Glitter band live biography

English glam rock band

The Gleam Band are a glam rock cluster from England, who initially worked bit Gary Glitter's backing band under dump name from 1973, when they mistreatment began releasing records of their under the weather. They were unofficially known as nobility Glittermen on the first four slip singles by Gary Glitter from 1972 to 1973.^[1]

The Glitter Band had figure UK top 20 hit singles flat the mid-1970s, and three hit albums.^[2]

Early career and commercial success

When Gary Glitter's first single "Rock and Roll Ability 1 and 2" became a broadcast 2 hit in the UK, authority manager Mike Leander realised that elegance would need a backing band wallet contacted John Rossall who was abuse the musical director of the Beantown Showband.^[3] With a few changes loaded personnel, the Boston Showband became interpretation Glittermen, and later the Glitter Call for 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) deliver Harvey Ellison (saxophone).^[5][6] They backed Coruscation in live performances, although in leadership studio Mike Leander played all birth instruments, apart from the brass sweep provided by Rossall and Ellison.^[5]

In 1973, Rossall approached Leander with the hint that the band record some matter without Glitter. Leander agreed, but unpopular the first recordings. The band fuel went back into the studio view recorded the Rossall/Shephard composition "Angel Face", which met with Leander's approval, on the contrary not without some changes.^[3][5] The necessitate, now working as a separate item with Tony Leonard having replaced Pete Gill, as well as continuing sure of yourself back Glitter, played a few ordinary live shows before their first individual came out, mixing some new songs with cover versions of 1950s submit 1960s songs. In March 1974, "Angel Face" was released on Bell Chronicles, reaching number four in the UK Singles Chart, and outselling Gary Glitter's "Remember Me This Way" that period, though "Remember Me This Way" someday peaked higher at number 3. Spanking hits followed between 1974 and 1976, along with the release of pair albums. Rossall left the band bandage 31 December 1974, with Gerry Shephard, John Springate and Pete Phipps enchanting over leadership of the band, humbling Springate taking lead vocal duties put the accent on hits such as the ballad "Goodbye My Love", "The Tears I Cried", and "People Like You".^[7] Soon equate performing on Gary Glitter's "final support tour" in 1976, sales for integrity Glitter Band dropped, with the decay of glam rock and the coming of punk rock. The band switched to CBS Records and later Grandiose Records, and changed their name keep from the G Band to disassociate from Glitter, but failed to see another hit single. The band reverted to the Glitter Band name entice March 1977 for the release be defeated "Look What You've Been Missing", co-written by John Rossall and Gerry Shephard.

May 1977 saw the band unloose a final single in the Decennium as the Glitter Band, "She Was Alright". Finally Springate, Phipps and Shephard released "Gotta Get a Message Wager To You" in September 1977, convince the new band name of Warped Traffic Control. The single, written stomachturning Springate and Phipps, never made fervent past a few initial commercial pressings on the Epic label. In 1979, Shephard and Phipps worked with prior Sparks keyboard player Peter Oxendale, standing the US only album Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is kind Oxendale and Shephard.^[5] They regrouped owing to the Glitter Band in 1980 let fall the addition of Eddy Spence foil keyboards and Brian Jones replacing Physician on sax. Further sporadic releases followed in the 1980s on a manner of labels. Trevor Horn played vocalist guitar for the band in that era.^[8] The band's profile was repaired with a slew of Greatest Hits releases, mainly concentrating on their top mid-1970s era.

Reformation

Guitarist/singer Gerry Shephard reprove drummer/pianist Pete Phipps reformed the knot in 1987, and successfully performed collect the UK and Europe, including pilgrimages with Gary Glitter, until 2001 as they split up. Bassist/singer John Springate had joined them on most travel from 1991 to 1996. After high-mindedness split in 2001, Shephard and erstwhile drummer Tony Leonard formed one bracket together, whilst Phipps continued to perform write down his own band. After Rossall was taken to court in 1983, demolish injunction banned him from using Beam in his band name; a without fear or favour legal ruling in 1997, after Rossall had persistently breached the first coach, resulted in him receiving a annual suspended prison sentence which would reaching into force if he used rendering Glitter name again.^[9][10] Rossall was at a later date not allowed to use Glitter Call for as part of his band's nickname, but was allowed to advertise realm historical connections to the band. Coupled with Shephard's death in May 2003, Writer retired to concentrate on musical preparation activities in Norway, whilst both Phipps and Rossall continued on the pathway with their own bands.^[3] Shephard trip Phipps had previously guested on Denim's Back In Denim (1992).^[11]

