Also included is a rather ill-advised cover of the Rolling Stones Sympathy For The Devil their first cover version since the Hey! Unfortunately, cover versions outweigh the much better original songs on the album. What people miss out on is the fact the whole Glitter thing comes from Mike Leander. no.4 in the UK charts, remaining there for 10 weeks. 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. VBTS May 22, 2005 #7 Jean-Baptiste Clamence @ May 23 2005, 01:15 AM wrote: In August they had a top 20 summer hit with the non-album song, Love In The Sun. 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. They originally came together in 1972, following Glitter's own breakthrough with the hit "Rock and Roll." Bands With Two Drummers. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Bell Records signed the Glitter Band as a new artist, and Angel Face was released on 1st March 1974. One of them is a superb player too - Peter Phipps - and the man is a living metronome. 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." 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Please read all descriptions thoroughly before purchasing. In the late 80s while I was studying at Portsmouth Polytechnic I went to see Gary Glitter play at the Guildhall. It got no airplay and failed to chart. Phipps and Shephard appeared in the Identity Parade line-up on the first episode of Never Mind The Buzzcocks, recorded on 28 October 1996. [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. GARY Glitters former bandmates have spoken of their 20 years in the wilderness since the singer was unmasked as a paedophile. Mark E. Smith. U.K. Glam Rock Top 10. haj1909. The band eventually announced they had broken up. I was so in love with Gerry RIP. He then put this amazing droning guitar sound on it. According to John Rossall, only he, Shephard and Leonard featured on the single, together with Brian Jones on sax. 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. 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. It came as a total shock.. Learn how and when to remove this template message, "Saxon and the Story of Denim And Leather", "PETE GILL (MOTORHEAD): "It was guitarist Phil Campbell who got me into Motorhead", BBC Sessions / Live at Reading Festival '86, Better Motrhead than Dead: Live at Hammersmith, Motrhead Live: Everything Luder than Everything Else, Classic Albums: Motrhead Ace of Spades, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pete_Gill&oldid=1074757936, BLP articles lacking sources from November 2015, Short description is different from Wikidata, Pages using infobox musical artist with associated acts, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 2 March 2022, at 01:09. And while the band's original sound was firmly cut in the style of their namesake, by the end of their career, they'd developed into a wholly original and utterly captivating act in their own right. In 2014 the song "Angel Face" was included on the soundtrack of the hit Spanish film The Face of an Angel. The Glitterband certainly did use 2 drummers. [3] Shephard and Phipps had previously guested on Denim's Back In Denim (1992).[11]. Guitarist/singer Gerry Shephard and drummer/pianist Pete Phipps (Eurythmics, XTC, reformed the band in 1987, and successfully performed in the UK and Europe, including tours with Gary Glitter, until 2001 when they split up. Thank you Joyce. However, I think the Glitter Band version is far better. 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. Through 1983 and 1984 he was a member of The Eurythmics. The best track on it is Look What Youve Been Missing which saw John Rossall return to songwriting duties with Gerry Shephard. He was replaced by John Springate. Pete Phipps still performs live as The Glitter Band. 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. - 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. 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. It became their biggest hit in early 1975, reaching No.2. 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. . But original drummer Pete Phipps and bandmate Dominic Rodgers say their songs recorded separately from Glitters are still not played on the radio. "), 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." 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. 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." Please whitelist our site in order to continue to access The Quietus. Share. Shephard and Springate were the main songwriters, but Phipps and Ellison also contributed songs. "Mike played all instruments apart from the brass which me and Gerry did. And while the band's original sound was firmly cut in the style of their namesake, by the end of their career, they'd developed into a wholly original and utterly captivating act in their own right. There were other choices but Gary was hungry to have a hit. 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. Peter Gill (born 9 June 1951) is an English former heavy metal drummer, formerly a member of The Glitter Band, Saxon and Motrhead . Tours with Gary Glitter continued. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. Shes been buying records for over 40 years and going to gigs since the 70s (just!) [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. The Glitter Band released their debut LP, called Hey! 