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 |
Kapp Records |
K-593 |
US |
no |
30.05.1964 |
16 |
11 |
Parlophone |
SPD 309 |
South Africa |
no |
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Vogue |
DV 14147 |
Germany |
yes |
06.06.1964 |
39 |
8 |
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

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 |
Unhappy Girls |
Hungry For Love |
Love Potion No. 9 |
Saturday Night Out |
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. |