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Hidden Treasures – Volume 1
''Hidden Treasures – Volume 1'' (also known as ''Hidden Treasures: The Rarities Collection Volume 1'') is a compilation album by Australian band The Seekers. The album was announced in April 2020 as the first of a trilogy of releases featuring lost classics and rarities. ''Hidden Treasures – Volume 1'' was released on 22 May 2020 and contains seven live performances from their 1967 Sidney Myer Music Bowl show, the first time they've been heard since that concert. Reception Jeff Jenkins from Stack Magazine called the album "A celebration of pure talent." Jenkins said "The Seekers became the first Aussie band to top the UK and US charts not because of any studio trickery but because they were simply a fine singing group." Track listing # " Waltzing Matilda" (Queensland Version) – 2:53 # "3AK Jingle 1" – 0:36 # "3AK Jingle 2" – 0:19 # "3AK Jingle 3" – 0:18 # "Nothing to Do (And All Day to Do It In)" (Frankie Davidson featuring The Seekers) – 2:15 # "Sally Was a Good O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Seekers
The Seekers were an Australian folk-influenced pop quartet, originally formed in Melbourne in 1962. They were the first Australian pop music group to achieve major chart and sales success in the United Kingdom and the United States. They were especially popular during the 1960s with their best-known configuration of Judith Durham on vocals, piano and tambourine; Athol Guy on double bass and vocals; Keith Potger on twelve-string guitar, banjo and vocals; and Bruce Woodley on guitar, mandolin, banjo and vocals. The group had Top 10 hits in the 1960s with " I'll Never Find Another You", " A World of Our Own", " Morningtown Ride", " Someday, One Day", " Georgy Girl" and " The Carnival Is Over". Australian music historian Ian McFarlane described their style as "concentrated on a bright, uptempo sound, although they were too pop to be considered strictly folk and too folk to be rock". In 1967, they were named as joint "Australians of the Year" – the only group thus honoured. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |