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The Troggs
The Troggs in a promotional image
The Troggs in a promotional image
Background information
Origin Andover, Hampshire, England
Genre(s) Rock
Rhythm and Blues
Garage rock
Years active 1964 — present
Label(s) Fontana
Website my-generation.org.uk/Troggs
Members
Reg Presley
Chris Britton
Pete Lucas
Dave Maggs
Former members
Ronnie Bond
Pete Staples
Richard Moore
Colin Fletcher
Tony Murray

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Contents

Band members

Biography

The Troggs formed in 1964 and were signed by the manager of The Kinks, Larry Page in 1965. Events 1002 - English king Ethelred orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Winchester or Winton ( archaic) is a historic city in southern England, with a population of around 40000 within a radius of its centre Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dublin (ˈdʌblɨn/ /ˈdʊblɨn or /ˈdʊbəlɪn/, bˠalʲə aːha klʲiəh or cliə(ɸ is both the largest city and capital of Ireland. County Dublin (Contae Bhaile Átha Cliath or more correctly today the Dublin Region ( Réigiúin Átha Cliath) is the area that contains the city of Dublin Éire (ˈeːrʲə) is the Irish name for the island of Ireland and of the state of the same name. The Kinks were an English pop and rock group formed in 1963 and categorised in the US as a British Invasion band Larry Page (born Leonard Davies c 1938 Hayes Middlesex) is an English former pop Singer of the late 1950s and early 1960s They recorded on Page's Page One Records, and Page also leased them to CBS for debut single "Lost Girl". Page One Records, started in 1966 was the UK vehicle used by the producer / manager Larry Page, during a successful period as a hitmaker This article is about the record label founded in 2006 For the earlier CBS Records label see Columbia Records. [1] 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. " Wild Thing " is a hit song written by New York -born songwriter Chip Taylor and originally recorded by The Wild Ones in 1965 ( United Chip Taylor (born January 1, 1940 in New York City) is the Stage name of American Songwriter James Wesley Voight Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic Thank Your Lucky Stars was a British television Pop music show made by ABC Television, and broadcast on ITV from 1961 to 1966 The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events January 3 - Hullabaloo shows promotional videos of The Beatles songs "Day Tripper" and "We Can Work It Its combination of a simple heavy guitar riff and flirtatious lyrics helped it to quickly become a garage rock standard. Because of a dispute over U. S. distribution rights, Wild Thing was released (along with the first album of the same name) on two labels: Fontana and Atco. Atco Records is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group, currently operating through WMG's Rhino Entertainment. The band's success in the US was also limited by not touring there until 1968. [2]

They also had a number of other hits, including With a Girl Like You (a UK number 1 in July 1966, U. "With a Girl Like You " is a hit song by English band The Troggs. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located S. number 29), I Can't Control Myself (a UK number 2 in September 1966 -- this was also their second and final dual-label release in the US, with Fontana retaining the rights to all subsequent releases), Anyway That You Want Me (UK number 10 in December 1966), Night of the Long Grass (UK number 17 in May 1967), and Love Is All Around (UK number 5 in October 1967 and US number 7 in February 1968). The year 1967 was an important year for Psychedelic rock, with releases from The Beatles ( Sgt "Love Is All Around" is a song composed by Reg Presley and performed by The Troggs. Events January 4 - Guitarist Jimi Hendrix is jailed by Stockholm police after trashing a hotel room during a drunken fist fight with With chart success eluding the band, they split up in March 1969. [1] Ronnie Bond was the first to release a solo record, with the "Anything For You" single in March 1969, follwed in April by Reg Presley with "Lucinda Lee". Chris Britton released a solo album, As I Am the same year. The band reformed later that year, with former Plastic Penny bassist Tony Murray replacing Staples, and in 1974, after a spell on Pye Records, in an attempt to re-create their 1960s successes, the Troggs re-united with Larry Page, now running Penny Farthing Records. This article is about the electronics company Pye Ltd. For other uses of Pye see Pye (disambiguation. Penny Farthing Records was established by UK Record producer Larry Page, as a progression from his mildly successful 1960s Record label, The resulting cover version of the Beach Boys hit Good Vibrations did not capture the public's imagination. The Beach Boys is an American rock band Formed in 1961 the group gained popularity for its close vocal harmonies and lyrics reflecting a California Youth culture " Good Vibrations " is a pop single by The Beach Boys. A reggae version of "Wild Thing" also failed to chart. Reggae is a Music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s The band found a sympathetic ear at French label New Rose in the 1980s, the label releasing 1982's Black Bottom LP and 1990's AU. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.

