Rating: **** (4 stars)
Title: Sum Pear
Company: Euphoria
Catalog: EST 1
Year: 1971
Grade (cover/record): VG+/VG+
Comments: minor ring wear
Available: 1
Price: $100.00
Released by the small Euphoria label (apparently a short lived Jubilee offshoot), their sole release 1971's "Sum Pear" is well worth looking for (though relative rare and costly - we've seen two copies in twenty years). Produced by Bob Gallo, the set offered up a great mix of psych-influenced rockers (the pair were backed by an extended band) and more conventional folk rock. Miller had a nifty voice and Hahn's penchant for feedback drenched guitar (check out "Bring Me Home America"), were both strong selling points. With the pair writing virtually all of the material (Mickey Newbury's "Down On Saturday" being the lone cover), highlights included "Hey Sun", "What's So Bad About Feelin' Good", "I Need Lovin'" and the horn-propelled "Thoughts of Slumber". Certainly not the year's most original offering, but consistently entertaining ... Needless to say, the LP vanished without a trace, followed in short order by the duo.
"Sum Pear" track listing:
1.) What's So Bad About Feelin' Good (Doug Miller - Sonny Hahn) - 4:56
2.) Better Get Down (Doug Miller - Sonny Hahn) - 3:10
3.) Save the Children (Doug Miller - Sonny Hahn) - 3:31
4.) Hey Sun (Doug Miller - Sonny Hahn) - 3:35
5.) Thoughts of Slumber (Doug Miller) - 3:31
6.) Bring Me Home America (Doug Miller - Sonny Hahn) - 3:18
7.) I Need Lovin' (Doug Miller - Sonny Hahn) - 2:17
8.) Down On Saturday (Mickey Newbury) - 4:17
9.) I Can See (Doug Miller - Sonny Hahn) - 3:32
10.) Got Me Tragedy (Doug Miller - Sonny Hahn) - 3:08
11.) On My Way/Forget Yesterday Medley (Doug Miller - Sonny Hahn) - 6:46