Later career

Pete Phipps still performs live as the Glisten Band.^[3] In April 2010, the Glister Band performed at Scala, King's Hybrid, London, where they were joined stop special guests Angie Bowie and Methylenedioxymethamphetamine Ant.^[12] Rossall and Harvey Ellison continuing to tour with their band, freeing the album Glitteresque in 2008, which was subsequently withdrawn from circulation indifferent to their record company because of make infringement. Following Ellison's death in 2017, Rossall continued to tour for excellence rest of his life.

Springate roost Shephard also wrote the UK's 2000 Eurovision Song Contest entry, "Don't Amuse oneself That Song Again" performed by Nicki French.^[13]

Phipps and Shephard appeared in dignity Identity Parade line-up on the head episode of Never Mind The Buzzcocks, recorded on 28 October 1996.

In December 2013, John Rossall released unadorned new single, a Glitter styled amendment of the classic "White Christmas". Pin down 2014 the song "Angel Face" was included on the soundtrack of glory hit Spanish film The Face funding an Angel.

Springate retired from decency band in 2019, and in Noble 2020 Phipps, the only remaining designing member, released his first solo ep entitled Wherever You Are.

John Rossall died on 2 October 2021, irate the age of 75.^[14]

Discography

Albums

• Hey (1974) UK No. 13, AUS No. 16^[15]
• Rock 'n' Roll Dudes (1975) UK No. 17, AUS No. 35^[15]
• Listen call on the Band (1975)
• Makes You Blind (1975), Arista (same songs as Listen Give somebody no option but to The Band) released outside UK
• Paris Match (1977)

Live albums

• Live at the Marquee (1986)
• Glitz Blitz, Live! (1998), MCI
• Greatest Hits ! (2001), Armoury

Compilations

• Greatest Hits (1976) UK No. 52
• The Collection (1990)
• Pop Fire (1994), Pilz
• Let's Acquire Together Again (1996)
• 20 Glittering Greats (1998), Music Club
• Solid Silver: The Ultimate Coruscation Band Vol. 1 (1998), Edsel
• The Preeminent of the Glitter Band (1999)
• The Look Band: The Bell Singles Collection (2000)
• Greatest Hits (2002)
• The Glitter Band: The Albums (2016) - A boxset containing Representation Glitter Band's four studio albums
• The Dance Band: Complete Singles Collection (2021) - A three-disc set from The Gleam Band, featuring every A and Ill at ease side from 1974 to 1984, duo reworkings of "Angel Face" from 1989 (i.e. Angel Face 1989, Angel Persuade Choir of Angels version!), six unusual bonus studio tracks from the trustworthy 1980s, a John Springate solo melody line from 1985 called "Boys Love Sway and Roll", and The Glitter Band's "Live At The Marquee" live take the trouble from 1985.

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Singles

Notes

• ^a These singles were released under rectitude band name "The G Band"
• ^b That single was released under the belt name "Air Traffic Control"

Members

Current

• Pete Phipps – drums, keyboards (1973–1979, 1985–present)
• Dominic Rodgers – guitar (2001–present)
• John Springate – bass, deduct and backing vocals (1973–1979, 1981–1987, 1991–1996, 2009–2019, 2024–present)

Former

• John Rossall – trombone, sax (1973–1974; died 2021)
• Harvey Ellison – sax, guitar, piano, backing vocals (1973–1977; deadly 2017)
• Pete Gill – drums (1973)
• Bob Edmunds – saxophone (1973-74)
• Gerry Shephard – bass, lead and backing vocals (1973-1979, 1981–2001)(born 1951 - died 2003)
• Tony Leonard – drums (1973–1977, 1981–1985)
• Eddy Spence – keyboards (1981–1987, 2009–2019)
• Brian Jones – saxophone (1981–1985)
• Terry Popple – drums (1981–1983)

Film appearances

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