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This is a beautiful compilation by one of the most underrated British pop/rock groups of the mid-'60s. The Overlanders were a trio-turned-quintet who did as much as anyone in England to meld folk music with the emerging British beat boom. The original trio members were superb singers, equally adept at traditional folk music or hybrid original material that encompassed elements of the Merseybeat sound and its distinct beat and harmonies. Their complete output of 31 songs is represented on this CD, and except for a somewhat dated (but surprisingly effective) late-era return to folk music in 1967, it celebrates the beauty of the group's beat/folk sides. With Tony Hatch producing, the music has the same kind of rich melodic content that one heard in the best work of the Searchers, highlighted by unusually shaped and structured guitar breaks (sometimes with organ accompaniment) and all sung in some of the best harmonies heard in the British Invasion. This package has been included in Castle's sunshine pop-oriented Ripples series, but the sounds are a lot broader than that, going back to the early Merseybeat boom and also encompassing the bluesier side of folk music. The sound quality and the annotation are excellent. ~ Bruce Eder
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