John Rossall looks worn out at the very mention of the disgraced singer. He was replaced by John Springate. With his first major concert tour looming, Glitter and producer/co-conspirator Mike Leander needed a full-time backing band for live work. 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'. It was to no avail as the single failed to crack to the top 50. 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." Rossall also still tours regularly, and his band included Harvey Ellison, until he passed away in February 2017. U.K. Glam Rock Top 10. haj1909. They originally came together in 1972, following Glitter's own breakthrough with the hit "Rock and Roll." He has recorded with: "LIVE-WIRE EURYTHMICS MAKE A SOULFUL NOISE IN CONCERT", Learn how and when to remove this template message, The Official Website for Pete Phipps and The Glitter Band, The Official Glitter Band Website The Glitter Band, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pete_Phipps&oldid=1117447212, This page was last edited on 21 October 2022, at 19:44. 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. He added: We separated in 1974 he hated the fact we recorded our own records.. [3] In April 2010, The Glitter Band performed at Scala, Kings Cross, London where they were joined by special guests Angie Bowie and Adam Ant. Co-written by Shephard, Rossall and Eddie Seago, its a fantastic throwback to their distinctive sound. In 2000 he teamed up once again with Shephard to pen the UKs Eurovision entry, Dont Play That Song Again, performed by French. The B-side of this single, the instrumental Tuna Biscuit deserves a mention as its the only track drummer Tony Leonard gets a songwriting credit on, together with Phipps and Ellison. 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Artist descriptions on Last.fm are editable by everyone. With Rossall away, John Springate and Gerry Shephard took over leadership of the Glitter Band. 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). Phipps was then asked to join Random Hold, a band he had already worked with a year or two before. The brass included trombone as well as sax. Bell Records signed the Glitter Band as a new artist, and Angel Face was released on 1st March 1974. In 1976, as Gary Glitter announced his retirement, the Glitter Band cut their last sonic links with the old sound. Im convinced it would have been considered a Power Pop classic had it appeared just a few years later. Something went wrong, please try again later. 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. We were not even that close when we were working with him. It became their biggest hit in early 1975, reaching No.2. 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 . Shephard and Springate recorded a single under the moniker Air Traffic Control, but it got lost among the punk frenzy. He then put this amazing droning guitar sound on it. 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. We are certainly not making any case for Gary Glitter here, he merely grunted along on these records - his creative input was zero. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. 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. He also arranged the strings for The Drifters' 'Under The Boardwalk'. However, Leander needed a group to back his new star on Top Of The Pops and for live shows. He then rejoined Gary Glitter for UK, Middle East and US tours. In 1977, their fourth album, Paris Match was recorded in France, plus an EP featuring "She was Alright" (written by Phipps) as the A side. Get the best celeb gossip with the Daily Star Showbiz newsletter. 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. days. Rossall shakes his head with sadness at the way Leander has nearly been forgotten. 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. Rossall brought with him guitarist Gerry Shephard, saxophonist Harvey Ellison, and bassist Ray Moxley, who was soon sacked for urinating in Glitters drink. . People come to the gigs and they understand that the band and the songs are quite separate from the whole situation.". It was a real relief.". Back to the 70s! Looking to the future the newly invigorated Glitter Band are thinking big. The decision to launch the Glitter Band as a recording act in its own right was made in late 1973. Sometimes Smith hits the nail on the head, and even if he is exaggerating to make a point, The Glitter Band had an amazingly unique sound, a sound that has gone on to inspire an unlikely cross section of musicians. His first outing with the Eurythmics was recorded at Heaven for MTV and later released as the video Sweet Dreams (1985). In December 2013, John Rossall released a new single, a Glitter styled version of the classic "White Christmas". In 1973, Rossall approached Leander with the suggestion that the band record some material without Glitter. In the long gone Glorias Record Bar in East Kilbride, I chose Angel Face by the Glitter Band. Springate and Phipps tour as one incarnation of The Glitter Band. It got no airplay and failed to chart. . 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. Brown, Mick (1985) "Days of Whine and Poses". 