Curt Boettcher

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Lament of the Astral Cowboy 00:00 Tools
Astral Cowboy 00:00 Tools
Baby It's Real 00:00 Tools
I Just Want to Be Your Friend 00:00 Tools
Another Time 00:00 Tools
That's the Way It's Gonna Be 00:00 Tools
Misty Mirage 00:00 Tools
Sometimes 00:00 Tools
Share With Me 00:00 Tools
Louise 00:00 Tools
Rest in Peace 00:00 Tools
I Love You More Each Day 00:00 Tools
You Know I've Found a Way 00:00 Tools
It's A Sad World 00:00 Tools
Such A Lady 00:00 Tools
I've Been Wrong 00:00 Tools
The Know It All 00:00 Tools
Malachi Star 00:00 Tools
Tumbling Tumbleweeds 00:00 Tools
Without Her 00:00 Tools
She'll Stay With You 00:00 Tools
Love You Yes I Do 00:00 Tools
The Choice Is Yours 00:00 Tools
If You Only Knew 00:00 Tools
Bobby California 00:00 Tools
Lay Down 00:00 Tools
Wufferton Frog 00:00 Tools
Along Comes Mary 00:00 Tools
Stretch Levi's 00:00 Tools
Tumbling Tumbleweed 00:00 Tools
I Call You My Rainbow 00:00 Tools
Another Time - Version 1 00:00 Tools
Out of the Dark of the Night 00:00 Tools
Sunrise Mango 00:00 Tools
Wearing Levi's (Acoustic) 00:00 Tools
Astral Cowboy (instrumental) 00:00 Tools
Dancing Dandelion 00:00 Tools
Meanwhile Back At the World 00:00 Tools
Crown Paper Towels 00:00 Tools
We're Dying (angel City) 00:00 Tools
Bank Americard 00:00 Tools
The Keeper Of The Games 00:00 Tools
Along Comes Mary - Demo 00:00 Tools
Misty Mirage (Instrumental) 00:00 Tools
Wearing Levi's 00:00 Tools
You Make Me Feel So High 00:00 Tools
Another Time (demo) 00:00 Tools
Keeper of the Games (demo) 00:00 Tools
Bank Americard - Jingle 00:00 Tools
Crown Paper Towels - Jingle 00:00 Tools
Dancing Dandelion (demo) 00:00 Tools
Christina, In My Dreams 00:00 Tools
California Music 00:00 Tools
Another Time - Version 2 00:00 Tools
Meanwhile Back in the World [instrumental] 00:00 Tools
The Know It All [basic take] 00:00 Tools
Sunset Fallin' 00:00 Tools
Stay 00:00 Tools
You Know I've Found A Way [demo] 00:00 Tools
Tumbling Tumbleweed [instrumental] 00:00 Tools
Baby It's Real [instrumental] 00:00 Tools
Dreamworld Fantasy No. 11 [instrumental] 00:00 Tools
Sunsets Fallin' 00:00 Tools
Misty Mirage [track only] 00:00 Tools
Belive You 00:00 Tools
I Just Want To Be Your Friend [demo] 00:00 Tools
Astral Cowboy [track only] 00:00 Tools
Happy in Paradise 00:00 Tools
Keeper of the Games [Demo Version] 00:00 Tools
This Is Just to Let You Know 00:00 Tools
Levis Spot #2 00:00 Tools
Happy in Hollywood 00:00 Tools
Dancing Dandelion [#][Demo Version] 00:00 Tools
Come Softly 00:00 Tools
Another Time - Demo 00:00 Tools
Meanwhile Back at the World [Instrumental] 00:00 Tools
Tumbling Tumbleweeds [track only] 00:00 Tools
Jamaica Farewell 00:00 Tools
Such A Lady (LP Version) 00:00 Tools
Sunrise Mungo 00:00 Tools
Dreamworld Fantasy #11 [instrumental] 00:00 Tools
She'll Stay With You (LP Version) 00:00 Tools
I've Been Wrong (LP Version) 00:00 Tools
Keeper of the Games - Demo 00:00 Tools
Along Comes Mary (Demo) 00:00 Tools
The Word 00:00 Tools
I Can Hear Music 00:00 Tools
Love You Yes I Do (LP Version) 00:00 Tools
I Love You More Each Day (LP Version) 00:00 Tools
I Just Wanna Be Your Friend [demo] 00:00 Tools
The Choice Is Yours (LP Version) 00:00 Tools
Iko Iko 00:00 Tools
Levis Spot # 1 00:00 Tools
Will You Ever See Me 00:00 Tools
Brand New Old Friends 00:00 Tools
Sunset's Fallin' 00:00 Tools
Malachi Star (LP Version) 00:00 Tools
Lay Down (LP Version) 00:00 Tools
Another Time (version 1) 00:00 Tools
Rest In Peace (Alternate Mix) 00:00 Tools
Tumbling Tumbleweed (Inst) 00:00 Tools
Another Time (Alternate Version) 00:00 Tools
Love's Supposed to Be This Way 00:00 Tools
baby it's real (inst) 00:00 Tools
Without Her (LP Version) 00:00 Tools
Louise (Alternate Mix) 00:00 Tools
Love You, Yes I Do 00:00 Tools
Dancing Dandelion - Demo 00:00 Tools
Bobby California (LP Version) 00:00 Tools
The Summer's Long (Summer's Children) 00:00 Tools
Stretch Levis 00:00 Tools
Did You Get Your Fun (The Bootiques) 00:00 Tools
Dream With Me (Jacobson & Tansley) 00:00 Tools
Tumbling Tumbleweed [track only] 00:00 Tools
Believe You 00:00 Tools
Milk And Honey (Summer's Children) 00:00 Tools
Wufferton Frog (LP Version) 00:00 Tools
Bank Americard (jingle) 00:00 Tools
Along Comes Mary [demo] (Curt Boettcher) 00:00 Tools
Pupil Alexander (The Brothers Cain) 00:00 Tools
Don't Say No (The Oracle) 00:00 Tools
Baby It's Real [track only] 00:00 Tools
We Can, Yes We Can 00:00 Tools
She's Got The Power 00:00 Tools
baby it's real (instrumental) 00:00 Tools
