The Troggs

The Troggs, are a successful English rock band of the 1960s, had a number of hits in Britain and America. The Troggs are from the town of Andover in southern England. The bands name comes from shortening the word troglodyte.

The Troggs, are a successful English rock band of the 1960s, had a number of hits in Britain and America. The Troggs are from the town of Andover in southern England. The bands name comes from shortening the word troglodyte.

The Troggs were signed by the manager of The Kinks in 1966 and recorded on Larry Page's Page One Records. Their most famous hit was the single "Wild Thing" (written by Chip Taylor), which reached #1 in the United States in June 1966. They also had a number of other hits, including "With a Girl Like You" (a UK #1 in July 1966, U.S. #25), "I Can't Control Myself" (a UK #2 in September 1966), "Anyway That You Want Me" (UK #10 in December 1966), "Night of the Long Grass" (UK #17 in May 1967), and "Love Is All Around" (UK #5 in October 1967 and US #7 in February 1968). In the early 1970s, in an attempt to re-create their 1960s successes, the Troggs re-united with Larry Page, now running Penny Farthing Records, but the resulting cover version of the Beach Boys hit Good Vibrations did not capture the public's imagination.