Cellophane is a 1967 studio album by British garage rock band The Troggs.
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| Released | 8 December 1967[1] | |||
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| Length | 30:57 | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Label | Page One | |||
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Reception
editEditors of AllMusic Guide scored Cellophane three out of five stars, with reviewer Richie Unterberger, noting that the shift to psychedelia was a good choice, but the songwriting is weak.[3] In Colin Larkin's The Encyclopedia of Popular Music, he scores this release four out of five stars.[4]
Track listing
editSide one
- "Little Red Donkey" (Chris Britton, Pete Staples, Reg Presley, and Ronnie Bond) – 2:13
- "Too Much of a Good Thing" (John Gillard, Terry Fogg) – 2:47
- "Butterflies and Bees" (Britton) – 1:54
- "All of the Time" (Presley) – 2:08
- "Seventeen" (Presley) – 2:38
- "Somewhere My Girl Is Waiting" (Art Wayne) – 2:49
Side two
- "It's Showing" (Presley) – 2:54
- "Her Emotion" (Presley) – 2:28
- "When Will the Rain Come" (Bond) – 2:40
- "My Lady" (Presley) – 2:57
- "Come the Day" (Bond) – 1:52
- "Love Is All Around" (Presley) – 2:58
2004 CD bonus tracks
- "That's What You Get Girl" (Dave Wright, Reginald Ball) – 1:59
- "I Don't Know Why" (Wright, Ball) – 2:50
- "Easy Loving" (Harold Spiro, Valerie Avon) – 2:58
- "Give Me Something" (Staples) – 3:25
- "Lover" (Britton" – 2:24
- "Come Now" (Bond, Britton, Tony Murray, Presley) – 2:18
- "The Raver" (Presley) – 2:46
- "You" (Bond, Britton, Murray, Presley) – 2:32
- Ronnie Bond – "Carolyn" (Jule Styne, Sammy Fay) – 2:31
- Ronnie Bond – "Anything for You" (Ben Findon) – 2:35
- Reg Presely – "Lucinda Lee" (Presley) – 3:05
- Reg Presley – "Wichita Lineman" (Jimmy Webb) – 3:05
Personnel
editThe Troggs
- Ronnie Bond – drums
- Chris Britton – guitar, backing vocals
- Reg Presley – lead vocals
- Pete Staples – bass, backing vocals
Additional personnel
- Keith Altham – liner notes
- Eroc – remastering at Eroc's Mastering Ranch (CD re-release)
- Mainartery – design (CD re-release)
- Chris Welch – liner notes (CD re-release)
- Barry Wentzell – cover photography
References
edit- ^ "Pop Talk" (PDF). Record Mirror. 11 November 1967. p. 4. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
- ^ Chapman, Rob (September 2015). Psychedelia and Other Colours. Faber & Faber. ISBN 9780571282753.
- ^ a b Unterberger, Richie. "The Troggs – Cellophane". AllMusic Guide. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (27 May 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 1919. ISBN 9780857125958.
External links
edit- Cellophane at Discogs (list of releases)
- Cellophane at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
