In 1979, The Knack released an album that took on fire-moving speed. Named Get The Knack, this album produced two chart-climbing singles (“My Sharona”, “Good Girls Don’t”), and set the stage for their next Capitol release, …But The Little Girls Understand (1980). In terms of how Get The Knack sold, this album did not go very far, therefore ushering the end of the excitement of The Knack. Their third set sealed that with no chart entry, and gave the band their exit from Capitol Records. The Knack, as we knew them, broke up with only a short run.
On May 8, Omnivore Records will issue a collection of rare The Knack tracks created and hinted at during their pre-rise momentum. In here, you will find pre-Get The Knack demos, live recordings, and a few selected tracks from their later years that included the releases of Zoom (1998), and Normal As The Next Guy (2001). All in all, the upcoming Omnivore set will feature 19 rare tracks. This collected set will be named Knackology: The Zen Recordings, with the recordings from the Knack label.
Knackology will be released on CD and DD.
Knackology: The Zen Recordings – The Knack
01 Let Me Out (Live in Los Angeles – 1978)
02 Pop Is Dead
03 (She’s So) Selfish (Live at Mountain View, California – June 10, 1994)
04 Ambition
05 That’s What The Little Girls Do (Fieger/Averre Demo)
06 Les Girls
07 Rock & Roll Is Good For You (Fieger/Averre Demo)
08 Can I Borrow A Kiss
09 Oh Tara (Live from The Rock ’n’ Roll Fun House)
10 Normal As The Next Guy
11 Shine (Live at Leeds, 1991)
12 Good Girls Don’t (Live from The Rock ’n’ Fun House)
13 No Matter What
14 Love Is All There Is
15 One Day At A Time (Live from The Rock ’n’ Roll Fun House)
16 Seven Days Of Heaven
17 Harder On You (Demo)
18 Baby Talks Dirty (Live from The Rock ’n’ Roll Fun House)
19 My Sharona (Live at Mountain View, California – June 10, 1994)