Take It Or Leave It Searchers vs Stones

Referring back to an old thread the story as told to me by Frank Allen of The Searchers was as follows -

They were in Australia on tour with the Stones when they played The Searchers the acetate of their new album Aftermath. The Searchers thought Take It would be suitable for them and so when they got back to the UK they rushed in and recorded it.

Doesn't answer whose version was first but may help?

I think we already have an answer.

Take It or Leave It