The Heartbreakers

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This article is about the punk group. For information on Tom Petty's backing band, see Tom Petty. For the movie, see Heartbreakers.

The Heartbreakers were a punk rock group formed in New York, from the remnants of the New York Dolls - Johnny Thunders (vocals/guitar) and Jerry Nolan (drums)- together with Richard Hell(vocals/bass) and Walter Lure (vocals/guitar).

Arriving just as the UK punk scene was building momentum, they developed a following playing in and around London, and shortly signed up with Track. Their debut--and only--studio album, L.A.M.F., featured all the Heartbreakers' popular live songs. At this time, many of the members of the band had left, and Johnny Thunders was deported due to his connections in New York.

The band lingered around New York clubs until the death of Johnny Thunders in 1991. Live shows often consisted of songs performed with the New York Dolls or taken from Johnny Thunders' solo career.

Discography

L.A.M.F., (1977 Track)
Live At Max's Kansas City '79, (1979, Beggar's Banquet)
D.T.K. Live At The Speakeasy, (1982, Jungle)
L.A.M.F. Revisited, (1984, Jungle)
Live At The Lyceum Ballroom 1984, (1985, Jungle)
Live At Mothers, (1991, Fanclub)
What Goes Around, (1991, (1991, Bomp!)
Vive La Révolution (Live In Paris - Le Bataclan - December 8th 1977), (1992, Skydog)
L.A.M.F. The Lost '77 Mixes, (1994, Jungle)
Thunderstorm In Detroit (Live At The Silverbird 21/12/80), (2002, Captain Trip Records)
Down To Kill, (2005, Jungle)

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