[1] Rose and Rachel are sisters of the late Echo & the Bunnymen drummer Pete DeFreitas.
Alan Borgia joined at this time, allowing original guitarist Ward to move to keyboards.
Following the Cleopatra Grip tour, the rhythm section left the band,[1] and were replaced by Noko (ex-Luxuria) on bass and Steve Monti (ex-Blockheads) on drums.
By the third album, the band had switched to a third rhythm section of Colleen Browne on bass (formerly of the Parachute Men, who later joined Pale Saints) and Steve Beswick on drums.
[2] After the Heart Throbs split up in 1993, Rose Carlotti and Steve Beswick formed the group Angora, who then changed their name to Tom Patrol before eventually disbanding.