@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: The Knack - Get The Knack Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1979, Rock, Power Pop, Los Angeles, California 7/26 Matrix #: SO-511948 Condition: VG+ (LM) | Members: Doug F (52' - 10'), Berton A (52' - 20'), Prescott N (54' - Alive), Bruce G (51' - Alive) Cultural Facts:
Personal Struggle: Doug Fieger later battled lung and brain cancer before dying at 57, a hard ending for the frontman behind one of power pop's most explosive debuts.
Media Narrative: “My Sharona” became a massive hit almost instantly, but the backlash was just as fast, with critics attacking the band as overhyped Beatles imitators.
Album Art: The stark black-and-white cover deliberately echoed the visual simplicity of early Beatles records, helping sell The Knack as a sharp, stripped-down answer to late-70s excess.
