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H.P. LOVECRAFT

GEORGE EDWARDS, DAVE MICHAELS, JEFFREY BOYAN, TONY CAVALLARI, MICHAEL TEGZA

Featuring two strong singers (who often sang dual leads), hauntingly hazy arrangements, and imaginative songwriting 

that drew from pop and folk influences, H.P. Lovecraft was one of the better psychedelic groups of the late '60s. 

The band was formed by ex-folky George Edwards in Chicago in 1967. Edwards and keyboardist Dave Michaels,

 a classically trained singer with a four-octave range, handled the vocals, which echoed Jefferson Airplane's 

in their depth and blend of high and low parts. Their self-titled 1967 LP was an impressive debut, 

featuring strong originals and covers of early compositions by Randy Newman and Fred Neil, 

as well as one of the first underground FM radio favorites, "White Ship." 

The band moved to California the following year; their second and last album, H.P. Lovecraft II. 

A spin-off group, Lovecraft, released a couple LPs in the '70s

 "H.P. LOVECRAFT II"

1968      LP        PHILIPS  RECORDS       STEREO  PHS 600-279

PRINTED IN U.S.A.     ORIGINAL PRESSING

GATEFOLD COVER (UNIPAK STYLE)

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode: none

LABEL: PHILIPS  - BLACKLABEL w/LOGO on TOP - SILVER TEXT

Catalog on cover: (front) PHS 600-279

Catalog on labels: PHS-600-279 (Side 1 / Side 2)

 Matrix / Runout (Side A, Stamped): PHS600279A- M2    (Etched) A MR lll

 Matrix / Runout (Side B, Stamped): PHS600279B- M1    (Etched) MR llll

On labels: A George Badonsky Production

On Inside Sleeve: Recorded at ID Sound, Los Angeles, California

*A secret handshake for the use of Ken Nordine's mind

tracklisting

Side 1: SPIN, SPIN, SPIN - IT'S ABOUT TIME

BLUE JACK OF DIAMONDS - ELECTRALLENTANDO

Side B: AT THE MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS - MOBIUS TRIP

HIGH FLYING BIRD - NOTHING'S BOY* - KEEPER OF THE KEYS

  grading

RECORD NEAR EX but (please, read above description)

SLEEVE VG+ but (please, see pictures and read above description)

In the Spring of 1968 they relocated to Marin Country in Northern California, having already briefly 

toured the West Coast. They became a frequent attraction at the nearby San Francisco ballrooms 

playing alongside most of the top Bay Area bands. Jerry McGeorge wanted to stay in Chicago 

and was replaced by Jeff Boyan, previously with Hezekiah and before that Saturday's Children. 

Not only was Boyan a talented guitarist, he possessed a distinctive lead voice, too.

Later that year the group moved on again to Los Angeles where they recorded a second album 

which contained many fine moments. The sleepiness of the tracks like Spin, Spin, Spin, 

Electrallentando and Mobius Trip was reminiscent of the second side of the first It's A Beautiful Day album. 

There was a fine version of High Flying Bird, a song recorded by many West Coast groups; 

At The Mountains Of Madness, which captured the group's vocal harmonies at their finest, 

and Blue Jack Of Diamonds, which had an unusual chiming intro. 

This is reputedly the first major label album where all those involved in the recording were high on acid!

H.P. Lovecraft effectively dissolved in 1969...(Fuzz Acid & Flowers)