"Wild Thing"was reputedly cut in less than 15 minutes—and with Reg Presley's sly delivery and ocarina solo, sounded all the better for it. Although they had four more self-composed Top 10 hits, The Troggs had difficulty being taken seriously before belated recognition as proto-punks. This reissue combines the UK and German releases of their debut album, along with two non-LP singles. Pitching raw guitar anthems like "Lost Girl" and "From Home" alongside the harpsichord pop of "Jingle Jangle" and UK No 1 "With A Girl Like You", the band display both passion and playfulness. Read More
"Wild Thing"was reputedly cut in less than 15 minutes—and with Reg Presley's sly delivery and ocarina solo, sounded all the better for it. Although they had four more self-composed Top 10 hits, The Troggs had difficulty being taken seriously before belated recognition as proto-punks. This reissue combines the UK and German releases of their debut album, along with two non-LP singles. Pitching raw guitar anthems like "Lost Girl" and "From Home" alongside the harpsichord pop of "Jingle Jangle" and UK No 1 "With A Girl Like You", the band display both passion and playfulness. Read More
One glance at the grammatically challenged and logic-dodging sleevenotes will convince you that Mister Ram (Martin to his Earth Mum) was a couple of coins short of a hexagram. Read More
"Wild Thing"was reputedly cut in less than 15 minutes—and with Reg Presley's sly delivery and ocarina solo, sounded all the better for it. Although they had four more self-composed Top 10 hits, The Troggs had difficulty being taken seriously before belated recognition as proto-punks. This reissue combines the UK and German releases of their debut album, along with two non-LP singles. Pitching raw guitar anthems like "Lost Girl" and "From Home" alongside the harpsichord pop of "Jingle Jangle" and UK No 1 "With A Girl Like You", the band display both passion and playfulness. Read More
One glance at the grammatically challenged and logic-dodging sleevenotes will convince you that Mister Ram (Martin to his Earth Mum) was a couple of coins short of a hexagram. Read More
"Wild Thing"was reputedly cut in less than 15 minutes—and with Reg Presley's sly delivery and ocarina solo, sounded all the better for it. Although they had four more self-composed Top 10 hits, The Troggs had difficulty being taken seriously before belated recognition as proto-punks. This reissue combines the UK and German releases of their debut album, along with two non-LP singles. Pitching raw guitar anthems like "Lost Girl" and "From Home" alongside the harpsichord pop of "Jingle Jangle" and UK No 1 "With A Girl Like You", the band display both passion and playfulness. Read More