Euclid tribute website (which is a work in progress) can be found HERE
Euclid - Heavy Equipment CD available HERE
This Maine based group contained the Leavitt brothers (Jay & Gary) who had previously led the Cobras, and Ralph Mazzota from Lazy Smoke. Pedigree aside, this is a powerful and inventive psychedelic tinged heavy jammin’ rock album that today still holds up as a great work. With its backwards bits and oddly-effected vocals, the album stands with one foot in the 60’s and one in the 70’s, with a heavy handed metallic attitude. Their cover of Gimme Some Lovin’, only one of two covers on this album, does for it what Vanilla Fudge did for You Keep Me Hangin’ On. Gary Leavitt, guitar and main songwriter, was killed in 1975, which effectively ended the band, who, after this sole album, remained a popular live attraction in the Northeast through 1974. The remix engineer for this album was Les Paul, Jr., son of Les Paul.
"Jay and Gary Leavitt, along with Bobby Herne, made their first musical rumblings in 1966 as the Cobras, releasing the New England garage classic "I Wanna Be Your Lover"/"Instant Heartache". Fast-forward to 1970 and the brothers, joined by Ralph Mazotta (ex-Lazy Smoke) and Harold Perino Jr. (aka "Maris"), transformed into the hard psychedelic aggro Euclid, signed to Bob Thiele's Flying Dutchman subsidiary Amsterdam and were one of the few (only?) "rock" releases on either label (a notable exception being the rare Minx soundtrack by The Cyrkle). Herne, manning the producer's chair (a role he would later repeat for The Shaggs' Philosophy Of The World LP), created a "bad trip" spiked with backwards tape effects, darkly-phased vocals, all instruments set to "pummel" and an album title certainly eligible for the "truth in advertising" award! Tread carefully dear listener, as Gary, Bobby, Maris and Bob have all passed on due to various circumstances over the years..."

EUCLID

Gary Leavitt - Leader, Guitar & Vocals Harry "Maris" Perino - Bass & Vocals Ralph Mazzota - Guitar & Vocals Jay Leavitt - Drums & Vocals