The Knickerbockers

Artist:  The Knickerbockers
Origin:  Bergenfield, New Jersey, USA
Genre:  Pop, Garage Rock, Rock & Roll, Beat Music, Frat Rock

Original line-up:

Beau Charles:  Guitar, Vocals
John Charles:  Bass, Vocals
New Brown:  Keyboards
Pete Deleone:  Drums

Classic line-up:

Beau Charles:  Guitar, Vocals
John Charles:  Bass, Vocals
Buddy Randell:  Vocals, Saxophone
Jimmy Walker:  Drums


The Knickerbockers were an American Pop/Rock and Garage Rock Band from Bergenfield, New Jersey, formed in 1962 by brothers Beau Charles (Guitar, Vocals) and John Charles (Bass, Vocals).  They were up where the air was rarem bumping elbows with The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Kinks and The Animals, best remembered for their 1965 hit "Lies".  They had been considered of America's earliest Garage Rock Heroes!.

Title:  The Challenge Recordings (Box Set 4 CD) (2015)
Genre:  Pop, Garage Rock, Rock & Roll, Beat Music, Frat Rock
Label:  Sundazed Music
Rating:   ****

Tracks:

Disc 1:

 1.  You Really Got Me  (2:19)
 2.  All Day And All Of The Night  (2:27)
 3.  Money  (3:58)
 4.  The Jolly Green Giant  (2:53)
 5.  Twine Time   (2:50)
 6.  Land Of 1000 Dances  (2:33)
 7.  The In Crowd  (2:49)
 8.  The Jerk  (2:23)
 9.  Jerk Town  (3:00)
10. She's Not There  (2:28)
11. All I Need Is You  (2:36)
12. Bite Bite Barracuda  (2:09)
13. Room For One More  (2:19)
14. Downtown  (2:04)
15. Limbo Rock  (1:56)
16. In The Misty Moonlight  (2:10)
17. It's Not Unusual  (2:09)
18. Whenever I See You (Demo) (Previously Unissued) (2:40)
19. Mighty Mighty Barracuda (Previously Unissued) (2:22)
20. Last Call (Previously Unissued)  (2:44)

Disc 2:

 1.  Lies  (2:48)
 2.  I Can Do It Better  (2:21)
 3.  Can't You See I'm Trying  (2:27)
 4.  Please Don't Fight It  (2:21)
 5.  Just One Girl  (2:13)
 6.  I Believe In Her  (2:16)
 7.  Wishful Thinking  (2:59)
 8.  You'll Never Walk Alone  (3:37)
 9.  Your Kind Of Lovin'  (2:44)
10. Harlem Nocturne  (3:52)
11. The Coming Generation  (3:16)
12. I Want To Hold Your Hand  (2:24)
13. There She Goes  (2:05)
14. I Know A Place  (2:41)
15. King Of The Road  (2:13)
16. The Hully Gully  (2:28)
17. The Girl From Ipanema  (2:21)
18. I Ain't Got A Right  (2:40)
19. Lies (Demo)  (2:26)
20. For Her  (Demo)  (2:26)

Disc 3:

 1.  One Track Mind  (2:21)
 2.  I Must Be Doing Something Right  (2:40)
 3.  She Said Goodbye  (2:46)
 4.  Come On And Let Me  (2:51)
 5.  Give A Little Bit  (2:19)
 6.  Playgirl (Version One)  (2:30)
 7.  The Pad And How To Use It  (2:21)
 8.  Like Little Children  (2:31)
 9.  She's Gotten To Me  (2:09)
10. Is That What You Want  (2:31)
11. Come And Get It (Version One)  (2:10)
12. Turn To Me  (2:33)
13. Just Out Of Reach  (2:49)
14. You're Bad  (1:58)
15. Gotta Stop This Dreaming  (2:19)
16. I Want A Girl For Christmas  (2:40)
17. My Feet Are Off The Ground (Version One)  (2:16)
18. You're Something Else (Demo)  (2:27)
19. And Then You (Demo)  (2:42)
20. I Must Be Doing Something Right (Demo)  (1:53)

Disc 4:

 1.  Chuck Berry Medley  (3:08)
 2.  We Got A Good Thing Going  (2:34)
 3.  Playgirl (Version Two)  (2:22)
 4.  High On Love  (3:03)
 5.  Stick With Me  (2:32)
 6.  Come And Get It (Version Two)   (2:06)
 7.  Chapel In The Fields  (2:31)
 8.  Love Is A Bird  (2:36)
 9.  Rumors, Gossip, Words Untrue  (2:39)
10. I Love  (2:58)
11. Can You Help Me  (2:33)
12. Please Don't Love Him  (2:59)
13. What Does That Make You  (2:35)
14. Sweet Green Fields  (2:42)
15. Guaranteed Satisfaction  (2:53)
16. Come And Get It (Version Three)  (2:13)
17. As A Matter Of Fact  (2:28)
18. They Ran For Their Lives  (2:06)
19. My Feet Are Off The Ground (Version Two)  (2:36)
20. Funny Face (Demo)  (2:28)

The Challenge Recordings is the complete action of originally issued by The Challenge Records between 1964 and 1968 of The Knickerbockers, was released on November 27, 2015 by Sundazed Music, featuring hit singles:  "Lies", "All I Need Is You", "Jerktown", "One Track Mind", "High On Love" and many more!.