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The Troggs - Archeology (1966-1976)
 MP3 CBR 320 | 142:07 min |  325 MB
UK Classic Beat and Garage Rock / 2CD issue, Polygram 1992

“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.

~ Richie Unterberger, all media guide
”

Disc 1:

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

Disc 2:

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