The Troggs - The Classic Radio Sessions (2024)

Among the very finest British rock bands of the 1960s, when The Troggs’ sophomore single ‘Wild Thing’ hit big on the UK chart in May ’66 - only held off the top-spot by The Rolling Stones’ ‘Paint It Black’ - few music fans were aware the song wasn’t a Troggs original. The follow-up however, ‘With A Girl Like You’, which did achieve a number 1 placing, was a composition by frontman Reg Presley, as were most of the band’s other hit singles. The Troggs quickly became BBC radio favourites too, initially on the network’s Light Programme, and then on Radio One after its inception in September 1967. And as a home-grown talent, The Troggs were invited to perform live sessions at the Beeb regularly from 1966 onwards. This new CD compiles a near conclusive selection of recordings made for the BBC by The Troggs between 1966 and 1973, including all their radio sessions, plus all the appearances they made on flagship TV pop show Top Of The Pops.