thanks to Jim
The Heart Throbs Biography
by AllMusic
Formed by Rose Carlotti (b. Rosemarie
DeFreitas, 16 December 1963, Barbados; guitar, vocals) and Stephen Ward
(b. 19 April 1963, Chelmsford, Essex, England; guitar, vocals) from an
idea conceived at college in Birmingham and developed in Reading in
1986, when Rose’s sister, Rachael (b. 25 May 1966, Oxfordshire, England;
bass, vocals), and Mark Side (b. 24 June 1969, Oxfordshire, England;
drums) completed the line-up. Within a year the Heart Throbs had made
inroads towards infamy, supporting the Jesus And Mary Chain on tour and
releasing ‘Bang’ in a controversial ‘car crash’ record sleeve. Further
publicity followed at the close of the decade when the band started up
their own Profumo label, named after the political sex scandal that
shocked Britain in the early 60s, and which prompted tastefully ‘saucy’
pictures of singer Rose posing as the notorious Christine Keeler had
done 20 years earlier (added to which one of the main scandal
protagonists shared the same name as guitarist Ward). In spite of these
tactics and several waves of acclaim for their harshly bittersweet pop
songs, commercial success remained out of reach. A contract with the One
Little Indian Records label in the UK coincided with the band signing
to Elektra Records in the USA. Now joined by guitarist Alan Barclay (b. 4
April 1968, Singapore), they achieved moderate success on both sides of
the Atlantic with the long-awaited debut album Cleopatra Grip, which
included the superb ‘Dreamtime’; the band embarked on a tense tour
towards the end of 1990 which resulted in the departures of both bass
player Rachael Carlotti and drummer Mark Side.
Tracklist
| 1 |
Tiny Feet |
4:59
|
| 2 |
Winter Came Too Soon |
4:38
|
| 3 |
Hooligan |
3:58
|
| 4 |
Outside |
3:47
|
| 5 |
The Girl Became The Stairs |
4:07
|
| 6 |
So Far |
5:10
|
| 7 |
Bright Green Day |
5:06
|
| 8 |
Too Late |
3:38
|
| 9 |
Tuna |
3:00
|
| 10 |
Gone |
4:29
|
| 11 |
Tiny Feet (Reprise) |
2:18 |
