Pete Staples
Peter Lawrence Staples (born 3 May 1944)[1] is an English musician best known as the original bassist of The Troggs.
Pete Staples | |
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_(cropped).png.webp) Staples in 1966 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | May 3, 1944 Andover, Hampshire, England |
| Occupation(s) | Bassist |
| Years active | 1961−present |
| Website | petestaples |
The Troggs
A founding member of the band, Staples and guitarist Chris Britton left their first group together, Ten Feet Five, in 1964 to form The Troggs with lead vocalist Reg Presley and drummer Ronnie Bond.[1] They went on to have nine UK singles chart entries between mid-1966 and early 1968. Staples married in 1968, and left the group the following year.
Post-Troggs career
After The Troggs, Staples became a pub landlord and then an electrician.[2] He eventually started a band called the Wild Things and is still writing songs and performing live. His latest song published in May 2012 can be heard on his website. He contributed to the Troggs segment of the 1995 Channel 4 documentary My Generation. In 2015, Staples reunited with Chris Britton to perform 'Wild Thing' with its composer Chip Taylor.
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Album details |
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| From Nowhere | |
| Trogglodynamite |
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| Cellophane |
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| Mixed Bag |
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Live albums
| Title | Album details |
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| On Tour |
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| Trogglomania |
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EPs
| Title | EP details |
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| Trogg Tops 1 |
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| Trogg Tops 2 |
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Singles
| Title
(A-side / B-side) |
Year |
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| "Lost Girl"
b/w "The Yella in Me" |
1966 |
| "Wild Thing"
b/w "From Home" (UK); "With a Girl Like You" (US) | |
| "With a Girl Like You"
b/w "I Want You" | |
| "I Can't Control Myself"
b/w "Gonna Make You" | |
| "Any Way That You Want Me"
b/w "66-5-4-3-2-1" | |
| "Give It to Me"
b/w "You're Lying" |
1967 |
| "My Lady"
b/w "Girl in Black" | |
| "Night of the Long Grass"
b/w "Girl in Black" | |
| "Hi Hi Hazel"
b/w "As I Ride By" | |
| "Love Is All Around"
b/w "When Will the Rain Come" | |
| "Little Girl"
b/w "Maybe the Madman?" |
1968 |
| "Surprise, Surprise (I Need You)"
b/w "Marbles and Some Gum" (UK); "Cousin Jane" (US) | |
| "Little Red Donkey"
b/w "Seventeen" | |
| "Too Much of a Good Thing"
b/w "Somewhere My Girl Is Waiting" | |
| "You Can Cry If You Want To"
b/w "There's Something About You" | |
| "Hip Hip Hooray"
b/w "Say Darlin'!" | |
| "Evil Woman"
b/w "Sweet Madeleine" (UK); "Heads or Tails" (US) |
1969 |
| "That's What You Get Girl"
b/w "I Don't Know Why" | |
| "Jingle Jangle"
b/w "No.10 Downing Street" |
References
External links
- petestaples.co.uk Pete Staples