The Complete Challenge Recordings

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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, including previously unheard mono mixes. Taken together, the discs and notes provide a portal back to when a three-minute single could change the world, if only temporarily. Take a step back in time and rediscover the band that launched Coxsackie's (and the world's) premier reissue label! Brothers Beau and John Charles, from Bergenfield, NJ, formed The Knickerbockers in 1962. Taking their name from Knickerbocker Road in nearby Tenafly, NJ, the band went through various lineups until vocalist/saxophonist Randell joined in 1964. Along with drummer Jimmy Walker, this is the quartet singer/songwriter Jerry Fuller ('Travelin' Man,' 'Young Girl,' 'Lady Willpower') caught at Albany, NY nightspot, the University Twist Palace. Fuller signed them to Los Angeles indie label Challenge and they recorded three albums for the label, full of self-penned classics along with carefully selected covers. The Challenge Recordings - 4 Compact Disc Boxed Set including a 40 Page Booklet! Medium 1You Really Got MeAll Day and All of the NightMoneyThe Jolly Green GiantTwine TimeLand of 1000 DancesThe in CrowdThe JerkJerk TownShe's Not ThereAll I Need Is YouBite Bite BarracudaRoom for One MoreDowntownLimbo RockIn the Misty MoonlightIt's Not UnusualWhenever I See You (Demo) [Previously Unissued]Mighty Mighty Barracuda (Previously Unissued)Last Call (Previously Unissued)Medium 2LiesI Can Do It BetterCan't You See I'm TryingPle...