Dreamworld Fantasy No.11 [instrumental] 00:00 Tools
Dancing Dandelion [demo] 00:00 Tools
Dreamworld Fantasy No. 11 (ins 00:00 Tools
Meanwhile Back in the World (i 00:00 Tools
Come On Train (Goodtime Singers) 00:00 Tools
Music Music Music 00:00 Tools
Bandits 00:00 Tools
Head Shampoo 00:00 Tools
The Sugar Stone (The Candy Store) 00:00 Tools
Write If You Get Work (Lyme & Cybelle) 00:00 Tools
It's Not Right (Plastic People) 00:00 Tools
This Life Of Mine (Plastic People) 00:00 Tools
Tumbling Tumbleweed (Instrumental) 00:00 Tools
Meanwhile Back In The World (instrumental) 00:00 Tools
Bank Americacard 00:00 Tools
She's Got The Power / Bonus Track 00:00 Tools
Levis Spot # 00:00 Tools
Party People 00:00 Tools
Enamorado (Keith Colley w/Curt & Millennium Background vocals) 00:00 Tools
Another Time [demo] 00:00 Tools
Show Me Do Me 00:00 Tools
Tumbling Tumbleweed - Instrumental 00:00 Tools
Wearing Levis - Acoustic 00:00 Tools
Music! Music! Music! 00:00 Tools
Levis Ad (Wearin' Stretch Levis) 00:00 Tools
Keeper Of The Games [demo] 00:00 Tools
Meanwhile Back in the World - Instrumental 00:00 Tools
Dreamworld Fantasy No. 11 (Inst) 00:00 Tools
Banana Boat Song (Day-0) 00:00 Tools
I Love You Yes I Do 00:00 Tools
Dreamworld Fantasy No. 11 (Instrumental) 00:00 Tools
Misty Mirage - Instrumental 00:00 Tools
Sea Of Tears (demo) 00:00 Tools
i can you my rainbow 00:00 Tools
Tumbling Tumbleweeds (Instrumental) 00:00 Tools
Sea of Tears [#][Demo Version] 00:00 Tools
Another Time (version 2) 00:00 Tools
Astral Cowboy - Instrumental 00:00 Tools
Dreamworld Fantasy #11 (Instrumental) 00:00 Tools
Lousie 00:00 Tools
Sunset’s Fallin' 00:00 Tools
Keeper of the Games 00:00 Tools
Crown Paper Towels (jingle) 00:00 Tools
sunsets fallin 00:00 Tools
Banana Boat Song 00:00 Tools
Baby It's Real - Instrumental 00:00 Tools
Dreamworld Fantasy No. 11 - Instrumental 00:00 Tools
I Love You More Each Day - LP Version 00:00 Tools
Iron Leg Digital Trip #28 - I Just Want To Be Your Friend 00:00 Tools
Keeper of the Games (demo version) 00:00 Tools
Meanwhile Back At The World (Instrumental) 00:00 Tools
From You Unto Us 00:00 Tools
Share with Me (mono) 00:00 Tools
I Just Wanna Be Your Friend (Demo) 00:00 Tools
Tumbling Tumbleweeds [Instrumental] 00:00 Tools
Banana Boat Song (Day-O) 00:00 Tools
Dancing Dandelion * (Curt Boettche Demo) 00:00 Tools
bank americana 00:00 Tools
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Curt Boettcher, later Curt Boetcher and Curt Becher (1944–1987), was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer from Wisconsin. His career spanned 1964 to 1983. Boettcher was one of the most important personalities of Sunshine Pop in the 1960s, even influencing Brian Wilson before the production of Pet Sounds. Boettcher worked with The Association, Gary Usher, The Millennium, Sagittarius, and The Beach Boys, among others. Curt Boettcher sang some background vocals on The Byrds' The Notorious Byrd Brothers album, a Gary Usher production job. He started out working with a folk quartet in the early 60s called The GoldeBriars. Two albums were released by Epic Records, and a third (which apparently found them heading in a prototypical folk-rock direction) was recorded but was rejected for release. The group had added drummer Ron Edgar prior to recording their third album, who would later join The Music Machine before working with Boettcher again in The Millennium (See Lee Mallory). Following the demise of The GoldeBriars, Boettcher moved into production and songwriting work for others, including Tommy Roe and The Association, as well as forming a group called The Ballroom. Though the group signed to Warner Bros. and recorded an album in 1966, it remained unreleased in its entirety until 2001. However, Boettcher met both Brian Wilson and producer Gary Usher while working on the album. Usher, in particular, was so impressed that, when working on an album for a studio project released under the name of Sagittarius, he called in Boettcher to contribute several of his songs from the Ballroom album, which were basically the recordings that Boettcher had originally produced (albeit with a stereo mix). Gary Usher's clout, as well as his successful productions for The Association and Tommy Roe, allowed Boettcher to start working on his own studio project for Columbia Records. In 1968, having been given carte blanche, he assembled a group of musicians and songwriters that he knew (including Sandy Salisbury, Lee Mallory, Joey Stec and Michael Fennelly), as well as a