 
With an anachronistic-looking, moustached Rose pictured beneath a yellow rainbow on an earth-toned cover, the attraction level of this CD was not too high. But then I turned it over and saw song titles like “Buzz The Fuzz” and “Communist Sympathizer” and thought it should at least be interesting or amusing. Turns out it was both and more. Biff’s comical vocal delivery and tongue-in-cheek songs turned out to be an entertaining mix, a sadly overlooked curiosity from the ultra-creative late 1960s. The liner notes turned out to be quite informative and entertaining themselves. But alas, the sound is marred occasionally by static which sounds like it could either be the remnants of a vinyl LP transfer, or just a damaged source tape. In any case, consider this two-fer reissue by the San Francisco-based Water label to be a flawed gem worth scavenging for. --Michael Fortes |
Biff Rose