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This is Chapter No. 10 - the Searchers' first single with their new bass guitarist and singer, Frank Allen, who was formerly with Cliff Bennett and the Rebel Rousers.
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was the first line-up change in a major group from the Mersy Beat Boom. Some music papers prophesized the end of the group, not being aware that Tony Jackson's voice hadn't been the prominent vocal trademark for the group for more than seven
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But the future - right up to the present day - showed that the decision to recruit Frank and his acceptance was one of the best things that could have happened to the Searchers."
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Far left: Frank on stage at the Starclub
left: Disc August 8th 1964,
below: Frank's first day in the Searchers (taken from his book: Travelling
Man - On The Raod With The Searchers, ISBN 1899750 290,
easy to order at Amazon UK and great to read |
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THE FACTS ABOUT THE SINGLE |
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The UK release date was September 1964. It came out on Pye 7N-15694, and it entered the charts on September 17th, going up to number 3 and staying in the
charts for 12 weeks. The lead singer is Frank Allen, harmony vocal by Mike with back-up vocals by Chris. The flip side is "I'll Be Missing You", mainly sung by Mike supported by Chris. This is an original composition by Chris, who had already sung the
lead vocal on a demo version in 1963.
Having a brand new member take lead vocals (which was not essential, the Searchers already having an trademark sound) was a daring experiment - which worked successfully.
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left: Germany |
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right: the Netherlands |
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| Cat. no. Pye 7N-15694, it didn't chart. Pye Netherlands took a cover they used before. They didn't seem to care too much for the group in 64. |
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Denmark (Pye 7N-15694), no chart information, had a pic-cover, not available
US (Kapp K-618), reached no. 35, no picture cover
Ireland (Pye 7N-15694),
reached no. 4, no picture cover
Australia (?), reached no. 1, picture cover (?) |
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left: Sweden (Pye 7N-15694), no chart information |
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THE EPs
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left: UK ep, released in November 64, entered the ep charts in March 65, reached no.12 and stayed for two weeks.
right: French ep, released in 65, no chart information
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Spain had the same ep Pye PYEP 2056, cover showed Tony Jackson as a member of the group.
The Danish ep combined When You Walk with the next single, so it will be shown it
in the next chapter. |
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The picture was used by the kind permission of Pam Rackley. Thanks
That's it for this time, greetings to all on the list, Rob and Rick. |
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