THE CALIFORNIA SOUND

 Musical influences * Sociological background * First physical introduction to music * Introduction to Dick Burns

 Highlights and low points of army life * Bobby Fry and Troupe * First public appearance playing in a band * Musical development begins * First and second recording sessions

 Gary joins Bobby Frye and Troupe * First public appearance in a band outside of the army * The "living room" recording sessions * Dore Records session * Introduction to the Podolors * American Recording sessions * Indigo Records and Del Fi Records sessions * Playing with Charlie Wright * Agoura appearance with The Indigos * Titan Records deal - First commercially released record * Introduction to Ginger Blake * First and only live solo appearance in Los Angeles * Lan-Cet Records deal * The Framingham debacle * Introduction to Roger Christian 

 Gary meets Brian Wilson and The Beach Boys * The Murry Wilson "scene" * 409 and the birth of hot-rod music * The Western Recorders sessions with Brian Wilson * Gary and The Beach Boys' deal at Capitol Records * Brian and Gary work closely together * The Rachel and The Revolvers single * Number One Publishing Company versus Sea of Tunes * The myna bird story * Gary introduces Brian Wilson to Roger Christian * Gary works with Nick Venet on a commercial basis

 The California Sound is born * Gary signs with Four Star Music as a song writer and with Challenge Records as a recording artist * The Four Speeds and The Sunsets are created * Gary's and Brian's non-musical relationship * Gary works with Dennis Wilson * Introduction to Mike Borchetta * Al Simms and American International Pictures * Gary supplies songs and produces sessions for the motion picture BEACH PARTY * The "drowning" incident on the movie set * Gary produces Frankie Avalon and Dick Dale * The Tri-Five single with Randy, Dick, Dennis and Carl * The Sunsets television appearance * The Jan & Dean Sport's Arena episode * The "hot chocolate" incident * The Honeys * The Santa Maria incident - The Beach Boys outclassed! 

 SHUT DOWN VOLUME 1 * Gary begins working at Capitol Records * The Super Stocks are formed * Lloyd Thaxton single * The Pendletons and The Dartells singles * Gary Usher and The Usherettes * Four Star Music demos * Work with Brian Wilson continues * HOT ROD RALLY * Richie Podolor makes his first appearance * CHECKERED FLAG * The Aragon Ballroom appearances with Dick Dale * Merchandising begins - Mr. Gasser & The Weirdos models and HOT ROD HOOTENANNY * HOT ROD CITY * HITS OF THE STREET AND STRIP * The Timers single * Chuck Girard's initiation * The Astronauts connection * Carol Connors and Hey Little Cobra - the real story! 

 The professional, personal and musical relationship between the three giants of the "California Sound" - Gary Usher, Jan Berry and Brian Wilson.

 The "troops" * American International and MUSCLE BEACH PARTY * Gary involves Brian Wilson at A.I.P. * Annette Funicello and Gary * Gary and Jan & Dean's Dead Man's Curve * Gary's first single as an artist for Capitol Records * More songs with Brian * Introduction to The Surfaris * MR. ELIMINATOR with Dick Dale * THUNDER ROAD - The Super Stocks first complete album * Don Brandon sessions * RODS N' RATFINKS * The Pyramids' sessions * More film work and songs - A.I.P.'s BIKINI BEACH * The Looney Goony Bird episode * Annette-Buena Vista-BIKINI BEACH album * Paramount Pictures' THE GIRLS ON THE BEACH - Gary's first motion picture score * Gary produces Carol Connors * BLACK BOOTS AND BIKES - The Kickstands * Gary's second solo single for Capitol * ALL SUMMER LONG - the end of the Gary Usher/Brian Wilson/Beach Boys' collaborations

 Chuck Girard enters the fold * The Castells meet and work with Brian Wilson * The Neptunes single * Introduction to Raul Abeyta * Gary produces The Castells for Warner Brothers Records

 The "SOUND" improves * The Super Stocks "Featuring" Gary Usher - SURF ROUTE 101 * The REAL Super Stocks * A real "Collision Course" - The Marketts - The Good Guys - The Challengers * The SURFINK record album * Skateboard Sounds * Gary Usher-Gary Paxton collaborations - THE NEW MUSTANG/The Road Runners/The Captivations

