Euphoria

The Profile

American psychedelic duo formed by Hamilton Wesley Watt Jr. and William D. Lincoln. They released the cult album A Gift from Euphoria on Capitol Records in 1969 and disappeared soon after.

Members: Hamilton Wesley Watt Jr., William D. Lincoln. Origin: Texans by birth, active in Los Angeles. Only album: A Gift from Euphoria (Capitol, 1969), recorded across Hollywood, Nashville, and London. The album mixed psychedelia, folk/country rock, bluegrass touches, and orchestral arrangements; it was a commercial flop but later gained cult status. Other works often attributed to “Euphoria” belong to unrelated artists with the same name.

Two glowing DeBaser reviews celebrate Euphoria’s sole Capitol album, A Gift from Euphoria (1969), as a cult-classic blend of psychedelia, folk/country rock, and orchestral pop. The duo—Hamilton Wesley Watt Jr. and William D. Lincoln—formed mid-60s, recorded across Hollywood, Nashville, and London, and vanished after a commercial flop. The write-ups stress its ‘derivative yet definitive’ collage spirit and Los Angeles aura. Publicly, the group is known for that one album, now prized by psych collectors.