The Searchers Play the System – Rarities, Oddities & Flipsides

The Searchers Play the System – Rarities, Oddities & Flipsides, commonly abbreviated to Play the System, is the compilation album featuring a selection of songs by English band the Searchers.[1] The album was originally released as part of the Searchers collection on PRT Records, a set containing all original Searchers recordings released between 1963-1967 in the UK on Pye Records. It is also the only album gathering together mostly self-penned tunes by the Searchers.[2]

The Searchers Play the System – Rarities, Oddities & Flipsides
Compilation album by
The Searchers
Released1987
Recorded1963-1967
GenreRock/Pop
LanguageEnglish
LabelPRT Records
ProducerTony Hatch

Overview

When all of the Searchers' UK sixties albums were being reissued in 1987 (on LPs, CDs and cassette tapes[3]), PRT Records decided to make two-disc compilation album set originally released as two separate volumes.[4] The set compiles every song released commercially by the band that was not available on their original UK albums.[5] The hits featured on the album named Hits Collection. On the other hand, Play the System was conceived to include lesser-known songs, 18 tracks, including mainly B-sides of their singles, three non-LP A-sides, and the odd 1964 EP-only cut "The System", which was used in a 1964 film of the same name.[6]

Track listing
Side 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Originally releasedLength
1."It's All Been a Dream"Chris CurtisB-side of "Sweets for My Sweet", 19631:48
2."Saturday Night Out"Mark Anthony, Robert RichardsB-side of "Needles and Pins", 19641:43
3."I Pretend I'm with You"Chris CurtisB-side of "Don't Throw Your Love Away", 19641:57
4."No-One Else Could Love Me"Chris CurtisB-side of "Someday We're Gonna Love Again", 19642:12
5."I'll Be Missing You"Chris Curtis, Mike Pender, John McNally, Frank AllenB-side of "When You Walk in the Room", 19642:01
6."This Feeling Inside"Chris Curtis, Mike Pender, John McNally, Frank AllenB-side of "What Have They Done to the Rain", 19641:43
7."Till I Met You"Chris Curtis, Mike Pender, John McNally, Frank AllenB-side of "Goodbye My Love", 19652:56
8."So Far Away"Chris Curtis, Mike PenderB-side of "He's Got No Love", 19652:00
9."I'm Never Coming Back"Chris Curtis, Mike PenderB-side of "When I Get Home", 19651:59
10."Don't Hide It Away"Mike Pender, John McNally, Frank AllenB-side of "Take It or Leave It", 19662:40
Side 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Originally releasedLength
13."It's Just the Way (Love Will Come and Go)"John McNally, Mike PenderB-side of "Have You Ever Loved Somebody", 19662:42
14."Popcorn Double Feature"Larry Weiss, Scott EnglishA-side, 19672:02
15."Lovers"John McNally, Mike PenderB-side of "Popcorn Double Feature", 19672:54
16."Western Union"Mike Rabon, John Durrill, Norman EzellA-side, 19673:32
17."I'll Cry Tomorrow"John McNally, Mike PenderB-side of "Western Union", 19672:59
18."Second Hand Dealer"Frank Allen, Mike PenderA-side, 19672:30
19."Crazy Dreams"John McNally, Mike PenderB-side of "Second Hand Dealer", 19672:29
20."The System"Mike Pratt, Robert RichardsEP track, 19642:44

Personnel

The Searchers

  • Mike Pender – lead guitar, lead vocals, backing vocals (1-20)
  • John McNally – rhythm guitar, lead and backing vocals (1-20)
  • Tony Jackson – bass guitar, lead and backing vocals (1-4)
  • Chris Curtis – drums, lead and backing vocals (1-9, 20)
  • Frank Allen – bass guitar, lead and backing vocals (5-20)
  • John Blunt – drums (10-19)

Additional musicians and production

References
  1. Martin Charles Strong (1998). The Great Rock Discography. Canongate. p. 730. ISBN 9780862418274.
  2. Unterberger, Richie. "Play the System: Rarities, Oddities & Flipsides". AllMusic.com. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  3. "The Searchers Play The System - Rarities, Oddities & Flipsides". Discogs.com. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  4. uncredited author (1987). The Searchers Play The System (LP sleeve note). PRT Records Ltd.
  5. Tim Neely, Dave Thompson (1997). Goldmine British Invasion Record Price Guide. Krause Publications. p. 334. ISBN 9780873415354.
  6. Frank Allen (2009). The Searchers And Me: A History of The Legendary Sixties Hitmakers. Aureus Publishing. ISBN 9781899750412.
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