Glamour

If Kaka de Luxe were in Madrid the flagship band that started the so-called "Movida Madrileña", in Valencia Glamour was the prologue of what was coming in this city. They were standards of synth-pop music and, without hesitation, the band who took the first step to the movements and groups of New Romantics that would come next in the city. 

A demo from La Banda de Gaal (that's how they were named before) came to Esteban Leivas, a well-known Uruguayan producer who had just arrived from Madrid, and that very soon realized that this band had a promising future. They played a music according to what came from England, Spandau Ballet, Duran Duran, Ultravox, Visage, Japan, Soft Cell..., technified sounds disguised as romanticism and extravagant costumes, so perhaps they were ipso facto qualified as New Romantics. Before Esteban Leivas got Polydor to release a first single, it was decided to change the name of the band, with Glamour finally appointed. Moreover, this name was much more accommodating to the image of the band, rather more glamorous. The group was formed by Luis Badenes (vocals), Adolfo Barberá (guitars), Remy Carreres (bass), José Luís Macías (synthesizers and all kinds of programmed rhythms) and José Payá (drums). 

At the end of 1981, their first single, 'Imágenes', came out, an overflowing song full of rhythm and a delirious intro, which undoubtedly became an anthem in Valencia at that time. Almost entering the new year, a second and magnificent single hit the streets, consecrating "almost" definitely to the band: 'En Soledad'. By the year 1982 the first Glamour LP was released, recorded in the Doublewtronics studios of Madrid and titled as its star song, 'Imágenes'.

Given the great success ith their first work, a second album was released in mid-1983, this time recorded in August at the studios Audiofilm de Madrid and entitled 'Guarda Tus Lágrimas'. As first single appeared "Intento Olvidar", the best song in this second work. A second and last single did not take long to appear,  'Guarda Tus Lágrimas', entitled as the LP. 

This last album closes the short but brilliant career of Glamour; internal problems and other expectations in mind make the adventure come to an end. Remy Carreres and José Luís Macías, along with Lino Oviaño and Carlos Goñi, joined in Comité Cisne (before this Remy was part of the Margaret Seidler combo, Manía, and at the same time José Luís Macías also collaborated with Última Emoción). Adolfo Barberá, in addition to making his first steps as a producer, would lead the first stage of Ceremonia with José Godofredo and Javier Morant, formed Los Cangrejos at the end of the 1980s, and he even enrolled as member of Los Seres Vacios. José Payá was also member of Ceremonia and Manía, and later he would join Io and Video.

Over time, Glamour became one of the most unfairly forgotten bands on the national scene, but despite this, the quintet marked a very important musical moment in Valencia, rubbing elbows with other Spanish New Romantics of the moment (Azul y Negro, Video, Casal...). Glamour were pioneers of tecno-glam in Valencia and the first line of the New Romantic image in Spain, and they served as a mirror for other groups in Valencia. [SOURCE: GRUPOS NACIONALES NUEVA OLA 80]