 Little Honda and The Hondells are born * Nick Venet and Mike Curb aka "The Batman & Robin" of the West Coast music business * GO LITTLE HONDA * The touring and recording Hondells * The Terry Melcher-Pat Boone connection * New Executive Music - Gary and Brian Wilson work together again * Paramount Pictures' BEACH BALL * The merchandising continues with The Silly Surfers and The Weird-Ohs record albums for Hawk Records and Mercury Records * HOT ROD HIGH by The Knights * The Super Stocks and SCHOOL IS A DRAG * The Go Go's at R.C.A. * The Wheel Men * The Wayne Newton-Terry Melcher episode * DRACULA'S DEUCE by The Ghouls * THE BEATLES' STORY double album produced by Gary * Gary joins Decca Records, West Coast as a staff producer

 Both sides of The Surfaris-Usher-Decca Records story

 Gary Usher as the hot yong staff producer trying to alter Decca Records' image * BEACH BLANKET BINGO * Contributions to A.I.P.'s film SKI PARTY * Bobby Sherman productions * Beechwood Music demos with Glen Campbell * Paul Johnson-Mentor Williams-Usher episode * L.A. Teens productions * Work with Beverly Williams * The Buddies and Duckman * Productions with The Sons of Adam and The Forte Four * Keith Green

 More studio created groups * The Devons * More merchandising with The Revells, slot cars and THE GO SOUNDS OF THE SLOTS! * The Bob Dylan-Nick Venet-Gary Usher episode * The Toads * The Castells - Gary Usher's West Coast version of The Four Seasons * Chuck and Joe * The rise and fall of The Hondells Phases 1 and 2 * Mike Curb's Hondells * Podolor and Burns - the early years

 The REAL Hondells * The Clancy Grass episode * The Pepsi Cola episode * Coty Cosmetics commercial * Chuck Girard - a Hondell at last? * Gary Usher leaves Decca Records * Sounds and Usher are a-changin'

 A new "California Sound" is born * Gary is hired as Columbia Records' only West Coast A&R producer * Production assignments with Gene Clark, Joanie Sommers and Keith Allison * Nick Venet and The Hearts And Flowers single for Capitol Records

 An introduction to Curt Boettcher * Brian Wilson-Curt Boettcher-Gary Usher episode * Roger McGuinn * The Peanut Butter Conspiracy * The Byrds - a phoenix rises * YOUNGER THAN YESTERDAY * Curt and The Ballroom * Chad And Jeremy * OF CABBAGES AND KINGS * More motion picture contributions - THREE IN THE ATTIC, HOMER, DON'T MAKE WAVES, EASY RIDER * Simon And Garfunkel and BOOKENDS * Duckman returns and The Firesign Theater are signed * The Monterey Pop Festivial * THE ASTROLOGY ALBUM

 Experimental sounds and critical success * Sagittarius - Gary solos again! * The Byrds - David Crosby quits * THE NOTORIUS BYRD BROTHERS * Dal Perkins * Crowns Zellerback Paper Towels commercials * THE BYRDS GREATEST HITS - another gold album * The Grace Slick connection

 Chart success - the inside story * PRESENT TENSE * The Millennium - Curt Boettcher at his creative best!

 The Hondells re-emerge without success * The Spiral Starecase * Keith Colley - a name from the past * Garry Puckett And The Union Gap * SWEETHEART OF THE RODEO - the birth of "Country Rock" * The Brian Wilson-Ron Wilson episode

 Gary is fired from Columbia * Mike Curb again * Together Records is formed with Usher-Boettcher-Olsen * More Usher solos as Sagittarius * THE BLUE MARBLE * Boettcher productions with Sandy Salisbury and Moses Lake * Together Records Archive Series - THE HILLMEN, PREFLYTE and The Byrds, CHICAGO ANTHOLOGY, EARLY L.A., Alan Watts double album, Danny Cox double album, the Brian Wilson tribute album * Bankamericard commercial * Chuck Girard returns * More Four Star Music demos * The collapse of Together Records * Dick Burns and Amos Records - The Hondells final incarnation * BEYOND A SHADOW OF DOUBT project begins with Dick Campbell

