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just heard of the death of tony jackson he was a member of the searchers a great 60s band along with the hollies just 2 of my faves.

Though I never really found them that great the 60's would'nt be the same without Needles and pins and Sweets For My Sweet

great songs

liked all their songs even the less known like goodbye my love/take it or leave it,popcorn double feature etc.

I know the Hollies had a little dabble with Psych ... well 2 albums worth but i wont go about that ...cough as who could forget ' Ye Olde Toffee Shoppe '

but did the Searchers ? Most band of the 60's who were big in 63/64/65/66
faded when the whole hippy thing happened like Gerry and his pacemakers

they could of changed their name to Gerry and the peacemakers but they just sort of faded you know ... they never dabbled in the LSD creativity that makes the 60's decade the best for pop music !, were as the Kinks the Beatles the Stones and the who just all got better .

hollies made a good album in 67 :evolution that track you mentioned elton is on it, the searchers did a cover version of western union that was a us hit in 67/second hand dealer that seems like a eastenders song now,lol.

I do have a copy of Evolution and Butterfly as i might take the piss out of

the hollies but i do love them ...i prefer Crosby Stills and Nash though ...

Like so many band of the 60's the Searchers ended up just doing the Holiday camps through the 80's but found fame in other countrys like Germany ....

Have you seen adverts now on telly for an album by a long haired skinny bloke called Charlie Lansbrough or somthing like that ?

havent seen the ads as yet for that 1,there was a 60s band called the sorrows they were very popular in italy i think made a few singles on pye,the hollies are still doing shows carl wayne from the move has now joined them as lead singer.

I dont know what Charlie Lansbourgh sound like myself but its good to see WHsmiths backing him with an ad on telly ....
what i mean is soon (if not now)the pop music market will just be for teenagers and Pre-teens music will be plugged on kids tv and early evening POP stars like shows .... so what about an old persons chart ? if it was marketed right people like the Hollies could sell records again and be seen on tv !!
.....all the best to them as i really like the MOVE too ...

hollies made the no 1 spot with help from a advert[he aint heavy...hes my brother]it would have been nice if some of their others made no 1:sorry suzanne,bustop,carrie anne,just 1 look thats all it took[too true]here i go again etc.

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