Was it really filmed at Abbey Road Studios. Definitely the original recording was made there., but this colour film is recreation of events for a 1968 TV special by Ajax films. In the credits they say filmed in Sydney and Melbourne. Much less expensive to use a clip of the Abbey Road view from the street and then just film the Seekers in an Australian recording studio. A very convincing recreation of events. Hard to imagine in 1964 that a new unknown group would have their first recording session filmed in colour at such high quality. Sending the Seekers and film crews to the UK just for the UK based segments back then is also very unlikely when they could get such a convincing result far less expensively in Australia. The magic of good film makers.
Was it really filmed at Abbey Road Studios. Definitely the original recording was made there., but this colour film is recreation of events for a 1968 TV special by Ajax films. In the credits they say filmed in Sydney and Melbourne. Much less expensive to use a clip of the Abbey Road view from the street and then just film the Seekers in an Australian recording studio. A very convincing recreation of events. Hard to imagine in 1964 that a new unknown group would have their first recording session filmed in colour at such high quality. Sending the Seekers and film crews to the UK just for the UK based segments back then is also very unlikely when they could get such a convincing result far less expensively in Australia. The magic of good film makers.
Formed 1962 broke up 1968 then reformed 1993 to 2022 , they sounded just as good 60 years later until Judith's passing in 2022 , they had many hits in Australia NZ and the UK
from the harmonies Sheray you wont be surprised , The Seekers started out as a folk and gospel group, The Seekers - featuring the golden soprano voice of Judith Durham, and soothing harmonies of Athol Guy, Keith Potger and Bruce Woodley ....Just a Soul music of the 60s and todate has its roots in Gospel . The Seekers sound too came from their deeply spiritual and religious beliefs . Judith RIP passed away in 2022 , from broncial illness that she had suffered all her life.....The SEEKERS from Australia were flown to England in 1964 in the middle of Beatle Mania they became overnight superstars with huge record sales in the U.S and UK and Worldwide ....50 million records ...a band that performed catchy angelic harmonies
The Seekers are an Austrailian Folk Band . There was no one like them really . They has a lot of hits in the 60s and were very popular . That was the Abbey road recording studio . Great Great harmonies from these guys . Judith Duram the lead singer . Thanks
Was it really filmed at Abbey Road Studios. Definitely the original recording was made there., but this colour film is recreation of events for a 1968 TV special by Ajax films. In the credits they say filmed in Sydney and Melbourne. Much less expensive to use a clip of the Abbey Road view from the street and then just film the Seekers in an Australian recording studio. A very convincing recreation of events. Hard to imagine in 1964 that a new unknown group would have their first recording session filmed in colour at such high quality. Sending the Seekers and film crews to the UK just for the UK based segments back then is also very unlikely when they could get such a convincing result far less expensively in Australia. The magic of good film makers.
Glad you find this lovely tune to your liking. Julie Durham is the lead singer who recently passed away. A beautiful voice with so much soul. I recommend Gregory's Girl next for another catchy unforgettable tune. Well done
A really nice reaction ❤💐! I see 👁👁 that you have reacted to The Seekers before: The Carnival Is Over and I’d Like To Teach The World To Sing (In Perfect Harmony). I'll Never Find Another You was released as a non-album single from The New Seeker's in 1964. It was written and produced by Tom Springfield. The song reached #2 on the Easy Listening chart and #4 on the Hot 100. The song went to #1 in the UK and Australia. This was the biggest-selling single in Britain of 1965. It reached #1 in The Seekers' native Australia and it became the first song by an Australian group to reach #1 outside of Australia. The first time the song appeared on an album was 1968 when The Seekers released: Live At The