Another entry in Big Beat's Nuggets From The Golden State series of comps, this presents 24 tracks recorded for San Jose's Hush label between 1964-68. Aside from the obvious - 'Little Girl' (Syndicate Of Sound), 'Don't Shoot Me Down' & 'I Ain't No Miracle Worker (The Brogues) etc all classics I might add, most of this has been previously uncomped in the digital format and in some cases are genuine first time hears. One of these 'Believe Me' (WM Penn & The Quakers)out sonics The Sonics and makes this comp a must. The rest of their contributions aren't quite in the same class, 'Hey Hey...' sounds too much like 'Psycho' and the others, especially the doomy tripe of 'Ghost Of The Monks' frankly don't sound like the same band. I Like That Girl (Gerry & Leslie) is a fairly poppy affair, more girl sound than garage but undeniably catchy and a nice addition. Dear Doctor by The Diminished Fifth, notable for it's paired female/vocals is not quite garage, not quite psych and not quite pop, but you feel it could have gone either way if the production had been stronger . The Syndicate Of Sound weigh in with 9 tracks, 'Little Girl' was the biggest hit they and Hush ever had, however the rest of The Syndicate's output is to my mind mediocre and uninspiring. Far better were The Brogues, 2 of whom joined Quicksilver Messenger Service, and who surpsisingly seems to have recorded only 4 tracks - and though most of you will have 3 already on CD, it's nice to have them collected in one place.