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Searchers, The

Real Name:
John McNally, Frank Allen, Spencer James & Billy Adamson
Profile:
Liverpool based group that were originally the backing group for singer Johnny Sandon but decided to branch out on their own. When Pye Records recording manager Tony Hatch heard a demo they had made he was so impressed that they were immediately placed under contract. They recorded "Sweets For My Sweet" as their first song.

Members history

1957 to 1959
John McNally: Guitar, Vocals
Big Ron: Vocals
Brian Dolan: Guitar
Joe West: Bass
Joe Kennedy: Drums

1960 to Feb 1962
John McNally: Guitar, Vocals
Chris Curtis: Drums, Vocals
Mike Pender: Guitar, Vocals
Tony Jackson: Bass, Vocals
Johnny Sandon: Vocals

Feb 1962 to July 1964
John McNally: Guitar, Vocals
Chris Curtis: Drums, Vocals
Mike Pender: Guitar, Vocals
Tony Jackson: Bass, Vocals

July 1964 to April 1966
John McNally: Guitar, Vocals
Chris Curtis: Drums, Vocals
Mike Pender: Guitar, Vocals
Frank Allen: Bass, Vocals

May 1966 to December 1969
John McNally: Guitar, Vocals
John Blunt: Drums
Mike Pender: Guitar, Vocals
Frank Allen: Bass, Vocals

January 1970 to December 1985
John McNally: Guitar, Vocals
Billy Adamson: Drums
Mike Pender: Guitar, Vocals
Frank Allen: Bass, Vocals

1986 to today
John McNally: Guitar, Vocals
Billy Adamson: Drums
Spencer James: Guitar, Vocals
Frank Allen: Bass, Vocals
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Discography

