SCARCE 1969 Orig SAGITTARIUS BLUE MARBLE BOETTCHER USHER POP ROCK PERFECTION
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RARE 1969 ORIGINAL 2nd LP
USHER ~ BOETTCHER POPROCK PERFECTION!
SAGITTARIUS
THE Blue Marble
\ USA - TOGETHER RECORDS - 1002
Original 1969 first pressing of the rare 2nd SAGITTARIUS album, one that you don't often see, led by poprock craftsmen Curt Boettcher and Gary Usher ...
Although Sagittarius' first album Present Tense has gained somewhat of a reputation over the years, second album, The BLUE MARBLE remains largely unknown. The album debuted on the fledgeling Together Records, which unfortunately folded shortly after the release of this record and forced the music into a nose dive into obscurity. This is quite a shame as The Blue Marble features some great sunshine poprock and is a worthy follow up to Present Tense.
The first one, Present Tense is more of a peaks and valleys record. While some songs on that Lp make us cringe a little, the high points are among the best that 60's music has to offer. That being said, The Blue Marble is a lot more consistant. There's nothing here with the punch of "My World Fell Down," but we are spared another "Musty Dusty."
BLUE MARBLE seems to have Gary Usher firmly in the driver's seat. Whereas Present Tense ended up having Curt Boettcher working practically as a collaborator, he appears here with only one songwriting credit, three production credits, and a smattering of vocals. Usher wrote a good 80% percent of The Blue Marble, five of them alone.
Usher really was one of the best producers in the late 60's, and that is apparent here with awesome multi-track layering and some tasteful use of the Moog synthesizer. The pitfall on The Blue Marble is that the songwriting tends not to stand out very much. Still, nothing here is embarrassing, and the lyrics aren't too bad.
The lead off track here is a "cover" of the Beach Boys' "In My Room." Since Usher co-wrote the song with Brian Wilson, We'd say he has full rights to play with it, and does so here recasting it in an almost Smile-like baroque-pop arrangement. On "From You To Us," we hear a ripping Moog bass-line, and we'd say if The Blue Marble has one major improvement over Present Tense, it would be in Usher's use of this synth. In fact, we don't recall the Moog being used in a better manner on any other 60's pop album. On the title track the Moog provides an really cool atmospheric atmosphere, while it makes for a nice retro-futuristic lead on "Lend Me A Smile."
It's really hard to choose highlights here as there's an extremely consistant, although far from dull sound. The closing track, "Cloud Track," could speak for the entire album as it's a pretty dreamy affair. It is a shame this album remains unknown as it is a sparkling example of sunshine pop-rock grooves.
- "In My Room"
- "From You Unto Us"
- "Will You Ever See Me"
- "Gladys"
- "I Sing My Song"
- "The Blue Marble"
- "Lend Me A Smile"
- "I Still Can See Your Face"
- "I See In You"
- "Cloud Talk"
CONDITION: The Cover: Solid ....and Usually IF found the dark cover has lots of shelf wear, understandable after 42 years, this copy VG+ has a light shelf wear, nothing bad, just a small amount not showing up in photo. Otherwise very solid all over and presentable as a scarce collection keeper...no split seams, no bends, no writing....
The Vinyl: all glossy over both sides, VG++ has a couple visual scuffs, vastly clean, you can expect the LP to play with excellent audio ... both Together labels are clean
A cool addition to anyone's music library!
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All imperfections are noted both cover & record
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