The Throb
| The Throb | |
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| Origin | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Genres | Garage rock, R&B, rock, surf |
| Years active | 1965–1967 |
| Labels | Polydor, Albert, EMI/Parlophone |
| Associated acts | Geoff Doyle and the Resonettes, The No Names |
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The Throb were an R&B-based garage rock band from Sydney, Australia, who were active in the mid-1960s. Despite their short tenure, they achieved a brief moment of success, scoring a major hit in Australia with a cover version of "Fortune Teller", originally recorded by Benny Spellman, and which had previously been covered by The Rolling Stones. But, perhaps the song for which they have become best-remembered is the brooding lament "Black", a feedback-drenched rendition of the traditional folk song, "Black (Is the Colour of My True Love's Hair)", which they released in August that year, but to lesser success, though it became a minor hit in Sydney.
The Throb formed in Sydney in 1965 with the line up of John Bell on lead vocals and rhythm guitar, Denny Burgess (ex-Mystery Men) on bass guitar and vocals, Peter Figures (ex-Geoff Doyle and The Resonettes, The No Names) on drums and Marty Van Wynk (ex-Geoff Doyle and The Resonettes, The No Names) on lead guitar.
Figures and Van Wynk had worked together in The Resonettes in the early 1960s as a surf instrumental band. When they signed with Polydor Records in 1964 they changed the band's name to The No Names and issued two beat music singles, "She Is Mine", and a cover version of The Coasters hit Charlie Brown. By December 1965 The No Names became a R&B and rock band called The Throb.
The Throb signed with Albert Productions and label owner, Ted Albert, recommended a cover version of "Fortune Teller" as their debut single. In February 1966 it was issued by EMI/Parlophone and soon charted at No.4 in Sydney and No. in Melbourne. It also charted at No.4 in Adelaide and was a number-one hit in Brisbane. According to the Australian Chart Book 1940–1969 (2005) this equates to a national chart position of No.4. The group had become a "hot live draw on the discotheque circuit".
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