The Heart Throbs were an indie rock band from Reading, England. They released three albums on the One Little Indian label before splitting up in 1993.
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The Heart Throbs | |
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Origin | Reading, England |
Genres | Alternative rock |
Years active | 1986–1993 |
Labels | In-Tape Rough Trade Profumo One Little Indian Elektra A&M |
Past members | Rose Carlotti Rachel DeFreitas Mark Side Stephen Ward Alan Barclay aka Alan Borgia Noko Steve Monti Colleen Browne Steve Beswick |
The Heart Throbs formed in 1986, initially by Rose Carlotti and Stephen Ward, both college students, who recruited Rose's sister Rachel DeFreitas and Mark Side.[1] Rose and Rachel are sisters of the late Echo & the Bunnymen drummer Pete DeFreitas.[2] The band released their first single in mid-1987 on Marc Riley's In-Tape label.[2] They were then signed by Rough Trade, for whom they released two singles, both hits on the UK Independent Chart.[2][3] After two further singles on their own label, Profumo (a reference to John Profumo), the Heart Throbs were signed by the UK label One Little Indian Records.[2] Guitarist Alan Barclay a.k.a. Alan Borgia joined at this time, allowing original guitarist Ward to move to keyboards.[1] Their first album, Cleopatra Grip, was distributed in the US by Elektra Records, after which they were signed by A&M Records, who released Jubilee Twist in the US.[1] After disappointing sales, however, A&M elected not to distribute their third and final album, Vertical Smile. The first and third albums were named after euphemisms for female genitalia, while the jubilee twist is a martial combat technique for attacking the male genitalia.
The Heart Throbs' single "Dreamtime" reached a peak position of number 2 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart in 1990, and their single "She's in a Trance" reached number 21 in the same year.
Following the Cleopatra Grip tour, the rhythm section left the band,[1] and were replaced by Noko (ex-Luxuria) on bass and Steve Monti (ex-Blockheads) on drums. By the third album, the band had switched to a third rhythm section of Colleen Browne on bass (formerly of the Parachute Men, who later joined Pale Saints) and Steve Beswick on drums.[2]
After the Heart Throbs split up in 1993, Rose Carlotti and Steve Beswick formed the group Angora, who then changed their name to Tom Patrol before eventually disbanding.[2]
The initial lineup was:
Other members:
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