Talk Of The Town. This performance was filmed at Abbey Road Studios in London, England- the recording home of many of The Beatles hit songs and albums. The song was added to the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia's Sounds of Australia registry in 2011. In July 2018, the tune was featured in a Westpac bank TV advertisement in Australia, covered by Julia Jacklin. The (New) Seekers Info 📰: The Seekers were an Australian Folk-influenced Pop group originally formed in Melbourne in 1962. They were the first Australian Pop music group to achieve major chart and sales success in the United Kingdom and the United States. They were especially popular during the 1960s, with their best-known configuration of Judith Durham on vocals, piano and tambourine; Athol Guy on double bass and vocals; Keith Potger on twelve-string guitar, banjo and vocals; and Bruce Woodley on guitar, mandolin, banjo and vocals. The group had Top 10 hits in the 1960s with their singles: "I'll Never Find Another You", "A World Of Our Own", "Morningtown Ride", "Someday, One Day", "Georgy Girl" and "The Carnival Is Over". Australian music historian Ian McFarlane described their style as "concentrated on a bright, uptempo sound, although they were too pop to be considered strictly Folk and too Folk to be Rock". In 1967, they were named as joint "Australians of the Year" - the only group thus honored. In July 1968, Judith Durham left the group in order to pursue a solo career and the group disbanded. Keith Potger formed a new group in the UK, The New Seekers, which had a hit single in 1971 with the single: "I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing". In 1967, The Seekers represented Australia at Expo 67 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Where they appeared on television in Australia via the first satellite transmission from the United States to Australia. In 1995, The Seekers were inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame. The group's song: "I'll Never Find Another You", was added to the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia's Sounds of Australia registry in 2011. Bruce Woodley's and Dobe Newton's song: "I Am Australian", which was recorded by The Seekers as well as Judith Durham with Russell Hitchcock and Mandawuy Yunupingu, has become an unofficial Australian anthem. With "I'll Never Find Another You" and "Georgy Girl", the group also achieved success in the United States, but not nearly at the same level as in the rest of the world. The Seekers have sold over 50 million records worldwide and were individually honored as Officers of the Order of Australia in the Queen's Birthday Honors of June 2014. Group Break Up And Reunions 🎭: Following The Seekers' split, Judith Durham pursued a solo career. She released a Christmas album called: For Christmas With Love, and later signed with A&M Records, releasing more albums including: Gift Of Song and Climb Ev'ry Mountain. Athol Guy hosted his own TV show in Australia titled: A Guy Called Athol, before entering politics in 1973. In 1969, Keith Potger formed and managed a new group called: The New Seekers, in the UK who also charted highly with their successful song: "I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing (In Perfect Harmony)". Bruce Woodley released several solo albums and focused on songwriting, including co-writing the patriotic song: "I Am Australian", with Dobe Newton (of The Bushwackers) in 1987. From 1972, Athol Guy, Keith Potger and Bruce Woodley planned on reforming The Seekers without Judith Durham. By 1975 they had recruited Louisa Wisseling, a semi-professional Folk singer formerly with Melbourne group The Settlers. They had a top 10 Australian hit with the Bruce Woodley-penned single: "The Sparrow Song". Bruce Woodley left the group in June 1977 and was replaced by Buddy England, a former 1960s Pop singer and member of The Mixtures. In 1978, Athol Guy was replaced by Peter Robinson (of The Strangers) and Cheryl Webb replaced Louisa Wisseling as lead vocalist, leaving only Keith Potger from the original The Seekers group line-up. In 1980 the group released an album: A Little Bit Of Country, and toured periodically until the mid 1980s. In 1988, Athol Guy, Keith Potger and Bruce Woodley reformed The Seekers with Julie Anthony, a cabaret singer. In May, the group sang: "The