Sweets For My Sweet/Alright/Love Potion No. 9/Farmer John/Stand By Me/ Money/Da Doo Ron Ron/Ain’t Gonna Kiss Ya/Since You Broke My Heart/Tricky Dicky/Where Have All The Flowers Gone/Twist & Shout
Merseybeat pop hit makers The Searchers rushed released this debut album to capitalize on the success of the UK No. 1 hit Sweets For My Sweet. It additionally features the US No. 3 hit single Love Potion No. 9. (UK:2)
"The music was as raw and basic a Liverpool sound as anything heard this side of the Beatles' debut album."
"The attributes that The Searchers would build on, spirited playing, good harmony singing, behind smooth lead vocals and crisply defined lead and rhythm guitars, are all present in as stripped-down a form as they would ever be heard."
"They quickly established a style of smooth haunting ballads with a double track sound that was unlike any other British group." "Meet The Searchers is loaded with excellent songs and lovely melodic guitar playing."
"No original compositions at all, just one cover for a hit single and then eleven more hastily recorded covers to fill 'er up."
"The eternal Beatles curse hits much harder when they're doing Money and Twist & Shout. These covers are absolutely useless when you have The Beatles' versions lying next to them."
“These guys are damn good, and have a long list of very good songs. They are a bit under-rated in my book."
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