The group is said to have taken its name from the medical condition known as
supraventricular tachycardia.[1] Another plausible explanation is that the name was taken from a model of bass guitar amplifier, the
Ampeg Super Vacuum Tube.
SVT recorded two singles in 1979, one EP in 1980, and one album, No Regrets, in 1981.[1] They were one of the first bands ever to record on San Francisco's
415 Records, who released their single, "Heart of Stone", in 1979.[2] The group disbanded in 1982 after both Zahl and Casady left to form
Yanks with Jack Johnson and Owen Masterson.[1] Casady later quit Yanks and was replaced by bassist Steve Aliment. Brian Marnell died in 1983. Casady's former Jefferson Airplane bandmate
Marty Balin covered the song "Heart of Stone" on his album, Lucky in 1983.
Discography
1979 Single: "New Year" (live) / "Wanna See You Cry" (live)