@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! 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: 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. Personal Struggle Reg Presley retired from performing in 2012 after being diagnosed with lung cancer, and he died the following year at age 71. 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.
