The Great Lost Album!

• Artist: The Knickerbockers
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• Release Date: September 27, 1994
• Genre: Rock

Review

This may be a lost album, but it might be stretching things to call it a "great" lost album. The Knickerbockers were a solid frat rock band from New Jersey who managed a fabulous Beatles pastiche with "Lies" in 1966, and nearly duplicated the feat with their follow-up, "One Track Mind." Unfortunately that was pretty much it. This collection of unreleased tracks and (mostly) stereo remixes does little to change the Knickerbockers' status as one-hit wonders. Not that anything here is patently bad, but aspirations aside, most of this album is truly forgettable. Worse, there is no version of "Lies" on this compilation, although you do get a stereo mix of "One Track Mind," and the previously unreleased "She Said Goodbye" has a wonderful Lennon-like veneer, circa 1965. The final two tracks, "What Does That Make You" and "My Feet Are off the Ground," show a little garage punk spirit that is refreshing, but ultimately this collection is for die-hard Knickerbockers fanatics only. ~ Steve Leggett, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
She Said Goodbye [#]	Beau Charles	The Knickerbockers	(2:50)
Give a Little Bit [#]	Jerry Fuller, G. Campbell	The Knickerbockers	(2:24)
Like Little Children [#]	B.J. Robinson	The Knickerbockers	(2:37)
Come on and Let Me [#]	Keith Colley	The Knickerbockers	(2:53)
Playgirl [Version 1][#]	Keith Colley	The Knickerbockers	(2:28)
We Got a Good Thing Goin' [#]	Beau Charles	The Knickerbockers	(2:37)
One Track Mind [Stereo Mix][#][Version]	Keith Colley, Linda Colley	The Knickerbockers	(2:32)
Chapel in the Fields [Stereo Mix][#]	Ed Fournier	The Knickerbockers	(2:56)
The Coming Generation [Stereo Mix][#]	Nancie Mantz, J. Jones	The Knickerbockers	(3:18)
Guaranteed Satisfaction [#]	Beau Charles	The Knickerbockers	(2:52)
The Pad and How to Use It [#]		The Knickerbockers	(2:22)
She's Gotten to Me [#]	Buddy Randell	The Knickerbockers	(2:08)
I Ain't Got a Right [#]	James Seals	The Knickerbockers	(2:40)
Can You Help Me	Jerry Fuller, Jimmy Walker	The Knickerbockers	(2:32)
All I Need Is You	Jerry Fuller	The Knickerbockers	(2:33)
You're Bad [Stereo Mix][#]	Don Addrisi	The Knickerbockers	(2:08)
Is That What You Want [#]	James Seals	The Knickerbockers	(2:35)
Playgirl [Version 2][#][Mix]	Keith Colley	The Knickerbockers	(2:31)
What Does That Make You	Beau Charles, John Charles	The Knickerbockers	(2:36)
My Feet Are Off the Ground [#]	Beau Charles	The Knickerbockers	(2:34)

Credits

Jimmy Walker (Drums), Beau Charles (Guitar), Bob Irwin (Producer), Beau Charles (Vocals), Vic Anesini (Remastering), Al Quaglieri (Liner Notes), Bob Irwin (Remastering), Vic Anesini (Remixing), Bob Irwin (Remixing), John Charles (Vocals), Buddy Randell (Saxophone), John Charles (Bass), Buddy Randell (Vocals), Jimmy Walker (Vocals)