Cowley's input. They recorded Backstreet Romance in 1983, but the record was a commercial failure. Loverde's last works were "Love Takes Me Higher" and "Manifestation of Love", both released in 1987. After the collapse of Megatone Records in 1988, Loverde was unable to find a new contract. Death Sometime in the late 1980s, Frank Loverde contracted the AIDS virus. The illness had obliterated the music industry in San Francisco and many of Loverde's acquaintances had already died from the virus. He died just before Christmas on December 20, 1990 at the age of 43. His family had been with him during this heartbreaking time. "He is now our Angel." References . 1947 births 1990 deaths American electronic musicians American experimental musicians AIDS-related deaths in California American people of Italian descent 20th-century American singers 20th-century American male singers