Euphoria

By 1965, the music duo known collectively as Euphoria — bassist William D. “Expenses” Lincoln and Hamilton Wesley Watt — got already been in a number of bands within the L.A. region, including the Battle Babies (their music “Jeanie’s Pub” shows up on several compilations, including Teenage Shutdown: You Better Get yourself a MOVE AHEAD!), along with a music group called the term (reputedly a Christian garage area folk group whose lone solitary got a juvenile delinquent theme). By 1967, the duo got relocated towards the Houston region, where they often times used the 13th Ground Elevators. Lincoln and Watt had been soon back Hollywood, where they became a member of a folk-rock music group called Euphoria. Another members from the music group included Detroit-born guitarist Doug Delain and drummer Dave Potter, a experienced of the Tx music group Endle St. Cloud as well as the L.A.-centered East Side Kids. Delain later on remaining the group to create the short-lived Motorbike Abilene with then-unknown Warren Zevon (he also documented tracks with Ken Forssi and Alban Pfisterer from the Elektra music group Like), while Potter shaped Potter-St. Cloud with a few of his previous bandmates. Lincoln and Watt, in the meantime, continued to utilize the name Euphoria for the discharge of their just solitary — “Hungry Female” b/w “No Me Tomorrow” — released on Chicago’s Mainstream label. Both edges also appeared the next year on the Pot of Blossoms, a Mainstream various-artists compilation. By 1968, the duo wrote tracks for Potter’s East Part Children (led by Jimmy Greenspoon, later on creator of Three Pet Night time), which made an appearance on the Tiger as well as the Lamb recording for UNI. Watt also performed guitar and added two tracks to Lee Michaels’ Carnival of Existence. In 1969, Lincoln and Watt documented an ambitious record of their very own, SOMETHING SPECIAL from Euphoria, for Capitol Information, that is today extremely collectible among psych rock and roll collectors. For this same period, the duo created a few music on The Steering wheel, a fantastic single record by Bernie Schwartz (aka Don Atello and Adrian Satisfaction). Lincoln and Watt continuing to operate behind the moments within the L.A. music biz, mainly as program players; Lincoln has bass on Mel Taylor & the Dynamics’ live record from 1973, while Watt, frequently associated on tasks with producer Hype Clifford, shows up on previous East Side Children/Three Dog Evening songwriter Daniel Moore’s very own self-titled 1971 record for Dunhill (Moore and Clifford had been also within a short-lived music group, Carp, that highlighted professional Gary Busey). Incidentally, previous Euphoria guitarist Delain provides led quite a fascinating lifestyle. A self-proclaimed “top secret transvestite since youth,” Delain acquired the to begin many sex transformation functions in 1969, and in 1978, officially transformed his name to Angela Lynn Douglas (type either name right into a search engine and revel in the wild trip). Drummer Dave Potter, alongside Tommy Thompson (owner of Bido Lito’s, a Hollywood membership through the ’60s), perished within the 1980 MGM Resort fire in NEVADA. In 1996, SOMETHING SPECIAL from Euphoria was reissued on Compact disc by Find for Miles.