In 1991, the Troggs recorded Athens Andover, an eleven-song collaboration between themselves and three members of R.E.M.. Athens Andover is a collaborative album between The Troggs and what was then three-quarters of R REM is an American rock band formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1980 by Michael Stipe ( lead vocals) Peter Buck ( Guitar [2] It was recorded in the American band's hometown of Athens, Georgia, and was released in March 1992. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Athens-Clarke County is a unified city-county in Georgia, US, in the northeastern part of the state at the intersection of U The State of Georgia ( is a state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against British rule [1]

The band attempted to capitalize on this new exposure with a couple of bizarre collaborations on new versions of "Wild Thing". In 1992 they teamed up with notorious drinkers Oliver Reed and Alex Higgins, with another version the following year featuring Wolf from the TV show Gladiators, which actually reached number 69 in the UK Singles Chart. Robert Oliver Reed (13 February 1938 &ndash 2 May 1999 was an English Actor known for his burly screen presence Alexander Gordon Higgins (born 18 March 1949 in Belfast) best known as Alex "Hurricane" Higgins, is a professional Snooker player from Michael Van Wijk (born in Bombay, India, 30 September 1952) is a professional sportsman bodybuilder actor and TV presenter in the UK See also Gladiators (2008 UK TV series Gladiators was a British television series produced by LWT for ITV from 10 October The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC on behalf of the British record industry [1]

The band's original drummer Ronnie Bond died in 1992.

Legacy and influence

The Troggs are widely seen as a highly influential band whose sound was one inspiration for garage rock and punk rock. For example, Iggy Pop of the Stooges has cited the Troggs as influential to their sound, and the early version of British pop-punk pioneers Buzzcocks featured I Can't Control Myself in their live repertoire. James Newell Osterberg Jr (born April 21, 1947) better known by his Stage name Iggy Pop, is an American rock singer Songwriter Buzzcocks are an English Punk rock band formed in Manchester in 1975 The Ramones are also amongst punk bands who cited the Troggs as an influence. The Ramones were an American rock band often regarded as the first Punk rock group

The Jimi Hendrix Experience famously covered "Wild Thing" during their appearance at the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival, introducing it as the British/American joint "national anthem", and climaxing with Hendrix burning his guitar. "The Experience" redirects here For other uses of this term see Experience (disambiguation. The Monterey International Pop Music Festival was a three-day concert event held June 16 to June 18 1967 at the Monterey County Fairgrounds in Monterey [2]

In 1990, the first hit for the band Spiritualized was a cover of "Anyway That You Want Me". Spiritualized are an English Space rock band formed in 1990 in Rugby Warwickshire by Jason Pierce (who often goes by the alias J This cover was later used in the movie Me and You and Everyone We Know. Me and You and Everyone We Know is a 2005 Film and was the debut feature-length film by Miranda July.

"With a Girl Like You" is featured uncut in a school dance scene from the 1991 Nicole Kidman/Noah Taylor movie Flirting. Noah George Taylor (born September 4, 1969) is a British-born Australian Actor. Flirting is a 1991 Australian Coming of age Film about a romance between two Teenagers written and directed by

In 1991, "Love Is All Around" was covered by R.E.M. during live performances and was released later that year as a B-side on their "Radio Song" single. REM is an American rock band formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1980 by Michael Stipe ( lead vocals) Peter Buck ( Guitar " Radio Song " is the fourth single released by REM from their 1991 album Out of Time, where it appeared as the opening track They also performed an acoustic version of the song on MTV's Unplugged. MTV Unplugged is a series showcasing popular musical artists playing Acoustic instruments It was produced by Viacom and was directed by Beth

In 1994, Scottish band Wet Wet Wet's version of the song spent fifteen weeks at number one in the UK after its inclusion in Four Weddings and a Funeral. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Wet Wet Wet are a Scottish pop band that formed in the 1980s They scored a number of hits in the British charts and around the world Four Weddings and a Funeral is a 1994 British Romantic comedy film directed by Mike Newell.

A modified version of "Love Is All Around" was featured in the film Love Actually (2003), performed by actor Bill Nighy. Love Actually is a 2003 British Romantic comedy Film written and directed by Richard Curtis. William Francis "Bill" Nighy (ˈnaɪ born 12 December 1949) is a Golden Globe - and BAFTA -award winning English Actor

An in-studio tape of Reg Presley's running commentary on a recording session, filled with in-fighting and swearing (known as "The Troggs Tapes") was widely circulated in the music underground, and was included in the Archaeology box set. The in-group infighting is believed to be the inspiration for a scene in the comedy film This Is Spinal Tap where the band members are arguing. This Is Spın̈al Tap (officially spelled with a non-functional umlaut over the letter 'n' and dotless 'i' is a 1984 mock Rockumentary Some of this dialogue was sampled by the California punk band The Dwarves on their recording of a cover version of a Troggs song, "Strange Movies". California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. The Dwarves are an American Punk rock band formed in Chicago Illinois, as The Suburban Nightmare in the late 1980s

Discography

Albums

Studio/live albums

Noteworthy compilations

Singles

[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Strong, Martin C. Sire Records Company is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group and distributed through Warner Bros This article is about the electronics company Pye Ltd. For other uses of Pye see Pye (disambiguation. Virgin Records is a British Record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell Robert Oliver Reed (13 February 1938 &ndash 2 May 1999 was an English Actor known for his burly screen presence Alexander Gordon Higgins (born 18 March 1949 in Belfast) best known as Alex "Hurricane" Higgins, is a professional Snooker player from Michael Van Wijk (born in Bombay, India, 30 September 1952) is a professional sportsman bodybuilder actor and TV presenter in the UK (2002). The Great Rock Discography, 6th edn. . Canongate. ISBN 1-84195-312-1.  
  2. ^ a b c Unterberger, Richie. The Troggs biography. allmusic. com. Macrovision Corporation. Retrieved on 21 March 2008.

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