The Bostons carried on after Raven jumped on the glam bandwagon and became Gary Glitter. (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 . He did lots of different kinds of things.". This was the start of a time when The Glitter Band toured the world amasing millions of record sales. They were unofficially known as the Glittermen on the first four hit singles by Gary Glitter from 1972 to 1973. Joyce Gibson is a lifelong music fan, inherited from her dad and now passed on to her niece. Leander died ten years ago at the age of 55 and is now mainly forgotten or his legacy forever tainted by his association with Glitter. Sometimes when the odds are stacked up this high the creative juices can go crazy. Currently taking Commissions to begin in Early 2023. This was the start of a time when The Glitter Band toured the world amasing millions of record sales. He was working on a David Essex session and when David had rung in sick with a cold Mike started work on this instrumental. . Glitter Band - Angel Face (1974) Bertierocks1 14.9K subscribers 924 145K views 10 years ago Back to the 70s! 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. I imagine somebody a bit more famous was doing it before them. ~ Dave Thompson. The Glitter Band's unique sound is well appreciated by the cognoscenti of alternative music makers. Are the Glitter Band capable of making rock n roll part3? 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. Its a fantastic record which has really stood the test of time definitely a glam rock classic. [1], The Glitter Band had seven UK Top 20 hit singles in the mid-1970s, and three hit albums. In the 70s Leander created the Glitter Band and one of the decades biggest pop stars Gary Glitter. 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." 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. 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". [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. [1][2] He stayed with them until 1981, recording their first four albums,[3] leaving the band after he injured his hand. With Shephard's death in May 2003, Leonard retired to concentrate on musical production activities in Norway, whilst both Phipps and Rossall continued on the road with their own bands. 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. Gadd, 71, was jailed in 1999 for child porn offences. Originally called The Glitter Men, only Rossall and Ellison played on Glitters first two records every other instrument was played by Mike Leander. and enjoys writing about music when working full-time doesnt get in the way. There were other choices but Gary was hungry to have a hit. Rossall adds: "The whole Glitter sound started on a Mike Leander instrumental. 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. 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. Drummers Pete Phipps and Tony Leonard eventually completed the line up. He played all the instruments himself till he came up with the dark and strange rock & roll of 'Rock n roll part 1 and 2'. 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. 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 of The 70's Glam Rock Group \"The Glitter Band\".The Interview Includes an Insight of Pete Phipps career In music then and now, the history behind The Glitter Band (how It was formed and the progression to becoming one of the UK's major Glam Rock Bands of The 70's) and exclusive behind the scene bloopers and information that some listeners may not of heard before. We knew nothing of it beforehand. The band Orleans had two drummers. 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. Rossall also still tours regularly, and his band included Harvey Ellison, until he passed away in February 2017. The band provided They originally came together in 1972, following Glitter's own breakthrough with the hit "Rock and Roll." Originally Gary Glitter's backing band, these poppy glam musicians became stars in their own right with an eclectic pop sound. A lot of people who criticise us for playing these songs dont really know the whole depth of the story. 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. [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. 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. I shall surely play them again now. 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. Trevor Horn played bass guitar for the band in this era. Leander produced all of the Glitter Bands albums. We're the musicians that played on parts of the records. However, Leander needed a group to back his new star on Top Of The Pops and for live shows. "Mike played all instruments apart from the brass which me and Gerry did. But when we do play people really appreciate what we are doing. Shephard and Springate recorded a single under the moniker Air Traffic Control, but it got lost among the punk frenzy. Feel free to contribute! In 1981, the group released a new single, "Until the Next Time," maintaining a steady stream of further releases over the next five years. He had been around for ten years by that time and done loads of records and he was very keen to take the chance.". [8] The band's profile was maintained with a slew of Greatest Hits releases, mainly concentrating on their peak mid-1970s era. We were not even that close when we were working with him. With most of them I can sense the presence of two distinctly different drummers at play, especially in the case of the classic Allma. Perrone, Pierre (2003) "Obituary: Gerry Shephard; Glitter Band guitarist and songwriter". In August 2020 he released his first solo album of original songs entitled Wherever You Are. 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. 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. They were also a massive influence on The KLF/Timelords who collaborated with GG, Ed.). He was replaced by John Springate. The Glitter Band are a glam rock band from England, who. Rossall left the band on 31 December 1974. CLICK HERE or Email contact@fortheflycustoms.com to Get In Touch . 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." I have their albums playing in my car still x, Your email address will not be published. The band, unofficially known as the Glittermen while working with the singer between 1972 and 1974, barely spoke to him, said Pete, 64. The music group originally came jointly in 1972, pursuing Glitter's very own breakthrough using the strike "Stone.". People come to the gigs and they understand that the band and the songs are quite separate from the whole situation.". Every day he would be in the studio producing session after session. Unfortunately, although the band had moved on, their fans hadn't. A ballad, it was written by Shephard, and Springate sang lead. Ultimately, the Glitter Band became almost as successful, and certainly as well-known, as Gary Glitter himself. It met with instant success and reached. 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. It was written by Springate, Shephard and Eddie Seago, who also ran the bands management company. Angel Face was followed up by another Rossall and Shephard composition, Just For You, which also cracked the UK top 10. The Gary Glitter Band certainly weren't the first rock band to incorporate two drummers. 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? Experimenting in the studio one night Leander did one of those rare things: he synthesised a whole new pop sound from some unlikely sources. Through 1998 and 1999, Phipps had further shows with The Glitter Band and appearances with The King Penguins, a spin-off from the Glitter Band. To find out more, click here. The Glitter Band released their debut LP, called Hey! 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. [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. 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. 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. Zappa used two drummers in the Mothers in . In August they had a top 20 summer hit with the non-album song, Love In The Sun. "I've not even spoken to Gary for 30 years and every day I have to speak about him. 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. Great tunes still memorable unlike the depressing whiny songs of todays artists who wont be remembered in 50 years time. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. An excellent and informative article. [5][6] They backed Glitter in live performances, although in the studio Mike Leander played all the instruments, apart from the brass section provided by Rossall and Ellison.[5]. VBTS May 22, 2005 #7 Jean-Baptiste Clamence @ May 23 2005, 01:15 AM wrote: The band also toured extensively in the time Gill was a member. 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. 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. Phipps was then asked to join Random Hold, a band he had already worked with a year or two before. 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. By 1977, the band had started to fall apart. [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. Springate and Shephard also wrote the UK's 2000 Eurovision Song Contest entry, "Don't Play That Song Again" performed by Nicki French.[13]. 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. 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. In 1986, Phipps performed on Zipper an album written by Roger Chapman. Prior to leaving, Rossall featured with his bandmates in a plot free 1975 film, Never Too Young To Rock, which is only worth watching for their live performances and a couple of seconds of their painful acting, which is still better than most performances from the actual actors in the film. He also arranged the strings for The Drifters' 'Under The Boardwalk'. 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