Title: Ohio Express – Chewy, Chewy
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1968, Pop, Pop Rock, Mansfield, Ohio
Matrix #: BDS 5026
Condition: EX, sounds great, looks good, some light marks (CC)

Cultural Facts:

1. Band Drama: The “band” was largely a studio project run by producers Kasenetz-Katz, using rotating musicians while marketing a fixed group image.
2. Personal Struggle: Many session players went uncredited and underpaid, lacking recognition or royalties despite contributing to chart hits.
3. Media Narrative: Bubblegum pop was often dismissed as disposable, but it was a calculated industry response to youth markets and radio trends.

3/28/2026 CC