The Searchers 30th Anniversary Collection 1962–1992

The Searchers 30th Anniversary Collection 1962–1992 is a compilation album of songs by the English rock band The Searchers released by Sequel Records. This collection including all of their A-sides released on Pye Records, nearly all B-sides and many of their album tracks.[1] The third disc featured rarities, plus previously unreleased material intended for unfinished LP from 1983.[2]

30th Anniversary Collection 1962–1992
Compilation album by
Released1992
Recorded1963-1983
GenreRock/pop
LanguageEnglish
LabelSequel
ProducerTony Hatch, John Verity, Peter Collins

Overview

Album was released on the 30th anniversary of the band's founding.[3] With 84-song set this is a pretty definitive collection of the group's sixties material originally released on Pye Records from 1963 to 1967. The first disc contains singles, the second album tracks and the third rarities. This collection also includes solo singles by the band members Tony Jackson and Chris Curtis ("Stage Door", "Watch Your Step", "Aggravation"), alternate Searchers’ takes ("I'll Be Doggone", "Someday We're Gonna Love Again"), foreign-language versions of their hits ("Tausend Nadelstiche", "Verzeih' My Love", "Süß Ist Sie") or previously unissued songs ("Once Upon a Time", "Bye Bye Johnny" or "Shame Shame Shame"). There are also five songs originally broadcast on various BBC Light Programme, which were never recorded in a studio or released on a Searchers album, incl. version of Bob Dylan’s "Blowin' in the Wind". "It was in vogue and suited our harmony style perfectly," wrote Frank Allen about this track in his autobiography.[4] The package includes discography, a family tree by Peter Frame, and liner notes by the band’s guitarist John McNally, producer Tony Hatch, compiler Roger Dopson or Tim Viney from The Searchers Appreciation Society.[3]

Unfinished LP

In 1981 the band signed to PRT Records. "They were very enthusiastic and talked about a possible album and how we were going to be big again," wrote Mike Pender in 2014.[5] This box consisted of few songs intended for the album that was never completed ("Innocent Victim", "Good Way To Fall", "New Heart"), produced by the Argent guitarist John Verity on September 1983. "In the end we completed four tracks with Verity," wrote Allen, "before PRT pulled the plug on the project and the proposed releases were shelved." There is also the last Searchers’ British single from this period ("I Don't Want To Be The One" / "Hollywood"), included The KinksBob Henrit as a session drummer.[4]