 The highs and lows of a record executive * Twelve months of blood, sweat and tears * Lost deals - Jeff Lynne & ELO, The Rolling Stones, Leo Kottke, etc * Charles Manson * More demos - Billy Cowsill, Murray Roman, Dick Dale, Mark Sebastian, Paul and Mentor Williams * Lightmyth * The Cowsills connection * The Guess Who * John Denver * Harry Nilsson * Mike Nesmith * The Beatles mysterious super star session scenario * Dale Hawkins and the $10,000 * The festering boil bursts and Gary is fired again!

 Working at Elektra Records as an independent record producer * The Wackers * BEYOND A SHADOW OF DOUBT continues * "Buck" Campbell * The Ship * The Guild * Curt Boetcher - solo artist * The Association * P.F. Sloan * Ray Peterson * Jim Weatherly and RIP/KECA Music * Andy Goldmark and the ANDY GOLDMARK album

 Time to be alone * B.O.T.A. work

 From California music the sound, to California Music the group * Bill Fletcher enters the picture * Terry Melcher-Brian Wilson-Bruce Johnston-Mike Curb (again!) and Curt Boetcher (now Becher)

 The super group * PASSIONFRUIT

 Dave Edmunds' London's A Lonely Town session * Bruce Johnston's solo album * Harpo Marx episode * Ascension Records

 Gloria Gold * Curt Becher and Bandits * Bobby Dunn * Tom Kelly * Scott Holmes * Doug Kancellor

 Celestium and the SANTUARY album * Michael Rickfors demos * The Rubinoos deal * Randy Thomas and Rock And Roll Lullaby * Stefrika and A GIFT FOR CHRISTMAS * David Pomerantz * Secrets Of The Night with Tom Kelly and Peter Duell * Laura Branigan finds Sanctuary * Let's Apologize with Peabo Bryson and The Commodores * Song writing with Greg Lasalle, Wayne Nelson of The Little River Band, Michael Bradley, Gary Richrath and R.E.O Speedwagon, Dave Scheibner * Byrds' Rarities - no deal * Let's Put The Fun Back In Rock And Roll with The Golden Boys - Frankie Avalon, Bobby Rydell and Fabian Forte * Working with Bill Champlin, Jason Scheff and Chicago

 Reunited with Brian Wilson * Eugene Landy - the good doctor? * The Beach Boys and The Fat Boys Wipe Out and clean up * The Stacy Lattisaw connection * Let's Go To Heaven In My Car with Brian and the good doctor

 BACK TO THE BEACH with Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello * Working with Dick Dale, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jan & Dean and Pee-wee Herman * Song writing with Jeff Silbar * Brian Wilson and the good doctor Walkin' The Line * Dick Moreland and Curt Becher pass on * The Spirit Of Rock And Roll persists * Working with U/Man Touch and Show Of Hands * The Bill Medley, Jefferson Starship possibilites * Celestium again? * Gino Vanelli

 Complete list of all Gary Usher related record releases from 1961-1990

 Complete list of all known Usher related recordings not officially releases, EXCEPT Usher compositions specifically placed with a Music Publisher. Full discographical notes for each recording included.

 Complete list of all Usher compositons lodged with a music publisher, including released and unreleased material. Full discographical notes are included where necessary.

 Complete list of all known Usher related compositions (circa 1983-1989) demoed and/or recorded for various reasons.

 Features:
Curt Boettcher (Boetcher, Becher) released material
Curt Boettcher (Boetcher, Becher) unreleased material
Dick Burns & Related released material
Dick Burns & Related unreleased material
Mike Curb-Dick Burns-Nick Venet related discography
Chuck Girard-Castells released material
Chuck Girard-Castells unreleased material

 Complete list of all known product issued under the Transcon banner - the Together, Forward, Winros and Sidewalk record labels.

 Complete list of all interviews and correspondence used in the compilation of this book.