Ohio Express - Beg, Borrow & Steal (1967) & Ohio Express (1968)

The Ohio Express is an American bubblegum pop band, formed in Mansfield, Ohio, United States, in 1967. Though marketed as a band, it would be more accurate to say that the name "Ohio Express" served as a brand name used by Jerry Kasenetz's and Jeffry Katz's Super K Productions to release the music of a number of different musicians and acts. They are best remembered for their hits Yummy, Yummy, Yummy and Chewy, Chewy, which were typical of the bubblegum genre (heavy repetitive bass beat, simple lyrics and nasal vocals), but they also enjoyed several other minor hits. Two of their albums made the Top 200:- Ohio Express (which included Yummy, Yummy, Yummy climbing to No. 126 and Chewy, Chewy peaked at No. 191, but bubblegum music really aimed at the singles market. Their first seven 45s were sung and written by Joey Levine, who was on Buddah's staff, but Buddy Bengert was lead singer on Pinch Me and Graham Gouldman (later of 10cc fame) performed the vocals honours on Sausalito (Is The Place To Go). On their eponymous second album whilst the studio musicians performed songs like Yummy Yummy Yummy and Down At Lulu's, they left the rest of the material to the band pictured on the cover. Tucked away on this album are some very pleasant surprises. For fans of pop-psych with beautiful harmony vocals, She's Not Coming Home is simply exquisite and the breezy pop of Winter Skies may appeal too. Into This Time has a great psychedelic guitar ending, First Grade Reader showcases a harsher side to their music - it also features some fine guitar work. Turn To Straw is a superb slice of psychedelia and the jewel in the crown is garage-popster The Time You Spent With Me which contains some great psychedelic guitar passages.

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Beg, Borrow And Steal (1967)
01. Beg, Borrow And Steal (2:54) (J. Day - L. Zerato) *
02. And It's True (1:45) (R. Sepulveda)
03. Had To Be Me (2:10) (J. Pfahler)
04. Let Go (2:18) (J. Katz - J. Kasenetz - D. Kastran)
05. Soul Struttin' (2:59) (Tony Orlando - Marty Thau)
06. Try It (2:40) (J. Levine - M. Bellack)
07. I Know We'll Be Together (2:09) (J. Pfahler)
08. I Find I Think Of You (2:10) (J. Walsh)
09. Stop Take A Look Around (2:50) (E. Chiprut - J. Katz - J. Kasenetz)
10. Hard Times (2:41) (J. Pfahler)
11. It's Too Groovy (2:52) (T. Corwin)
Ohio Express (1968)
12. Yummy, Yummy, Yummy (2:18) (A. Resnick - J. Levine)*
13. Winter Skies (2:58) (K. Laguna - S. Laguna)
14. Into This Time (2:45) (D. Kastran)
15. First Grade Reader (3:03) (P. Karwan)
16. Mary-Ann (2:29) (K. Laguna)
17. Down At Lu Lu's (1:55) (C. Resnick - J. Levine) *
18. Turn To Straw (4:05) (J. Pfahler)
19. Vacation (1:45) (J. Pfahler)
20. She's Not Comin' Home (2:52) (J. Pfahler)
21. It's A Sad Day (It's A Sad Time) (2:46) (K. Laguna)
22. The Time You Spent With Me (5:05) (K. Laguna)
Bonus tracks:
23.  Yummy, Yummy, Yummy (mono)
24.  Zig Zag
25.  Yummy, Yummy, Yummy (Italien)
26.  Da Lulu (Italien)
27.  Roll It Up
28.  Grazia (Italien)
29.  Pinch Me
30.  Sausalito

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