flank of top Los Angeles session men, and started recording an album under the group moniker The Millennium. Their only album, Begin, was the most expensive album that Columbia had released at that point, and despite the release of several singles, it was a commercial failure. This has been partially attributed to Boettcher's reluctance to tour. The group did attempt a few live performances in Los Angeles, but the difficulty of reasonably replicating the album on stage presented a large enough challenge to disinterest Boettcher, and though the single It's You did become a substantial hit in several regions, there was no group to support it (surprisingly enough, 5 AM also became a hit as well, in the Philippines). Though the lack of success for the album took a heavy toll upon the group, they did release one final single, Just About The Same b/w Blight. They also recorded several songs for a follow-up album, though the album was never completed. Soon after The Millennium broke up, Boettcher's friend Gary Usher started a record label called Together Records. He brought in Boettcher as a staff producer, and Boettcher was involved in several projects for the label. These included his first attempt at a solo album, as well as producing recordings for a Sandy Salisbury solo album, an instrumental treatment of Brian Wilson compositions for a small orchestra, and contributing to the second Sagittarius album. Though the Sagittarius album, entitled The Blue Marble, did see release (and also notched a minor entry on the singles chart with a cover of The Beach Boys' In My Room), and several Sandy Salisbury singles were released, the label folded before any of his other work could be completed (though it was eventually released in the early 2000s). Following this, and without having a substantial hit in any form for several years, Boettcher's career started to stall. In 1971, he signed a deal with Elektra Records at the insistence of Jac Holzman, who was a huge fan of Begin. Even after telling Holzman that the album would take a long time to produce, Holzman still insisted, and Boettcher reluctantly started working on a solo album. His influence was soon bolstered after meeting a young multi-instrumentalist named Webb Burrel, and taking a cue from the early entirely-solo albums by Emitt Rhodes, Boettcher decided to record the album in a similar fashion, using as few musicians as possible. After almost two years of work, There's An Innocent Face was finally released in 1973. It differed from his early work (though, as posthumous collections show, it was a continuation of the direction that The Millennium had taken with their unreleased recordings), as it was a collection of songs with country, sunshine pop, arena rock, and folk stylings. Despite its eclectic nature, it was another commercial failure. He did attempt to record a follow-up album, tentatively titled Chicken Little Was Right, but it was never completed. His output, both as a musician and producer, was severely curtailed afterwards, and he did very little work during the last years of his life. His best-known (if not highly regarded) work following There's An Innocent Face is a 10-minute Disco version of the song Here Comes The Night by The Beach Boys, which was a moderate hit in 1979 and was included on L.A. (Light Album), though it is generally considered to be vastly inferior to the original recording from their 1967 album Wild Honey. He also produced Mike Love's solo album Looking Back With Love, which many Beach Boys fans regard as the worst album ever associated with the group. Unfortunately, he never had the opportunity to revive his career, and he died in 1987, following a lung operation. Critical opinion of Boettcher's work and importance varies, as some find his work outside of The Millennium to be rather lightweight and aloof, arguing that the technical quality of his productions and arrangements are often offset by subpar material (style versus substance). Gary Usher, however, maintained until his dying day that Boettcher was "light years" beyond Brian Wilson as a producer, though this is certainly open to debate. In spite of all of this, his output has achieved a substantial cult following, particularly amongst sunshine pop aficionados and in countries where sunshine pop is popular (such as Japan), and The Millennium's Begin is generally regarded nowadays as one of the finest pop albums from the late 60s. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.