Searchers

Formed 1961, Liverpool, UK
Label: Pye
Musicians: John McNally (vcls, ld gtr, hrmnca); Mike Pender [=Michael Pendergast] (vcls, gtr); Tony Jackson (vcls, bs); Chris Curtis [=Christopher Crummey] (drms, pno, gtr)
Producers: Tony Hatch
Writers: Jerome 'Doc' Pomus/Mort Shuman
7N 15533 Sweets For My Sweet 22 Jun 1963 49-39-17-7-3-3-1-1-2-3-6-12-17-24-33-47 Pts: 492
    Original: Drifters (Sep 1961); sales: 250000  
NPL 18086 Meet The Searchers LP 27 Jul 1963 15-6-4-5-2-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-4-7-8-xx-16 Pts: 311
    11 Jan 1964 7-7-7-5-6-6-5-6-6-5-5-5-5-5-10-10-11-13-12-15-15 Pts: 184
NEP 24177 Ain't Gonna Kiss Ya EP 14 Sep 1963 3-2-1-1-1-1-3-3-4-4-4-4-4-5-7-9 Pts: 131
    11 Jan 1964 11-12-12-15-14-20-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-18 Pts: 20
Musicians: John McNally (vcls, ld gtr, hrmnca); Mike Pender [=Michael Pendergast] (vcls, gtr); Tony Jackson (vcls, bs); Chris Curtis [=Christopher Crummey] (drms, pno, gtr)
Producers: Tony Hatch
Writers: Fred Nightingale
7N 15566 Sugar And Spice 19 Oct 1963 29-8-4-2-3-6-13-25-28-30-38 Pts: 266
    sales: 250000  
    11 Jan 1964 46 Pts: 6
NPL 18089 Sugar And Spice LP 2 Nov 1963 13-6-7-5-6-5-11-13-18 Pts: 74
    11 Jan 1964 18-14-18-xx-xx-16-11-10-13-15-8-13-16 Pts: 62
NEP 24183 Sweets For My Sweet EP 7 Dec 1963 16-9-14-5 Pts: 16
    11 Jan 1964 5-8-7-9-9-9-9-11-13-13-18-9-20 Pts: 49
Musicians: John McNally (vcls, ld gtr, hrmnca); Mike Pender [=Michael Pendergast] (vcls, gtr); Tony Jackson (vcls, bs); Chris Curtis [=Christopher Crummey] (drms, pno, gtr)
Producers: Tony Hatch
Writers: Jack Nitzche/Sonny Bono
7N 15594 Needles And Pins 11 Jan 1964 26-6-1-1-1-3-3-4-7-10-22-21-27-38-44 Pts: 494
    Original: Jackie DeShannon (1963); sales: 250000  
NEP 24184 Hungry For Love EP 22 Feb 1964 16-7-6-5-4-4-6-4-5-6-7-7-6-7-9-11-14-14-xx-17 Pts: 92
Musicians: John McNally (vcls, ld gtr, hrmnca); Mike Pender [=Michael Pendergast] (vcls, gtr); Tony Jackson (vcls, bs); Chris Curtis [=Christopher Crummey] (drms, pno, gtr)
Producers: Tony Hatch
Writers: Billy Jackson/Jimmy Wisner
7N 15630 Don't Throw Your Love Away 11 Apr 1964 20-4-2-1-1-3-8-15-26-36-40 Pts: 375
    Original: Orlons; sales: 250000  
NPL 18092 It's The Searchers LP 16 May 1964 13-6-5-4-4-6-7-10-10-8-8-9-11-12-11-15-15 Pts: 135
Writers: S. McMahan
7N 15670 Someday We're Gonna Love Again 11 Jul 1964 22-13-12-11-16-18-28-41 Pts: 125
    Original: Barbara Lewis (1964)  
Musicians: John McNally (vcls, ld gtr, hrmnca); Mike Pender [=Michael Pendergast] (vcls, gtr); Frank Allen (vcls, bs); Chris Curtis [=Christopher Crummey] (drms, pno, gtr)
Producers: Tony Hatch
Writers: Jackie De Shannon
7N 15694 When You Walk In The Room 12 Sep 1964 41-21-16-9-7-3-4-6-11-15-24-32 Pts: 263
    Original: Jackie De Shannon; sales: 250000  
Writers: Malvina Reynolds
7N 15739 What Have They Done To The Rain 28 Nov 1964 49-27-19-16-16-13 Pts: 84
    Original: Malvina Reynolds (1962)  
    16 Jan 1965 17-25-31-47 Pts: 42
NEP 24201 Searchers Play The System EP 5 Dec 1964 15-11-12-12-13 Pts: 15
    16 Jan 1965 12-12-20-17-18 Pts: 14
Musicians: John McNally (vcls, ld gtr, hrmnca); Mike Pender [=Michael Pendergast] (vcls, gtr); Frank Allen (vcls, bs); Chris Curtis [=Christopher Crummey] (drms, pno, gtr)
Producers: Tony Hatch
Writers: R. Mosley/L. Swearingen/L. Simington
7N 15794 Goodbye My Love 27 Feb 1965 44-13-6-5-4-11-22-32-33-41-50 Pts: 194
    Original: Jimmy Hughes (1964)  
NPL 18111 Sounds Like The Searchers LP 13 Mar 1965 16-14-8-20-18 Pts: 27
NEP 24204 When You Walk In The Room EP 20 Mar 1965 18-12 Pts: 6
NEP 24218 Bumble Bee EP 1 May 1965 18-4-2-1-1-2-6-3-5-8-10-8-11-14-15-14-14 Pts: 97
Writers: Clem Curtis/Mike Pender
7N 15878 He's Got No Love 3 Jul 1965 48-31-18-16-12-17-19-26-33-41 Pts: 124
NEP 24222 Searchers '65 EP 18 Sep 1965 18-xx-19-15-16-18-xx-17-16-18 Pts: 24
Writers: P. F. Sloan
7N 15992 Take Me For What I'm Worth 11 Dec 1965 49-31-29-27 Pts: 35
    15 Jan 1966 20-27-28 Pts: 35

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