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. 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. 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. They originally came together in 1972, following Glitter's own breakthrough with the hit "Rock and Roll." But original drummer Pete Phipps and bandmate Dominic Rodgers say their songs recorded separately from Glitters are still not played on the radio. 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Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. Before we went on the room was empty but suddenly it filled up and people were going crazy. Drummers Pete Phipps and Tony Leonard eventually completed the line up. It was because he was easily available. 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. Fond memories of the 70s come to mind. Gadd, 71, was jailed in 1999 for child porn offences. The Glitter beat! The Glitter Band regrouped under their old name in 1980, around the same time as Gary Glitter himself moved back into focus. [8][9] Phipps was also the drummer on Liquid Gold's hits which included "Dance Yourself Dizzy". Currently taking Commissions to begin in Early 2023. (wikipedia) 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). And Rossall has gone on record to say if Leander could play brass neither he nor Ellison would have featured either. 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. 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. Shes been buying records for over 40 years and going to gigs since the 70s (just!) So sad that they didnt get the recognition they deserved mainly due to Glitters horror charges saw them a few times and have Petes drumstick still. Every day he would be in the studio producing session after session. Who else? The Glitter Band's unique sound is well appreciated by the cognoscenti of alternative music makers. He then put this amazing droning guitar sound on it. [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. 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. He and Phipps also featured in the Identity Parade round in the first episode of Never Mind The Buzzcocks in 1996. 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. nick_honest. "For me the Glitter band were more influential than the Beatles," explained The Fall's Mark Smith recently. 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. The band, unofficially known as the Glittermen while working with the singer between 1972 and 1974, barely spoke to him, said Pete, 64. Rossall brought with him guitarist Gerry Shephard, saxophonist Harvey Ellison, and bassist Ray Moxley, who was soon sacked for urinating in Glitters drink. The Glitterband certainly did use 2 drummers. 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. The Glitter Band are a glam rock band from England, who. Unfortunately, although the band had moved on, their fans hadn't. 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. The next year, Phipps played with the Legendary Purple Helmets a Stranglers offshoot. We're the musicians that played on parts of the records. Unfortunately, although the band had moved on, their fans hadn't. The line-up was John Rossall (trombone & the bands musical director), Gerry Shephard (lead guitar & vocals), John Springate (bass & vocals), Harvey Ellison (saxophone), & keeping thumping tight time at the back the twin drummers Tony Leonard & Pete Phipps. 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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Something went wrong, please try again later. They originally came together in 1972, following Glitter's own breakthrough with the hit "Rock and Roll." Share. 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. 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. Tony Leonard has now retired from the music business. The band only played with Glitter for two years before going alone and scoring a string of top ten hits. In 1981, the group released a new single, "Until the Next Time," maintaining a steady stream of further releases over the next five years. However, his 1975 single, I Was Only Dreaming, is a great glam tune and it really should have been a hit. A fabric that has been torn by Paul Gadd's fall from grace. Ive picked Games Up from this LP as it was also recorded by Hello and, although their version wasnt a hit, it is considered a great glam tune. In 2000 he teamed up once again with Shephard to pen the UKs Eurovision entry, Dont Play That Song Again, performed by French. 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. [8] The band's profile was maintained with a slew of Greatest Hits releases, mainly concentrating on their peak mid-1970s era. They were also a massive influence on The KLF/Timelords who collaborated with GG, Ed.). In 1976, as Gary Glitter announced his retirement, the Glitter Band cut their last sonic links with the old sound. I was never embarrassed that Id been a fan of theirs when I was so young, which wasnt the case with a lot of my childhood music idols. That two drum sound was thrilling. 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. "Mike played all instruments apart from the brass which me and Gerry did. It was the twin drum's combined with Gerry's glitter 'Star' guitar with its . 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. Phipps was then asked to join Random Hold, a band he had already worked with a year or two before. [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). Dr. John was a great influence on him and this is where the tribal double drummer sound came from. 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. Also in 1984, Phipps returned to work with XTC in the studio to record the album Big Express. Brown, Mick (1985) "Days of Whine and Poses". He said: We are suffering from the fallout and bad press because of his actions. 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. Tours with Gary Glitter continued. He toured in the US and in the UK. It also inspired me to write this article. The Glitter Band have had enough of being tarred with the same brush as their former 'Leader' and are recording a new album. [7] Sales dropped in 1976, with the advent of punk rock. It's a sound that is part of the fabric of British pop culture. 