PROFUMO
RECORDS
Profumo Records was a DIY label. It
managed two singles. It issued singles in PROS-0 numerical
series. The Heart Throbs were an indie-rock band from Reading, 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. Rose and
Rachel are sisters of the late Echo & the Bunnymen drummer Pete DeFreitas.
The band released their first single in mid-1987 on Marc Riley's In-Tape label.
They were then signed by Rough Trade, for whom they released two singles, both
hits on the UK Independent Chart. After two further singles on their own label,
Profumo (a reference to John Profumo), The Heart Throbs were signed by the UK
record label One Little Indian Records. Guitarist Alan Barclay aka Alan Borgia
joined at this time, allowing original guitarist Ward to move to
keyboards. Distributed By Distributed By P.R.T, Revolver and The
Cartel.
88
Hearthrobs
Here I
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PROFUMO
PROS
1
89
Hearthrobs
Blood From A
Stone
PROFUMO
PROS
2