H. P. LOVECRAFT – DEBUT LP – VG+/VG UK 1967 ORIG PSYCHEDELIC ROCK GARAGE

H.P. Lovecraft
(Philips Records  1967  SBL7830)
Matrix No’s: 1Y1/2Y1 – UK Pressing

Flipback Sleeve in Very Good+ condition
– wear to edges/corners – small strip of sellotape along spine edge, small sticker mark in top left corner – back cover has name written at top

Vinyl in Very Good+/Very Good condition
(there are quite a few surface marks visible on the vinyl which do give pops/crackles but sound quality is excellent overall – Side 2 has some audible clicks)

H. P. Lovecraft was an American psychedelic rock band, formed in Chicago in 1967 and named after the horror writer H. P. Lovecraft. Much of the band’s music was inspired by the writings of the author whose name they had adopted and combining elements of psychedelia and folk rock.

H. P. Lovecraft is the debut album by the American psychedelic rock band H. P. Lovecraft. It was released in October 1967 by Philips Records.

1. “Wayfaring Stranger” (traditional, arranged by George Edwards) – 2:35
2. “Let’s Get Together” (Chet Powers) – 4:35
3. “I’ve Been Wrong Before” (Randy Newman) – 2:46
4. “The Drifter” (Travis Edmonson) – 4:11
5. “That’s The Bag I’m In” (Fred Neil) – 1:46

1. “The White Ship” (George Edwards, Dave Michaels, Tony Cavallari) – 6:33
2. “Country Boy & Bleeker Street” (Fred Neil) – 2:35
3. “The Time Machine” (George Edwards, Dave Michaels) – 2:05
4. “That’s How Much I Love You, Baby (More or Less)” (George Edwards, Dave Michaels, Tony Cavallari) – 3:55
5. “Gloria Patria” (traditional, arranged by George Edwards, Dave Michaels) – 0:27

• George Edwards – vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, guitarrón, bass
• Dave Michaels – vocals, organ, piano, harpsichord, clarinet, recorder
• Jerry McGeorge – bass, vocals
• Tony Cavallari – lead guitar, vocals
• Michael Tegza – drums, percussion, timpani, vocals

• Bill Traut – bells, percussion
• Len Druss – piccolo flute, English horn, saxophones
• Jack Henningbaum, Paul Tervelt – French horn
• Bill Traub – reeds
• Herb Weiss, Ralph Craig – trombone
• Clyde Bachand – tuba
• Eddie Higgins – vibraphone, horn arrangements

• George Badonsky – record producer
• Jerry DeClerk – engineer
• John Cabalka – design
• Mike Stone – photography