June 1969 saw the next Searchers single release

on UK-Liberty: Kinky Kathy Abernathy b/w

Suzanna. The A-Side was again written by

producer Kenny Young, the B-Side by John

McNally, both songs were sung by Mike Pender,

Franks sang harmony vocal on Kinky…

In the UK the record had the catalgue number

LBF 15240, in Australia it was LYK 3250.

The single didn’t chart.

Liberty in Munich, Germany, was a bit faster.

Already in 1968 they released another

Searchers song from the Liberty sessions:

Shoot ‘Em Up, Baby b/w Suzanna (Liberty 15202).

Again the A-Side was  written by Kenny Young and

sung by Mike Pender with a little help

from Frank.

 

This picture cover offered a rare chance to see how the Searchers looked in 1968.

 

According to the Searchers the differences between them and Liberty about Shoo ‘Em Up,

Baby caused the end of their contract with that record company.

There are two different versions of the song. First the (German only) common single release

and second a longer version with an added part in the middle. The Searchers wanted to release

the longer version, Liberty insited to use the shorter one - and won.

The extended version remained unheard until 1971 when Liberty UK and Germany released

the following lp:

For me - the Searchers were only a vehicle for producer Kenny Young. He didn’t really care for the group, he just needed someone for his songs. It didn’t work - so goodbye Searchers.