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The Searchers now were on top,
only second to the Beatles. Their fourth Pye single DON'T THROW YOUR LOVE
AWAY / I PRETEND I'M WITH YOU was another smash hit for the group, their 3rd
(and last) no. 1 in the UK.
The A-side was sung again by Mike, supported by Chris, the B-side - written
by Chris - also featured Mike as leadsinger with back-up vocals by Chris and
John. No Tony is to be heard, I wonder if he plays bass at all.
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Record Company |
Catalgue No |
Country |
Picture Cover |
Charts Entry |
Peak |
Weeks |
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Pye Records |
7N.15630 |
UK |
no |
16.04.1964 |
1 |
11 |
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Kapp Records |
K-593 |
US |
no |
30.05.1964 |
16 |
11 |
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Parlophone |
SPD 309 |
South Africa |
no |
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Vogue |
DV 14147 |
Germany |
yes |
06.06.1964 |
39 |
8 |
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Pye Records |
7N 15630 |
Denmark |
yes |
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4 |
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Pye Records |
7N 15630 |
Netherlands |
yes (3) |
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16 |
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Pye Records |
PYE 733 |
Canada |
no |
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Astor |
AP-1047 |
Australia |
no |
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9 |
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Pye Records |
7N-15630 |
New Zealand |
no |
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1 |
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Top Hits (5) |
TO-4564 |
Israel |
yes |
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Vogue |
45 PV 15190 |
France |
no |
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Pye |
LL-631-Y |
Japan |
yes |
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Pye Records |
7N 15630 |
Norway |
yes |
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Pye Records |
7N 15630 |
Sweden |
yes |
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Pye Records |
7N 15630 |
Ireland |
no |
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1 |
8 |
above: three different UK - pressings, below:
Sheet Music pro UK
above: Australian release, below left: Canada,
below right: Denmark
above: from NME and South African label, below:
from Israel
below: USA promo and three different pressings
| The Searchers performing Don't
Throw Your Love Away at the New Musical Poll Winners' Concert, Wembley
Station. Chris accounced the song as their latest record. Just like Needles
& Pins (live) Mike and Tony sing the song together with Chris doing high harmonies.
Below: German release |
above: two
different pressings from New Zealand, above right: Norwegian release
below:
label A- and B-Side from the Netherlands plus three different covers
| above: Sweden,
Japan (with Where Have All The Flowers Gone and French B-Sideon the right:
French A-Side |
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The EP Section
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France |
Don't Throw Your Love Away |
Don't Throw Your Love Away |
Vogue |
PNV 24120 |
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I Pretend I'm With You |
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It's All Been A Dream |
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Love Potion No. 9 |
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USA |
This Is Us |
Don't Throw Your Love Away |
Kapp Records |
KBS 985 / KS-3409 |
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Hungry For Love |
Mini LP for Music Boxes |
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This Empty Place |
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It's In Her Kiss |
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Sea Of Heartbreak |
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I Pretend I'm With You |
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Sweden |
Don't Throw Your Love Away |
Don’t Throw Your Love Away |
Pye Records |
NEP 5031 |
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Hungry For Love |
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I Pretend I’m With You |
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Don’t Cha Know |
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Spain |
Don't Throw Your Love Away |
Don't Throw Your Love Away |
Pye Records |
PYEP 2055 |
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I Pretend I'm With You |
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Hungry For Love |
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Don't Cha Know |
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Don't Throw Your Love Away |
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Unhappy Girls |
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Hungry For Love |
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Love Potion No. 9 |
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Saturday Night Out |
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Alright |
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The LP Section
| There was no lp the group released after
the big success of the single, but it was added to their UK and German album
It's The Searchers. Those twelve tracks - without Needles.. & Don't ...
wouldn't have been enough to fill the lp. And those singles might have been
helpful to boost sales. The South African lp "Shake" was more or less a
compilation lp with various Searchers tracks, including Don't ...
Both tracks of the single were part "This Is
Us", released in the USA and Thailand. |
