Meet The Searchers/Needles & Pins – THE SEARCHERS***

Needles & Pins/Since You Broke My Heart/Oh My Lover/Alright/Ain’t Gonna Kiss Ya/Tricky Dicky/Ain’t That Just Like Me/Some Other Guy/Farmer John/Saturday Night Out/Cherry Stones/Don’t Cha Know

Merseybeat group The Searchers just missed out on an album top twenty entry with their US debut Meet The Searchers/Needles & Pins. The title track topped the singles chart in the UK and reached No. 13 in the States. (US:22)

"This is the American release of the debut Searchers album Meet The Searchers. It has a different track listing and different cover art. Very high quality British Invasion. Needles & Pins is a true classic."

"The Searchers deserved their reputation as one of the very best bands of the British Invasion. It's unfortunate that the band didn't have the songwriting talents of some of the other groups of the era, otherwise they would have enjoyed a greater longevity as recording artists. Still, the songs sound fresh and energetic and represent a great time in pop music history."

"The Searchers, like everybody else of their era, were overshadowed by The Beatles, but they made some great music of their own."

"The mid-sixties gave us so much terrific music, it was hard for any one group (besides The Beatles) to stand out of the crowd. The Searchers were an exception. Their music was so well crafted and performed, that in retrospect their best was as good as it got. Great tunes, well sung and recorded, this music stands up well even thirty years later. And one thing which you've got to love - there is a lot of diversity in their music."

"The opening drum riff on Needles & Pins will stir the blood of any Mersey listener."

"The Searchers were one of the top bands at the time, when the British Invasion took over the States. The Searchers never made an incredible dent into the American scene; however they did have their share of hits. I would be lying to you if I said this is very complex music. It's not. It is very time specific. But, for anyone who remembers this time, it definitely was exciting."