SAGITTARIUS Blue Marble US Harmony Pop Psych Together Gary Usher Curt Boettcher
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Sagittarius
The Blue Marble
Very Rare US LP released on Together Records in 1969. This appears to be a repress probably from the mid 70's, still in a thick card sleeve and complete with print insert.
The second and final album from Sagittarius was the first for the ambitious Together Records in 1969, but the label folded soon afterward, leaving The Blue Marble virtually unheard for over 30 years. Like its predecessor Present Tense, The Blue Marble is producer Gary Usher's (the Beach Boys, the Byrds) take on the decidedly late-'60s sunshine pop genre, and features members of the Millennium, including the legendary Curt Boettcher. The record opens with an interesting, intermittently discordant version of the Beach Boys' paean to childhood empowerment, "In My Room" (which Usher co-wrote with Brian Wilson). A new plaything, the Moog synthesizer, is employed on many of the numbers, and the results are distracting, leaving this period music even more dated. It's as if Usher used Robert Moog's invention to spruce up the weaker songs, instead of letting the tune carry the track. The country-tinged "Will You Ever See Me" showcases what Sagittarius could do with a strong melody, while the tempo-shifting "Gladys" is an intriguing anomaly of dark psychedelic pop.
Tracks Are :-
Side One
1 In My Room 2:09
2 From You Onto Us 1:47
3 Will You Ever See Me 2:14
4 Gladys 2:46
5 I Sing My Song 2:45
Side Two
1 The Blue Marble 2:59
2 Lend Me A Smile 3:11
3 I Still Can See Your Face 2:42
4 I See In You 3:14
5 Cloud Talk 2:24
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Released on Together Records in 1969
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Catalogue Number STT 1002
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Record is in Near Mint condition
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Sleeve is in Ex + condition
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