Needles & Pins [Import]

Searchers (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 2, 2004)
• Original Release Date: 2005
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Castle Pulse
• ASIN: B0002ADXIY
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #191,166 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Reissue of the British Invasion act's 1971 compilation, originally released on the Hallmark/RCA label. Pulse. 2004.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Hits, B-sides, and Album Cuts, January 6, 2005

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Robert Huggins (Suburban Philadelphia, PA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Needles & Pins (Audio CD)

The Searchers have certainly had their fair share of compilation CDs over the years, but this 2004 import release from Castle Pulse has a number of songs that are not ordinarily included on most compilations, along with a smattering of hit tunes. A number of these songs were B-sides and album tracks, and hearing several of them for the first time solidifies, for me, The Searchers' deserved reputation as one of the very best bands of the British Invasion. It's unfortunate that the band didn't have the song writing talents of some of the other bands 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.

Serious fans of The Searchers probably have the songs in their collections, but casual fans of The Searchers, who want to go a little deeper into the band's catalog, will enjoy this CD, as well as those who enjoy music from the British Invasion of the 1960s.