Their choice of bandleader also reached back to that earlier era -- baritone sax player John Rossall had previously played with Leander's own eponymous orchestra, and with Glitter in the subsequent Boston International. I too had forgotten just how good they were. Phipps and Shephard appeared in the Identity Parade line-up on the first episode of Never Mind The Buzzcocks, recorded on 28 October 1996. We knew nothing of it beforehand. Bands With Two Drummers. It was the twin drum's combined with Gerry's glitter 'Star' guitar with its . They are an influence on anyone who fancies a bit of the two drummer tribal stomp on their sound. Albums include Hey!, Disco Discharge. 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. Genres: Glam Rock, Pop Rock, Disco. They originally came together in 1972, following Glitter's own breakthrough with the hit "Rock and Roll." He was also influenced by Osibisas rhythms. 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. [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and Harvey Ellison continued to tour with their band, releasing the album Glitteresque in 2008, which was subsequently withdrawn from circulation by their record company because of trademark infringement. 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. Tony Leonard has now retired from the music business. They were unofficially known as the Glittermen on the first four hit singles by Gary Glitter from 1972 to 1973. 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 Glitter beat! Copyright 2023 [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). It had the distinctive glitter sound and while not quite as strong as Angel Face, its still a great glam record. The Glitter Band insist they knew nothing of the shamed glam rockers sex crimes, which they say have unfairly tarnished their reputation. 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. 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. 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). 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Lets Get Together Again was the next official Glitter Band single and was another chart hit. Joyce Gibson is a lifelong music fan, inherited from her dad and now passed on to her niece. An utterly un-Glitter-like set, it was characterized by a truly audacious cover of the Rolling Stones' "Sympathy for the Devil." Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. Experimenting in the studio one night Leander did one of those rare things: he synthesised a whole new pop sound from some unlikely sources. Between 1992 and 1996, whilst remaining in the Glitter Band, Phipps joined Denim, a band formed by Lawrence Hayward. One of them is a superb player too - Peter Phipps - and the man is a living metronome. They blew him off the stage. I thoroughly enjoyed this post. Great tunes still memorable unlike the depressing whiny songs of todays artists who wont be remembered in 50 years time. They recently played the punk festival in Blackpool, which could have been a really difficult gig. Unfortunately, cover versions outweigh the much better original songs on the album. ", (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. Early in 2001, along with shows with the Glitter Band, Santanarama and Glitz Blitz at a range of venues nationwide, Phipps made a return to playing some R&B with a South East-based band Desperate Measures. Ophidian I drummer Ragnar Sverrisson picks out the finest drummers in tech death who have helped push the genre's boundaries, complete with drum-cam playthroughs . The decision to launch the Glitter Band as a recording act in its own right was made in late 1973. It's a sound that is part of the fabric of British pop culture. However, I think the Glitter Band version is far better. For me the Glitter band were more influential than the Beatles. 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. Shephard and former drummer Tony Leonard formed one band, whilst Phipps continued to perform with his own band. Rossall and Shephard came up with Angel Face. The Gary Glitter Band certainly weren't the first rock band to incorporate two 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. Bell Records signed the Glitter Band as a new artist, and Angel Face was released on 1st March 1974. "I've not even spoken to Gary for 30 years and every day I have to speak about him. [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. In 1976, as Gary Glitter announced his retirement, the Glitter Band cut their last sonic links with the old sound. 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. 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 bands second album, Rock n Roll Dudes, followed later in 1975 and it consisted wholly of original material. 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. By 1977, the band had started to fall apart. 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. [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. Their cover of The Exciters Tell Him (previously covered in the UK by Billie Davis) was actually pressed up as a single by their record company, but the band, who didnt want to be known as a covers act, demanded they be destroyed. The band Orleans had two drummers. Pete said Glitter, real name Paul Gadd, even cut the band from a fi lm made about him. [1], The Glitter Band had seven UK Top 20 hit singles in the mid-1970s, and three hit albums. 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. 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. The band only played with Glitter for two years before going alone and scoring a string of top ten hits. Brown, Mick (1985) "Days of Whine and Poses". 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. Your email address will not be published. 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. 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. His imagination and sheer musical brilliance was key in the 60s colouring in records with amazing and imaginative use of strings, working with The Beatles, Marianne Faithful, Billy Fury and a whole host of other key players. [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. Shephard and Springate recorded a single under the moniker Air Traffic Control, but it got lost among the punk frenzy. They were great musicians and writers who caught the mid 70s zeitgeist. 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. The next year, Phipps played with the Legendary Purple Helmets a Stranglers offshoot. (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 . If he could have played brass then he would have done that as well.". Their next single, Goodbye My Love, was something of a departure from their earlier singles. "), 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." Not content with applying looped rhythm tracks to teenage dance music (something you are more likely to associate with house music some twenty years later) Leander wrote these yob anthems and played all the instruments himself; quite some feat. For tickets see the Alfie Bird website or Ticketweb. [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. 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 . Rossall is even talking of making a new album. As well as the unparalleled joy of keeping the publication alive, you'll receive benefits including exclusive editorial, podcasts, and specially-commissioned music by some of our favourite artists. Sadly Gerry Shephard passed away on May 6th 2003. 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. 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 . [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. 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. Angel Face was followed up by another Rossall and Shephard composition, Just For You, which also cracked the UK top 10. Random Hold composed of David Rhodes, Bill MacCormick, David Ferguson, and Pete Phipps were described by a music journalist[who?] Originally called The Glitter Men, only Rossall and Ellison played on Glitters first two records every other instrument was played by Mike Leander. I imagine somebody a bit more famous was doing it before them. The single, written by Springate and Phipps, never made it past a few initial commercial pressings on the Epic label. Its a strong pop song and was also covered by French singer Sheila (aka Sheila & B. Phipps toured with a variety of 80s bands including XTC and Eurythmics before teaming up with Shephard again in the 90s. The Glitter Bands own career has been stymied by the situation. 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. 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. 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. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Ultimately, the Glitter Band became almost as successful, and certainly as well-known, as Gary Glitter himself. 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