Trogglodynamite | ||||
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Released | February 10, 1967 | |||
Recorded | 1966 | |||
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Length | 36:45 | |||
Language | English | |||
Label | Page One | |||
Producer | Larry Page | |||
The Troggs chronology | ||||
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Trogglodynamite is the second studio album by the English rock band The Troggs, released in 1967 (picture shows the German edition, the UK version had a completely different cover). The album was re-released in 2003 with eight bonus tracks by Repertoire Records.
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Allmusic - | [3] |
In Colin Larkin's The Encyclopedia of Popular Music, he scores this release four out of five stars. [4]
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