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". Angel Face was followed up by another Rossall and Shephard composition, Just For You, which also cracked the UK top 10. Thank you Joyce. 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. ", (Even the Cologne techno scene of the early 00s which featured the so-called 'schaffel' rhythm in triplet eights was in thrall to the Glitter beat. 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With his first major concert tour looming, Glitter and producer/co-conspirator Mike Leander needed a full-time backing band for live work. We're the musicians that played on parts of the records. 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." It met with instant success and reached. Back to the 70s! 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. However, at the end of 1974 Rossall took leave of the band to follow a solo career which unfortunately didnt result in any hit singles. It didnt have the heavy brass sound of the previous hits but was still a distinctive Glitter Band record. 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. Something went wrong, please try again later. He would then go and overdub the bass, floor and small toms on one track; then the bass and the guitar. Currently taking Commissions to begin in Early 2023. [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and Harvey Ellison continued to tour with their band, releasing the album Glitteresque in 2008, which was subsequently withdrawn from circulation by their record company because of trademark infringement. 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. Glitter Band - Angel Face (1974) Bertierocks1 14.9K subscribers 924 145K views 10 years ago Back to the 70s! 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. 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. 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. Two further albums, Rock 'n' Roll Dudes and Listen to the Band, were equally courageous, with the group's ambition now so pronounced that they even brushed aside the first signs that their invincibility was cracking: the chart failure of the singles "Alone Again" and "Don't Make Promises." 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. This was the start of a time when The Glitter Band toured the world amasing millions of record sales. 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. 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. Tours with Gary Glitter continued. However, Leander needed a group to back his new star on Top Of The Pops and for live shows. Classic Disco, and Angel Face / You Wouldn't Leave Me Would You?. They have existed on and off since with various line-ups, and there are currently two bands featuring original members who use the name. In short, he was a pop genius and should be lauded in the way that Joe Meek is. The album was recorded in Metway Studios, Brighton and produced by Mike Wilton and engineered by Jake Routham. Its not as well remembered today as it should be its a great summer pop song with that distinctive stomping beat, but there are some Beach Boys inspired harmonies as well. Gill stayed briefly in the band, recording only one album called Victim You in 1996. Running a mobile discotheque at the time I still have most of the Glitter Bands hit singles. There were other choices but Gary was hungry to have a hit. 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. 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. Shephard and former drummer Tony Leonard formed one band, whilst Phipps continued to perform with his own band. Unfortunately, cover versions outweigh the much better original songs on the album. Unfortunately, although the band had moved on, their fans hadn't. [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. [citation needed] One may play the rhythm while the other may play another style, or both may play the same rhythm.It is more common to have a main drummer with an auxiliary percussionist who plays Latin American percussion, toms . 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. U.K. Glam Rock Top 10. haj1909. 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. He had been around for ten years by that time and done loads of records and he was very keen to take the chance.". 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. 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. Following Ellison's death in 2017, Rossall continued to tour for the rest of his life. 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." 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. and enjoys writing about music when working full-time doesnt get in the way. 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. 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. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. 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. The band only played with Glitter for two years before going alone and scoring a string of top ten hits. 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. 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). Further sporadic releases followed in the 1980s on a variety of labels. 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. Through 1983 and 1984 he was a member of The Eurythmics. Tours with Gary Glitter continued. 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. Great band, great music. Before we went on the room was empty but suddenly it filled up and people were going crazy. 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. 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 December 2013, John Rossall released a new single, a Glitter styled version of the classic "White Christmas". 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." 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. Lets Get Together Again was the next official Glitter Band single and was another chart hit. In 1973, Rossall approached Leander with the suggestion that the band record some material without Glitter. [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. (Hello also scored with another Hey-era staple, a cover of the Exciters' "Tell Him.") "Mike played all instruments apart from the brass which me and Gerry did. Theyll now never get together again as sadly Gerry Shephard died of cancer aged just 51 in 2003. Springate and Phipps tour as one incarnation of The Glitter Band. It was the twin drum's combined with Gerry's glitter 'Star' guitar with its . Tony Leonard has now retired from the music business. . Artist descriptions on Last.fm are editable by everyone. 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. It has a bit of a Starsky and Hutch theme tune vibe going on! The decision to launch the Glitter Band as a recording act in its own right was made in late 1973. They were brilliant! In August they had a top 20 summer hit with the non-album song, Love In The Sun. Even then he insisted on staying in a hotel whilst we had to share digs in bunk beds behind the stage. 