Boasting members of the recently disbanded Bulldogs Allstar Goodtime Band, Ebony and the highly respected Tamburlaine, The Heartbreakers came together in 1975 and were one of New Zealand’s hardest working bands until they wound up, exhausted, in late 1977.
Simon Morris - bass, guitar, vocals
Bill Beare - guitar, vocals
Tony Hooper - guitar, vocals
Steve Robinson - guitar, vocals
Danny Shaw - drums
Nick Theobald - bass, vocals
Don Wilson - guitar, vocals
Rob Winch - guitar, vocals
Despite all their singles being credited to just Heartbreakers, the band always used the name The Heartbreakers.
The Heartbreakers' first single was released two years before the Tom Petty and Johnny Thunders helmed bands of the same name released their debut singles.
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