That Old Searchers Magic

rickcrazy · Post by **rickcrazy** » Thu Feb 05, 2004 12:51 pm

Today I picked up a British Searchers compilation on vinyl. It's a double set from 1977 (new old stock) on Pye Records (FILD 002).
It includes thirty tracks, namely:

Sweets for my sweet / Sugar 'n' spice / Ain't gonna kiss ya / Farmer John / Love potion #9 / Alright / Needles and pins / Saturday night out / Don't throw you love away / Some other guy / Saints and searchers / Ain't that just like me / Someday we're gonna love again / No one else could love me / It's in her kiss / When you walk in the room / Sea of heartbreak / What have they done to the rain? / This feeling inside / Goodbye my love / Till I met you / Each time / He's got no love / When I get home / Take me for what I'm worth / Take it or leave it / Have you ever loved somebody / Popcorn, double feature / Western Union / Second hand dealer.

I'm just curious: is every one of the above tracks available on any current Searchers compilation (on CD, of course), or do you spot any rare tracks? Thanks for reading.

jeff_zang · Post by **jeff_zang** » Thu Feb 05, 2004 2:29 pm

Sergio,

While none of these tracks is rare per se (Pye repackaged the Searchers material many times over), it sounds like a very nice compilation of the group's 1963-7 period. From the track listing it appears you have all the A sides released on Pye and many of the B's as well.

"Saturday Night Out" is the flip of "Needles and Pins" and is a great showcase for Tony Jackson, as is "Saints and Searchers". "Each Time" is a track that should have been a single and wasn't, "Have You Ever Loved Somebody" was written by the Hollies and features fine drumming by John Blunt, and "Popcorn, Double Feature" is a personal fave of mine though it didn't do much on the charts (why?).

I have all the above tracks on "The Searchers 30th Anniversary Collection" on the Collectables label, a triple CD set. The more recent "40th Anniversary" compilation would have all the above and more, so you may want to try looking for that one.

Jeff

rickcrazy · Post by **rickcrazy** » Thu Feb 05, 2004 2:39 pm

Many thanks, Jeff.

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Thu Feb 05, 2004 5:39 pm

"Don't throw your love away" was my favorite when I was a kid, I didn't think music could get any better than that.
Is "The Searchers at the Star club" on Mercury a rare album? I've had it for years.

royclough · Post by **royclough** » Sat Feb 07, 2004 1:36 am

Jeff
You have a collectors item then in 30th anniversary because Saints ans Searchers is not on it officially. The Saerchers Anthology has all but Some Other Guy and Sea Of Heartbreak nad will be cheaper. There is a new release again of the pye stuff scheduled for 23/2 release a 3 disc set but again the odd track missing from Jeff's list. The album you have Jeff was called The File Series.

royclough · Post by **royclough** » Sat Feb 07, 2004 1:37 am

Sorry Sergio has the album File Series

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Sat Feb 07, 2004 11:21 am

How about "The Searchers live at the Star Club" or something like that on Mercury vinyl?

jjr · Post by **jjr** » Sat Feb 07, 2004 2:11 pm

Mercury put out two (one and one half, actually) "Star Club" LPs. The second one was "The Searchers Meet the Rattles (a German rock band)", with one side to each.Searchers tracks included: "Sweet Nothin's", "Shaking All Over", "Sweet Little Sixteen", "Don't You Know", "Maybelline", and "It's All Been A Dream"

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Sat Feb 07, 2004 2:15 pm

Ever see The Beatles and Frank Ifield (sp?) (I remember you) LP?

jeff_zang · Post by **jeff_zang** » Sun Feb 08, 2004 3:00 am

Appearently there weren't too many copies of the Ifield/Beatles album ("Jolly What!) pressed at the time so it was hard to find even in '64. Vee Jay released the first Beatles LP in a variety of different formats which we can talk about over on the Beatles fourm.

I have the Mercury Searchers "England's Newest Singing Discovery-Recorded at the Star Club" LP. Again there are not too many copies floating around these days, though I belive Line Records in Germany re-relased this with a different picture on the cover sometime back in the '80's. When I saw the Searchers in 1984 John was nice enough to sign it for me. He said the group had no idea this was going to be released at the time.

Jeff

jeff_zang · Post by **jeff_zang** » Sun Feb 08, 2004 5:06 am

Ray,

Sorry, didn't mean to infer that "Saints And Searchers" was on the 30th Anniversary collection. I was just running over some of the tracks Sergio mentioned which I happen to like. On re-reading my post I can see how you would have read it otherwise..apologies.

Jeff

royclough · Post by **royclough** » Sun Feb 08, 2004 8:43 am

No need to apoligise Jeff, you never know you may have had a copy with it on which would have made it collectable I suppose. It's Roy by the way Geoff!!!

rickcrazy · Post by **rickcrazy** » Sun May 30, 2004 3:51 am

Just picked up yet another Searchers 'Best Of' collection on vinyl. It'a 24 track British album on the 'The Golden Hour Of' series. Tracks include:
Needles and Pins / When You Walk In The Room / I Don't Want To Go On Without You / He's Got No Love / What Have They Done To The Rain / Farmer John / I Count The Tears / Someday We're Gonna Love Again / Goodbye My Love / All My Sorrows / Have You Ever Loved Somebody / Sugar and Spice / Sweets For My Sweet / Take Me For What I'm Worth / Four Strong Winds / Love Potion No. 9 / Hungry For Love / Till I Met You / Don't Throw Your Love Away / You Wanna Make Her Happy / Saints and Searchers / Sea of Heartbreak / This Feeling Inside / Take It Or Leave It.

Spot any rare tracks?

royclough · Post by **royclough** » Sun May 30, 2004 7:14 am

They issued two golden hour albums Sergio volumes 1 and 2 I believe this is Volume 1. No real rarities as such, as you state in your opening sentence , there are so many "Best Of" type compilations relating to The Searchers.

royclough · Post by **royclough** » Sun May 30, 2004 7:17 am

Two Golden Hour compilations were issued Sergio, this I believe being the first. No real rarities as such, as you state in your opening sentence,there has been so many"Best Of" type compilations issued over the years.