Who was/is The Searchers ? - CDs, Vinyl LPs, DVD and more

The Searchers, named after the John Ford movie, were sec-ond only to the Beatles on Merseyside in terms of musician-ship and local popularity. On their signing to Pye in 1963, the line-up was Mike Pender, lead guitar (born Mike Prender-gast, March 3, 1942), John McNally, rhythm (Aug. 30, 1941), Tony Jackson, bass (July 16, 1940), and Chris Curtis, drums (Aug. 16, 1941). Their first single, the Drifters' `Sweets For My Sweet' went to No. 1 and featured the high-pitched, light harmonies that became the group's trademark. Other covers of American hits followed and were equally successful : Jackie De Shannon's 'Needles And Pins' (written by Jack Nitzsche and Sonny Bono), the Orlons"Don't Throw Your Love Away' and 'When You Walk In The Room', another De Shannon hit.

The Searchers were also regular visitors to the American Top Twenty on the Kapp label, and their combination of tight harmonies with jangling guitars anticipated the sound of the Byrds. By 1965, how-ever, their lack of original songs for singles was becoming a liability. Two folk/protest numbers (Malvina Reynolds' `What Have They Done To The Rain' and P. F. Sloan's `Take Me For What I'm Worth') barely scraped into the Top Twenty and Jackson left to be replaced by Frank Allen from Cliff Bennett's band. In 1969, the Searchers lost Curtis who tried a solo career briefly and then went into production. By this time they were establishing themselves on the cabaret circuit, like many of their fellow-Mersey groups.

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At The Star-Club (CD)
The Searchers: At The Star-Club (CD) Art-Nr.: BCD16602

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1-CD with 28-page booklet, 19 tracks, playing time 45:16 minutes. Founded in the late '50s to back the now forgotten Johnny Sandon, this Liverpoole foursome first played the Star-Club in July 1962, and made their 19 Philips recordings on...
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The Farewell Album - The Greatest Hits & More (2-CD)
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(BMG) 50 tracks, digipack The Searchers are one of the greatest British Rock & Pop bands of all time. This double CD contains all their original hits from the 1960s like Sweets For My Sweet, Needles & Pins, Sugar & Spice as well as album...
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When You Walk In The Room - The Complete Pye Recordings 1963-67 (6-CD)
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(Sanctuary Records) 164 Tracks - Slipcase box with 36-page booklet and 6 CDs in digisleeves with original LP cover replica! The Searchers - John McNally and Frank Allen have been with the band from the beginning - recently announced...
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The Searchers (7inch, 45rpm, SC, EP)
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(PRT Australia) 4 tracks EP A1 Needles And Pins A2 Don't Throw Your Love Away B1 Bumble Bee B2 Goodbye My Love
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When You Walk In The Room (CD)
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The Ultimate Collection (LP, colored Vinyl, Ltd.)
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(BMG Rights) 20 tracks, colored vinyl in red, limited edition Few beat groups of the mid-sixties could rival Liverpool's The Searchers, whose first four singles on the Pye label yielded three number one hits - "Sweets For My Sweet,...
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Wow-Wow Baby - Ooo-Wee (7inch, 45rpm)
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Love Potion Number Nine - Needles And Pins (7inch, 45rpm)
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3 Originals (3-CD Box)
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(Castle) Three original albums from 1963-65 ins Slipcase - rare Set!
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Meet The Searchers (LP)
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(BGO Records) 16 tracks The Searchers' first album on the Pye record label, featuring their No. 1 hit “Sweets For My Sweet”. Includes four bonus tracks. The album reached #2 in the UK charts, and the track “Ain't Gonna Kiss Ya” was...
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Sounds Like Searchers (LP)
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It's The Searchers (LP)
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Sounds Like Searchers...plus (Mono & Stereo)
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(Castle) 32 tracks, the 1965 album in mono & stereo plus rare bonus tracks, extensive liner notes plus lots of illustrations - last copies!
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Best Hits Collection (CD, Japan)
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It's The Searchers (CD)
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Sugar And Spice...plus (Mono & Stereo)
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(CASTLE) 30 tracks, their 1963 album in Mono & Stereo plus some foreign language versions - last copies!
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A & B Sides 1963-67 (2-LP)
The Searchers: A & B Sides 1963-67 (2-LP) Art-Nr.: LPBGO2007

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(BGO Records) 32 tracks Contains all their single A- and B-sides from 1963 to 1967 A total of 32 tracks from the time when The Searchers were only topped by The Beatles in the Merseybeat and including all hits such as 'Sweets For My...
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Take Me For What I'm Worth (LP)
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