Carnival Is Over", at the World Expo 88 in Brisbane, Australia. In March 1989, the group released the album: Live On, which peaked in the top 30 on the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Albums Chart. In June 1990, Julie Anthony left and was replaced by Karen Knowles, a former teen Pop singer on Young Talent Time. However the distinctive timbre of Judith Durham's voice was missing from their sound and the group split again. The Seekers reunited late in 1992, with the classic line-up of Judith Durham, Athol Guy, Keith Potger and Bruce Woodley. In March 1992, all four had met together for the first time in 20 years at a restaurant in Toorak, an inner suburb of Melbourne. Before then they had never talked about reforming, they just wanted to get to know each other again. It was two months later that they decided to do a reunion concert, which led to a 102-date concert tour. The 25-Year Silver Jubilee Reunion Celebration tour in 1993 was sufficiently successful that the group continued to perform and record together, on and off, until shortly before Judith Durham's passing in August of 2022. Judith Durham Passing 👼: Judith Durham was born with asthma and at age four she caught measles, which left her with a life-long chronic lung disease, bronchiectasis. Judith Durham passed away from the disease at the Alfred Hospital in Melbourne on 5 August 2022, at age 79. She was given a state memorial service by the state of Victoria on September 6, 2022, at Hamer Hall. Judith Durham was laid to rest along side her husband Ron Edgeworth at Springvale Botanical Cemetery, located in Springvale, Australia. The Seekers Group Members 🎸🪕 👩🎤🎸🪕👨🎤👨🎤🎸🎹🎤👩🎤: Athol Guy - double bass, backing vocals (1962-1968, 1975-1978, 1988-present) Keith Potger - lead guitar, banjo, backing and lead vocals (1962-1968, 1975-1985, 1988-present) Bruce Woodley - rhythm guitar, banjo, backing and lead vocals (1962-1968, 1975-1977, 1988-present) Judith Durham - lead and backing vocals, piano (1962-1968, 1992-2019, died 2022) Julie Anthony - lead and backing vocals (1988-1990) Buddy England - guitars, backing vocals (1977-1980) Karen Knowles - lead and backing vocals (1991) Ken Ray - vocals, guitar (1962) Peter Robinson - bass, backing vocals (1978-1986) Rick Turk - guitars, piano, backing and lead vocals (1981-1986) Ellen Wade - vocals (June-August 1965) Cheryl Webb - lead and backing vocals (1977-1986) Louisa Wisseling - lead and backing vocals (1975-1977) The Seekers Television Specials 📺: An Evening With The Seekers (1965) The Seekers At Home (1966) The Seekers Down Under And The World Of The Seekers (1967) 1968 BBC Farewell Spectacular (1968) ABC Television's Australian Story (2019) SBS Television screens the Decca DVD Farewell Album (2019) ****CONTINUE BELOW****
The Seekers Albums 📀: Introducing The Seekers (1963) The Seekers (1964) Hide & Seekers (1964) A World Of Our Own (1965) Come The Day (1966) Seekers Seen In Green (1967) The Seekers (1975) Giving And Taking (976) A Little Bit Of Country (1980) Live On (1989) Future Road w/ Judith Durham (1997) Morningtown Ride To Christmas (2001) Back To Our Roots (2019) The Seekers Live Albums 📀: Live At The Talk Of The Town (1968) 25 Year Reunion Celebration: Live In Concert At The Melbourne Concert Hall Australia w/ Judith Durham (1993) 1968 BBC Farewell Spectacular w/ Judith Durham (1999) Night Of Nights... Live! (2002) Farewell (2019) The Carnival Of Hits Tour 2000 (2019) *Reissue Night Of Nights... Live! Live In The UK (2021) The New Seekers Albums 📀: The New Seekers (1970) Keith Potger And The New Seekers (1970) Beautiful People (1971) New Colours (1971) We'd Like To Teach The World To Sing (1971) Never Ending Song Of Love (1972) Circles (1972) Come Softly To Me (1972) Now (1973) Together (1974) Farewell Album (1974) Together Again (1976) Anthem - One Day In Every Week (1978) Tell Me (1982) Bruce Woodley Albums 📀: The Roaring Days (1970) Just Good Friends (1971) I Am Australian (1987) Keith Potger Albums 📀: The World Would Never Turn Again EP (1969) Keith Potger & The New Seekers (1970) Secrets Of The Heart (2004) Sunday (2007) Smile Now (2010) Scenario 2020 The Concert Collection (2020) Judith Durham Albums 📀: Judy Durham w/ Frank Traynor's Jazz Preachers (1963) For Christmas With Love (1968) Gift Of Song (1970) Climb Ev'ry Mountain (1971) Judith Durham & The