As usual on the albums in this fine series, there are a handful of unearthed gems, a string of game attempts, and then a trail of also-rans (some of them quite enjoyably earnest or naive, some of them out-and-out pedestrian). Ohio was, as the CD booklet notes, a "real hot bed" of activity in the '60s. A few bands ( , , etc.) in a slightly more mode even saw action on the national charts, while any number of less polished but no less potent challengers punched their way on to various local charts. That means there is a slightly higher ratio of winners-to-duds here than on other series' entries, and, as usual, those winners make the collection more than worth the cost. Running caveat: fuzz guitar rather than (per the title) is the element that tends to connect these singles together. Some are about as trippy as the movies -- though not necessarily less entertaining for that fact, it should be noted, as one listen to the snot-nosed, anachronistic of ' will demonstrate. The generally amateurish recording quality of a majority of these singles luckily tends to underscore rather than obscure the palpably raw emotions of the songs, but it also means the more professional quality sides stick out, particularly the chiming by Columbus' favorite sons, (who would open for most of the top national bands as they passed through the Buckeye state) and a strong take on by the aforementioned (at the time still billed as ). Other songs worth multiple replays include 's the unbelievably primitive by the and the Turn the volume up loud for maximum impact. ~ Stanton Swihart