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. He was always a prima dona really.". Originally Gary Glitter's backing band, these poppy glam musicians became stars in their own right with an eclectic pop sound. He was last year caged for 16 years over a string of child sex crimes. In August 2020 he released his first solo album of original songs entitled Wherever You Are. I find this terribly unfair as they were easily one of the best glam rock era groups and, unlike most of their peers, they wrote their own songs. 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. The Glitter Band - ROCK ON! 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". They were brilliant! 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. The band did a great job replicating Leanders sound live. 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. 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. 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 . [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). 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. He was replaced by John Springate. Genres: Glam Rock, Pop Rock, Disco. 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.". 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. If Ive whetted your appetite for this most underrated and somewhat forgotten 70s band, you can buy a Box Set containing their four albums. Unfortunately, cover versions outweigh the much better original songs on the album. A ballad, it was written by Shephard, and Springate sang lead. The best track on it is Look What Youve Been Missing which saw John Rossall return to songwriting duties with Gerry Shephard. The Glitter Bands own career has been stymied by the situation. Its a fantastic record which has really stood the test of time definitely a glam rock classic. [3][5] The band, now working as a separate entity with Tony Leonard having replaced Pete Gill, as well as continuing to back Glitter, played a few well-received live shows before their first single came out, mixing some new songs with cover versions of 1950s and 1960s songs. But original drummer Pete Phipps and bandmate Dominic Rodgers say their songs - recorded separately from Glitter's - 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. 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. Are the Glitter Band capable of making rock n roll part3? 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. 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. In August they had a top 20 summer hit with the non-album song, Love In The Sun. 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. Vid by me - enjoy!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. After leaving school in 1969 he joined Black Velvet, a soul/funk band tours, recording and radio shows. I generally had terrible taste in music when I was a young child, favouring Donny Osmond and the Bay City Rollers, but I got my very first foray into a lifelong habit of buying records absolutely spot on. The band also toured extensively in the time Gill was a member. 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." RIP those no longer with us. With his first major concert tour looming, Glitter and producer/co-conspirator Mike Leander needed a full-time backing band for live work. I have their albums playing in my car still x, Your email address will not be published. One Artist - One Song. Rossall also still tours regularly, and his band included Harvey Ellison, until he passed away in February 2017. Glitter Band. Originally Gary Glitter's backing band, these poppy glam musicians became stars in their own right with an eclectic pop sound. But Pete said since Gadd was revealed as a paedo in the 1990s, they have been frozen out because of their association with him. 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 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. They may have played on some of pops great records and had a whole career of their own, but now they have to spend every day fending off tabloids and defining themselves against the actions of their former front man. 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. no.4 in the UK charts, remaining there for 10 weeks. Lets Get Together Again was the next official Glitter Band single and was another chart hit. For me the Glitter band were more influential than the Beatles. The Glitter Band discography and songs: Music profile for The Glitter Band, formed 1972. 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. 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. John Rossall died on 2 October 2021, at the age of 75.[14]. Very good Joyce thank you. Following Ellison's death in 2017, Rossall continued to tour for the rest of his life. [1], The Glitter Band had seven UK Top 20 hit singles in the mid-1970s, and three hit albums. Rossall and Shephard came up with Angel Face. Back copies can be ordered via the website. Oh yes - Adam & The Ants did, and likewise the ghastly Sigue Sigue Sputnik. It again features the heavy Glitter sound and was another Rossall/Shephard composition. "Mike was brilliant, he played on every track - we just came in and did the brass parts. Rossall left the band on 31 December 1974. 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'. 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). They were branching out towards a more soul and funk sound which was probably not the best move with punk bubbling under. 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. 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. Just look at all the Christmas songs from the 70s still being played! Ultimately, the Glitter Band became almost as successful, and certainly as well-known, as Gary Glitter himself. In the 70s Leander created the Glitter Band and one of the decades biggest pop stars Gary Glitter. 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. According to John Rossall, only he, Shephard and Leonard featured on the single, together with Brian Jones on sax. Further sporadic releases followed in the 1980s on a variety of labels. Later in the year, he recorded an album of material with Alan Merrill of the Arrows which was released the following year. 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. 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