Trogglodynamite

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Trogglodynamite
The Troggs trogglodynamite.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 10, 1967
Recorded1966
Genre
Length36:45
LanguageEnglish
Label Page One
Producer Larry Page
The Troggs chronology
From Nowhere
(1966)
Trogglodynamite
(1967)
Cellophane
(1967)

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.

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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In Colin Larkin's The Encyclopedia of Popular Music, he scores this release four out of five stars. [4]

Track listing

"Trogglodynamite" UK original track listing

Side 1

  1. "I Can Only Give You Everything" (Tommy Scott, Phil Coulter) – 3:24
  2. "Last Summer" (Reg Presley) – 2:55
  3. "Meet Jacqueline" (Albert Hammond) – 2:14
  4. "Oh No" (Pete Staples) – 2:05
  5. "It's Too Late" (Ronnie Bond) – 2:08
  6. "No. 10 Downing Street" (Larry Page, David Matthews) – 2:15
  7. "Mona (I Need You Baby)" (Bo Diddley) – 5:09

Side 2

  1. "I Want You to Come into My Life" (Reg Presley) – 2:25
  2. "Let Me Tell You Babe" (Joe Sherman, George David Weiss) – 2:49
  3. "Little Queenie" (Chuck Berry) – 2:51
  4. "Cousin Jane" (Larry Page, David Matthews) – 2:25
  5. "You Can't Beat It" (Reg Presley) – 2:21
  6. "Baby Come Closer" (Terry Dwyer, Jack Price) – 2:33
  7. "It's Over" (Reg Presley) – 2:11

2003 CD re-issue bonus tracks

  1. "Any Way That You Want Me" (Chip Taylor) – 2:54
  2. "66-5-4-3-2-1 (I Know What You Want)" (Reg Presley) – 2:33
  3. "Give It to Me" (Reg Presley) – 2:13
  4. "You're Lying" (Larry Page, Colin Frechter) – 2:21
  5. "Night of the Long Grass" (Reg Presley) – 3:04
  6. "Girl in Black" (Colin Frechter) – 2:01
  7. "Evil Woman" (George David Weiss) – 2:53
  8. "Sweet Madelaine" (Reg Presley) – 2:50

Personnel

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