Releases:
Ain't Gonna Kiss Ya / Farmer John (7", EP)   Pye Records 1963
Sugar And Spice (7")   Pye Records 1963
Sugar And Spice (Album) (2 versions)   Pye Records ... 1963
Sweets For My Sweet (7")   Pye Records 1963
Don't Throw Your Love Away (7", EP)   Pye Records 1964
Don't Throw Your Love Away (Single) (2 versions)   Pye Records ... 1964
Everything You Do / Bumble Bee (7")   Kapp Records 1964
Goodbye My Love (2 versions)   Pye Records ... 1964
It's The Searchers (LP, Album, Mono)   Pye Records 1964
Love Potion Number Nine / Hi-Heel Sneakers (7")   Kapp Records 1964
Needles And Pins (7", EP)   Pye Records 1964
Needles And Pins (Single) (3 versions)   Pye Records ... 1964
Some Day We're Gonna Love Again (7")   Pye Records 1964
When You Walk In The Room (7", EP)   Pye Records 1964
When You Walk In The Room (2 versions)   Pye Records 1964
Farmer John / Tricky Dicky (7", Single)   Vogue Schallplatten, Pye Records 1965
Take Me For What I'm Worth (7")   Pye Records 1965
What Have They Done To The Rain (7", EP)   Pye Records 1965
The Searchers' Smash Hits (LP, Mono)   Marble Arch Records 1966
Searchers' Smash Hits Vol. 2 (LP, Mono)   Marble Arch Records 1967
Love Is Everywhere (7")   RCA 1971
Needles And Pins (7")   Pye Records 1971
Golden Hour Of The Searchers Vol. 2 (LP, Comp)   Golden Hour 1973
The Story Of Pop (LP)   Pye Records 1977
Needles And Pins (7")   Old Gold (2) 1981
The History Of Rock - Volume Seven (2xLP)   Orbis 1982
The Hollies / The Searchers (Cass)   Hammard 1982
Love Lies Bleeding (10", Comp, Lon)   PRT Records 1983
Meet The Searchers (LP, Album, RE, Comp)   PRT Records 1987
Sounds Like The Searchers (LP, Album, RE)   PRT Records 1987
Forever In Love (CD, EP, Promo)   Coconut 1988
Forever In Love (CD, Maxi)   Coconut 1988
Hungry Hearts (Album) (2 versions)   Coconut 1988
Greatest Hits (CD)   Carnaby 1989
Needles And Pins (7")   Dureco 1989
The Complete Collection (CD, Comp)   Castle Communications 1991
The Searchers 30th Anniversary Collection 1962-1992 (3xCD, Comp)   Sequel Records 1992
The Pye Anthology 1963-1967 (2xCD, Comp)   Sequel Records 2000
Bumble Bee / Let The Good Times Roll (7")   Pye Records  
Golden Hour Of The Searchers (LP)   Golden Hour  
Needles & Pins (LP)   Hallmark Records  
Needles & Pins / Sweets For My Sweets / When You Walk In The Room (CD, Mini, Single)   Old Gold (2)  
Appears On:
Tvoj Rođendan (7", EP) Najdraži San (Walk In... Diskos 1966
VIS Siluete (CD, Comp) Najdraži San (Walk In... PGP RTS 2000
Tracks Appear On:
Great Oldies (LP, Comp) Needles And Pins Diamant (2), Disques Vogue 1964
24 Golden Greats Of The 60's (LP, Comp) When You Walk In The Room K-Tel, K-Tel 1973
Golden Hour Of Golden Oldies (LP, Comp) Sweets For My Sweet PYE Records 1973
Golden Hour Of 20 Original Hits - Vol. 2 (LP, Comp) Goodbye My Love Golden Hour 1974
History Of British Rock, Volume Three (2xLP, Comp, Gat) When You Walk In The Room Sire Records Company 1975
K-Tel's British Greats (Comp) (2 versions) Needles & Pins K-Tel International GmbH 1975
K-Tel's Pop Gold (LP, Comp) Goodbye My Love K-Tel International GmbH, K-Tel International GmbH 1976
Pop History (5xLP + Box) Needles And Pins Sonocord 1976
Popular Music's Golden Hit Parade (Comp) (2 versions) Sweets For My Sweet, N... Reader's Digest ... 1976
Star Club - 40 Star Club Hits (2xLP, Comp, Mono) Sweets For My Sweet Arcade 1976
Super Gold (LP, Comp) Goodbye My Love K-Tel International (Holland) B.V. 1976
20 Super Hits (LP, Comp) Sweets For By Sweet Arcade 1977
Pirate Radio - 20 Golden Greats (LP) Don't Throw Your Love ... K-Tel 1977
The File Series - The 60's File (2xLP, Comp, Mono, Album) Needles And Pins, Don'... Pye Records 1977
Remember The 60's (Volume 1) (2xLP, Comp) Goodbye My Love Arcade 1983
