Artist: The Troggs | Album: Archeology (1966-1976) | Released: 1992 | Genre: Rock, Caveman Rock | Country: UK

A double-CD, 52-track box set that proves there was a lot more to The Troggs than “Wild Thing” and “Love Is All Around.” This archetypally primitive British Invasion quartet scored many hits in the U.K. that barely dented the charts in the U.S., like “With A Girl Like You,” “Night Of The Long Grass,” and the notoriously racy “I Can’t Control Myself.” They’re all here, along with notable album cuts, B-sides, and worldwide post-1968 flops. Primitive they may have been, but The Troggs — who wrote most of their own material — did not lack a flair for hard pop hooks, and could display a surprising delicacy in their ballads. Several of their obscure singles and album tracks are equal in worth to their hits, like the gothic but pretty “Cousin Jane,” and the witty light psychedelia of “Maybe the Madman” and “Purple Shades.” Some of the ’70s hard rockers and glammish novelties are unimpressive, and 52 songs is arguably excessive. But there are a fair number of obscure gems to be found on this well-annotated package.

Tracklisting:

CD1

01. Lost Girl (2:35)
02. Yella In Me (2:42)
03. Wild Thing (2:39)
04. From Home (2:21)
05. With A Girl Like You (2:10)
06. I Want You (2:19)
07. Jingle Jangle (2:31)
08. Our Love Will Still Be There (3:12)
09. I Just Sing (2:13)
10. I Can’t Control Myself (3:08)
11. Gonna Make You (2:52)
12. Any Way You Want Me (2:59)
13. 66-5-4-3-2-1 (2:37)
14. Give It To Me (2:17)
15. I Can Only Give You Everything (3:27)
16. You Can’t Beat It (2:25)
17. Last Summer (2:59)
18. I Want You To Come Into My Life (2:28)
19. Cousin Jane (2:28)
20. Night Of The Long Grass (3:10)
21. Girl In Black (2:05)
22. Too Much Of A Good Thing (2:51)
23. Seventeen (2:42)
24. Her Emotion (2:33)
25. My Lady (3:02)
26. All Of The Time (2:12)
27. Somewhere My Girl Is Waiting (2:50)

Duration: 01:11:46

CD2

01. Love Is All Around (3:01)
02. When Will The Rain Come (2:44)
03. Little Girl (3:00)
04. Maybe The Madman (2:14)
05. Surprise, Surprise (I Need You) (2:51)
06. You Can Cry If You Want To (2:54)
07. Hip Hip Hooray (2:20)
08. Purple Shades (2:26)
09. Heads Or Tails (3:45)
10. Evil Woman (2:57)
11. That’s What You Get Girl (2:03)
12. I Don’t Know Why (2:54)
13. Easy Loving (3:01)
14. Lover (2:29)
15. Come Now (2:23)
16. The Raver (2:50)
17. Everything’s Funny (2:14)
18. Feels Like A Woman (3:34)
19. Queen Of Sorrow (2:44)
20. Strange Movies (2:57)
21. I’m On Fire (2:15)
22. Good Vibrations (3:22)
23. Summertime (3:23)
24. I’ll Buy You An Island (3:12)
25. Get You Tonight (2:48)

Duration: 01:10:20

Single download
The Troggs – Lost Girl 2:35
The Troggs – Yella In Me 2:42
The Troggs – Wild Thing 2:39
The Troggs – From Home 2:21
The Troggs – With A Girl Like You 2:10
The Troggs – I Want You 2:19
The Troggs – Jingle Jangle 2:31
The Troggs – Our Love Will Still Be There 3:12
The Troggs – I Just Sing 2:13
The Troggs – I Can’t Control Myself 3:08
The Troggs – Gonna Make You 2:52
The Troggs – Any Way You Want Me 2:59
The Troggs – 66-5-4-3-2-1 2:37
The Troggs – Give It To Me 2:17
The Troggs – I Can Only Give You Everything 3:27
The Troggs – You Can’t Beat It 2:25
The Troggs – Last Summer 2:59
The Troggs – I Want You To Come Into My Life 2:28
The Troggs – Cousin Jane 2:28
The Troggs – Night Of The Long Grass 3:10
The Troggs – Girl In Black 2:05
The Troggs – Too Much Of A Good Thing 2:51
The Troggs – Seventeen 2:42
The Troggs – Her Emotion 2:33
The Troggs – My Lady 3:02
The Troggs – All Of The Time 2:12
The Troggs – Somewhere My Girl Is Waiting 2:50
The Troggs – Love Is All Around 3:01
The Troggs – When Will The Rain Come 2:44
The Troggs – Little Girl 3:00
The Troggs – Maybe The Madman 2:14
The Troggs – Surprise, Surprise I Need You
The Troggs – You Can Cry If You Want To 2:54
The Troggs – Hip Hip Hooray 2:20
The Troggs – Purple Shades 2:26
The Troggs – Heads Or Tails 3:45
The Troggs – Evil Woman 2:57
The Troggs – That’s What You Get Girl 2:03
The Troggs – I Don’t Know Why 2:54
The Troggs – Easy Loving 3:01
The Troggs – Lover 2:29
The Troggs – Come Now 2:23
The Troggs – The Raver 2:50
The Troggs – Everything’s Funny 2:14
The Troggs – Feels Like A Woman 3:34
The Troggs – Queen Of Sorrow 2:44
The Troggs – Strange Movies 2:57
The Troggs – I’m On Fire 2:15
The Troggs – Good Vibrations 3:22
The Troggs – Summertime 3:23
The Troggs – I’ll Buy You An Island 3:12
The Troggs – Get You Tonight 2:48

Category:Rock
Main catalog

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