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Andover, England (1964 – present)

The Troggs are an English rock band from the 1960s that had a number of hits in UK and the US, the best-known being “With a Girl Like You”, “Love Is All Around” and “Wild Thing”. The latter track being ranked #257 on Rolling Stone magazine’s list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time and a widely-accepted influence on garage rock and punk rock. Fronted by Reg Presley, The Troggs formed in the town of Andover, England. They were originally called The Troglodytes

The Troggs formed in 1964 and were signed by the manager of The Kinks, Larry Page in 1965. They recorded on Page’s Page One Records, and Page also leased them to CBS for debut single “Lost Girl”. Their most famous hit was the single “Wild Thing” (written by Chip Taylor), which with the help of television exposure on Thank Your Lucky Stars reached number 2 in the UK and number 1 in the United States in June 1966. Its combination of a simple heavy guitar riff and flirtatious lyrics helped it to quickly become a garage rock standard. It was recorded in one complete take (take two) at Olympic Studios in London, with Keith Grant engineering. Because of a dispute over US distribution rights, “Wild Thing” was released (along with the first album of the same name) on two labels: Fontana and Atco. The band’s success in the US was also limited by not touring there until 1968.
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  • Greatest Hits (Dutch)
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  • Wild Thing
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  • Hit Single Anthology
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  • The Best Of The Troggs
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  • StarfishSeastar

    agreed with promisedeyes...i love every song on that album..masterpiece!

    Thursday morning
  • Teffasus

    66 5 4 3 2 1

    March 2012
  • meowgigi

    i want you <3 hehe

    January 2012
  • sgtpepperlove13

    <3

    January 2012
  • promisedeyes

    "Love Is All Around" is a masterpiece, and every fan of the group's single best known hit HAS to check it out

    December 2011
  • eSpinoza88

    >>>a cover of Wild Thing :D there are too much

    December 2011
  • cintthemint

    Hey, I'm trying to find a cover of Wild Thing that I heard, I can't remember the name of the band. It starts off really slow and builds in volume and tempo, it culminates in this awesome sax solo. It's reeeeeally sexy. It's not Jimi or The Troggs or those usual suspects. Can you help? PLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEASE! I need this song! Thanks heaps, Jacinta

    November 2011
  • ffresh

    what a fucking great band

    July 2011
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