Remember... A Collection Of Pop Memories (2xLP, Comp) Sugar And Spice Cambra 1983
The Star Club Anthology Vol. 2 (LP, Comp) Don't You Know Star-Club Records 1983
Vogue Hits 1958-1983 (Vol.5) (LP, Comp) Needles And Pins Vogue Belgique 1983
Remember The 60's (Volume 6) (2xLP) Take It Or Leave It Arcade 1984
Everybody Loves Somebody - 32 Love Songs (2xLP) Don't Throw Your Love ... Scana 1985
Remember The 60's (Volume 8) (2xLP, Comp) Don't Throw Your Love ... Arcade 1985
Remember The 60's (Volume 9) (2xLP) I Don't Want To Go On ... Arcade 1985
Sixties Mania (2xLP, Comp) Needles And Pins Telstar 1986
Classic Rock - 1964 (2 versions) Needles And Pins Time Life Music ... 1987
Good Morning, Vietnam (The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Album, Comp) (8 versions) Sugar And Spice A&M Records ... 1987
The 60's Forever (2xLP, Comp) Needles And Pins Dino Music (2) 1987
The Summer Album (2xLP, Comp, Fol) Don't Throw Your Love ... Arcade 1987
All Or Nothing - 16 Original Superhits Of The 60's (CD) Sweets For My Sweet, S... Duchesse Compact Disc 1988
Baby Boomer Classics - Party-Time Sixties (LP) Don't Throw Your Love ... Trax Music 1988
Breaking Up Is Hard To Do (LP) Needles & Pins Hallmark Records 1988
Buster - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Album, Comp) (6 versions) Sweets For My Sweet Virgin ... 1988
Classic Rock - 1964: The Beat Goes On (CD, Comp) Love Potion Number Nine Time Life Music, CBS Special Products 1988
The Hit Story Of British Pop (Vol. 1) (CD) Sugar And Spice, When ... Yesterdays Gold 1988
The Hit Story Of British Pop (Vol. 2) (CD) Sweets For My Sweet, G... Yesterdays Gold 1988
The Hit Story Of British Pop (Vol. 3) (CD) Sugar And Spice, Needl... Yesterdays Gold 1988
The Hit Story Of British Pop (Vol. 4) (CD) Needles And Pins Yesterdays Gold 1988
60's Number Ones - Volume 2 (LP, Comp) Needles And Pins Old Gold (2) 1989
Classic Rock - 1964: Shakin' All Over (CD, Comp) Don't Throw Your Love ... Time Life Music, Warner Special Products 1989
Guateques Canciones De Una Epoca (CD, Comp) Sweets For My Sweet Mandarim Records 1989
Ohrwürmer (Präsentiert Von Helmut Rademacher) (2xCD) Needles And Pins Polyphon 1989
Remember The 60's - Volume 3 (VHS) Needles And Pins Arcade 1989
Sommer-Schlager-Festival (2xLP) Needles And Pins (Rema... SR International 1989
60 Number Ones Of The Sixties (3xCD, Comp) Sweets For My Sweet Telstar 1990
Classic Rock - Rock Renaissance II (CD, Comp) Bumblebee Time Life Music, Warner Special Products 1990
Classic Rock - Rock Renaissance III (CD) When You Walk In The Room Time Life Music, Warner Special Products 1990
In The Summertime - Internationale No. 1 Hits (Cass, Comp) Needles & Pins TELDEC 1990
The Hit Story Of British Pop (4xCD, Comp) Sugar And Spice, When ... 4 Tune 1990
The Northern Beat (Comp) (2 versions) Needles And Pins London Records ... 1990
Hits Of The 60's (CD, Comp) Needles And Pins Music Collection International (MCI) 1991
25 Rock Revival Juke Box Greats Volume 5 (CD, Comp) Needles And Pins Quality Special Products 1992
30 Schmuse & Kuschel Hits (2xCD) Someday We're Gonna Lo... Castle Communications Deutschland GmbH 1992
73 Minutes 22 Seconds Of Great Music!!! (CD, Smplr) Goodbye My Love See For Miles Records Ltd. 1992
Sixties Beat (2xLP) Don't Throw Your Love ... Dino Entertainment 1992
Sixties Highway (CD, Comp) Needles And Pins Wisepack 1992
DIY: Starry Eyes - UK Pop II (1978-79) (CD, Comp) Hearts In Her Eyes Rhino Records (2) 1993
De Pre Historie 1963 Vol. 2 (CD) Sweets For My Sweet EVA Belgium 1993
De Pre Historie 1964 Vol. 2 (CD) Needles And Pins EVA Belgium 1993
Party Party! (CD, Comp) Sweets For My Sweet Castle Communications 1993
