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California Dreaming: To Claudia On Thursday

Posted on June 9, 2015 by Andrew Hickey

Curt Boettcher was feeling stifled by Gary Usher. Usher was still necessary to Boettcher’s musical plans, as his position at Columbia Records gave Boettcher the ability to do whatever he wanted musically, but even Boettcher’s closest friends described him as … Continue reading →

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California Dreaming: You Know I’ve Found A Way

Posted on March 15, 2015 by Andrew Hickey

After the minor success of My World Fell Down, Gary Usher wanted to repeat the formula, and recorded a song titled Hotel Indiscreet which had much the same feel. Hotel Indiscreet featured another musique concrete section, much like that of … Continue reading →

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California Dreaming: Along Comes Mary

Posted on September 21, 2014 by Andrew Hickey

[NB this should come before yesterday’s post. A note on sources — for most of these essays I have used multiple sources. For this essay, I have relied more than any other on a single source, Steve Stanley’s liner notes … Continue reading →

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Scott Walker, The Zombies, Edgard Varese, Small Faces, Serge Gainsbourg… Spotify Playlist For This Week

Posted on May 29, 2009 by Andrew Hickey

This week’s playlist, which I’ve titled Misty Rosary, doesn’t have an organising theme like the other ones I’ve done recently, it’s just seventeen songs I really like right now. I hope you will too… Misty Roses by The Zombies is … Continue reading →

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