The Troggs - Hit Single Anthology
Label:Fontana
Catalog#:848 164-2
Format:CD, Compilation
Country:UK & Europe
Released:1991
Genre:Rock
Style:Classic Rock
Tracklist
1 Wild Thing
2 From Home
3 With A Girl Like You
4 I Want You
5 I Can't Control Myself
6 Gonna Make You
7 Anyway That You Want Me
8 66-5-4-3-2-1
9 Give It To Me
10 You're Lyin'
11 Night Of The Long Grass
12 Girl's In Black
13 Hi Hi Hazel
14 As I Ride By
15 Love Is All Around
16 When Will The Rain Come
17 Little Girl
18 Maybe The Madman
http://www.discogs.com/Troggs-Hit-Single-Anthology/release/1152367
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History
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) (the song on the b-side of the single depended on the country where it was sold), 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 July 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.
They also had a number of other hits, including "With a Girl Like You" (a UK number 1 in July 1966, US 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), all at Olympic Studios, "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 May 1968). With chart success eluding the band, they split up in March 1969. Ronnie Bond was the first to release a solo record, with the "Anything For You" single in March 1969, followed 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. The resulting cover version of the Beach Boys hit "Good Vibrations" did not capture the public's imagination. A reggae version of "Wild Thing" also failed to chart. 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. [wikipedia.org]
They also had a number of other hits, including "With a Girl Like You" (a UK number 1 in July 1966, US 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), all at Olympic Studios, "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 May 1968). With chart success eluding the band, they split up in March 1969. Ronnie Bond was the first to release a solo record, with the "Anything For You" single in March 1969, followed 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. The resulting cover version of the Beach Boys hit "Good Vibrations" did not capture the public's imagination. A reggae version of "Wild Thing" also failed to chart. 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. [wikipedia.org]
* * * * * * *Μια συλλογή από τα singles των Troggs, κάτι σαν Greatest Hits να πούμε ...
Γκρουπάρα μεγάλη, το cd είναι για τον φιλαράκο του Κωστάκη που το ζήτησε, και ακούγωντας το τώρα που γράφω, θυμήθηκα την φοβερή ταινία του Αντώνη Κόκκινου
Τέλος εποχής (1994)
[δες εδώ]
http://90lepta.com/m832.html
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111390/
που οι Troggs παίζουν σημαντικό ρόλο στην ταινία... και ο Γιάννης Πετρίδης - έστω και ετεροχρονισμένα - επίσης...
Μια ταινία που πρέπει οπωσδήποτε να δείτε, ιδιαίτερα όσοι αγαπάτε την μουσική.
