Track Listings
01. Spin, Spin, Spin
02. It's About Time
03. Blue Jack Of Diamonds
04. Electrollentando
05. At The Mountains Of Madness
06. Mobius Trip
07. High Flying Bird
08. Nothing's Boy
09. Keeper Of The Keys
10. Anyway That You Want Me (Bonus Track)
11. It's All Over For You (Bonus Track)
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H.P. Lovecraft, out of Chicago, was a psychedelic band that employed baroque arrangements (flute, clarinet, harpsichord). George Edwards (Charles Ethan Kenning) had been merely a folksinger (a disciple of Fred Neil), but he teamed up with keyboardist Dave Michaels (Miotke), who boasted a classical training.
A second studio album, H. P. Lovecraft II, followed. Although recorded with the band in some disarray, it successfully developed their musical approach and stands as an exemplar of acid rock of the period. Many of the psychedelic effects were apparently created by engineer Chris Huston, previously of Merseybeat band The Undertakers. The album included another song based on a Lovecraft short story, “At the Mountains of Madness,” as well as a contribution from voice artist Ken Nordine on the track "Nothing's Boy", and songs by Terry Callier and others.
In late 1968, Michaels decided to leave the band to return to university, and H. P. Lovecraft effectively collapsed. A spin-off group, Lovecraft, reformed in the 1970s with Edwards and Tegza from the original line-up, but Edwards very soon left. The group released two more poorly-regarded albums, but had little connection to the first incarnation of the band.