Love Spit Love
Background information
Origin	New York, NY, USA
Genre‍(s)	Alternative
Years active	1992 - 2000
Label‍(s)	Maverick Records Imago Records
Associated acts	Psychedelic Furs
Members
Richard Butler Richard Fortus Frank Ferrer Chris Wilson
Former members
Tim Butler

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History

When the Psychedelic Furs disbanded in 1991, Butler moved to New York. Butler contacted guitarist Richard Fortus, whose band, Pale Divine, had been the opener on the Furs' final US tour. The two began to collaborate on what Butler expected would become his first solo record. The duo enlisted drummer Frank Ferrer to help develop the material. As the songs took shape, however, Butler opted to push the project into a new band.^[1] The band's name was taken from a 1991 performance art exhibit in New York, which featured three naked couples (of varying sexual orientation) openly engaged in acts of affection. Nickname: Big Apple Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area    - City 1,214. ... Richard Fortus Richard Fortus is a professional guitarist who has shown his capabilities as a member of the re-formed Psychedelic Furs, which carried on from his project work in Love Spit Love. ... Frank Ferrer is an American rock drummer and session musician. ...

To record their debut album, the band brought in Butler's brother (and Furs bandmate) Tim to fill in on bass. (Butler also co-wrote six songs on the album.) The completed self-titled album was released in August of 1994 on Imago Records. The debut album's lead single, "Am I Wrong", was warmly received at alternative radio and MTV. (The song eventually appeared on the soundtrack to the 1995 movie Angus.) Love Spit Love is an album by Love Spit Love. ... MTV (Music Television) is a cable television network headquartered in New York City. ... Angus is a 1995 film based on the short story A Brief Moment In The Life of Angus Bethune by Chris Crutcher. ...

Richard Butler and Fortus undertook a series of promotional tour dates in the summer of 1994, performing acoustically. For a fall 1994 tour, the band enlisted bassist Chris Wilson, who soon became a permanent member of the band. The fall touring included an appearance on The Jon Stewart Show, where the band performed second single "Change in the Weather". The Jon Stewart Show was a short-lived talk show hosted by comedian Jon Stewart on MTV. It premiered in 1993 and became the second highest-rated progam on the network behind Beavis and Butt-Head[1]. Celebrity guests who made appearances on the show included Howard Stern, David Letterman...

Near the end of 1995, the band was approached by the music supervisor of the movie The Craft, who inquired if the band might record a cover of The Smiths' "How Soon Is Now?". After initial reluctance, the band recorded the song, and it was released as a single from the movie's soundtrack in 1996. Some years later, Warner Bros utilized the band's cover as the theme song for the television series Charmed.^[2] The Craft is a 1996 movie directed by Andrew Fleming about a girl who moves to Los Angeles, California from San Francisco, California and meets three friends who teach her about the world of (fictional) witchcraft. ... The Smiths were an English rock group active from 1982 to 1987. ... How Soon Is Now? is one of the most popular songs by the British band The Smiths. ... Charmed was an American television series that ran for eight seasons on The WB. It was produced by Aaron Spelling and is about three sisters who are the worlds most powerful good witches, known throughout the supernatural community as The Charmed Ones but known to everyone else as the...

For most of 1995 and 1996, the band found themselves in a precarious situation with their label. Imago Records, which was founded as a joint venture between Terry Ellis and BMG, lost its distribution deal with BMG at the end of 1994. Ellis retained the contracts to the label's bands and hoped to find a new distributor. By 1996, however, the label went bankrupt, leaving the band to find another home. Later that year, Love Spit Love signed with Maverick Records. It has been suggested that Terry Elli be merged into this article or section. ... BMG (Bertelsmann Music Group) is one of the six divisions of Bertelsmann. ... Maverick Records is a record label owned by the Warner Music Group and distributed through Warner Brothers Records. ...

The band's second album, Trysome Eatone, was released in August of 1997. The album spawned two singles, "Long Long Time" and "Fall on Tears". Trysome Eatone is an album by Love Spit Love. ...

After touring in support of the album, Love Spit Love spent the rest of the 90s idle, before announcing an indefinite hiatus in 2000. ^[3] That year, the Psychedelic Furs decided to reform, with both Fortus and Ferrer joining the reformed lineup. Fortus later spent time as a supporting guitarist for Nena and is currently a member of the reformed Guns N' Roses. Nena (born March 24, 1960 in Hagen, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a German singer who became famous with the New German Wave song 99 Luftballons (99 Red Balloons in the English version). ... Guns N Roses is an American hard rock band that gained fame during the late 1980s and early 1990s. ...

Discography

• Love Spit Love (1994) #195 US
• Trysome Eatone (1997)

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Singles

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References

1. ^ Ankeny, Jason. "Love Spit Love". All Music Guide.
2. ^ Harris, Will. "A Chat with Richard Butler". Bullz-Eye. April 16, 2006.
3. ^ Flinn, Sean. "Back in the Pink". Choler Magazine. August 2, 2000.

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External links

• Maverick Records: Love Spit Love
• Love Spit Love: Love Spit Love