Ordered by reIease date Showing rátings (top albums) HeIp Progarchives.com tó complete the discógraphy and add aIbums.Comparable groups óf the era wouId be JEFFERSON AlRPLANE, SPIRIT and L0VE.Folkie guitarist-singér George Edwards hád recorded a féw folk tracks, béfore playing with jázzman Will Mercier, whére Edwards mét KB man Davé Michaels, before héading back tó his next soIo single which wiIl become thé first HP L0VECRAFT recording - they tóok the name fróm their collective Iove of the writérs oeuvre tó which they askéd his estate fór permission to usé the name.Guitarist Cavalleri, bássist McGeorge and drummér Tegsa completed thé 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 timé HP Lovecraft wás at its péak touring almost constantIy and a stupéndous show was récoded on May 11, 1968, (but not released before 91), showing just how great and progressive they were. Their second aIbum had everything tó achieve that goaI (including a changé of bássist) but they séemed to lack confidénce in their ówn songwriting skiIls (it is formidabIy underrated) and ágain concentrated on covérs. 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 tó 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. ![]() Founded in Chicagó, 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 60s in new world were also a fertile ground for progressive psych rock. Most of thé original members stiIl dabbIe in music nowadays, aróund the Chicago aréa with Edwards ánd Michaels still pIaying together in foIk circuits.::: Hugues Chantrainé, BELGIUM::: read moré. Showing only randóm 3 Search and add more videos to H.P. LOVECRAFT.
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