Track listing

CD 1 - The Singles
No.TitleWriter(s)Originally released[6])Length
1."Sweets for My Sweet"Doc Pomus, Mort ShumanA-side single, "Meet The Searchers"2:30
2."It's All Been A Dream"Chris CurtisB-side of "Sweets for My Sweet"1:51
3."Sugar and Spice"Fred NightingaleA-side single, "Sugar And Spice"2:18
4."Needles and Pins"Sonny Bono, Jack NitzscheA-side single, "It's the Searchers"2:15
5."Saturday Night Out"Mark Anthony, Robert RichardsB-side of "Needles and Pins"1:47
6."Don't Throw Your Love Away"Billy Jackson, Jimmy WisnerA-side single, "It's The Searchers"2:19
7."I Pretend I'm With You"Chris CurtisB-side of "Don't Throw Your Love Away"2:01
8."Someday We're Gonna Love Again"Sharon McMahanA-side single2:01
9."No One Else Could Love Me"Chris CurtisB-side of "Someday We're Gonna Love Again"2:16
10."When You Walk In The Room"Jackie DeShannonA-side single2:24
11."(I'll Be) Missing You"Chris Curtis, Mike Pender, John McNally, Frank AllenB-side of "When You Walk in the Room"2:06
12."What Have They Done to the Rain"Malvina ReynoldsA-side single2:36
13."This Feeling Inside"Chris Curtis, Frank Allen, John McNally, Mike PenderB-side of "What Have They Done to the Rain"1:47
14."Goodbye My Love"Robert Mosley, Lamar Simington, Leroy SwearingenA-side single2:58
15."'Till I Met You"Chris Curtis, Frank Allen, John McNally, Mike PenderB-side of "Goodbye My Love"3:00
16."He's Got No Love"Chris Curtis, Mike PenderA-side single2:38
17."So Far Away"Chris Curtis, Mike PenderB-side of "He's Got No Love"2:04
18."When I Get Home"Bobby Darin, Russell AlquistA-side single2:13
19."I'm Never Coming Back"Chris Curtis, Mike PenderB-side of "When I Get Home"2:03
20."Take Me For What I'm Worth"P. J. ProbyA-side single, Take Me for What I'm Worth2:43
21."Too Many Miles"Chris Curtis, Frank Allen, John McNally, Mike PenderB-side of Take Me For What I'm Worth2:12
22."Take It Or Leave It"Mick Jagger, Keith RichardsA-side single2:50
23."Don't Hide It Away"Frank Allen, John McNally, Mike PenderB-side of "Take It or Leave It"2:44
24."Have You Ever Loved Somebody"Allan Clarke, Graham Nash, Tony HicksA-side single2:42
25."It's Just The Way"John McNally, Mike PenderB-side of "Have You Ever Loved Somebody"2:42
26."Popcorn Double Feature"Larry Weiss, Scott EnglishA-side single2:58
27."Western Union"Mike Rabon, John Durrill, Norman EzellA-side single2:30
28."I'll Cry Tomorrow"John McNally, Mike PenderB-side of "Western Union"3:49
29."Second Hand Dealer"Frank Allen, Mike PenderA-side single3:45
30."Crazy Dreams"John McNally, Mike PenderB-side of "Second Hand Dealer"2:35
CD 2 - The Album Tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Originally releasedLength
1."Ain't Gonna Kiss Ya"James Marcus SmithMeet the Searchers2:05
2."Love Potion No. 9"Jerry Leiber, Mike StollerMeet the Searchers2:05
3."The System"Mike Pratt, Robert RichardsEP track2:05
4."Bumble Bee"LaVern Baker, Leroy FullyloveSounds Like Searchers2:12
5."Where Have All the Flowers Gone"Pete SeegerMeet the Searchers2:57
6."Alright"Jerry Ross, Lester VanadoreMeet the Searchers2:09
7."Farmer John"Don Harris, Dewey TerryMeet the Searchers1:59
8."Since You Broke My Heart"Don Everly, Phil EverlyMeet the Searchers2:50
9."Tricky Dicky"Jerry Leiber, Mike StollerMeet the Searchers2:08
10."Listen to Me"Charles Hardin, Norman PettySugar and Spice2:12
11."Hungry for Love"Gordon MillsSugar and Spice2:24
12."Ain't That Just Like Me"Earl Carroll (vocalist), Billy GuySugar and Spice2:25
13."Don't Cha Know"David Box, Ernie HallSugar and Spice2:03
14."All My Sorrows"Glenn YarboroughSugar and Spice3:26
15."It's In Her Kiss"Rudy ClarkIt's The Searchers2:15
16."Sea of Heartbreak"Paul Hampton, Hal DavidIt's The Searchers2:25
17."I Count the Tears"Doc Pomus, Mort ShumanIt's The Searchers2:03
18."This Empty Place"Burt Bacharach, Hal DavidIt's The Searchers2:07
