By coincidence, Pete Phipps was looking for a new challenge, and with an already established pedigree, came highly recommended by Jeff Hanlon, who affectionately described him as a "monster drummer". Prior to the Top Of The Pops appearance, it had been decided that, unusually, there would be two drummers to reproduce the double-tracked drum sound of the records when playing live. The first Top of the Pops appearance was on 22nd June 1972 and, as a one-off, featured Mike Leander on guitar alongside the Glittermen.
Therefore, with limited time to put a fresh band together, or for any auditions, it was the brainchild of Mike Leander to use some of the members of The Boston International Showband to support Gary, and thus it fell conveniently into the lap of John Rossall, Gerry Shephard, Harvey Ellison, Ray Moxley and John White to become The Glittermen. Under the name Paul Raven, Gary had previously worked with a band in producer/manager Mike Lander's stable called The Boston International Showband, but had left to pursue a solo career. Although the track had a big sound, it was with limited lyrics - mainly a catchy guitar instrumental, with an infectious drumbeat and overdubbed chants, so it was decided it would look better for Gary to appear with a backing band.
GARY GLITTER GOODBYE MY LOVE TV
The instrumental Part 2 was better received than Part 1, and the anticipation that there would be a need to appear on Top of The Pops and other TV shows of the time, was growing. The Glitter Band How It Started: June 1972 saw the emergence of new artist, Gary Glitter with his first single: "Rock and Roll (Parts 1 and 2)".
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