Originally formed in 1960 as The Mavericks, by mid 1962 they changed their name to The Mersey Beats with and made their recording debut with a version of Ruby and the Romantics “Our Day Will Come.” Bob Woolen, the boss of Liverpool’s Cavern Club secured the group a contract with Fontana, resulting in their first single, Burt Bacharach and Hal David’s “It’s Love That Really Counts,” climbing to no. 24 and staying in the charts for 12 weeks. It was the next record, Peter Lee Stirling’s “I Think Of You” that really put them on the map, as it raced to number 5 and remained on the listing for 17 weeks, undoubtedly helped by a strong B side, Bacharach and David’s “Mr. Moonlight.” They had two more major hits, “Don’t Turn Around” and “Wishin’ and Hopin.’”
Tracks
1. Milkman
2. Hello, Young Lovers
3. He Will Break Your Heart
4. Funny Face
5. Really Mystified
6. The Girl That I Marry
7. Fools Like Me
8. My Heart And I
9. Bring It On Home To Me
10. Lavender Blue
11. Jumping Jonah
12. Don’t Turn Around
13. It’s Love That Really Counts
14. The Fortune Teller
15. I Think Of You
16. Mister Moonlight
17. Wishin’ and Hopin’
18. Last Night (I Made A Little Girl Cry)
MERSEYBEATS and ARTWORK