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Founded in Chicago, USA in 1967 - Reformed as Lovecraft (1969-1971) and Love Craft (1975-1976)
Often considered as folk rock this Chicago-origined group is most surely one of the prime examples of intelligent and adventurous psychedelic rock (as opposed to the more conventional Garage rock groups discussed in the Nuggets box-sets compilations) and shows that late 60's in new world were also a fertile ground for progressive psych rock. Comparable groups of the era would be JEFFERSON AIRPLANE, SPIRIT and LOVE.
Folkie guitarist-singer George Edwards had recorded a few folk tracks, before playing with jazzman Will Mercier, where Edwards met KB man Dave Michaels, before heading back to his next solo single which will become the first HP LOVECRAFT recording - they took the name from their collective love of the writer's oeuvre to which they asked his estate for permission to use the name. Guitarist Cavalleri, bassist McGeorge and drummer Tegsa completed the line-up. Their first album is a mostly-covers (albeit completely rearranged) album that can be compared to a much more subtle VANILLA FUDGE album.
They relocated to the San Francisco region following a few high-profile shows at the Fillmore West opening for PROCOL HARUM, DONOVAN, PINK FLOYD, TRAFFIC as well as all the local San Fran Flower Power groups and were on the brink of wide success. Around this time HP Lovecraft was at its peak touring almost constantly and a stupendous show was recoded on May 11, 1968, (but not released before 91), showing just how great and progressive they were.
Their second album had everything to achieve that goal (including a change of bassist) but they seemed to lack confidence in their own songwriting skills (it is formidably underrated) and again concentrated on covers. The album is incredibly strong and still nowadays quite impressive. However, just after its release, KB man Michaels will leave (exhaustion and loos of musical direction) prompting the group to implode soon after, causing the label to pull its promotional effort.
They tried to reform early 70, but failed (even as they had found anew record deal), but this effort prompted a group with no link to the original line-up (except for drummer Tegza) to record an album as LOVECRAFT (but bearing no resemblance to the first album) and a second album in 75, this time a funky affair. Most of the original members still dabble in music nowadays, around the Chicago area with Edwards and Michaels still playing together in folk circuits.
: : : Hugues Chantraine, BELGIUM : : :
Related Artists
- Aorta
- Bangor Flying Circus
- Elixir
- H.P. Lovecraft
H.P. Lovecraft
Discography
Albums
- H.P. Lovecraft (1967)
- H.P. Lovecraft II (1968)
Live Album
- Live: May 11, 1968 [archival] (1991)
Single
- Wayfaring Stranger / The Time Machine (1967)
- Anyway That You Want Me / It's All Over for You (1967)
- The White Ship [complete version] / The White Ship [edited version] (1967)
- Keeper of the Keys / Blue Jack of Diamonds (1968)
- We Can Have It Altogether / Will I Know When My Time Comes? (1971)
- Ain't Gettin' None / We Love You (1975)
- I Feel Better / Flight (1975)
- Excerpts From the Sonnet Cycle 'Fungi From Yuggoth' (1997)
Appears On
- The Trip: Curated by Tim Love Lee [selector comp] • DJ Mix • Tim 'Love' Lee (2004)
Compilation
- At the Mountains of Madness (1988)
- This Is HP Lovecraft / HP Lovecraft II (1997)
- Dreams in the Witch House: The Complete Philips Recordings (2005)
Lovecraft
Discography
Albums
- Valley of the Moon (1970)
- We Love You, Whoever You Are • Love Craft (1975)
Single
- We Can All Have It Together (1971)
V/A Compilation
- Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies (1970)
- Superecord. Contemporary (1971)
Valley of the Moon (1970)
Tracklist
- 01. We Can All Have It Together (Dolinger/Been)
- 02. Brother I Wonder (Dolinger/Been)
- 03. Love Has Come To Me (Grebb)
- 04. Will I Know When My Time Comes (Dolinger/Been)
- 05. Two Step Tussle (Grebb)
- 06. Take Me By The Hand (Dolinger/Been)
- 07. Lady Come Softly (Dolinger/Been)
08. The Dawn (Grebb/Ken Wolfson)
09. Never Gonna Go Back (Dolinger/Been/Tegza)
10. Dear (Dolinger/Been)
11. Hopefully We'll All Remain Together (Dolinger/Been)
Personnel
- Jim Dolinger: Guitar
- Michael Been: Bass
- Marty Grebb: Keyboards, Vocals
- Michael Tegza: Drums, Vocals
Note:
The actual instrumentation could not be fully confirmed at this moment
Source
- progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=2273
- rateyourmusic.com/artist/lovecraft_f2
- rateyourmusic.com/artist/h_p__lovecraft
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Founded in Chicago, USA in 1967 - Reformed as Lovecraft (1969-1971) and Love Craft (1975-1976)
Often considered as folk rock this Chicago-origined group is most surely one of the prime examples of intelligent and adventurous psychedelic rock (as opposed to the more conventional Garage rock groups discussed in the Nuggets box-sets compilations) and shows that late 60's in new world were also a fertile ground for progressive psych rock. Comparable groups of the era would be JEFFERSON AIRPLANE, SPIRIT and LOVE.
