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Tony Jackson - bass guitar/vocals (born July 16th 1940, Liverpool, died August 18th 2003) Ian Buisel - lead guitar Martin Raymond - organ Paul Francis - drums
Tony Jackson, lead singer with top Liverpool group the Searchers, left them in July 1964 after he became disenchanted with the bands' move away from their rock 'n' roll roots to a softer, more melodic sound. By August, he'd moved to London and assembled a new band, the Vibrations. The Vibrations had an organ-based sound to their music rather than the familiar twelve string guitars associated with the Searchers. They toured Britain on package tours with (among others) the Hollies and Marianne Faithfull. Signed by Pye Records, the band released several singles but, with the exception of their debut, met with little success. From the release of "Stage Door", during the summer of 1965, they were known as The Tony Jackson Group. Dropped by Pye after that record, a switch to CBS failed to improve their fortunes. As work at home began to dry up, they concentrated on Europe where they remained an attraction until their demise. Singles Sep '64 Bye Bye Baby/ Pye 7N 15685 UK#38 Dec '64 You Beat Me To The Punch/ Pye 7N 15745 - Feb '65 Love Potion No. 9/ Pye 7N 15766 - Tony Jackson Group Singles Jul '65 Stage Door/ Pye 7N 15876 - Jan '66 You're My Number One/ CBS 202039 - May '66 Never Leave Your Baby's Side/ CBS 202069 - Sep '66 Follow Me/ CBS 202297 - Nov '66 Anything Else You Want/ CBS 202408 -