Hottest Band In Town (1974) Judith Durham & The Hottest Band In Town 2 (1974) 25 Year Reunion Celebration: Live In Concert At The Melbourne Concert Hall Australia w/ The Seekers (1993) Let Me Find Love (1994) Mona Lisas (1996) Future Road w/ The Seekers (1997) Always There (1997) The Hot Jazz Duo w/ Ron Edgeworth (1999) 1968 BBC Farewell Spectacular w/ The Seekers (1999) Hold On To Your Dream (2000) The Australian Cities Suite w/ Orchestra Victoria (2008) Up Close And Personal (2009) Epiphany (2011) It's Christmas Time (2013) Live In London (2014) An 'A Cappella' Experience (2016) So Much More (2018) Some more good songs by The (New) Seekers 🎶: A World Of Our Own, Morningtown Ride, I Am Australian, Georgy Girl, You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me, Beg Steal Or Borrow, The Last Thing On My Mind, Emerald City, The Wreck Of The Old 97, Lemon Tree, Someday One Day, Island Of Dreams, Carry Me, Open Up Them Pearly Gates, The Eriskay Love Lilt, Walk With Me, Yesterday, Colours Of My Life, Blowing In The Wind, Myra, Chase A Rainbow, Chilly Winds, Whiskey In The Jar, The Sad Cloud, Waltzing Matilda, This Train, Sinner Man, All My Trials, Run Come See, The Water Is Wide, South Australia, The Hammer Song, Katy Cline, Wild Rover, The Gypsy Rover (The Whistling Gypsy), Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen, 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy), The Light From The Lighthouse, California Dreamin', Well Well Well, Danny Boy, Five Hundred Miles, We Shall Not Be Moved, Red Rubber Ball, When The Stars Begin To Fall, The Olive Tree, Louisiana Man, Can't Make Up My Mind, If You Go Away, Lonesome Traveller, Cloudy, I Wish You Could Be Here, Rattler, Hello Mary Lou, Angeline Is Always Friday, Happy Birthday To You, Love Is Kind Love Is Wine, Two Summers, Allentown Jail, Turn Turn Turn, Music Of The World A Turnin', Ox Driving Song, Lady Mary, This Little Light Of Mine, Come The Day, Four Strong Winds, This Land Is Your Land, You Can Tell The World, Plaisir D'amour, Sparrow Song, What Have They Done To The Rain, Isa Lei, Vagabon, Days Of My Life, Where In The World, Break These Chains, All I Can Remember, Don't Think Twice It's All Right, Just A Closer Walk With Thee, Keep A Dream In Your Pocket, Reunion, With My Swag All On My Shoulder, Giving And Taking, Love Isn't Love Until You Give It Away, Children Go Where I Send You, Building Bridges, When Will The Good Apples Fall, Kumbaya, Myra (Shake Up the Party), Dese Bones G'wine Rise Again, Cotton Fields and On The Other Side. Fun Fact 🕵♀: In 1967, the song: "I'll Never Find Another You", was a #1 Country hit and also reached #97 on the Pop charts, for Country singer Sonny James.
Was it really filmed at Abbey Road Studios. Definitely the original recording was made there., but this colour film is recreation of events for a 1968 TV special by Ajax films. In the credits they say filmed in Sydney and Melbourne. Much less expensive to use a clip of the Abbey Road view from the street and then just film the Seekers in an Australian recording studio. A very convincing recreation of events. Hard to imagine in 1964 that a new unknown group would have their first recording session filmed in colour at such high quality. Sending the Seekers and film crews to the UK just for the UK based segments back then is also very unlikely when they could get such a convincing result far less expensively in Australia. The magic of good film makers.
I'd like to see you do a reaction to "I Am Australian" by the Seekers. There's a great version here on RUclips titled "I Am Australian: Special Farewell Performance (all 5 verses)".
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That recording is itself a world treasure.
Once you hear this you never forget it.
Thank you so much for sharing this! This group is underrated, and I wish more people knew them
That was Abby Road studios where the Beatles recorded.
RIP Judith Durham
Was it really filmed at Abbey Road Studios.
Definitely the original recording was made there., but this colour film is recreation of events for a 1968 TV special by Ajax films.
In the credits they say filmed in Sydney and Melbourne. Much less expensive to use a clip of the Abbey Road view from the street and then just film the Seekers in an Australian recording studio.
A very convincing recreation of events.
