| German, French + Rare Recordings | |
| Type: | compilation |
| Artist: | The Searchers |
| Cover: | German_and_french.jpg |
| Border: | yes |
| Released: | 1990 |
| Recorded: | 1964–1969 |
| Genre: | Rock/Pop |
| Language: | English, German, French |
| Label: | Repertoire Records |
| Producer: | Tony Hatch, Kenny Young, Peter Collins |
German, French + Rare Recordings is the German compilation album by English rock band The Searchers.[1] [2] The collection includes their hits as "Needles and Pins", "Don't Throw Your Love Away" or "When You Walk In The Room" sung in German and French and is a complete catalogue of their singles and rarities issued on Liberty Records in the sixties (songs that were never released on CD or LP before).[3] This was the band's second rarities album, the former being The Searchers Play The System – Rarities, Oddities & Flipsides, which was released in 1987.[4]
The album came out in 1990 on Repertoire Records (on vinyl LP and CD simultaneously). It was compiled by Wilfried Zinzow, who worked on many collectors editions for this label.[5] In addition to the songs mentioned above, there is the last Searchers’ British single "I Don't Want To Be The One" / "Hollywood", Chris Curtis’ solo single "Aggravation" / "Have I Done Something Wrong" (including session work by Jimmy Page or John Paul Jones[6]) or "Medley" of their hits (released only in Spain as a B-side to "Goodbye My Love" in 1981[7]). According to the sleeve note, as some original master tapes were no more available, few tracks have been cut from vintage vinyl records.
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