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Taking their name from the 1956 John Wayne western, this Liverpool beat group had their heyday between 1963 and 1966 with a string of hits - mostly covers - in the UK and US during the legendary 'British invasion'. This is hardly the first compilation charting their golden years and is very similar to the Union Square Music compilation (2006) of the same name. The most comprehensive is the 2 CD 40th Anniversary Collection (2003), covering their entire career (which limps on to this day inna hit-free retro stylee) but this new set excludes the b-sides featured in its earlier namesake, and includes a few later recordings.
Any fan of 60s pop will have heard their first and biggest hit, Sweets For My Sweet, and may be surprised by how much else is familiar. The group seem to have been unable or unwilling to update their crisply optimistic, teen-beat folk pop sound after that initial run, and the 1979 single, Hearts In Her Eyes, (featured here) must have sounded very dated in the post-punk era. Their version of Twist & Shout adds little to the definitive version by The Beatles, whose influence is apparent in many places.
Buddy Holly would seem another strong inspiration on songs like Sugar And Spice and Don't Throw Your Love Away. But if the chiming electric 12-string guitar of Someday We're Gonna Love Again sounds suspiciously like The Byrds, its release date (1964) suggests The Searchers influenced them. Other celebrity fans include Bruce Springsteen, who made When You Walk In The Room part of his live set for years, and The Ramones, who reprised The Searchers' classic Needles And Pins in a fabulously sneering 1978 take. Other notable tracks include Goodbye My Love, for its oddly wandering melody, and Four Strong Winds, which best showcases their rich vocal harmonies.
The lack of any really distinctive lead singer (a shifting line-up featured three during their peak years) isn't illuminated by the limited sleeve notes, and the narrow lyrical focus on romance may grate for some, likewise their trademark 'squareness'. But The Searchers' main appeal is their period charm, which is considerable. --Jon Lusk
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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this cd is absolutely great - numerous hits you will love to remember plus a smattering of more obscure ones but all good.
so often it is disappointing to buy a cd of oldies and then to find that the tracks thereon are not the original recordings. not on this cd - all just as they should be. i would encourage anyone who loves the searchers sound to buy this - they will hugely delighted.
so often it is disappointing to buy a cd of oldies and then to find that the tracks thereon are not the original recordings. not on this cd - all just as they should be. i would encourage anyone who loves the searchers sound to buy this - they will hugely delighted.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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A real trip down memory lane. The Searchers were one of the great groups of the sixties with hit after hit. They had a very distnctive style but like so many of their time were in the shadow of The Beatles and The Rolling Stones. Much of their music has stood the test of time and sounds as good today as it did then.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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This has all the great tracks on it and took me right back to my teenage years. Anyone who wants a trip down memory lane will love it.
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You must buy this
If you love 60s music this CD is a must. It's such good value for so many original recordings of the Searchers with the Tony Jackson, Chris Curtis, Mike Pender and John McNally... Read more
Published 1 month ago by fortiesbabe
Seachers
I found this a great CD - brought back lots of wonderful memories of younger days when life seemed to be much simpler and fun.
Published 1 month ago by Kate
Still great!
Born in 1947, I always liked the Searchers; their music was just that bit different from the rest. I have got to admit that this album sounds dated, but it is the genuine article... Read more
Published 4 months ago by west.dyfed
Needles and ...
The name the Searchers gave themselves seems to sum up the bands career, almost there but never really realising their full potential. Read more
Published 7 months ago by J. M. Tuck
nice song
great collection. still sounds as i remember. I will continue using this store.
good service prices. can not fault anything.
good service prices. can not fault anything.
Published 8 months ago by Mr. David C. Sculthorpe
Searchers
Still very good as a live act seen them twice recently in Torquay and Tewkesbury and bought the album to remind me of their hits.
Published 11 months ago by Mr. N. B
The Very Best of The Searchers
The Searchers, to me, had a better sound than the Beatles. They did not write much of their own stuff. but they were more rock'n'roll than most of the 60's beat groups
Published on 2 Mar 2010 by Dennis Smith
Mike Pender in voice and sound
A good compilation and slightly different to some previous mainly due to the inclusion of the RCA single 'Solitaire' - a Mike Pender solo in effect- and 'Hearts in her Eyes 'from... Read more
Published on 22 May 2008 by R. V. Askey
Great songs, looking forward to hearing them live....
This has all the classic hits on and more, love it. Can't wait to see them at the Sixties Summer Festival in Staffordshire on the 10th August along with The Trems, The Move, The... Read more
Published on 20 May 2008 by A. Yeates
How about some new stuff?
I largely agree Jim, this is simply a rehash, however "Hearts In Her eyes" is from the Sire sessions & "Solitaire" is presumably from the RCA sessions from 1971. Read more
Published on 18 May 2008 by Prezz
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