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." The Glitter Band insist they knew nothing of the shamed glam rockers sex crimes, which they say have unfairly tarnished their reputation. Answer (1 of 10): There are a lot of multi-drummer bands that come to mind - Grateful Dead, Allman Brothers, some recent incarnations of King Crimson, The Feelies). Between 1992 and 1996, whilst remaining in the Glitter Band, Phipps joined Denim, a band formed by Lawrence Hayward. Random Hold composed of David Rhodes, Bill MacCormick, David Ferguson, and Pete Phipps were described by a music journalist[who?] (Hello also scored with another Hey-era staple, a cover of the Exciters' "Tell Him. 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. Playing hard-stomping glam rock with singalong choruses as well as more straightforward romantic pop, the Glitter Band were named for their association with glam idol Gary Glitter. After leaving school in 1969 he joined Black Velvet, a soul/funk band tours, recording and radio shows. 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. 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. Currently taking Commissions to begin in Early 2023. 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. 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. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Oh yes - Adam & The Ants did, and likewise the ghastly Sigue Sigue Sputnik. For tickets see the Alfie Bird website or Ticketweb. Excerpts from an exclusive interview with drummer Pete Phipps which appeared in the November 2019 issue of the Beat. Joyce Gibson is a lifelong music fan, inherited from her dad and now passed on to her niece. The band switched to CBS Records and later Epic Records, and changed their name to The G Band to disassociate themselves from Glitter, but failed to find another hit single. And there are two drummers on some major jazz records such as Miles's Bitches Brew or John Coltrane's Meditations. They had a top 10 hit with The Tears I Cried which eventually featured on their next LP. Back copies can be ordered via the website. "Mike played all instruments apart from the brass which me and Gerry did. It came as a total shock.. The Glitter Band were supporting and it has to be said, that night, they should have been headlining. 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. 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. They were great musicians and writers who caught the mid 70s zeitgeist. Trevor Horn played bass guitar for the band in this era. Pete Phipps still performs live as The Glitter Band. 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. The Glitter Band released their debut LP, called Hey! It may not be PC but I still love Gary and the Glitter Band music. Tours with Gary Glitter continued. i heard it was Mr Seago. 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. "), 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." "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. 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." 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. Petridis, Alexis (2006) "Film & Music: Rock & pop reviews: Pop reissue: Denim Back in Denim", Band biography on official fan club website, The Official Glitter Band Website - The Glitter Band, The Official Website for Pete Phipps and The Glitter Band, John Rossall's Official Website + Detailed History of the Boston Showband/Glitter Band, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Glitter_Band&oldid=1137106185, Pete Phipps drummer, keyboardist (19731979, 1985present), Dominic Rodgers guitarist (2001present), John Rossall trombonist, saxophonist (19731974); died 2021, Harvey Ellison saxophonist, guitarist, pianist, backing vocals (19731977); died 2017, Gerry Shephard guitarist, lead and backing vocals (1973-1979, 19812001); died 2003, John Springate bassist, lead and backing vocals (19731979, 19811987, 20092019), Tony Leonard drummer (19731977, 19811985), Eddy Spence keyboardist (19811987, 20092019), This page was last edited on 2 February 2023, at 20:59. 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." To find out more, click here. 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". It met with instant success and reached. Share. 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. 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. Connect your Spotify account to your Last.fm account and scrobble everything you listen to, from any Spotify app on any device or platform. This was the start of a time when The Glitter Band toured the world amasing millions of record sales. . 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]. 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. Leander agreed, but rejected the first recordings. (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 . Drummers Pete Phipps and Tony Leonard eventually completed the line up. (of course), later in 1974. In 1976, as Gary Glitter announced his retirement, the Glitter Band cut their last sonic links with the old sound. Bands With Two Drummers. [1] Your email address will not be published. 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. Whew I had rather forgotten the Glitter band, except with He who shall not be named They were a terrific combo, and its a shame they couldnt really get past glitter but of course, punk aimed at disco, but killed glam, at least for a while. Read Joyces other posts on Cocteau Twins, Shangri-Las, Kate Bush. 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. [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. 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