1-CD with 28-page booklet, 19 tracks, playing time 45:16 minutes

The Star-Club's 40th anniversary celebrated on three sensational new CDs!
On April 13th, 1962, the now legendary Star-Club was opened in Hamburg's red light district, St. Pauli. Forty years ago the Hamburg clubs cooperated with another sea port, Liverpool, to bring international stars to Germany. In Liverpool, another new band was launched every week, and most of them didn't try their luck along the River Mersey but along the Elbe! They came to Hamburg where they had to play several hours a night, seven days a week. It was a hell of an apprenticeship!
In 1964, the Star Club launched its own record label, but, prior to that, three bands from Liverpool's early days got the chance to record singles, EPs, even albums.
HOWIE CASEY & THE SENIORS
THE SEARCHERS
THE MERSEYBEATS
Now, with the Star-Club's 40th anniversary, these fabulous, highly sought-after recordings are available again in excellent sound quality, packaged in original artwork, boasting very rare or unreleased bonus tracks!
THE SEARCHERS. Founded in the late '50s to back the now forgotten Johnny Sandon, this Liverpudlian foursome first played the Star-Club in July 1962, and made their 19 Philips recordings on March 1, 1963. Soon after they signed with PYE in England and went on to score many pop and folk-rock hits. This, though, is the rawer side of the Searchers. Hard, pounding beat music. All the Philips tracks are on this brand new CD: one original album, A&B sides of the singles, plus a miscellany of songs strewn around on compilations. Here are all the early Searchers classics like Sweets For My Sweet, Ain't That Just Like Me, Sweet Nothin's, Beautiful Dreamer, and many others.

Track Listing

• Sweets For My Sweet
• Ain't That Just Like Me
• Listen To Me
• I Can Tell
• Sick And Tired
• Mashed Potatoes
• I Sure Know A Lot About Love
• Rosalie
• Learning The Game
• Hey Joe
• Always It's You
• Hully Gully
• What'd I Say
• Beautiful Dreamer
• Sweet Nothin's
• Shakin' All Over
• Sweet Little Sixteen
• Don't You Know
• Maybelline

Additional Details

Label: Bear Family Records

Genre: Pop/Rock

Run Time: 45 mins

Release Date: 01/02/07

UPC: 4000127166029