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Title: The Troggs - Wild Thing
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1966, Garage Rock, Proto-Punk/British Beat, Andover, England 5/26
Matrix #: SRF 67556
Condition: G+, shows wear but plays fine TC | Members: Reg P (41' - 13'), Chris B (45' - ), Pete S (44' - ), Ronnie B (40' - 92')
Cultural Facts:
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Proto Punk The Troggs stripped British beat music down to a caveman stomp, helping shape the raw garage-rock attitude that later punk bands would treat like scripture.
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Personal Struggle Reg Presley retired from performing in 2012 after being diagnosed with lung cancer, and he died the following year at age 71.
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Studio Lore Their infamous leaked studio argument, known as “The Troggs Tapes,” became rock comedy legend and reportedly helped inspire the chaotic band dynamic in This Is Spinal Tap.