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Tag: Curt Boettcher

"Right By My Side"
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“Right By My Side”: (Curt) Boettcher & (Bobby) Jameson

I couldn’t help noticing that Bobby Jameson wrote the kick-off song on Michele O’Malley‘s Saturn Rings album.  Curt Boettcher, interestingly, would be picked to produce Jameson’s second album — although the first “proper” album under his own name — Color Him In. Cubist cover art for Jameson’s 1967 album on

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"Lament of the Astral Cowboy"
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“Astral Cowboy”: Not Enough Echo

Yesterday’s piece about Sagittarius (et al.) brought to mind one particular Curt Boettcher song that too few people have heard, 1969’s (demo only) “Lament of the Astral Cowboy” — one hundred forty mesmerizing seconds, each one of them echo-filled: Could this be what Gram Parsons had envisioned when he came

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"Sister Marie"
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“Sister Marie”: Not Meant for LP

“Sister Marie” – a great song that slipped between the cracks – found belated release as a bonus instrumental on the CD release of Sagittarius anthology Present Tense (1968 Columbia LP, originally): “Sister Marie” [demo] Sagitttarius (1968) According to the liner notes, Gary Usher recorded this backing track with Sagitarrius in mind

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