The Sounds Of The Sixties (Cass) Needles And Pins Telstar 1993
Golden Oldies Vol. 11 (CD) Broken Hearts Selected Sound Carrier AG 1994
Golden Oldies Vol. 17 (CD) Love Potion Number 9, ... Selected Sound Carrier AG 1994
Happy Summer Classic (2xCD) Sweets For My Sweet Bellaphon Records 1994
Mega Jukebox Top 100 (4xCD) Goodbye My Love Arcade 1994
25 Rolling Oldies Vol. 1 (CD, Comp) Don't Throw Your Love ... Selected Sound Carrier AG 1995
Burt Bacharach Masterpiece Vol. 3 (CD, Comp) This Empty Place A-Side Record Company 1995
The 60's Collection (3xCD, Comp) Sweets For My Sweet, S... Castle Communications 1995
Top Hits Of The 60's (CD, Comp) Needles & Pins Spectrum Music (2) 1995
And The Beat Goes On (CD) Sweets For My Sweet Delta Music 1996
Dance Party (5xCD) Love Potion No. 9 L&D Records 1996
Der "Alte Ami" Rik DeLisle Präsentiert: Das Große Super-Oldies-Paket (4xCD) Love Potion No. 9, Nee... Selected Sound Carrier AG, Selected Sound Carrier AG, Selected Sound Carrier AG, Selected Sound Carrier AG 1996
Goodnight Saigon (3xCD) Love Potion No. 9 Disky, Disky, Disky, Disky 1996
Goodnight Saigon (CD) Love Potion No. 9 Disky 1996
Lost And Found 1962-1969 (2xCD, Comp) Don't Throw Your Love ... EMI Svenska AB 1996
The Best Sixties Album In The World...Ever! II (2xCD, Comp) Sweets For My Sweet Virgin, Circa Records Ltd. 1996
The Sixties Anthology Vol. 1 (2xCD) Sweets For My Sweet Columbia 1996
The Spirit Of The 60's - 20 Fab Hits (CD, Comp, RE) Needles & Pins Time Life Music 1996
Top Of The Pops (CD, Comp) Needles And Pins Retro Music 1996
50 Soft Goldies (2xCD, Comp) What Have They Done To... Selected Sound Carrier AG 1997
Carisma Family Hits (CD) Sweets For My Sweet Dogondke Media 1997
Disraeli Years (5xCD, Comp) Needles & Pins, When Y... Dressed To Kill 1997
Love Hurts (CD, Comp) What Have They Done To... Delta Music 1997
Mega Beat Box (2 versions) Sweet For My Sweet, Ne... Disky 1997
Sixties Apocalypse (2xCD) Needles & Pins Age Of Panic 1997
The Best Sixties Album In The World...Ever! III (2xCD, Comp) Needles And Pins Virgin, Circa Records Ltd. 1997
Ultradisc II Anniversary Sampler (CD, Smplr, Comp) Needles And Pins Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab 1997
Villa Wahnsinn Vol. 5 (CD, Comp) Sweets For My Sweet Blue Martin Records 1997
40 Hits Of 1960 - 1964 (2xCD) Sweets For My Sweet, N... Disky 1998
60s Beat (CD, Comp) Don't Throw Your Love ... Crimson 1998
Geschichte Der Popmusik (52xCD, Comp + Box) Sweets For My Sweets Bear Family Records 1998
Love Songs Of The 60's And 70's (CD, Comp) When You Walk In The Room Pegasus 1998
Fetenhits - Oldies (2xCD, Comp) Sweets For My Sweet Polystar Records 1999
Monster Hits (Fright Night Bone Shaker Party) (CD, Comp) Love Potion No.9 Disky 1999
No. 1 Hits Of The 60' Vol. 3 (CD, Comp) Sweets For My Sweet Eurotrend 1999
Wow That Was The 60's (8xCD) Needles And Pins, Don'... Disky 1999
Absolute Sixties (2xCD, Comp) Needles And Pins EVA Records ANS (Norway) 2000
L'amour (8xCD + Box, Comp) Needle And Pins Disky 2000
The Commercial Collection 212 (2xCD, Comp) Sugar And Spice DMC 2000
The Woodstock Generation - Let The Sunshine In (CD) Sugar And Spice Disky 2000
Beat, Beat, Beat! Volume One - The Mersey Sound & Other Mop Top Rarities 1962 - 1963 (2xCD, Comp) Sweets For My Sweet, I... Castle Music 2001
Memories Of The 60's (CD, Comp) Sweets For My Sweet, S... Legacy Entertainment Inc. 2001
Rune Halland Presenterer Skeive Skiver 4 (CD, Comp) Sweets For My Sweet Arcade (Norway) 2001
Simply The Best 60s (2xCD) Sweets For My Sweet Warner Music (Argentina) 2001
Simply The Best Of The 60's (4xCD) Needles And Pins, Swee... BMG UK & Ireland 2001
The Look Of Love - The Burt Bacharach Collection (2xCD, Album, Comp) This Empty Place Warner Strategic Marketing (UK) 2001
