Released 1999
Started as Folkie in 1963 producing 2 LPs in 1964 and 1965, some of the tracks youll find on first Mercury album,
which got released through Mercury to make some money out of the new band YOUNGBLOODS, founded in 1966.
Early on Jesse Colin Young worked in a folk duo with Jerry Corbitt or sometimes together with John Sebastian too.
A first album recorded for Mercury records got a release as the 'Two Trips' LP (see above).
They signed a recording contract with RCA releasing two LPs produced by Felix Pappalardi, after the 2nd
album 'Earth Music' Jerry Corbitt leaves the group to go solo.
One last album for RCA the great "Elephant Mountain" is recorded only with 3 members.
In 1969 they started own label RACOON distributed by Warner Bros. releasing till split in 1972 four further LPs
and some solo projects too. Jesse started Solo again in 1972.
Style: Psych, Country-Blues & Jazz tingeled West Coast Rock Sound
see:
Trolls ; Jerry Corbitt ; John Sebastian ; Banana & The Bunch ; Jeff Cain ;
Jesse Colin Young ; Joe Bauer ; Earthquake ; Carly Simon ; Lovin Spoonful
Musicians:
Jesse Colin Young - guitar, bass, vocals; Joe Bauer - drums ; Mike Kane (1972) - bass;
Banana (=Lowell Levinger) - piano, guitar, vocals; Jerry Corbitt (-1967) - guitar, bass;
Euphoria 1965 – 1969
Tracks:
1. Another strange Town (J.C.Young)
2. Hey Babe (J.Corbitt)
3. Sometimes (J.C.Young)
4. Rider (J.C.Young)
5. Grizzelly Bear (Corbitt)
6. The other Side to this Life (F.Neil)
7. Statesboro Blues (McTell)
8. Foolin around (the Waltz) (Young)
9. Merry-Go-Round (F.Pappalardi-G.Collins)
10. All over the World (La-La) (Corbitt)
11. Get Together (Powers)
12. Reason to believe (T.Hardin)
13. All my Dreams blue (J.C.Young)
14. Dreamer’s Dream (J.Corbitt-Lowell-Levinger)
15. The Wine Song (J.C.Young)
16. Euphoria (Robin Remailley)
17. Sugar Babe (Young-Lomax)
18. Long & Tall (J.C.Young)
19. Darkness, Darkness (J.C.Young)
20. Sunlight (J.C.Young)
21. Rain Song (J.C.Young-F.Pappalardi-G.Collins)
22. Quicksand (J.C.Young)
23. Sham (J.C.Young)
24. Beautiful (J.C.Young)
25. Ride the Wind (J.C.Young)
(Over 75 Minutes)