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Having parted ways with KATHARGO in 1973, Hartwig was readily available to join the new group. He proposed combining the names of the musicians’ former bands: ''Chibwich'' and ''KATHARGO''. The resulting contraction, '''Chorbo''', was adopted as the band’s name, marking the beginning of its subsequent career.

== The “Scouser Sound” era and stylistic shift ==

Chorbo’s early material centered around the “Scouser Sound”-a hybrid of hard rock and disco, whose visual stylings included sweat bands, track suits, and excessive gold jewelry. The band was reportedly “only playing this style because that’s what sold at the time”, but all of the members knew the Scouser Sound was over when they included a disco whistle on the song Throb Machine.

Late singer Graham Hatman picked up a worn copy of Conan the Barbarian in 1982 and had a new vision. The band quickly retooled their image and changed direction to a New Wave of British Heavy Metal sound with sword-and-sorcery themed lyrics and visual stylings.

== Trivia ==

Chorbo once shared a photo studio with Rick James. James had booked an adjacent studio to shoot the album cover for the album “Throwin’ Down”, but shortly after arrival one of James’ entourage had his Jheri-curl catch fire, requiring the studio to be fumigated. Chorbo welcomed James with open arms and James ended up with a barbarian-themed album cover.

"Chorbo" also means "summer romance" in Iberian Spanish. The operator of Chorbo's Facebook page, Don Frumpton, released a statement:

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 Having parted ways with KATHARGO in 1973, Hartwig was readily available to join the new group. He proposed combining the names of the musicians’ former bands: ''Chibwich'' and ''KATHARGO''. The resulting contraction, '''Chorbo''', was adopted as the band’s name, marking the beginning of its subsequent career.
+== The “Scouser Sound” era and stylistic shift ==
+Chorbo’s early material centered around the “Scouser Sound”-a hybrid of hard rock and disco, whose visual stylings included sweat bands, track suits, and excessive gold jewelry. The band was reportedly “only playing this style because that’s what sold at the time”, but all of the members knew the Scouser Sound was over when they included a disco whistle on the song Throb Machine.
+Late singer Graham Hatman picked up a worn copy of Conan the Barbarian in 1982 and had a new vision. The band quickly retooled their image and changed direction to a New Wave of British Heavy Metal sound with sword-and-sorcery themed lyrics and visual stylings.
 == Trivia ==
+Chorbo once shared a photo studio with Rick James. James had booked an adjacent studio to shoot the album cover for the album “Throwin’ Down”, but shortly after arrival one of James’ entourage had his Jheri-curl catch fire, requiring the studio to be fumigated. Chorbo welcomed James with open arms and James ended up with a barbarian-themed album cover.
 "Chorbo" also means "summer romance" in Iberian Spanish. The operator of Chorbo's Facebook page, Don Frumpton, released a statement:

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