They were the first Australian group to reach Number 1 in the UK with I’ll Never Find Another You; the first to reach Number 1 in the USA with Georgy Girl; the only act at that time to draw a crowd of more than 200,000 people to a concert in the Southern Hemisphere. They sold over 50 million records worldwide. So, with all this phenomenal success why in 1968, at the height of their fame, and in the middle of a tour did Judith Durham quit the group?

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Sources:

Simpson, Graham (1994) Colours of My Life: The Judith Durham Story, Sydney, Random House

Simpson, Graham and Patrick, Christopher (2015) The Seekers: The 50 Year Recorded History of Australia’s First Super Group, Melbourne, Melbourne House

Spotify playlist of songs featured in this episode: https://open.spotify.com/user/mshannon4-au/playlist/6wawWETJvGLJLSRQrcX6NJ?si=xDUBLNZ_RFu5ev9pmJwOpA