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The Troggs Tapes is a bootleg recording of the English rock band the Troggs. It was originally recorded in 1970, and consists of band members having an acrimonious argument over the production and recording of a song, with frequent use of profanity. It has become one of the best known spoken word bootleg recordings, and has influenced later work such as This is Spinal Tap.

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By 1970, the Troggs' commercial success was on the wane. The production company Dick James Music offered them studio time in the hope of recording a hit single and revitalising their career. The band were booked into DJM's studios in London, which suffered from having the control room and recording room in separate locations, linked only by a tannoy system and closed circuit television. Because the band had not rehearsed material, the session quickly descended into acrimony, with singer Reg Presley verbally assaulting the other band members' ideas and competence. Drummer Ronnie Bond was unable to copy Presley's idea of a drum pattern, which culminated in Presley exclaiming "frickin' drummer. Oi shite 'em!"

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The argument was captured on tape by an engineer, and made its way onto bootlegs in the early 1970s.

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Listen to The Trogg Tapes (NSFW)

Ronnie: Whether you think so or not, that is a number-fricking one, and if that bastard don't go, then I'll fricking retire! I fricking do!

Dennis: I think it is a good song. I agree, it is a good song.

Ronnie: But it fricking well won't be unless we spend a little bit of fricking thought and imagination to fricking make it a fricking number one. You gotta put a little bit of fricking fairy dust over the bastard, you know…..

Dennis: Oh, we'll put some fairy dust over it. I'll piss over the tape.

Reg: I'm a fairy!

Ronnie: Do you know what I mean? I don't know what it needs then…