Hard to imagine in 1964 that a new unknown group would have their first recording session filmed in colour at such high quality. Sending the Seekers and film crews to the UK just for the UK based segments back then is also very unlikely when they could get such a convincing result far less expensively in Australia.
The magic of good film makers.
You’ve been on a roll lately 💯❤️ constantly dropping heat 🔥 🥵
Thank you for sharing.
Let’s do this
They are in Abby Road Studios, London, England, where the Beatles recorded.
Was it really filmed at Abbey Road Studios.
Definitely the original recording was made there., but this colour film is recreation of events for a 1968 TV special by Ajax films.
In the credits they say filmed in Sydney and Melbourne. Much less expensive to use a clip of the Abbey Road view from the street and then just film the Seekers in an Australian recording studio.
A very convincing recreation of events.
Hard to imagine in 1964 that a new unknown group would have their first recording session filmed in colour at such high quality. Sending the Seekers and film crews to the UK just for the UK based segments back then is also very unlikely when they could get such a convincing result far less expensively in Australia.
The magic of good film makers.
the incredible judith durham
Formed 1962 broke up 1968 then reformed 1993 to 2022 , they sounded just as good 60 years later until Judith's passing in 2022 , they had many hits in Australia NZ and the UK
from the harmonies Sheray you wont be surprised , The Seekers started out as a folk and gospel group, The Seekers - featuring the golden soprano voice of Judith Durham, and soothing harmonies of Athol Guy, Keith Potger and Bruce Woodley ....Just a Soul music of the 60s and todate has its roots in Gospel . The Seekers sound too came from their deeply spiritual and religious beliefs . Judith RIP passed away in 2022 , from broncial illness that she had suffered all her life.....The SEEKERS from Australia were flown to England in 1964 in the middle of Beatle Mania they became overnight superstars with huge record sales in the U.S and UK and Worldwide ....50 million records ...a band that performed catchy angelic harmonies
The Seekers are an Austrailian Folk Band . There was no one like them really . They has a lot of hits in the 60s and were very popular . That was the Abbey road recording studio . Great Great harmonies from these guys . Judith Duram the lead singer . Thanks
Was it really filmed at Abbey Road Studios.
Definitely the original recording was made there., but this colour film is recreation of events for a 1968 TV special by Ajax films.
In the credits they say filmed in Sydney and Melbourne. Much less expensive to use a clip of the Abbey Road view from the street and then just film the Seekers in an Australian recording studio.
A very convincing recreation of events.
Hard to imagine in 1964 that a new unknown group would have their first recording session filmed in colour at such high quality. Sending the Seekers and film crews to the UK just for the UK based segments back then is also very unlikely when they could get such a convincing result far less expensively in Australia.
The magic of good film makers.
Glad you find this lovely tune to your liking. Julie Durham is the lead singer who recently passed away. A beautiful voice with so much soul. I recommend Gregory's Girl next for another catchy unforgettable tune. Well done
It was recorded at Abbey Road Studios in London.
Definitely a beautiful song
Judy Durham was a great singer, she passed about a year ago or so. Great group, all good for me.
A really nice reaction ❤💐! I see 👁👁 that you have reacted to The Seekers before: The Carnival Is Over and I’d Like To Teach The World To Sing (In Perfect Harmony). I'll Never Find Another You was released as a non-album single from The New Seeker's in 1964. It was written and produced by Tom Springfield. The song reached #2 on the Easy Listening chart and #4 on the Hot 100. The song went to #1 in the UK and Australia. This was the biggest-selling single in Britain of 1965. It reached #1 in The Seekers' native Australia and it became the first song by an Australian group to reach #1 outside of Australia. The first time the song appeared on an album was 1968 when The Seekers released: Live At The Talk Of The Town. This performance was filmed at Abbey Road Studios in London, England- the recording home of many of The Beatles hit songs and albums.
The song was added to the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia's Sounds of Australia registry in 2011.
In July 2018, the tune was featured in a Westpac bank TV advertisement in Australia, covered by Julia Jacklin.
