Editing Pete Phipps (section)

== Biography ==
Phipps was a founder member of the Glitter Band (originally known as The Glittermen), who started as Gary Glitter's backing band, and went on to success in their own right, having six top ten singles in the UK in the mid-1970s.<ref name="Thompson">Thompson, Grant (1975) "[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PhcRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ROcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2333,1846457&dq=pete-phipps+drummer&hl=en Gary to Miss Glitter Tour]", ''[[Sydney Morning Herald]]'', 8 June 1975, retrieved 10 February 2010</ref><ref>[https://archive.today/20120730192603/http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=2462 Glitter Band], ChartStats, retrieved 10 February 2010</ref> He was later a member of the band Random Hold, who toured with [[XTC (band)|XTC]] in 1979, leading to him playing the majority of the drums on the XTC album ''[[Mummer (album)|Mummer]]'' (1983) after [[Terry Chambers]] left the band, and he returned for the recording of their next studio album ''[[The Big Express]]'' (1984).<ref name="Erlewine">Erlewine, Stephen Thomas "[{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p5883|pure_url=yes}} XTC Biography]", [[AllMusic]], retrieved 10 February 2010</ref><ref name="Twomey">Twomey, Chris (2002) ''XTC: Chalkhills and Children'', [[Omnibus Press]], {{ISBN|978-0-7119-9105-7}}, p. 130, 137</ref> He also played drums for [[Eurythmics]], joining the band for their MTV-broadcast performance at the Heaven nightclub in London, and playing live with the band into 1984.<ref name="Strong">Strong, Martin C. (2002) ''The Great Rock Discography'', [[Canongate Books|Canongate]], {{ISBN|1-84195-312-1}}, p. 351</ref><ref name="SacB">"LIVE-WIRE EURYTHMICS MAKE A SOULFUL NOISE IN CONCERT", ''[[Sacramento Bee]]'', 1 May 1984</ref> He was also a member of [[Lawrence (musician)|Lawrence]]'s post-[[Felt (band)|Felt]] band [[Denim (band)|Denim]], which has been described as "self-consciously ironic glitter-pop revivalist project", playing on the 1992 album ''[[Back in Denim]]'' and the 1996 album ''[[Denim on Ice]]''.<ref name="AM">"[{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r349893|pure_url=yes}} ''Back in Denim'' Credits]", [[AllMusic]], retrieved 10 February 2010</ref><ref name="Strong2">Strong, Martin C. (2003) ''The Great Indie Discography'', Canongate, {{ISBN|1-84195-335-0}}, p. 330</ref> Phipps was also the drummer on [[Liquid Gold]]'s hits which included "[[Dance Yourself Dizzy]]".