GA Russell Posted February 21, 2019 Report Share Posted February 21, 2019 The Searchers have announced that they will retire next month after 57 years of performing. John McNally, the last of the original members, suffered a mild stroke in 2017. Another founder, Mike Pender, left the group decades ago, and continues to tour with a group he calls Mike Pender's Searchers. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Searchers_(band) There are three collections to commemorate it all. Collected - $16.34 + $3.99 https://www.amazon.com/Collected-SEARCHERS/dp/B007F6CDHA/ The Farewell Album - $7.81 + $3.99 https://www.amazon.com/Farewell-Album-Searchers/dp/B07JYQTKNP/ When You Walk In The Room: Complete Pye Recordings 1963-1967 - $38.79 prime https://www.amazon.com/When-You-Walk-Room-Recordings/dp/B07MX27KSQ/ I can also recommend the cd of their two Sire albums, Another Night: The Sire Recordings 1979-1981 - $19.14 prime https://www.amazon.com/Another-Night-Sire-Recordings-1979-1981/dp/B076CVSCF5/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKE BBB Posted February 21, 2019 Report Share Posted February 21, 2019 You gotta love them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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paul secor Posted February 21, 2019 Report Share Posted February 21, 2019 55 minutes ago, JSngry said: When I saw the thread title, this was my first thought. Never occurred to me that it would be about the Brit group.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Beat Steve Posted February 21, 2019 Report Share Posted February 21, 2019 (edited) Obviously I did NOT associate the title with an "also" John Wayne western movie but was quite surprised that the British Beat invasion has a U.S. fan community (of sorts ) beyond the Beatles to come to the fore on this forum with this kind of detail ... Edited February 21, 2019 by Big Beat Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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felser Posted February 21, 2019 Report Share Posted February 21, 2019 (edited) Lifelong favorites of mine. "Needles and Pins" and "When You Walk in the Room" are subjectively THE two British Invasion records to me, even more than the Beatles records. I have a ton of stuff by them already, but look forward to that "Complete Pye Recordings" box coming out in April. And the 1979-1980 Sire material is fabulous, should have been a huge hit. Edited February 21, 2019 by felser Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul secor Posted February 21, 2019 Report Share Posted February 21, 2019 1 hour ago, Big Beat Steve said: Obviously I did NOT associate the title with an "also" John Wayne western movie but was quite surprised that the British Beat invasion has a U.S. fan community (of sorts ) beyond the Beatles to come to the fore on this forum with this kind of detail ... Steve - I would have expected that you would have thought of the film immediately, since Buddy Holly wrote "That'll Be the Day" after seeing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felser Posted February 21, 2019 Report Share Posted February 21, 2019 33 minutes ago, paul secor said: Steve - I would have expected that you would have thought of the film immediately, since Buddy Holly wrote "That'll Be the Day" after seeing it. My understanding has long been that the group took their name from the movie, though that may be urban legend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Beat Steve Posted February 21, 2019 Report Share Posted February 21, 2019 @paul secor: Honestly, no ... That title did not ring a bell (but I am no cineast, at least not in the western movie field). But it's an interesting bit of trivia - thanks .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felser Posted February 21, 2019 Report Share Posted February 21, 2019 2 hours ago, Big Beat Steve said: Obviously I did NOT associate the title with an "also" John Wayne western movie but was quite surprised that the British Beat invasion has a U.S. fan community (of sorts ) beyond the Beatles to come to the fore on this forum with this kind of detail ... I think many of us probably cut our musical teeth on that music. I actually go MUCH deeper than the Searchers on this, well into the Merseybeats, the Swingin' Blue Jeans, and beyond. