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The Knickerbockers formed in 1964 as the Castle Kings. The group — Buddy Randell from the Royal Teens (he co-wrote 'Short Shorts'), vocals and saxophone; Jimmy Walker, drums and vocals; John Charles, bass; and his brother Beau, guitar — took their name from Knickerbocker Avenue in their hometown of Bergenfield, New Jersey. Discovered by Jerry Fuller, a moderately successful singer and very suc-cessful writer (`Travellin' Man', 'Young World', 'Over You' and 'Young Girl') and producer (Union Gap and Ricky Nelson), they were signed to Challenge in 1965. They soon showed their skills as mimics when their Beatles pastiche, `Lies' shot into the Top Twenty in the winter of 1965. Ful-ler's production of the Randell-B. Charles composition was perfect, sounding more like the Beatles than the Beatles. A follow-up, 'One Track Mind', made the Top Fifty in 1966 but then failure set in and the group disbanded. Jimmy Walker briefly 'replaced' Bill Medley in the Righteous Brothers before attempting a solo career on Columbia and Buddy Randell tried the same on Uni and then Paramount. Cutts Knight, of mixed black/Indian parentage, was born in Fort Scott, Kansas, in 1945. He moved to New York in 1961 where his own records on a number of labels (Gulf, Shell, R.S.V.P.) have since been overshadowed by an asso-ciation with Jimi Hendrix. Jimit Knight's 'intimate bio-graphy' of Hendrix was published in 1974, but was not weil-received by critics or fans. Knight's best solo record was `That's Why' on Gulf, which bubbled under the Hot Hun-dred in 1961. Jimi Hendrix played and sang on tracks, by Curtis Knight and the Squires made in 1965 for R.S.V.P.

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The Challenge Recordings - 4 CD Boxed Set
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(2015/Sundazed) 76 tracks. Eighty tracks from a band with exactly one hit single? That's precisely what Sundazed does! Meticulously mastered from the original analog master tapes and acetates, the entire set is produced in glorious mono,...
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Stay With Us (LP)
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(Line) 12 tracks - originally sealed copy The Knickerbockers were formed in mid-I964 during the height of the Beatles craze, as a sort of Junior Four Seasons with guitars. They played at local high schools and colleges in the upstate New...
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One Track Mind - The Garage Pop Sound Of The Knickerbockers (CD)
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(Grapefruit Records) 30 Tracks - 1965-1967 - Incl. 10 unreleased tracks! 12-page booklet!
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A Rave Up With The Knickerbockers (CD)
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(Big Beat) 22 tracks As overworked a phrase as `Beatlesque' is, it nonetheless fittingly describes the sound of the Knickerbockers, one of the many American groups smitten by the English sound in the mid-60s. But it ought to be argued...
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Rockin' With The Knickerbockers (LP)
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(Sundazed) 14 tracks LP auf SUNDAZED RECORDS von KNICKERBOCKERS - Rockin' With The Knickerbockers (180g) Exploding from AM radio speakers everywhere in 1965, The Knickerbockers' 'Lies' is a certified '60s classic. Much has been made over...
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Jerk And Twine Time
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vinyl mono edition! Although the Knickerbockers hailed from Bergenfield, New Jersey, anyone listening to the radio in early 1966 would have sworn that they were from Liverpool. That's when the band's overpoweringly infectious signature...
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Lies
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vinyl mono edition! The Lies LP, recorded in Hollywood with songwriting contributions from the likes of Glen Campbell, Jim Seals and Jerry Fuller, surrounds its iconic title hit with an eclectic assortment of tunes, including the catchy...
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Lies (CD)
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​(1993/Sundazed) 14 Tracks - Original 1965 Challenge recordings, incl. 3 bonus tracks and an interview!
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Jerk And Twine Time (LP)
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(Line) 10 tracks - Re-issue of the original 1966 'Challenge' LP Stereo I met Buddy Randell and the "Knickerbockers" strictly by accident while performing in the Albany-Schenectady area. I had just finished one show, which I'll have to...
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