THE MERSEYBEATS
 
Liverpool, Merseyside, England
Beat, Pop
​Tony Crane (b. 17/4/1945) (vocals, lead guitar)    A,B...(see: Crackers/Merseys)

Aaron Williams (James Williams) (b. 23/6/1942) (rhythm guitar)    A,B

Billy Kinsley (b. 28/11/1946) (bass, vocals)    A...(see: Crackers/Jackie Lomax/Merseys)

John Banks (b. 23/9/1943 - d. 20/4/1988) (drums)    A,B...(see: Johnny And John/Quotations)

​Johnny 'Gus' Gustafson (b. 8/8/1942 - d. 12/9/2014) (bass)    B...(see: Big Three/Johnny Gustafson/Johnny And John/Quotations)
 
45s
1963
A          ​It's Love That Really Counts (Burt Bacharach, Hal David)
A          The Fortune Teller (Naomi Neville (Allen Toussaint))

​Fontana TF 412

Price band : 1
​Demo : N/A
 
A          I Think Of You (Peter Lee Stirling)
A          Mister Moonlight (Roy Lee Johnson)

Fontana TF 431

Price band : 1
​Demo : N/A
(Some copies list B-side title as 'Mr. Moonlight')
1964
B          Don't Turn Around (Peter Lee Stirling, Barry Mason)
B          Really Mystified (Tony Crane, Johnny Gustafson)

Fontana TF 459

Price band : 1
​Demo : N/A
 
B          Wishin' And Hopin' (Burt Bacharach, Hal David)
B          Milkman (Tony Crane, Johnny Gustafson)

Fontana TF 482

Price band : 1
​Demo : N/A
 
B          Last Night (Phil Springer, Buddy Kaye)
B          See Me Back (Tony Crane, Johnny Gustafson)

Fontana TF 504

Price band : 1
​Demo : N/A
1965
A          Don't Let It Happen To Us (Sherman Edwards, Hal David)
A          It Would Take A Long, Long Time (Tony Crane, Aaron Williams)

Fontana TF 568

Price band : 1
​Demo : N/A
 
A          I Love You, Yes I Do (Guy Wood, Eddie Seiler, Sol Marcus, Sally Nix, Henry Glover)
A          Good, Good Lovin' (James Brown, Albert Shubert (Andy Gibson))

Fontana TF 607

Price band : 1
​Demo : N/A
 
​A          I Stand Accused (Tony Colton, Ray Smith)
A          All My Life (Tony Crane, Aaron Williams)

Fontana TF 645

Price band : 1
Demo : N/A
1969
A          I Think Of You (Peter Lee Stirling)
B          Wishin' And Hopin' (Hal David, Burt Bacharach)

Fontana TF 1025

Price band : 1
Picture sleeve : 1
​Demo : 1
 
EPs
1964
On Stage
Line up : A

Fontana TE 17422

Price band : 2
​A-1. Long Tall Sally (Enotris Johnson, Richard Penniman (Little Richard), Robert Blackwell)
     2. I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Cry (Joe Thomas, Howard Biggs)

B-1. Shame (Jimmy Reed)
     2. You Can't Judge A Book By Its Cover (Willie Dixon)
 
I Think Of You
Line up : A

​​Fontana TE 17423

​Price band : 2
A-1. I Think Of You (Peter Lee Stirling)
     2. Mister Moonlight (Roy Lee Johnson)

B-1. It's Love That Really Counts (Burt Bacharach, Hal David)
     2. The Fortune Teller (Naomi Neville (Allen Toussaint))
 
The Merseybeats
Line up : B

Fontana TE 17432

​Price band : 2
A-1. Wishin' And Hopin' (Burt Bacharach, Hal David)
     2. Hello, Young Lovers (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II)

B-1. Milkman (Johnny Gustafson, Tony Crane)
     2. Jumping Jonah (Johnny Gustafson)
 
LP
1964
The Merseybeats
Line up : B

​Fontana TL 5210

Price band : Mono : 2
​                            Stereo : N/A
A-1. Milkman (Tony Crane, Johnny Gustafson)
     2. Hello, Young Lovers (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II)
     3. He Will Break Your Heart (Jerry Butler, Curtis Mayfield, Calvin Carter)
     4. Funny Face (Tony Crane)
     5. Really Mystified (Tony Crane, Johnny Gustafson)
     6. The Girl That I Marry (Irving Berlin)

B-1. Fools Like Me (Jack Clement, Murphy "Pee Wee" Maddox)
     2. My Heart And I (Richard Tauber, Fred Tysh)
     3. Bring It On Home To Me (Sam Cooke)
     4. Lavender Blue (traditional, arranged by Johnny Gustafson)
     5. Jumping Jonah (Johnny Gustafson)
     6. Don't Turn Around (Peter Lee Stirling)
 
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