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. Who else? "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. The Glitter beat! 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). 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 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. 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. John Robb investigates. At the time it was the worst performing UK Eurovision entry, which Shephard said was a badge of honour. In 1974, Mike Leander reluctantly allowed the Glitter Band (as they were now known) to make a record as promised. By 1977, the band had started to fall apart. The single, written by Springate and Phipps, never made it past a few initial commercial pressings on the Epic label. [7] Sales dropped in 1976, with the advent of punk rock. STAGEWEAR - Badass custom Stage Wear For Bands & More ForTheFly Customs. In 1986, Phipps performed on Zipper an album written by Roger Chapman. 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". The Glitter Bands own career has been stymied by the situation. The band include some Glitter songs in their set but Dominic said music producer Mike Leander was the real genius behind the Glitter sound. 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. According to John Rossall, only he, Shephard and Leonard featured on the single, together with Brian Jones on sax. To find out more, click here. This article on a British drummer is a stub. They were unofficially known as the Glittermen on the first four hit singles by Gary Glitter from 1972 to 1973. Get the best celeb gossip with the Daily Star Showbiz newsletter. Zappa used two drummers in the Mothers in . Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. He said: We are suffering from the fallout and bad press because of his actions. 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 branching out towards a more soul and funk sound which was probably not the best move with punk bubbling under. The funky Watch The Show is another Harvey Ellison composition and the only one which he sang lead on. Rossall shakes his head with sadness at the way Leander has nearly been forgotten. 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. Originally called The Glitter Men, only Rossall and Ellison played on Glitter's first two records - every other instrument was played by Mike Leander. A new version of Last.fm is available, to keep everything running smoothly, please reload the site. Originally called The Glitter Men, only Rossall and Ellison played on Glitters first two records every other instrument was played by Mike Leander. Phipps toured with a variety of 80s bands including XTC and Eurythmics before teaming up with Shephard again in the 90s. 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? Things didnt stand still in 1975. 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. 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. Experimenting in the studio one night Leander did one of those rare things: he synthesised a whole new pop sound from some unlikely sources. 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. 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." Its a fantastic record which has really stood the test of time definitely a glam rock classic. The Glitter band, though, are trapped by history. . 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'. [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). The story of the Glitter Band begins in the mid 1960s. Leander agreed, but rejected the first recordings. I too had forgotten just how good they were. It came as a total shock.. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Connect your Spotify account to your Last.fm account and scrobble everything you listen to, from any Spotify app on any device or platform. He was replaced by John Springate. An utterly un-Glitter-like set, it was characterized by a truly audacious cover of the Rolling Stones' "Sympathy for the Devil." Harding, Luke (2000) "Glam rocker loses court fight to keep Glitter from halcyon days". We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. To find out more, click here. It got the full Leander production treatment, bringing the brass section and double drum sound to the fore, adding in the distinctive hey! chant. 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. This was the start of a time when The Glitter Band toured the world amasing millions of record sales. The bands second album, Rock n Roll Dudes, followed later in 1975 and it consisted wholly of original material. 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. Finally Springate, Phipps and Shephard released "Gotta Get a Message Back To You" in September 1977, under the new name of Air Traffic Control. (wikipedia) The Glitter Band began its life as the backing group for now-disgraced rocker Gary Glitter, but soon established an identity of its own in the glam rock landscape. 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). Shes been buying records for over 40 years and going to gigs since the 70s (just!) But original drummer Pete Phipps and bandmate Dominic Rodgers say their songs recorded separately from Glitters are still not played on the radio. [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 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. The Glitter Band are a glam rock band from England, who. Vid by me - enjoy! 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.". The Glitter Band play Alfie Birds and The Oobleck, The Custard Factory, Birmingham on March 5. "It was nerve wracking. Peter Gill (born 9 June 1951) is an English former heavy metal drummer, formerly a member of The Glitter Band, Saxon and Motrhead . In 2000 he teamed up once again with Shephard to pen the UKs Eurovision entry, Dont Play That Song Again, performed by French. 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. Perrone, Pierre (2003) "Obituary: Gerry Shephard; Glitter Band guitarist and songwriter". It was reissued in 1985, again to no avail. In August 2020 he released his first solo album of original songs entitled Wherever You Are. But when we do play people really appreciate what we are doing. 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". In 1974, when I was 10 years old, I bought my very first record with my own money. Another single appeared in 1982, a Shephard and Springate song called Heartbeat To Heartache. With most of them I can sense the presence of two distinctly different drummers at play, especially in the case of the classic Allma. John Rossall died on 2 October 2021, at the age of 75.[14]. nick_honest. 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. ~ Dave Thompson. 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. He said: Gary was driving in limousines and flying first class and we were staying in bed and breakfasts and travelling in a Transit. Co-written by Shephard, Rossall and Eddie Seago, its a fantastic throwback to their distinctive sound. 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). 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