Sounds Like Searchers is their fourth Pye LP
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| UK release from February 1965, PYE NPL 18111, entered the lp-charts on March 27th, 1965, reached number eight and stayed for five weeks | German release from March 1965, Vogue LDVS 17035, didn't chart. |
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| US release from February 1965, Kapp KL 1412 (mono) and 3412 (stereo), entered the charts on March 20th, 1965, reached number 46 and stayed for nine weeks. | 2nd pressing with Bumble Bee on top |
| This was the only true stereo version in the world, | but now we have the Searchers Collections Cds. |
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| above: Cover of the rare lp from Venezuela | on the Pye label, rest unknown |
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| above: Lp from South Africa, here titled Search For | The Searchers, Pye PL 2846. |
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The tracks & the lead singers: 1. Everybody Come And Clap Your Hands (Frank) 2. If I Could Find Someone (Mike & Chris) 3. Magic Potion (Chris) 4. I Don't Want To Go On Without You (Chris & Mike) 5. Bumble Bee (Mike) 6. Something You Got Baby (Mike) 7. Let The Good Time Roll (Mike, Chris & Frank) 8. A Tear Fell (Mike & Chris) 9. You Wanna Make Her Happy (Chris) 10. Till You You'll Be Mine (Mike & Chris) 11. Everything You Do (John & Frank) 12. Goodnight Baby (Mike) American issue had What Have They Done To The Rain (Mike) instead of Let The Good Times |
| Israel: Piccadilly PH 30165, cover see UK release |
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| Argentina Pye Music Hall 12613 | Uruguay Pye Antar 12613 |
| Other releases:
Canada, New Zealand & Sweden: exactly like the UK release Italy had THE SEARCHERS in 1965 on PYE SIP 1 with three tracks from the lp: Everybody come..., Goodnight Baby, Magic Potion Greece had an album on PYE Music Box NPL 15001, although the cover is identical to the UK version and lists the same tracks, only Magic Potion & Bumble Bee are included. Australia: Astor PLP 1131, tracks see UK release South Africa: Pye Teal PL 2026, tracks see UK release |
The EPs
UK
| front cover of first ep (Pye NEP 24218), entered the ep-charts 8 May 1965, reached no. one and stayed in the charts for 17 weeks. | front cover of
the second ep (NEP 24228) from Sounds Like... (didn't chart) |
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Spain
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back cover of the first Spanish ep which was released
after the success of the next single Goodbye My Love. Pye PYEP 2074.
above right: front cover of the second Spanish ep that came out after Bumble Bee was a success in some countries. Tracks: Bumble Bee, Everything You Do, Magic Potion, Something You Got. Pye HPY 337-04 |
Sweden, Japan, France, Israel
below left: Ep from Sweden , tracks and catalogue
number see UK release
below right: Ep from Japan LSS-302-Y, release date July 1965, only Bumble
Bee was taken from Sounds Like Searchers lp
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above left: Ep from
France, two tracks were taken from the album: Bumble Bee and If I
Could Find Someone, Vogue PNV 24137
above right: Ep from Israel, Piccadilly NEP 24 218, tracks: Bumble Bee, Everything You
Do, Magic
Potion and If I Could Find Someone
South Africa: Cover and tracks see UK, Pye PE 1017
Australia: Tracks and cover see UK, Astor NEP 24218 Sheet Music from the UK
The Singles
| Country | A-Side | B-Side | Label + Number | Charts | Picture Cover |
| US | Bumble Bee | Everything You Do | Kapp KJB-49 | 21 | no |
| US | Bumble Bee | A Tear Fell | Kapp KJB-49 | no | |
| Denmark | Bumble Bee | You Wanna Make Her Happy | Pye 7N 1402 | yes | |
| Japan | Bumble Bee | Goodnight Baby | J-Pye LL-753-Y | yes | |
| Italy | Bumble Bee | You Wanna Make Her Happy | Pye 45NP 5057 | yes | |
| New Zealand | Bumble Bee | ? | Pye 7N-15830 | yes | |
| France | Bumble Bee | Let The Good Times Roll | Pye 7NH 108 | yes | |
| Netherlands | Bumble Bee | Let The Good Times Roll | Pye 7NH 108 | 23 (6) | yes |
| Canada | Bumble Bee | A Tear Fell | Pye 772 | 16 (8) | no |
| Australia | Bumble Bee | You Wanna Make Her Happy | Astor 1115 | 7 | no |
| New Zealand | Bumble Bee | You Wanna Make Her Happy | Pye 7N 15830 | no | |
| Philippines | Bumble Bee | Goodnight Baby | PYE - 335 | no |
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| above: US single A-Side | aboveand below: the two B-Sides |
 above and below:US advertisement for the new Searchers single far right: sheet music
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| above: Italian single | Pye 45 NP 5057 |
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| single from Japan Pye LL-753 -Y | the release from New Zealand |
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| French single (Vogue) and the Netherlands | (Pye) using the same cover |
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Danish cover |
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single from the philippines |
