GARY USHER / VARIOUS Barefoot Adventure (2008 US limited edition 36-track 2-LP set pressed on High Definition 180gram VIRGIN VINYL - this collection explores Usher’s tenure as co-architect of the happiest pop music ever written, a guileless celebration of sun, surf & cars that’s become an enduring symbol of the American dream. It’s also a remarkable glimpse of the process, of a struggling songwriter angling for a break, sometimes tapdancing in tangents, oblivious to the bullseye he was hitting on the way to forging an important new sound. So here’s the whole story, 36 terrific tracks [including 21 previously unreleased recordings], including exclusive Sundazed interviews with Usher himself, with an illuminating essay & track commentary by author & Usher-biographer Stephen McParland, presented in sealed & stickered gatefold sleeve)