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Beat Steve Posted February 21, 2019 Report Share Posted February 21, 2019 (edited) 26 minutes ago, felser said: My understanding has long been that the group took their name from the movie, though that may be urban legend. Wikipedia indeed says so. Just checked the Wiki entry on the movie too, but not even the German title rings a bell for me. I must have seen the movie at least once but don't remember right now. 24 minutes ago, felser said: I think many of us probably cut our musical teeth on that music. I actually go MUCH deeper than the Searchers on this, well into the Merseybeats, the Swingin' Blue Jeans, and beyond. I see. I came too late for that music but did explore them in my earlier collecting days quite a bit too (not so much anymore in more recent times). Anyway, it's nice to see even the less obvious candidates maintain their audience even outside the UK. Over here and outside dedicated fans the Merseybeat bands today usually fall in the no man's land gap between the Beatles, the Stones, British Blues (Korner, Mayall, Yardbirds, early Moody Blues et al.), a few German "cult" beat bands and 60s soul. I am under the impression even 60s U.S. Garage Punk has more of a subculture following here (among listeners who are way too young to have come of listening age at that time) than Merseybeat bands. Edited February 21, 2019 by Big Beat Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medjuck Posted February 21, 2019 Report Share Posted February 21, 2019 One of the great American movies. Maybe Ford and Wayne's best. BTW The Searchers like many British groups seemed to get songs from American composers before US groups. E.g. When You Walk in the Room is by Jackie de Shannon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Big Beat Steve Posted February 21, 2019 Report Share Posted February 21, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, JSngry said: Starting a tradition ... http://www.rockremnants.com/2016/12/03/song-of-the-week-magical-misery-tour-national-lampoon-ouch-the-rutles/ Apologies, TO, and all other Merseybeat fans, for this digression ... Edited February 21, 2019 by Big Beat Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felser Posted February 21, 2019 Report Share Posted February 21, 2019 Liverpool Beats, Rutles, whoever, all enjoyable to me! I'll easily take either of them over "The Long and Winding Road" or "Octopus's Garden" or "Blue Jay Way" or "Within You Without You". This is my favorite of the recreations. Also maybe my favorite "B" movie of all-time. For the whole thing to work, they needed to come up with a song and performance that sounded like it coud/would have been a big hit in 1964, and they succeeded beautifully. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted February 21, 2019 Report Share Posted February 21, 2019 My mom got me that Liverpool Beats record from the A&P a few weeks after the Sullivan show. She tried to convince me it was The Beatles, and for all I know, she really thought it was. I figured out pretty quickly that it wasn't, but had a good time playing the record anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Beat Steve Posted February 21, 2019 Report Share Posted February 21, 2019 1 hour ago, felser said: Liverpool Beats, Rutles, whoever, all enjoyable to me! Actually the Rutles came along MUCH later. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rutles A sort of "revival spoof". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felser Posted February 21, 2019 Report Share Posted February 21, 2019 Just now, Big Beat Steve said: Actually the Rutles came along MUCH later. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rutles A sort of "revival spoof". I know that, so did the Oneders . Doesn't change my point. 6 minutes ago, JSngry said: My mom got me that Liverpool Beats record from the A&P a few weeks after the Sullivan show. She tried to convince me it was The Beatles, and for all I know, she really thought it was. I figured out pretty quickly that it wasn't, but had a good time playing the record anyway. They used to sell those sort of knock-off albums in grocery stores. 99 cents or whatever, which was actually a decent chunk of change ca. 1964. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Beat Steve Posted February 21, 2019 Report Share Posted February 21, 2019 10 minutes ago, felser said: They used to sell those sort of knock-off albums in grocery stores. 99 cents or whatever, which was actually a decent chunk of change ca. 1964. Over here too. They often are fun - and sometimes not even all that bad. A bit like the "budget"(est) cover versions of r'n'r tunes in the 50s on the BELL label. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted February 21, 2019 Report Share Posted February 21, 2019 Oh my! http://www.pickwickgroup.com/catalogue/details/716162 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felser Posted February 22, 2019 Report Share Posted February 22, 2019 If it's that good for them, it's good enough for me. Billy Pepper later rose to the rank of sargeant and led another band. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted February 22, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2019 I remember seeing the album of a pseudo group called The Buggs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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