Folkie guitarist-singer George Edwards had recorded a few folk tracks, before playing with jazzman Will Mercier, where Edwards met KB man Dave Michaels, before heading back to his next solo single which will become the first HP LOVECRAFT recording - they took the name from their collective love of the writer's oeuvre to which they asked his estate for permission to use the name. Guitarist Cavalleri, bassist McGeorge and drummer Tegsa completed the line-up. Their first album is a mostly-covers (albeit completely rearranged) album that can be compared to a much more subtle VANILLA FUDGE album.
They relocated to the San Francisco region following a few high-profile shows at the Fillmore West opening for PROCOL HARUM, DONOVAN, PINK FLOYD, TRAFFIC as well as all the local San Fran Flower Power groups and were on the brink of wide success. Around this time HP Lovecraft was at its peak touring almost constantly and a stupendous show was recoded on May 11, 1968, (but not released before 91), showing just how great and progressive they were.
Their second album had everything to achieve that goal (including a change of bassist) but they seemed to lack confidence in their own songwriting skills (it is formidably underrated) and again concentrated on covers. The album is incredibly strong and still nowadays quite impressive. However, just after its release, KB man Michaels will leave (exhaustion and loos of musical direction) prompting the group to implode soon after, causing the label to pull its promotional effort.
They tried to reform early 70, but failed (even as they had found anew record deal), but this effort prompted a group with no link to the original line-up (except for drummer Tegza) to record an album as LOVECRAFT (but bearing no resemblance to the first album) and a second album in 75, this time a funky affair. Most of the original members still dabble in music nowadays, around the Chicago area with Edwards and Michaels still playing together in folk circuits.
: : : Hugues Chantraine, BELGIUM : : :
Related Artists
- Aorta
- Bangor Flying Circus
- Elixir
- H.P. Lovecraft
H.P. Lovecraft
Discography
Albums
- H.P. Lovecraft (1967)
- H.P. Lovecraft II (1968)
Live Album
- Live: May 11, 1968 [archival] (1991)
Single
- Wayfaring Stranger / The Time Machine (1967)
- Anyway That You Want Me / It's All Over for You (1967)
- The White Ship [complete version] / The White Ship [edited version] (1967)
- Keeper of the Keys / Blue Jack of Diamonds (1968)
- We Can Have It Altogether / Will I Know When My Time Comes? (1971)
- Ain't Gettin' None / We Love You (1975)
- I Feel Better / Flight (1975)
- Excerpts From the Sonnet Cycle 'Fungi From Yuggoth' (1997)
Appears On
- The Trip: Curated by Tim Love Lee [selector comp] • DJ Mix • Tim 'Love' Lee (2004)
Compilation
- At the Mountains of Madness (1988)
- This Is HP Lovecraft / HP Lovecraft II (1997)
- Dreams in the Witch House: The Complete Philips Recordings (2005)
Lovecraft
Discography
Albums
- Valley of the Moon (1970)
- We Love You, Whoever You Are • Love Craft (1975)
Single
- We Can All Have It Together (1971)
V/A Compilation
- Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies (1970)
- Superecord. Contemporary (1971)
Valley of the Moon (1970)
Tracklist
- 01. We Can All Have It Together (Dolinger/Been)
- 02. Brother I Wonder (Dolinger/Been)
- 03. Love Has Come To Me (Grebb)
- 04. Will I Know When My Time Comes (Dolinger/Been)
- 05. Two Step Tussle (Grebb)
- 06. Take Me By The Hand (Dolinger/Been)
- 07. Lady Come Softly (Dolinger/Been)
08. The Dawn (Grebb/Ken Wolfson)
09. Never Gonna Go Back (Dolinger/Been/Tegza)
10. Dear (Dolinger/Been)
11. Hopefully We'll All Remain Together (Dolinger/Been)
Personnel
- Jim Dolinger: Guitar
- Michael Been: Bass
- Marty Grebb: Keyboards, Vocals
- Michael Tegza: Drums, Vocals
Note:
The actual instrumentation could not be fully confirmed at this moment
Source
- progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=2273
- rateyourmusic.com/artist/lovecraft_f2
- rateyourmusic.com/artist/h_p__lovecraft
This video didnt upload for monetization. If you think this video violates the law of copyright please contact with me through email instead of contact with YouTube.
