People come to the gigs and they understand that the band and the songs are quite separate from the whole situation.". You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Another single appeared in 1982, a Shephard and Springate song called Heartbeat To Heartache. However, she listens to many genres of music as her Toppermost articles attest. They are one of the very few bands to start out backing a solo artist and go on to become successful in their own right an obvious comparison would be the Shadows. 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 [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and Harvey Ellison continued to tour with their band, releasing the album Glitteresque in 2008, which was subsequently withdrawn from circulation by their record company because of trademark infringement. He was working on a David Essex session and when David had rung in sick with a cold Mike started work on this instrumental. I loved the Glitter Band and still do, was part of my teenage years, RIP Gerry. 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. Peter Gill (born 9 June 1951) is an English former heavy metal drummer, formerly a member of The Glitter Band, Saxon and Motrhead . Also included is a rather ill-advised cover of the Rolling Stones Sympathy For The Devil their first cover version since the Hey! Musically the story had become about Gary Glitter but in reality it should be about the band's producer Mike Leander. 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. 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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. Joyce Gibson is a lifelong music fan, inherited from her dad and now passed on to her niece. With Rossall away, John Springate and Gerry Shephard took over leadership of the Glitter Band. Sometimes when the odds are stacked up this high the creative juices can go crazy. His first outing with the Eurythmics was recorded at Heaven for MTV and later released as the video Sweet Dreams (1985). - 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. Very good Joyce thank you. The Glittermen were renamed The Glitter Band and established a separate identity consisting of a six-member lineup Gerry Shephard (lead guitar/lead vocals), John Springate (bass/lead vocals ), Pete Phipps (drums and keyboards), Tony Leonard (drums), John Rossall (trombone) Harvey Ellison (saxophone). Gill was one of the two drummers in The Glitter Band, then formed part of the original line-up of Saxon in 1978. Further sporadic releases followed in the 1980s on a variety of labels. However, I think the Glitter Band version is far better. But Pete said since Gadd was revealed as a paedo in the 1990s, they have been frozen out because of their association with him. Shephard and Springate were the main songwriters, but Phipps and Ellison also contributed songs. The Glitterband certainly did use 2 drummers. 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. 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." CLICK HERE or Email contact@fortheflycustoms.com to Get In Touch . [3][5] The band, now working as a separate entity with Tony Leonard having replaced Pete Gill, as well as continuing to back Glitter, played a few well-received live shows before their first single came out, mixing some new songs with cover versions of 1950s and 1960s songs. [8][9] Phipps was also the drummer on Liquid Gold's hits which included "Dance Yourself Dizzy". It became their biggest hit in early 1975, reaching No.2. 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. I have their albums playing in my car still x, Your email address will not be published. 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. 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. The band also toured extensively in the time Gill was a member. [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). Tours with Gary Glitter continued. The band include some Glitter songs in their set but Dominic said music producer Mike Leander was the real genius behind the Glitter sound. It had the distinctive glitter sound and while not quite as strong as Angel Face, its still a great glam record. An utterly un-Glitter-like set, it was characterized by a truly audacious cover of the Rolling Stones' "Sympathy for the Devil." It was the twin drum's combined with Gerry's glitter 'Star' guitar with its . Listen To The Band is musically ambitious compared to their previous albums, with the band trying to move away from the distinctive sound which made them famous, hoping to be taken more seriously. As a wholly independent publication, we rely entirely on our ad bookings to keep The Quietus going. Please whitelist our site in order to continue to access The Quietus. It also inspired me to write this article. (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 . We knew nothing of it beforehand. [1] 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." As always you can unsubscribe at any time. It came as a total shock.. Dominic, 54, who joined the group in the late 1990s, said: Our records are not played on the radio any more.. 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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). 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 supporting and it has to be said, that night, they should have been headlining. Who else? Shortly afterwards, bubblegum glam group and Bell Records label mates Hello recorded their own version of Tell Him using the Glitter Bands arrangement and took it into the UK top ten. Gill stayed briefly in the band, recording only one album called Victim You in 1996. However, in 1981, they reconvened with a little heard single, Until The Next Time. Originally called The Glitter Men, only Rossall and Ellison played on Glitters first two records every other instrument was played by Mike Leander. 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 . Theyll now never get together again as sadly Gerry Shephard died of cancer aged just 51 in 2003. [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. 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. Im convinced it would have been considered a Power Pop classic had it appeared just a few years later. 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. 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. Feel free to contribute! The band then went back into the studio and recorded the Rossall/Shephard composition "Angel Face", which met with Leander's approval, but not without some changes. The Glitter Band have had enough of being tarred with the same brush as their former 'Leader' and are recording a new album. He said: We are suffering from the fallout and bad press because of his actions. 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. The next year, Phipps played with the Legendary Purple Helmets a Stranglers offshoot. However, his 1975 single, I Was Only Dreaming, is a great glam tune and it really should have been a hit. The best track on it is Look What Youve Been Missing which saw John Rossall return to songwriting duties with Gerry Shephard. Read Joyces other posts on Cocteau Twins, Shangri-Las, Kate Bush. 