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. The best track on it is Look What Youve Been Missing which saw John Rossall return to songwriting duties with Gerry Shephard. 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. It had the distinctive glitter sound and while not quite as strong as Angel Face, its still a great glam record. [8][9] Phipps was also the drummer on Liquid Gold's hits which included "Dance Yourself Dizzy". [1] He also arranged the strings for The Drifters' 'Under The Boardwalk'. We're the musicians that played on parts of the records. Glitter Band - Angel Face (1974) Bertierocks1 14.9K subscribers 924 145K views 10 years ago Back to the 70s! He would then go and overdub the bass, floor and small toms on one track; then the bass and the guitar. With Shephard's death in May 2003, Leonard retired to concentrate on musical production activities in Norway, whilst both Phipps and Rossall continued on the road with their own bands. The bands second album, Rock n Roll Dudes, followed later in 1975 and it consisted wholly of original material. A dynamic combination". The Glitter Band are a glam rock band from England, who. Sometimes when the odds are stacked up this high the creative juices can go crazy. 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. 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. 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. Further sporadic releases followed in the 1980s on a variety of labels. At the time it was the worst performing UK Eurovision entry, which Shephard said was a badge of honour. He was working on a David Essex session and when David had rung in sick with a cold Mike started work on this instrumental. "), 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." On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. 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. 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. "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. Joyce tweets @northseacrashes and co-hosts @PsychoSundae featuring the best psych and garage tunes chosen by followers. Tony Leonard has now retired from the music business. 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). I shall surely play them again now. 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. Later in the year, he recorded an album of material with Alan Merrill of the Arrows which was released the following year. In 2014 the song "Angel Face" was included on the soundtrack of the hit Spanish film The Face of an Angel. Something went wrong, please try again later. One of them is a superb player too - Peter Phipps - and the man is a living metronome. Even then he insisted on staying in a hotel whilst we had to share digs in bunk beds behind the stage. 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. 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. 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. Shephard got picked out; Phipps did not. Tours with Gary Glitter continued. 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. Great band, great music. 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. Bell Records signed the Glitter Band as a new artist, and Angel Face was released on 1st March 1974. He added: We separated in 1974 he hated the fact we recorded our own records.. "Mike played all instruments apart from the brass which me and Gerry did. Bell Records signed the Glitter Band as a new artist, and Angel Face was released on 1st March 1974. Unfortunately, although the band had moved on, their fans hadn't. Brown, Mick (1985) "Days of Whine and Poses". [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). 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. Gill was one of the two drummers in The Glitter Band, then formed part of the original line-up of Saxon in 1978. 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. [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. An utterly un-Glitter-like set, it was characterized by a truly audacious cover of the Rolling Stones' "Sympathy for the Devil." He was last year caged for 16 years over a string of child sex crimes. The decision to launch the Glitter Band as a recording act in its own right was made in late 1973. Harding, Luke (2000) "Glam rocker loses court fight to keep Glitter from halcyon days". Rossall left the band on 31 December 1974. Dr. John was a great influence on him and this is where the tribal double drummer sound came from. 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. Im convinced it would have been considered a Power Pop classic had it appeared just a few years later. It may not be PC but I still love Gary and the Glitter Band music. Sadly Gerry Shephard passed away on May 6th 2003. Ultimately, the Glitter Band became almost as successful, and certainly as well-known, as Gary Glitter himself. 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. 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. Learn how your comment data is processed. [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. Devotion) of Spacer fame. 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 include some Glitter songs in their set but Dominic said music producer Mike Leander was the real genius behind the Glitter sound. 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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 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. Phipps and Shephard appeared in the Identity Parade line-up on the first episode of Never Mind The Buzzcocks, recorded on 28 October 1996. VBTS May 22, 2005 #7 Jean-Baptiste Clamence @ May 23 2005, 01:15 AM wrote: In 1974, when I was 10 years old, I bought my very first record with my own money. 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