1974 - 2014

Description

Includes the remastered self-titled LP from German 70s psychedelic rock gang Major Knockout. Plus unreleased 2022 remix, and rare bonus tracks from 1990 (only previously available on a limited edition of 500 cassettes which were given away). Major Knockout was founded in 1974 and was formed from the remains of the bands Pontius Pilatus and Holy Slow Train. From the beginning with their charismatic singer and frontman George "G-Rock" Uebler and guitarist Helmut Sporl, they caused a sensation. Besides covers of songs by the Rolling Stones, The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, The Who, Free and others, Major Knockout focused more and more on writing their own songs, which were finally released on vinyl in 1990. In the course of the combo's 40-year history, five drummers, six bassists and three guitarists were worn out - only Helmut Sporl and George Uebler, the band's founders and songwriters, were ever-present. Only when the last bass player Michael Ketterer and singer George Uebler died, did Major Knockout reach the end. Helmut Sporl, however, continues to play with his new band The Lucky Punch, and there are still some Major Knockout songs in the set. Rock on...forever! A while ago, the original multi-track master tapes of all the songs from the LP, multi-tracks of some never before released bonus tracks plus the first-generation production master tape of the original LP were rediscovered. Thus, this CD presents the original LP tracks in best-ever quality and new 2022 mixes of the tracks...the way Helmut Sporl had envisaged them at the time.