▁Spring fields . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁their ▁version ▁of ▁" Sil ver ▁Thread s ▁and ▁Golden ▁Need les " ▁reached ▁the ▁US ▁Billboard ▁Top ▁ 2 0 , ▁the ▁first ▁single ▁by ▁a ▁British ▁group ▁ever ▁to ▁do ▁so ▁( pred ating ▁the ▁T orn ados ' ▁" T el star " ▁by ▁two ▁months , ▁and ▁The ▁Beat les ▁by ▁ 1 5 ▁months ). ▁The ▁record ▁also ▁reached ▁No . ▁ 2 3 ▁on ▁the ▁C ash ▁Box ▁chart , ▁ ▁and ▁No . ▁ 1 ▁in ▁Australia . ▁It ▁featured ▁lead ▁guitar ▁by ▁Jud d ▁Pro ctor . ▁" Sil ver ▁Thread s ▁and ▁Golden ▁Need les " ▁sold ▁over ▁one ▁million ▁copies , ▁and ▁was ▁awarded ▁a ▁gold ▁disc . ▁ ▁" Is land ▁of ▁Dream s " ▁rose ▁to ▁the ▁UK ▁No . ▁ 5 ▁at ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁and ▁stayed ▁in ▁the ▁charts ▁for ▁six ▁months . ▁ ▁The ▁follow - up , ▁" S ay ▁I ▁W on ' t ▁Be ▁There ", ▁was ▁also ▁No . ▁ 5 ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁Singles ▁Chart . ▁By ▁this ▁time , ▁the ▁Spring fields ▁were ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁popular ▁groups ▁in ▁the ▁UK . ▁ ▁The ▁group ▁had ▁several ▁chart ▁hits ▁and ▁had ▁recorded ▁several ▁foreign ▁language ▁records . ▁However , ▁D ust y ▁Spring field ▁felt ▁limited ▁by ▁the ▁group ' s ▁folk ▁act ▁and ▁Tom ' s ▁lead ▁role ▁within ▁the ▁tri o ▁and