Gift From Euphoria

Gift From Euphoria

Track Listings

1. Lisa

2. The Stone River Hill Song

3. Did You Get The Letter

4. Through A Window

5. Young Miss Pflugg

6. Lady Bedford

7. Suicide On The Hillside Sunday Morning After Tea

8. Sweet Fanny Adams

9. Ill Be Home To You

10. Sunshine Woman

11. Hollyville Train

12. Dockers Son

13. Something For The Milkman

14. Too Young To Know

15. World

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
2003 remastered reissue of the 1969 debut album from Texas bred act whose sound is described as, 'caught between 'Pet Sounds' & prog'. Includes foldout sleeve with extensive liner notes, photos & other memorabilia. 15 tracks. Rev-Ola.

Tracks:

Lisa
Stone River Hill Song
Did You Get the Letter
Through a Window
Young Miss Pflugg
Lady Bedford
Suicide on the Hillside, Sunday Morning, After Tea
Sweet Fanny Adams
I'll Be Home to You
Sunshine Woman
Hollyville Train
Docker's Son
Something for the Milkman [Instrumental]
Too Young to Know
World

Album Description

2003 remastered reissue of the 1969 debut album from Texas bred act whose sound is described as, 'caught between 'Pet Sounds' & prog'. Includes foldout sleeve with extensive liner notes, photos & other memorabilia. 15 tracks. Rev-Ola.

Album Details

A Particular Type of Music, Caught Between Pet Sounds and Prog. A Collage of Lush, Sweeping Orchestration, Sound Effects and Abrupt, Disturbing Transitions of Style.

Customer Reviews:

One album by Two dudes that recorded in Three cities.......2004-02-21

Pretty cool but somewhat typical pychedelic rock album out of 1960's LA scene. Has a bit Rolling Stones, Byrds, Love, and Beatles mixed in together (and they claim they were heavily influenced by the Bee Gees too). If I had to think of an album that is similar to "...Euphoria" it would be "The Notorious Byrd Brothers"('69) because of it's eclectic nature and over-emphasis of studio effects.
What this album signifies to me most is not that it's a lost/ignored masterpiece but what could have been if these guys kept at it and had more support. There are some fairly strong songs here, the most obvious being Did You Get The Letter, but just about all of them have some good points to them. The liner notes seem to have a bloated sense of importance- which is typical of many artists/reviewers that haven't moved on from their heyday.
All critism aside, this is an interesting time piece. It's got bluegrass, country, baroque pop, and pyschedelic rock. They knew how to make a decent groove, and the harmonies were pretty cool- decent song writing too.

Still great after all these years.......2004-01-30

A remarkable effort by two friends and songwriters back in the late 60s. It was originally released on Capitol Records. It did not sell very well at that time, but it has taken on a life of its own during the following years. It is now considered a highly collectable record and it has been re-released twice on two different labels in the years since. It was just re-released again on Rev-ola Records with a much better format and more liner notes with additional pictures. A much improved CD with all the additional information. Buy it...you'll love it.

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One album by Two dudes that recorded in Three cities
Should have been huge!!
eclectic psychedelia from little known Texas duo

A Gift From Euphoria
Euphoria
Manufacturer: See for Miles
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000007O9U
Release Date: 1998-06-17

Tracks:

Lisa
Stone River Hill Song
Did You Get the Letter
Through a Window
Young Miss Pflugg
Lady Bedford
Suicide an the Hillside, Sunday Morning, After Tea
Sweet Fanny Adams
I'll Be Home to You
Sunshine Woman
Hollyville Train
Docker's Son
Something for the Milkman
Too Young to Know
World

Customer Reviews:

One album by Two dudes that recorded in Three cities.......2007-03-06

Pretty cool but somewhat typical psychedelic rock album out of 1960's LA scene. Has a bit of Rolling Stones, Byrds, Love, and Beatles mixed in together (and they claim they were heavily influenced by the Bee Gees too). If I had to think of an album that is similar to "...Euphoria" it would be "The Notorious Byrd Brothers"('69) because of it's eclectic nature and over-emphasis of studio effects.

What this album signifies to me most is not that it's a lost/ignored masterpiece but what could have been if these guys kept at it and had more support. There are some fairly strong songs here, the most obvious being "Did You Get The Letter", but just about all of them have some good points to them. The liner notes seem to have a bloated sense of importance- which is typical of many artists/reviewers that haven't moved on from their heyday.

All criticism aside, this is an interesting time piece. It's got bluegrass, country, baroque pop, and psychedelic rock. They knew how to make a decent groove, and the harmonies were pretty cool- decent song writing too.

Should have been huge!!.......2001-01-20

A varied collection of music that really gets you thinking at times. Incredible guitar and bass playing. These two lads put together quite a collection of original material. Moves from orchestral to country to rock with transitions of interest. All the genre's that are represented on this album are played to perfection. It is a wonder why this wasn't a huge album heard by millions. Perhaps it covered too much or was too far ahead of the curve. Well worth the investment. The more you hear it, the more it amazes and delights the listener.

eclectic psychedelia from little known Texas duo.......2000-06-10

Euphoria, Hamilton Wesley Watt, Jr. and William D. Lincoln, were a little known and seldom heard band from Texas in the late 1960s. Their sole lp, "A Gift From Euphoria" has been given new life by See For Miles Records. The disc's back label describes the recording as "Psychedelic Country Rock." Perhaps for lack of a better description this will do, however, it does not seem to adequately describe the recording. From the opening tracks string orchestration, through a rather countryish track, on to a guitar-driven bit of psychedelic rock, this disc covers lots of musical territory in the first 3 of 15 tracks contained within. Gentle melodies with fuzz guitar, Beatlesque sound effects, Left Banke-like strings, soft acoustic sound reminiscent of Gordon Lightfoot, acid-tinged lyrics, all these elements are present. Highlights include the 5 minute plus "Did You Get the Letter" with its insistent fuzz guitar; the guitar-driven (driving electric leads mixing easily with gentle country rhythm guitar seasoned with soft piano) "Sweet Fanny Adams," and the thoughtful, gentle closing track, "World." A crisp 15 tracks and 43 minutes, "A Gift From Euphoria" is not essential nor seminal psychedelia, but is a pleasant piece of the puzzle presented by this short-lived genre.

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A Gift From Euphoria

Manufacturer: See For Miles Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Product Description

15 tracks written by Hamilton Wesley Watt Jr. and William D. Lincoln.

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Gift from Euphoria
Euphoria
Manufacturer: See For Miles Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B00000E7ZW
Release Date: 1998-06-23

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