The (New) Seekers Info 📰:
The Seekers were an Australian Folk-influenced Pop group originally formed in Melbourne in 1962. They were the first Australian Pop music group to achieve major chart and sales success in the United Kingdom and the United States. They were especially popular during the 1960s, with their best-known configuration of Judith Durham on vocals, piano and tambourine; Athol Guy on double bass and vocals; Keith Potger on twelve-string guitar, banjo and vocals; and Bruce Woodley on guitar, mandolin, banjo and vocals.
The group had Top 10 hits in the 1960s with their singles: "I'll Never Find Another You", "A World Of Our Own", "Morningtown Ride", "Someday, One Day", "Georgy Girl" and "The Carnival Is Over". Australian music historian Ian McFarlane described their style as "concentrated on a bright, uptempo sound, although they were too pop to be considered strictly Folk and too Folk to be Rock". In 1967, they were named as joint "Australians of the Year" - the only group thus honored. In July 1968, Judith Durham left the group in order to pursue a solo career and the group disbanded. Keith Potger formed a new group in the UK, The New Seekers, which had a hit single in 1971 with the single: "I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing".
In 1967, The Seekers represented Australia at Expo 67 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Where they appeared on television in Australia via the first satellite transmission from the United States to Australia.
In 1995, The Seekers were inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame. The group's song: "I'll Never Find Another You", was added to the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia's Sounds of Australia registry in 2011. Bruce Woodley's and Dobe Newton's song: "I Am Australian", which was recorded by The Seekers as well as Judith Durham with Russell Hitchcock and Mandawuy Yunupingu, has become an unofficial Australian anthem. With "I'll Never Find Another You" and "Georgy Girl", the group also achieved success in the United States, but not nearly at the same level as in the rest of the world. The Seekers have sold over 50 million records worldwide and were individually honored as Officers of the Order of Australia in the Queen's Birthday Honors of June 2014.
Group Break Up And Reunions 🎭:
Following The Seekers' split, Judith Durham pursued a solo career. She released a Christmas album called: For Christmas With Love, and later signed with A&M Records, releasing more albums including: Gift Of Song and Climb Ev'ry Mountain. Athol Guy hosted his own TV show in Australia titled: A Guy Called Athol, before entering politics in 1973. In 1969, Keith Potger formed and managed a new group called: The New Seekers, in the UK who also charted highly with their successful song: "I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing (In Perfect Harmony)". Bruce Woodley released several solo albums and focused on songwriting, including co-writing the patriotic song: "I Am Australian", with Dobe Newton (of The Bushwackers) in 1987.
From 1972, Athol Guy, Keith Potger and Bruce Woodley planned on reforming The Seekers without Judith Durham. By 1975 they had recruited Louisa Wisseling, a semi-professional Folk singer formerly with Melbourne group The Settlers. They had a top 10 Australian hit with the Bruce Woodley-penned single: "The Sparrow Song". Bruce Woodley left the group in June 1977 and was replaced by Buddy England, a former 1960s Pop singer and member of The Mixtures. In 1978, Athol Guy was replaced by Peter Robinson (of The Strangers) and Cheryl Webb replaced Louisa Wisseling as lead vocalist, leaving only Keith Potger from the original The Seekers group line-up.
In 1980 the group released an album: A Little Bit Of Country, and toured periodically until the mid 1980s. In 1988, Athol Guy, Keith Potger and Bruce Woodley reformed The Seekers with Julie Anthony, a cabaret singer. In May, the group sang: "The Carnival Is Over", at the World Expo 88 in Brisbane, Australia. In March 1989, the group released the album: Live On, which peaked in the top 30 on the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Albums Chart. In June 1990, Julie Anthony left and was replaced by Karen Knowles, a former teen Pop singer on Young Talent Time. However the distinctive timbre of Judith Durham's voice was missing from their sound and the group split again.
The Seekers reunited late in 1992, with the classic line-up of Judith Durham, Athol Guy, Keith Potger and Bruce Woodley. In March 1992, all four had met together for the first time in 20 years at a restaurant in Toorak, an inner suburb of Melbourne. Before then they had never talked about reforming, they just wanted to get to know each other again. It was two months later that they decided to do a reunion concert, which led to a 102-date concert tour. The 25-Year Silver Jubilee Reunion Celebration tour in 1993 was sufficiently successful that the group continued to perform and record together, on and off, until shortly before Judith Durham's passing in August of 2022.
