Needle in a Haystack by The Twilights

When looking back at the biggest bands of the mid to late 1960’s
in Australia, The Easybeats and The Masters Apprentices
immediately spring to mind and rightly so, both these bands were
absolutely massive, however, ranking right alongside them in the
popularity stakes was Adelaide band, The Twilights.


The Twilights had 9 singles make the charts over a 2 year period
including a No.1 hit with Needle in a Haystack. As well as a No.1
hit record, they also had another 4 singles make it into the Top
5 on the National Charts. It wasn’t just on the charts that the
Twilights excelled either, they quickly gained a reputation for
being one of finest live bands in Australia. This is further
highlighted by the fact they would go onto become the national
winners of the prestigious Hoadley Battle of the Sounds
competition in 1966.


The winners prize included a trip to London for the band and a
recording session at Abbey Road Studios - and as luck would have
it, The Beatles just happened to be down the hallway recording
Penny Lane. Our special guests are former Twilights, Australian
music icon Glenn Shorrock and Grammy Award winner, Terry
Britten.