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Biography
1975...Jerry Nolan and Johnny Thunders quit the New York Dolls. Back in NYC, they immediately contact ex-Television bassist Richard Hell to start a new band. Another guitarist joins, his name. Walter Lure (ex-Demons). The Heartbreakers are born. Very soon, everybody is talking about them. The Heartbreakers is the band to see, and everyone wants to be seen with them. By the following year Hell is out of the band and he starts the Voidoids, he's replaced by Billy Rath and the Heartbreakers relocates to London where they join the Sex Pistols on their aborted 1976 tour. They release the famous Chinese Rocks single- song originally written by Dee Dee Ramone- before putting out their debut LP, L.A.M.F. Walter writes/co-writes some of the finest Heartbreakers tunes, they all become instant classics (Too Much Junky Business, Get of the Phone, One Track Mind, All by myself, and that's just to name a few). The group moves back to NYC, their break-up is announced by the end of 1977 and is followed by an important number of farewell shows; Ty Stix sitting behind the drum kit for many of those performances. The Heartbreakers resurface on very rare occasions, and a live album is recorded in 84. The same year their debut LP is remixed and released as L.A.M.F Revisited. During that period Walter also helps out The Ramones on a couple of albums ('Subtererranean jungle"&"Too tough to die"). He also performs with The Blessed with whom he releases a single. In 1990 the Heartbreakers perform their final show a couple of months before the tragic death of Johnny Thunders, soon followed by Jerry Nolan. In the late 70's and 80's Walter has a few bands such as The Hurricanes and The Heroes before he finally starts the Waldos. In 1995 The Waldos release a full length album entitled "Rent party". Produced by Andy Shernoff (The Dictators), "Rent Party" turns out to be a fantastic album featuring some original songs as well as brilliant covers. This CD must have for anyone who loves the New York scene. These days Walter performs around New York with the Waldos. He was invited this September 2006 to perform at the farewell night at the Continental (the famous club closed after 15 years of rocking). Walter got to sing the last song ever sung at Continental; the Rolling Stones classic 'The Last Time', with CJ Ramone on bass and Daniel Rey on guitar. The latest Heartbreakers release is a 3 Cds Box Set featuring previously never released material, and a booklet which includes an interview with Walter. Another interview with Walter was recently published in the March issue of Loud Fast Rules (available at Barnes & Nobles, Borders, Interpunk, etc). by Thomas 'thomaxe' Goze |
