Gary Usher Barefoot Adventues 2cd

2cd
2008/1962-66
new
The sunny vocal blend, the shredded sax, compression out the wazoo, the multi-syllabic hot rod lingo: Gary Usher productions are really the bedrock sound of surf. He recorded more than 350 songs between '62 & '65, producing, singing, and hiring so many session players that he practically had to go grab them off the street. Everybody in the little LA music scene of the early 60s collaborated on everybody else's records, but Usher really recycled himself, appearing under hordes of pseudonyms & re-recording songs for multiple labels. And until after the Beatles hit, it was Usher who was the sophisticated producer-songwriter in town instead of Brian Wilson. Rather than the simple Chuck Berry ripoffs or the crude doo wop comedy of Jan & Dean, Usher could tweak his flavor to evoke Dion, Buddy Holly, or R&B, sometimes all in the same song. On top of all that, Usher raced every weekend (often with Mousketeer Paul Petersen) & desperately wanted the big-block Chevy 409 engine that had been breaking speed records all through '61 & '62. God knows how he fit in sleep with that workaholic style, but his obsessive love for cars & need for speed comes through on every tune. Tracklisting: Four Speeds-RPM, Sunsets-My Little Surfin Woodie, Four Speeds-Barefoot Adventure, Four Speeds-Four on the Floor, Four Speeds-Cheater Slicks, Sunsets-The Chug A Lug, Gary Usher-Interview Part 1, Sunsets-My Little Beach Bunny, Sunsets-Playmate of the Year, Sunsets-Lonely Surfer Boy, Gary Usher-Soul Stompin, Gary Usher-Nifty 50, Gary Usher-Power Shift, Gary Usher-Mag Wheels, Gary Usher-Interview Part 2, Four Speeds-My Sting Ray, Competitors-426 Super Stock, Gary Usher-Wax Board & Woodie, Gary Usher-Draggin Deuce, Gary Usher-54 Corvette, Sunsets-My Little Surfin Woodie, Gary Usher-Interview Part 3, Gary Usher-RPM, Four Speeds-Barefoot Adventure, Gary Usher-Cactus Juice, Gary Usher-Coney Island Wild Child, Gary Usher-Sugar & Spice, Gary Usher-Twins, Gary Usher-Milky Way, Gary Usher-Quicksand, Gary Usher-Interview Part 4, Honeys-You Made a Believer Out of Me, Honeys-Waiting for the Day, Gary Usher-Tied Down, Gary Usher-Harder and Harder.br /