Judith Durham Passing 👼:
Judith Durham was born with asthma and at age four she caught measles, which left her with a life-long chronic lung disease, bronchiectasis. Judith Durham passed away from the disease at the Alfred Hospital in Melbourne on 5 August 2022, at age 79. She was given a state memorial service by the state of Victoria on September 6, 2022, at Hamer Hall. Judith Durham was laid to rest along side her husband Ron Edgeworth at Springvale Botanical Cemetery, located in Springvale, Australia.
The Seekers Group Members 🎸🪕 👩🎤🎸🪕👨🎤👨🎤🎸🎹🎤👩🎤:
Athol Guy - double bass, backing vocals (1962-1968, 1975-1978, 1988-present)
Keith Potger - lead guitar, banjo, backing and lead vocals (1962-1968, 1975-1985, 1988-present)
Bruce Woodley - rhythm guitar, banjo, backing and lead vocals (1962-1968, 1975-1977, 1988-present)
Judith Durham - lead and backing vocals, piano (1962-1968, 1992-2019, died 2022)
Julie Anthony - lead and backing vocals (1988-1990)
Buddy England - guitars, backing vocals (1977-1980)
Karen Knowles - lead and backing vocals (1991)
Ken Ray - vocals, guitar (1962)
Peter Robinson - bass, backing vocals (1978-1986)
Rick Turk - guitars, piano, backing and lead vocals (1981-1986)
Ellen Wade - vocals (June-August 1965)
Cheryl Webb - lead and backing vocals (1977-1986)
Louisa Wisseling - lead and backing vocals (1975-1977)
The Seekers Television Specials 📺:
An Evening With The Seekers (1965)
The Seekers At Home (1966)
The Seekers Down Under And The World Of The Seekers (1967)
1968 BBC Farewell Spectacular (1968)
ABC Television's Australian Story (2019)
SBS Television screens the Decca DVD Farewell Album (2019)
****CONTINUE BELOW****
The Seekers Albums 📀:
Introducing The Seekers (1963)
The Seekers (1964)
Hide & Seekers (1964)
A World Of Our Own (1965)
Come The Day (1966)
Seekers Seen In Green (1967)
The Seekers (1975)
Giving And Taking (976)
A Little Bit Of Country (1980)
Live On (1989)
Future Road w/ Judith Durham (1997)
Morningtown Ride To Christmas (2001)
Back To Our Roots (2019)
The Seekers Live Albums 📀:
Live At The Talk Of The Town (1968)
25 Year Reunion Celebration: Live In Concert At The Melbourne Concert Hall Australia w/ Judith Durham (1993)
1968 BBC Farewell Spectacular w/ Judith Durham (1999)
Night Of Nights... Live! (2002)
Farewell (2019)
The Carnival Of Hits Tour 2000 (2019) *Reissue Night Of Nights... Live!
