Sounding a bit like
the Beau Brummels
crossed with
the Searchers
, with just a bit of
the Mamas & the Papas
thrown in for pop seasoning, Australia's
the Seekers
have had a long career, one that began in the early 1960s, and five decades on, in 2012, this two-disc, 50-track set appeared to celebrate the group's 50th anniversary. All the hits and essential sides are here, including "Georgy Girl," "A World of Our Own," and "I'll Never Find Another You," among others, as well as two new tracks unique to this set, versions of "Silver Threads and Golden Needles" (a song written by
Tom Springfield
, who produced many of
' early hits) and
the Beatles
' "In My Life."
The Seekers
were never really an albums act, so what's truly essential is here, making this both a nice introduction and a fair high-point summation of the group's catalog. ~ Steve Leggett