THE SEARCHERS - s/t (1980 Reunion Album!)

FINALLY!! Power Pop Fans between the age of 40-55 years old remember, more than likely, when these two �reunion� albums from The Searchers came out in 1979 and 1981. There were armies of jangled u p guitars, heavenly choruses of layered vocals from a band that fashioned the template and they did not disappoint unlike other 60s bands who kept going. The stronger of the two is the second one, �Love�s Melodies� but both have solid charms and � bonafide gems. �4 � stars. These two albums (The Searchers and Love's Melodies) represent the Searchers at their peak as a recording outfit, having maintained their original mid-'60s emphasis on excellent harmonies and crisply played guitars but also having absorbed lessons from such '70s pub-rockers as Brinsley Schwarz and roots-rock expert Dave Edmunds. The material is some of the most beautiful recorded anywhere in this era, and anyone lucky enough to spot a copy of either of these records -- neither of which has yet shown up on compact disc -- should grab them.�-AMG.

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