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I picked up a 45RPM record on my way home from work. Never really heard of them ’til last night. The group is called Ohio Express. It looked old and was on Buddah Records. So, I tested it out at the listening station. The one side was really 1960′s poppishness, but the flip-side track Zig Zag was awesome! It had reversed drums and organ throughout. So, I got it for a buck. I went on iTunes today to further research The Ohio Express, and didn’t really find too much of their really old stuff. Mostly newer recordings. The few older tracks that were available were mostly listed under “Bubble Gum” pop. But that one track Zig Zag really sounds psychedelic! Not sure about the rest of their body of work, but definitely check out that particular tune if you like tripped out late sixties music!
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Tony Sr played in this band in the 60s – pretty far out man!
I found some info on the Ohio Express : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohio_Express
That Pittsburgh Band sounded sweet. I’m gonna try and hunt down a vinyl of them! Thanks for hipping me to that group!
If you play Zig Zag backwards, it’s a song about bringing back the old HOWDY DOODY show. I used to play this backwards (by hand) a lot when I was a kid in the 60′s. COOL TUNE!
Nice! You must have had a steady hand to figure that one out!
Zack