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Sagittarius
12+ albums
neofolkneoclassicalpsychedelicsunshine pop60s
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There are three artists listed on Last.fm under the name of Sagittarius. 1) The first is a 1960s studio group from the U.S., created by songwriter and record producer Gary Usher with involvement from Curt Boettcher 2) The second is a German neoclassic band. 3) The third is a progressive rock band from Norway. 4) SagittariuS is a Melodeath metal band from Vilnius (Lithuania) 1) Sagittarius was a late-60s studio group devised by producer and songwriter Gary Usher. Usher had been involved with music as a songwriter since the early 60s (including writing lyrics for some of Brian Wilson's earliest songs), and soon branched out into production work. After considerable success as a producer, he eventually became a staff producer for Columbia Records. It was at this position that, during 1967, he found himself producing the pop group Chad & Jeremy. They had played him several songs, which he felt lacked any commercial potential. He had heard a demo around that time for a song called "My World Fell Down" (also recorded by British pop group The Ivy League), and he played it for them, thinking that it was a sure-fire hit. They balked at the idea of covering the song, and Usher felt that, if they weren't going to record it, he'd do it himself. So, he brought in the top Los Angeles session musicians, as well as drafting friends such as Beach Boys touring alumni Glen Campbell (who did the lead vocal on the track) and Bruce Johnston for vocals. He finished off the recording by adding
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albums
Present Tense (Expanded Edition)
Present Tense
Blue Marble
Present Tense (With Bonus Tracks)
Songs From The Ivory Tower
Nuggets: Original Artyfacts From The First Psychedelic Era
Die Grosse Marina
Fragmente II
The Blue Marble
The Kingdom Come
Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era, 1965-1968
Nuggets: Original Artyfacts From the First Psychedelic Era 1965-1968