THE THROB

The Throb formed in Sydney in 1965 with the lineup 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 Wyk (ex-Geoff Doyle and The Resonettes, The No Names) on lead guitar. John Bell had been The Easybeats original singer at the Villawood Migrant Hostel and this connection led the group to producer Ted Albert. On stage The Throb were truly frantic with black leather and manic poses. All they lacked was a really good songwriter.

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 #6 in Sydney and #2 in Melbourne. It also charted at #4 in Adelaide and was a #1 hit in Brisbane. The group became a "hot live draw on the discotheque circuit".

The band reworked an English folk song, "Black is the Colour of My True Love's Hair", as a "mournful, demonic" tune, which was released as their second single, ''Black''. It reached the Top 40 in most of the other capital cities. Marty Van Wyk left to join The Soul Agents followed by The Cherokees while The Throb continued as a three-piece until October, when Burgess left to form his own group, Honeybunch. Bell and Figures recruited Bob Daisley (ex-Dennis Williams and the Delawares, Gino Affair) on bass guitar and Paul Wyld on organ and piano but the band ran out of gas and The Throb disbanded in January 1967 when Figures joined Jeff St. John and Yama. Later John Bell became a minister of religion. Paul Wyld died in 1999.

Members

John Bell (vocals/guitar), Denny Burgess (vocals/bass), Peter Figures (drums), Bob Daisley (bass), Marty Van Wyk (guitar) Paul Wyld (keyboards)

SINGLES

''The Fortune Teller (#4) / Believe In Me'' 1966 Parlophone
''Black (#42) / Turn My Head'' 1966 Parlophone

References

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Throb

http://top100singles.blogspot.com.au/