Commercial Break - Songs From T.V. Adverts (2xCD, Comp) Sweets For My Sweet Castle Music 2002
Comprehensive School Classics (2xCD, Comp) Needles And Pins Castle Music 2002
Haunted - Psychedelic Pstones Vol. II (CD) Crazy Dreams Castle Music 2002
Le Pack De Tubes (4xCD, Comp) Needles And Pins Disky 2002
Memorable 60s, 70s, 80s (3xCD, Comp, Box) Needles & Pins Elap 2002
Box Of Love (10xCD, Comp) Sweets For My Sweet Rajon Music Group 2003
Eight Miles High (CD) When You Walk In The Room Uncut Magazine 2003
Happy 60s (2xCD, Comp, Copy Prot.) Sweet For My Sweet EMI Music (France), Virgin Music (France) 2003
Letters From Vietnam (Featuring The Most Important Songs From A Troubled Time) (2xCD, Comp + Box) Sweets For My Sweet New Sound 2000 Ltd., New Sound 2000 Ltd., New Sound 2000 Ltd. 2003
UK Hits From The 60's (CD, Comp) Needles And Pins BMG (Netherlands) 2003
The Best Sixties Party (3xCD, Comp) Sugar And Spice Virgin, EMI 2004
Internationale Oldie-Hits 100 (5xCD, Comp, Car + Box, Car) Needles And Pins Eurotrend 2005
Music Factory Mastermix - Issue 228 (2xCD, Comp, P/Mixed) When You Walk In The Room Music Factory 2005
Fabryki Przebojów (CD, Comp) Money (That's What I W... Universal Music Polska 2006
Inwazja Brytyjczyków (CD, Comp) Love Potion No. 9 Universal Music Polska 2006
Sixties Top 100 (4xCD, Comp) Needles And Pins USM 2006
Fairytales Can Come True (Comp) (2 versions) Umbrella Man Psychic Circle 2007
The Cavern: The Most Famous Club In The World (3xCD, Comp) Sweets For My Sweet EMI, Universal Music TV 2007
This Is Psychedelia (3xCD, Comp) Crazy Dreams Metro Triples 2007
60s (10xCD) Goodbye My Love, Needl... Weton-Wesgram 2008
20 Flash Back Greats Of The Sixties (LP, Comp) Don't Throw Your Love ... K-Tel  
20 Golden Hits Of Rock And Pop (LP) Sweets For My Sweet Discoton  
20 Number 1's (LP) Needles And Pins Arcade Records (UK) Ltd  
60's Party Pack (3xCD, Comp) Needles And Pins Legacy Entertainment Inc.  
British Rock (Comp) (2 versions) Love Potion No. 9 Dino Music (2)  
Disco Explosion - Save The Last Dance (2xCD) Needles & Pins Sounds International (2)  
Everybody Loves Somebody (22 Love Songs) (CD) Don't Throw Your Love ... Scana  
Golden Music Box (3xCD + Box, Car) Sweets For My Sweet Eurotrend  
Great Original Hits Of The '50s And '60s (9xLP) Love Potion No. 9 Reader's Digest, Reader's Digest, Reader's Digest, Reader's Digest, Reader's Digest, Reader's Digest, Reader's Digest, Reader's Digest, Reader's Digest  
I Like Oldies, Too! (Comp) (2 versions) Sweets For My Sweet Ariola ...  
Oldie-Hitparade (3xCD, Comp) Needles And Pins Saturn-Hansa  
Reader's Digest Presenteert: Popular Music's Golden Hitparade (Flexi, 7", Mono, S/Sided, Yel) Sweets For My Sweet Reader's Digest, Lyntone  
Reader's Digest Presenteert: Popular Music's Golden Hitparade (Flexi, 7", S/Sided, Gol) Sweets For My Sweet Reader's Digest, Lyntone  
Rock-Fire - Die Top-Hits Der 60er Jahre (LP) Sweets For My Sweet Polystar Records  
Sixities Freedom (CD, Comp) Sweets For My Sweet Wisepack  
Superhitstation (LP) Needles And Pins Ariola  
The Best Of British (LP, Comp) Needles And Pins K-Tel International (Aust.) Ltd.  
The British Invasion: The History Of British Rock, Vol. 3 (CD, Comp) Love Potion No. 9 Rhino Records (2)  
The No.1 Hits - 1963 (CD) Sweets For My Sweet SR International  
The Star Club Anthology Vol. 4 (LP, Comp) Sick And Tired Star-Club Records  
Top 10 Hits (Volume 9) (CD) Love Potion No. 9 Club-Records  
Unofficial Releases:
Broadcast Collection Trailer 1 (2xCD) Sweets For My Sweet Yellow Dog Records (2) 2000
The Best Of The 60's (CD, Comp) Sweets For My Sweet Diamond Sound, Diamond Sound  
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