of punk rock. The band include some Glitter songs in their set but Dominic said music producer Mike Leander was the real genius behind the Glitter sound. Springate and Phipps tour as one incarnation of The Glitter Band. Pete said Glitter, real name Paul Gadd, even cut the band from a fi lm made about him. 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 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. They are the last living link to the brilliant producer Mike Leander, who created the Glitter Band sound which has influenced so many people in pop from The Fall to The Smiths to Marilyn Manson, Adam And The Ants, Bow Wow Wow and Killing Joke and anyone else who cops that droning guitar over a tribal beat. The Glitter Band spent five years backing up the singer until they split away under Leanders steady tutelage to have their own hits which of course meant that they fell out with the leader of the gang in 1977 and have never spoken to him since then but his ghost is ever present. An utterly un-Glitter-like set, it was characterized by a truly audacious cover of the Rolling Stones' "Sympathy for the Devil." All user-contributed text on this page is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. Copyright 2023 I imagine somebody a bit more famous was doing it before them. . Originally called The Glitter Men, only Rossall and Ellison played on Glitters first two records every other instrument was played by Mike Leander. The band Orleans had two drummers. After Rossall was taken to court in 1983, an injunction banned him from using Glitter in his band name; a second legal ruling in 1997, after Rossall had persistently breached the first order, resulted in him receiving a one-year suspended prison sentence which would come into force if he used the Glitter name again. 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. Great tunes still memorable unlike the depressing whiny songs of todays artists who wont be remembered in 50 years time. As well as The Tears I Cried which kept to the Leander sound, it also included their first non-charting single, the ballad, Alone Again. However, Leander needed a group to back his new star on Top Of The Pops and for live shows. Gill was one of the two drummers in The Glitter Band, then formed part of the original line-up of Saxon in 1978. Angel Face was followed up by another Rossall and Shephard composition, Just For You, which also cracked the UK top 10. It has a bit of a Starsky and Hutch theme tune vibe going on! 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. Sadly this also sank without a trace. He then rejoined Gary Glitter for UK, Middle East and US tours. 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. Unfortunately, cover versions outweigh the much better original songs on the album. 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. 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. (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 . Finally a rather sub-par and generic sounding power ballad, Nothing At All, appeared in 1986 and again did nothing. They were unofficially known as the Glittermen on the first four hit singles by Gary Glitter from 1972 to 1973. One Artist - One Song. i heard it was Mr Seago. 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. The Glitter Band play Alfie Birds and The Oobleck, The Custard Factory, Birmingham on March 5. 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. John Rossall "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. The Bostons carried on after Raven jumped on the glam bandwagon and became Gary Glitter. With his first major concert tour looming, Glitter and producer/co-conspirator Mike Leander needed a full-time backing band for live work. Rossall also still tours regularly, and his band included Harvey Ellison, until he passed away in February 2017. Things didnt stand still in 1975. He was trying to do a Johnny Congas type of thing and it developed from there. Read Joyces other posts on Cocteau Twins, Shangri-Las, Kate Bush. They were branching out towards a more soul and funk sound which was probably not the best move with punk bubbling under. They were great musicians and writers who caught the mid 70s zeitgeist. [4][5] He also played drums for Eurythmics, playing on their UK number one album Touch, joining the band for their MTV-broadcast performance at the Heaven nightclub in London, and playing live with the band into 1984. Read the choicest cuts from the Quietus archive: reviews, features and opinion, New Weird Britain In Review For November By Noel Gardner, Gary Glitter, Re-Writing Musical History & The Danger Of Censorship, John Robb On Massive Attack's Blue Lines - 21 Years On, Discussing Uganda: John Robb Visits East Africa, A Spotify Playlist To Celebrate The Launch Of Louder Than War, The Last Of The True Believers: Ian Astbury Interviewed, The Sea, The Sea: An Interview With Lankum, Use Your Days: An Interview With Gina Birch, The Horrors Of Britpop: An Interview With Heavenly, Maternity Beat: An Interview With Hedvig Mollestad. A ballad, it was written by Shephard, and Springate sang lead. We are certainly not making any case for Gary Glitter here, he merely grunted along on these records - his creative input was zero. The Glitter Band had seven UK Top 20 hit singles in the mid-1970s, and three hit albums. Who else? The Glitter Band regrouped under their old name in 1980, around the same time as Gary Glitter himself moved back into focus. The Glitterband certainly did use 2 drummers. 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