Also known as: Glitterhouse, The
Origin: Great Neck, NY, USA
The Glitterhouse was a band from northwest Long Island, NY that released one LP and a couple of singles in 1968. They also recorded songs for the motion picture soundtrack to that year's swanky sci-fi film Barbarella , starring a young Jane Fonda. Members included Michael Gayle (lead guitar, lead vocals), Hank Aberle (guitar, violin, harmony vocals), Al Lax (bass, harmony vocals), Moogy Klingman (keyboards) and Joel "Bishop" Obrien (drums). The origins of the group can be traced back to 1965 when Gayle met Aberle and Lax at a party on Long Island. They hit it off and formed their first band, t…