The Knobz were fairly typical of the New Zealand pop scene in the 1980s; they were described in an article of the time as "XTC meets The Knack".
They were the first band to have a self-funded single hit the top 5 in New Zealand,[2] released on Wellington independent label Bunk Records owned and run by Michael Alexander.
They also managed themselves and toured extensively following chart success with two further singles – "Liverpool to America" (an opportune song about John Lennon) and "K.G.B."
[3] The band toured New Zealand before leaving for Australia in 1980, where they played with other acts of the period such as Divinyls, Men at Work, Mi-Sex, Swanee and Moving Pictures.
The new album had been written by former band members, but these were replaced with drummer Tim Powles and bassist Warwick Keay, both formerly of Flight X-7.