Live In The UK (2021)
The New Seekers Albums 📀:
The New Seekers (1970)
Keith Potger And The New Seekers (1970)
Beautiful People (1971)
New Colours (1971)
We'd Like To Teach The World To Sing (1971)
Never Ending Song Of Love (1972)
Circles (1972)
Come Softly To Me (1972)
Now (1973)
Together (1974)
Farewell Album (1974)
Together Again (1976)
Anthem - One Day In Every Week (1978)
Tell Me (1982)
Bruce Woodley Albums 📀:
The Roaring Days (1970)
Just Good Friends (1971)
I Am Australian (1987)
Keith Potger Albums 📀:
The World Would Never Turn Again EP (1969)
Keith Potger & The New Seekers (1970)
Secrets Of The Heart (2004)
Sunday (2007)
Smile Now (2010)
Scenario 2020 The Concert Collection (2020)
Judith Durham Albums 📀:
Judy Durham w/ Frank Traynor's Jazz Preachers (1963)
For Christmas With Love (1968)
Gift Of Song (1970)
Climb Ev'ry Mountain (1971)
Judith Durham & The Hottest Band In Town (1974)
Judith Durham & The Hottest Band In Town 2 (1974)
25 Year Reunion Celebration: Live In Concert At The Melbourne Concert Hall Australia w/ The Seekers (1993)
Let Me Find Love (1994)
Mona Lisas (1996)
Future Road w/ The Seekers (1997)
Always There (1997)
The Hot Jazz Duo w/ Ron Edgeworth (1999)
1968 BBC Farewell Spectacular w/ The Seekers (1999)
Hold On To Your Dream (2000)
The Australian Cities Suite w/ Orchestra Victoria (2008)
Up Close And Personal (2009)
Epiphany (2011)
It's Christmas Time (2013)
Live In London (2014)
An 'A Cappella' Experience (2016)
So Much More (2018)
Some more good songs by The (New) Seekers 🎶: A World Of Our Own, Morningtown Ride, I Am Australian, Georgy Girl, You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me, Beg Steal Or Borrow, The Last Thing On My Mind, Emerald City, The Wreck Of The Old 97, Lemon Tree, Someday One Day, Island Of Dreams, Carry Me, Open Up Them Pearly Gates, The Eriskay Love Lilt, Walk With Me, Yesterday, Colours Of My Life, Blowing In The Wind, Myra, Chase A Rainbow, Chilly Winds, Whiskey In The Jar, The Sad Cloud, Waltzing Matilda, This Train, Sinner Man, All My Trials, Run Come See, The Water Is Wide, South Australia, The Hammer Song, Katy Cline, Wild Rover, The Gypsy Rover (The Whistling Gypsy), Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen, 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy), The Light From The Lighthouse, California Dreamin', Well Well Well, Danny Boy, Five Hundred Miles, We Shall Not Be Moved, Red Rubber Ball, When The Stars Begin To Fall, The Olive Tree, Louisiana Man, Can't Make Up My Mind, If You Go Away, Lonesome Traveller, Cloudy, I Wish You Could Be Here, Rattler, Hello Mary Lou, Angeline Is Always Friday, Happy Birthday To You, Love Is Kind Love Is Wine, Two Summers, Allentown Jail, Turn Turn Turn, Music Of The World A Turnin', Ox Driving Song, Lady Mary, This Little Light Of Mine, Come The Day, Four Strong Winds, This Land Is Your Land, You Can Tell The World, Plaisir D'amour, Sparrow Song, What Have They Done To The Rain, Isa Lei, Vagabon, Days Of My Life, Where In The World, Break These Chains, All I Can Remember, Don't Think Twice It's All Right, Just A Closer Walk With Thee, Keep A Dream In Your Pocket, Reunion, With My Swag All On My Shoulder, Giving And Taking, Love Isn't Love Until You Give It Away, Children Go Where I Send You, Building Bridges, When Will The Good Apples Fall, Kumbaya, Myra (Shake Up the Party), Dese Bones G'wine Rise Again, Cotton Fields and On The Other Side.
Fun Fact 🕵♀: In 1967, the song: "I'll Never Find Another You", was a #1 Country hit and also reached #97 on the Pop charts, for Country singer Sonny James.
Was it really filmed at Abbey Road Studios.
Definitely the original recording was made there., but this colour film is recreation of events for a 1968 TV special by Ajax films.
In the credits they say filmed in Sydney and Melbourne. Much less expensive to use a clip of the Abbey Road view from the street and then just film the Seekers in an Australian recording studio.
A very convincing recreation of events.
Hard to imagine in 1964 that a new unknown group would have their first recording session filmed in colour at such high quality. Sending the Seekers and film crews to the UK just for the UK based segments back then is also very unlikely when they could get such a convincing result far less expensively in Australia.
The magic of good film makers.
1968 TV special from Australia :
The World of the Seekers
is where this clip was sourced. Filmed four years after the original recording session.
At one time The Seekers reached a height of popularity here in the Sates that only The Beatles eclipsed.
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I'd like to see you do a reaction to "I Am Australian" by the Seekers. There's a great version here on RUclips titled "I Am Australian: Special Farewell Performance (all 5 verses)".