Saturday 16 July 2016

It's the Searchers – THE SEARCHERS****

Its In Her Kiss/Glad All Over/Sea Of Heartbreak/Livin’ Lovin’ Wreck/Where Have You Been/Shimmy Shimmy/ Needles & Pins/The Empty Space/Gonna Send You Back To Georgia/I Count The Tears/Hi Heel Sneakers/Can’t Help Forgiving You/Sho’ Know A Lot About Love/Don’t Throw Your Love Away

The Searchers third album is considered by many to be their best. Contains the UK chart topping singles Needles & Pins and Don't Throw Your Love Away. A greatest hits compilation by this talented and influential group should be a must for all pop music enthusiasts. (UK:4)

"The band does the upbeat ballad Needles & Pins real justice with the searing jangle of the guitars and moving harmonies."

"With a change in lead vocalist came a shift in style. In came the chiming guitar sound and falsetto harmonies. Together with a faultless choice of songs, these were to become their trademark in a highly competitive sixties music market."

"This album is a must for fans of The Searchers and anyone who appreciates sixties music at its best, from a group who proved to be a decisive influence on many British and American groups of the sixties and later eras."

"This is the last Searchers album with the original line-up but it is a world apart from the more basic rock sound of the first two albums. The plus side of this is that you get what became the classic Searcher's sound of high harmonies and chiming guitar sounds."

"With melodic guitars and good vocal harmonies, for any Searchers fan this may be their best individual recording ever."

"It makes you realise just how innovative this much overlooked band was. Without their enduring legacy music today might have been completely different."

"There are no words to describe how beautiful is the song Needles & Pins. Its just magical."

"For some mysterious reason the song Needles & Pins hits you from the very first time you hear it; and never goes away ever again."

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