19."Can't Help Forgiving You"Jackie DeShannon, Sharon SheeleyIt's The Searchers2:05
20."Sho' Know A Lot About Love"Gary S. Paxton, Buddy MizeIt's The Searchers2:23
21."Magic Potion"Burt Bacharach, Hal DavidSounds Like Searchers2:31
22."Till You Say You'll Be Mine"Jackie DeShannonSounds Like Searchers2:15
23."I Don't Want to Go On Without You"Bert Berns, Jerry WexlerSounds Like Searchers2:57
24."A Tear Fell"Eugene Randolph, Dorian BurtonSounds Like Searchers2:58
25."If I Could Find Someone"Chris CurtisSounds Like Searchers2:08
26."It's Time"John McNallyTake Me for What I'm Worth2:34
27."I'll Be Doggone"Smokey Robinson, Warren Moore, Marv TarplinTake Me for What I'm Worth2:54
28."Each Time"Jackie DeShannonTake Me for What I'm Worth2:46
29."You Can't Lie To a Liar"Frank Churchill, Lionel HamptonTake Me for What I'm Worth2:22
30."Four Strong Winds"Ian TysonTake Me for What I'm Worth3:07
CD 3 - Rarities
No.TitleWriter(s)SourceLength
1."Tausend Nadelstiche (Needles and Pins in German)"Sonny Bono, Jack NitzscheA-side single, 1964, Germany2:14
2."Süß ist sie (Sugar and Spice in German)"Fred NightingaleA-side single, 1964, Germany2:17
3."Bye Bye Johnny"Chuck BerryUnreleased, 19642:47
4."I Don't Want to Go On Without You"Bert Berns, Jerry WexlerAlternate take, 19643:26
5."I (Who Have Nothing)"Carlo Donida, Jerry Leiber, Mike StollerUnreleased, 19642:48
6."Shame Shame Shame"Jimmy ReedUnreleased, 19642:42
7."Someday We're Gonna Love Again"Sharon McMahanAlternate take, 19642:06
8."Verzeih' My Love (Goodbye My Love in German)"Robert Mosley, Lamar Simington, Leroy SwearingenA-side single, 1965, Germany2:55
9."I'll Be Doggone"Smokey Robinson, Warren Moore, Marv TarplinAlternate take, 19653:02
10."Once Upon A Time"Charles Strouse, Lee AdamsUnreleased, 19652:08
11."Sweet Little Sixteen"Chuck BerryBBC Saturday Swings (7. 5. 1965)1:58
12."Blowin' in the Wind"Bob DylanBBC Saturday Club (14. 5. 1966)2:12
13."Medley: See See Rider/Jenny Take A Ride"Gertrude "Ma" Rainey / Bob Crewe, Enotris Johnson, Richard PennimanBBC Saturday Club (11. 2. 1967)2:32
14."Goodbye, So Long"Ike TurnerBBC Saturday Club (11. 2. 1967)2:06
15."I'll Be Loving You"Chris Curtis, Frank Allen, John McNally, Mike PenderBBC Saturday Club (25. 3. 1967)2:51
16."I Don't Believe It"Robery, CharlesBBC Saturday Club (6. 5. 1967)2:32
17."Stage Door"Gerry Goffin, Carole KingA-side single, Tony Jackson & The Vibrations2:25
18."Watch Your Step"Bobby ParkerA-side single, Tony Jackson & The Vibrations2:45
19."Aggravation"Joe SouthA-side single, Chris Curtis2:01
20."Innocent Victim"Steve ThompsonUnreleased 19834:01
21."Good Way To Fall"Frank AllenUnreleased 19832:57
22."New Heart"Joey Arreguin, Rick RisoUnreleased 19833:52
23."I Don't Want To Be The One"Steve ThompsonA-side single, 19823:53
24."Hollywood"Frank Allen, John McNally, Mike PenderB-side "I Don't Want To Be The One", 19823:50

Personnel

The Searchers

Tony Jackson and the Vibrations

  • Tony Jackson – bass guitar, lead vocals
  • Ian Buisel – guitar
  • Denis Thompson – bass guitar
  • Martin Raymond – organ
  • Paul Francis – drums

Chris Curtis (studio band)

Additional musicians and production

References

  1. "30th Anniversary Collection/". AllMusic, Richie Unterberger. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  2. Colin Larkin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 1998. ISBN 9780857125958.
  3. Peter Doggett, Tim Viney, 30th Anniversary Collection 1962–1992 (CD liner notes), Sequel Records, 1992.
  4. Frank Allen (2009). The Searchers And Me: A History of The Legendary Sixties Hitmakers. Aureus Publishing. ISBN 9781899750412.
  5. Mike Pender (2014). The Search for Myself. Genuine Article Books. p. 136. ISBN 9780993121302.
  6. "The Searchers Discography". Discogs.com. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
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