About Sagittarius
Hometown
Los Angeles, CA, United States
Formed
1966
Genre
Rock
Although it only reached number 70 in the national charts, Sagittarius' 1967 single "My World Fell Down" is one of the great experimental pop-psych gems of the era. Sounding very much like a lost Beach Boys classic from the "Good Vibrations"/Smile era, the record had beautiful California pop harmonies, exquisite symphonic orchestration, and a downright avant-garde middle section of carnival and bullfight noises. It was perhaps too weird to become the Top 40 smash it deserved to be, but in any case, Sagittarius would have had a difficult time launching a successful career, as the group didn't really exist. It was a studio project of noted producer Gary Usher, who wrote several great Beach Boys songs with Brian Wilson and produced classic albums by the Byrds. Fellow songwriter/producer/singer Curt Boettcher wrote and sang much of the material that ended up on Sagittarius' 1968 Columbia album, Present Tense. ~ Richie Unterberger
Members of Sagittarius include, or have included, Gary Usher and Curt Boettcher.
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