The Knack are best remembered today as the band Paul Gurvitz was in before he formed hard rock trio Gun of "Race With The Devil" fame. However, their music is much more deserving than that simple footnote. They were originally known as The Londoners, a moniker they adopted whilst paying their beat group dues in the clubs of Germany in the early 60s. Upon returning to the UK in 1965 and changing their name to the rather hipper The Knack (after the recently released Richard Lester film), they recorded half a dozen singles for Decca and Piccadilly including the mod R&B ravers "She Ain't No Good", "Time Time Time" and "Stop!". Their final single, "(Man From The) Marriage Guidance And Advice Bureau", featured a more mature acoustic sound, which nodded towards both The Kinks and the impending psychedelic explosion.
They split in 1967 but not before cutting the superb pop-psych tune "Light On The Wall" which remained unreleased until it was included on a volume of the psych compilation series Incredible Sound Show Stories under the name Happy Vegetable. Gun debuted by performing a version of the same song at a BBC session just weeks later. First time on CD and produced with the full involvement of Paul Gurvitz himself! Features all six Knack singles plus the impossibly rare Londoners single released on the Star Club label! Expanded with two unreleased tracks and features brand new liner notes by Stefan Granados and tons of fab memorabilia courtesy of the band!
Track listing: -Who'll Be The Next In Line?
-She Ain't No Good
-It's Love Baby (24 Hours A Day)
-Time Time Time
-Did You Ever Have To Make Up Your Mind?
-Red Hearts
-Stop
-Younger Girl
-Save All My Love For Joey
-Take Your Love
-( Man From The) Marriage Guidance And Advice Bureau
-Dolly Catcher Man
-Light On The Wall
-That's My Desire
-Bring it on HOME To Me
-Back In The USA
