Artist: The Troll
Album: Animated Music
Label: Smash Records (4) – SRS-67114
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
Country: US
Released: 1968
Genre: Psychedelic Rock, Garage Rock
Audio codec: FLAC | lossless

A talented and underrated psychedelic band from Chicago, also known as “The Trolls”. They existed from 1966 to 1969. Having started out performing songs in the style of “Herman’s Hermits”, the guys recorded the single “Every Day And Every Night” in February 1966, which broke into the national charts and reached the 96th position in a week. For a beginner rock band, this was an undoubted success. After a small crisis at the end of 1967, having been “The Carnival Of Sound” for some time and having released the 45 “Don’t Come Around/I Can’t Remember” under this name, the group changed its name to “Troll”. The next two singles confirmed the group’s reputation. The author of most of the compositions was Richard Clark, and “Baby, What You Ain’t Got”, written by Richard Gallagher, became one of the group’s best hits. The band's music was psychedelic pop rock, with the obligatory fuzz guitar and organ. The album "Animated Music" released in 1968 is very interesting and diverse in the material presented.

Tracks:
01. Satin City News — 2:39
02. Mr. Abernathy — 3:28
03. Fritz Und Sweeney — 4:33
04. Everybody’s Child — 2:51
05. Solitude — 0:28
06. I’ve Only Myself To Blame — 3:44
07. Professor Pott’s Pornographic Projector — 2:57
08. Have You Seen The Queen — 2:20
09. Mourning Of The Day — 5:09
10. A Winter’s Song — 3:57
11. Werewolf And Witchbreath — 5:16

Personnel:
Richard Clark — organ, vocals
Richard Gallagher — guitar, vocals
Max Jordan, Jr. — bass, vocals
Ken Cortese (aka Ken Apples) – drums