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. Bands With Two Drummers. In 1986, Phipps performed on Zipper an album written by Roger Chapman. They were unofficially known as the Glittermen on the first four hit singles by Gary Glitter from 1972 to 1973. 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. Oh yes - Adam & The Ants did, and likewise the ghastly Sigue Sigue Sputnik. 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. Sadly this also sank without a trace. RIP those no longer with us. Its a fantastic record which has really stood the test of time definitely a glam rock classic. 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. 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. We are certainly not making any case for Gary Glitter here, he merely grunted along on these records - his creative input was zero. With his first major concert tour looming, Glitter and producer/co-conspirator Mike Leander needed a full-time backing band for live work. According to John Rossall, only he, Shephard and Leonard featured on the single, together with Brian Jones on sax. 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). 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." Genres: Glam Rock, Pop Rock, Disco. 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 . ~ Dave Thompson. [1], The Glitter Band had seven UK Top 20 hit singles in the mid-1970s, and three hit albums. The decision to launch the Glitter Band as a recording act in its own right was made in late 1973. Bell Records signed the Glitter Band as a new artist, and Angel Face was released on 1st March 1974. To find out more, click here. 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. Glitter was difficult to work with even when we first met him in 1964/65 when we were his backing band in the Starr Club in Germany. (Hello also scored with another Hey-era staple, a cover of the Exciters' "Tell Him.") Looking to the future the newly invigorated Glitter Band are thinking big. Drummers Pete Phipps and Tony Leonard eventually completed the line up. 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. Gadd, 71, was jailed in 1999 for child porn offences. "For me the Glitter band were more influential than the Beatles," explained The Fall's Mark Smith recently. [1][2] He stayed with them until 1981, recording their first four albums,[3] leaving the band after he injured his hand. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. 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 were unofficially known as the Glittermen on the first four hit singles by Gary Glitter from 1972 to 1973. Tours with Gary Glitter continued. [2][3] He was later a member of the band Random Hold, who toured with XTC in 1979, leading to him playing drums on the XTC album Mummer after Terry Chambers left the band, and he returned for the recording of their next album The Big Express. Thanks for your article, the Glitter Band really and truly deserved so much more recognition,they alone were brilliant musicians and writers. "It was nerve wracking. U.K. Glam Rock Top 10. haj1909. The Glittermen were renamed The Glitter Band and established a separate identity consisting of a six-member lineup Gerry Shephard (lead guitar/lead vocals), John Springate (bass/lead vocals ), Pete Phipps (drums and keyboards), Tony Leonard (drums), John Rossall (trombone) Harvey Ellison (saxophone). STAGEWEAR - Badass custom Stage Wear For Bands & More ForTheFly Customs. Phipps and Shephard appeared in the Identity Parade line-up on the first episode of Never Mind The Buzzcocks, recorded on 28 October 1996. 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. The B-side, You Wouldnt Leave Me Would You, a Springate/Shephard composition, carries on where Angel Face left off and the intro reminds me of a few punk and new wave tunes which followed just a few years later. He then rejoined Gary Glitter for UK, Middle East and US tours. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. 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 Rossall has gone on record to say if Leander could play brass neither he nor Ellison would have featured either. Rossall is even talking of making a new album. Could this be the most unlikely comeback in pop history? [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. They were unofficially known as the Glittermen on the first four hit singles by Gary Glitter from 1972 to 1973. It has a bit of a Starsky and Hutch theme tune vibe going on! [7] Sales dropped in 1976, with the advent of punk rock. 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. Particular kudos should be paid to Gerry Shephard and the slide effect he used on his famous star guitar. 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. AXE MEN: Pete and Dominic of The Glitter Band (Image: PH) Shes been buying records for over 40 years and going to gigs since the 70s (just!) They originally came together in 1972, following Glitter's own breakthrough with the hit "Rock and Roll." days. 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. . He was replaced by John Springate. Support tQ's work by becoming a subscriber and enjoy the benefits of bonus essays, podcasts and exclusively-commissioned new music. Further hits followed between 1974 and 1976, along with the release of four albums. Originally Gary Glitter's backing band, these poppy glam musicians became stars in their own right with an eclectic pop sound. Unfortunately, although the band had moved on, their fans hadn't. GARY Glitters former bandmates have spoken of their 20 years in the wilderness since the singer was unmasked as a paedophile. It's a sound that is part of the fabric of British pop culture. 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". A ballad, it was written by Shephard, and Springate sang lead. Phipps was then asked to join Random Hold, a band he had already worked with a year or two before. Pete Gill detoxed in 2004 after having a problem with alcohol for two years, and is unable to play anymore due to severe arthritis which "has spread to my hands and my legs and my back".[5]. In August they had a top 20 summer hit with the non-album song, Love In The Sun. It was to no avail as the single failed to crack to the top 50. All user-contributed text on this page is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. Share. 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. Vid by me - enjoy! All rights reserved. They were also a massive influence on The KLF/Timelords who collaborated with GG, Ed.). One Artist - One Song. Connect your Spotify account to your Last.fm account and scrobble everything you listen to, from any Spotify app on any device or platform. Ultimately, the Glitter Band became almost as successful, and certainly as well-known, as Gary Glitter himself. Every day he would be in the studio producing session after session. 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