1,500 promo copies were sent out to DJs and journalists but it was the discotheques that got behind the single, and with their support, the song peaked at #2 in July, selling over a million copies in the UK alone. Gary Glitter was officially born on 3 March 1972 with the release of Rock ‘n’ Roll. With some free studio time available due to a cancellation by David Essex and a song title courtesy of a Melody Maker feature entitled “Rock ‘n’ Roll Parts 1 & 2” the pair recorded the debut Gary Glitter single, Leander playing the instruments and Gary painfully putting down every one of those handclaps.
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Leander and Raven knew they wanted to work together even though all their previous efforts had failed to set the world alight, and in the early 70s, the pair plotted how to launch the newly-named ‘Gary Glitter’ on an unsuspecting public. He also tried his luck as Paul Monday and Rubber Bucket (truly). Initially booked for a month, he ended up staying, almost permanently, for five years.
When the tour finished, he formed Paul Raven & The Boston International Showband and headed out to the booming club scene in Germany.
He changed his name to Paul Raven and recorded several singles during the 1960s – when he was a regular at the 2i’s and the Safari Club in Swinging London – but without much success.ĭeterred, he took up the job of a warm-up man for the pop show Ready, Steady, Go!, and it was here he met songwriter/producer Mike Leander who invited him to front The Mike Leander Orchestra on a UK tour, supporting The Bachelors. Paul Gadd was born in Banbury, Oxfordshire, on.
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