Following my post on The Damnation of Adam Blessing, comes Euclid's sole album Heavy Equipment. For many listeners, Euclid may be the best example of heavy psych going into hard rock. According to one of the band leader's, the engineer made the album sound weak compared to how they really were. Hard to imagine as this album is dirty, fuzzy, and greasy. It's a banger as the hipsters like to say. I wouldn't put it at the top of the list for songwriting, but for sheer American ballsiness, Heavy Equipment is in the big leagues.
There's a lot of data out there on the origins of the band, and where they played. Much of it conflicting. Essentially they started in Maine and worked their way down throughout New England. The album was recorded in Boston. Check out this post from 2009 and read the comment section for more info.
Ownership: LP: 1970 Amsterdam / Flying Dutchman. Gatefold. This was the big catch from my fishing expedition at a local offline seller's house. I paid 2% of what it is currently selling for. Beautiful vinyl too, though the cover is closer to VG(+). No matter its value, as it's going nowhere. It has a new home for a long time. This is the first time for me to own this album in any format. No legit reissues here either, so the CDRWL tag goes up.
8/27/22 (new entry)
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