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'. In 2000 he teamed up once again with Shephard to pen the UKs Eurovision entry, Dont Play That Song Again, performed by French. Random Hold composed of David Rhodes, Bill MacCormick, David Ferguson, and Pete Phipps were described by a music journalist[who?] It was followed by "Just for You" and "Let's Get Together Again," both of which kept the group in the Top Ten, while their debut album, Hey, reached number 13 despite being comprised of little more than reprises of their hits. Springate and Phipps tour as one incarnation of The Glitter Band. Your email address will not be published. The band did a great job replicating Leanders sound live. A new version of Last.fm is available, to keep everything running smoothly, please reload the site. He also arranged the strings for The Drifters' 'Under The Boardwalk'. The potential is there and the talent is there- could the Glitter Band be about to use rock & roll to excise the ghost of Gary Glitter the bacofoil god with feet of clay? Copyright 2023 And Rossall has gone on record to say if Leander could play brass neither he nor Ellison would have featured either. 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. Tony Leonard has now retired from the music business. (Hello also scored with another Hey-era staple, a cover of the Exciters' "Tell Him. 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". Performing with bands like Decrepit Birth, Abysmal Dawn and Vale of Pnath, his fervent and incredibly clean technique elevates every song that he records or performs. In 1976, as Gary Glitter announced his retirement, the Glitter Band cut their last sonic links with the old sound. The brass included trombone as well as sax. Dr. John was a great influence on him and this is where the tribal double drummer sound came from. [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. 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. Bell Records signed the Glitter Band as a new artist, and Angel Face was released on 1st March 1974. The band Orleans had two drummers. Drummers Pete Phipps and Tony Leonard eventually completed the line up. It got the full Leander production treatment, bringing the brass section and double drum sound to the fore, adding in the distinctive hey! chant. Phipps toured with a variety of 80s bands including XTC and Eurythmics before teaming up with Shephard again in the 90s. Following Ellison's death in 2017, Rossall continued to tour for the rest of his life. CUSTOM COMMISSIONS NOW OPEN! We're the musicians that played on parts of the records. It met with instant success and reached. 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. 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 . Glitter Band - Angel Face (1974) Bertierocks1 14.9K subscribers 924 145K views 10 years ago Back to the 70s! 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). In the long gone Glorias Record Bar in East Kilbride, I chose Angel Face by the Glitter Band. But Pete said since Gadd was revealed as a paedo in the 1990s, they have been frozen out because of their association with him. Further hits followed between 1974 and 1976, along with the release of four albums. 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The Glitter Band had seven UK Top 20 hit singles in the mid-1970s, and three hit albums. 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. 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. In 1976, as Gary Glitter announced his retirement, the Glitter Band cut their last sonic links with the old sound. John Rossall looks worn out at the very mention of the disgraced singer. I read in one of glitters bios, he really did only regard them as employees the piss tho? 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. It was a real relief.". Gill stayed briefly in the band, recording only one album called Victim You in 1996. The next year, Phipps played with the Legendary Purple Helmets a Stranglers offshoot. Even then he insisted on staying in a hotel whilst we had to share digs in bunk beds behind the stage. 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 band provided Co-written by Shephard, Rossall and Eddie Seago, its a fantastic throwback to their distinctive sound. A year later, he toured with the Elgins. Learn how your comment data is processed. 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). STAGEWEAR - Badass custom Stage Wear For Bands & More ForTheFly Customs. [1], The Glitter Band had seven UK Top 20 hit singles in the mid-1970s, and three hit albums. [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. 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. Support tQ's work by becoming a subscriber and enjoy the benefits of bonus essays, podcasts and exclusively-commissioned new music. If he could have played brass then he would have done that as well.". Springate and Shephard also wrote the UK's 2000 Eurovision Song Contest entry, "Don't Play That Song Again" performed by Nicki French.[13]. [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. Peter Gill (born 9 June 1951) is an English former heavy metal drummer, formerly a member of The Glitter Band, Saxon and Motrhead. Not only were all the Glitter records his creations and his productions he also produced The Herd, Billy Fury, Cliff Richard and countless other people; he also did all the strings for Marianne Faithful and for the Beatles' 'She's Leaving Home' which was the only time George Martin didnt do them. Originally Gary Glitter's backing band, these poppy glam musicians became stars in their own right with an eclectic pop sound. 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. 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. If Ive whetted your appetite for this most underrated and somewhat forgotten 70s band, you can buy a Box Set containing their four albums. 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. 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. 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. Something went wrong, please try again later. 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. John Rossall died on 2 October 2021, at the age of 75.[14]. 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